Steven Kwan vs Drew Rasmussen

The Almanac's Take

Kwan gets the platoon edge here as a lefty against Rasmussen's right-handed stuff, though his season line is the real context-setter: a .234/.330/.286 slash with a 10.3% K-rate and just one homer in 348 PA paints a low-ceiling contact profile, not a power threat. Rasmussen has been sharp — 3.26 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and a 5.76 K/BB over 99.1 innings — so the matchup doesn't favor volume either way. The H2H is 10 PA, which is effectively noise; Kwan's 3-for-9 with a walk is a footnote at best. This is a contact-or-walk outcome above everything else.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.333

3-for-9

PA

10

HR

0

K

0

BB

1

Pitches seen

42

Avg exit velo

88.7 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-04-29Double · Cutter 90.9 mph · 100.4 mph EV
• 2026-04-29Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.9 mph · 76.1 mph EV
• 2026-04-29Field Out · Cutter 87.8 mph · 89.9 mph EV
• 2025-09-07Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 89.2 mph EV
• 2025-09-07Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 96.0 mph
• 2025-09-07Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 99.2 mph EV
• 2025-08-27Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.7 mph · 84.9 mph EV
• 2025-08-27Field Out · Sinker 95.9 mph · 92.3 mph EV
• 2025-08-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.5 mph · 86.1 mph EV
• 2022-10-08Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.0 mph · 80.0 mph EV