Xavier Edwards vs Jesús Luzardo

The Almanac's Take

Edwards switch-hits, so the platoon advantage here is real — he gets the right-handed side against Luzardo, the more favorable split for most switch hitters. His season line is genuinely good: .290/.376/.402 with a 12.1% walk rate and only 13.9% strikeouts across 447 PA, a profile that plays well against a pitcher who issues 2.8 walks per nine. Luzardo's 11.2 K/9 and 4.0 K/BB are sharp, so Edwards won't feast, but his contact-over-power approach limits the damage. The 17-PA head-to-head — a .125 average — is too thin to mean anything.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.125

2-for-16

PA

17

HR

0

K

2

BB

1

Pitches seen

66

Avg exit velo

85.7 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

• 2026-06-16Strikeout · Sinker 97.8 mph
• 2026-06-16Force Out · Changeup 87.1 mph · 76.4 mph EV
• 2026-06-16Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 97.0 mph · 96.0 mph EV
• 2026-06-16Walk · Sinker 97.3 mph
• 2026-05-03Field Out · Sweeper 87.0 mph · 81.3 mph EV
• 2026-05-03Field Out · Changeup 86.5 mph · 67.1 mph EV
• 2026-05-03Single · Sinker 95.5 mph · 78.6 mph EV
• 2025-09-24Field Out · Sinker 96.8 mph · 77.1 mph EV
• 2025-09-24Field Out · Sinker 95.0 mph · 91.1 mph EV
• 2025-09-24Strikeout · Sweeper 87.6 mph
• 2025-06-17Field Out · Changeup 88.8 mph · 81.8 mph EV
• 2025-06-17Single · Slider 87.8 mph · 89.8 mph EV
• 2025-06-17Field Out · Slider 88.3 mph · 90.3 mph EV
• 2025-04-20Field Error · Sinker 97.5 mph · 98.7 mph EV
• 2025-04-20Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 97.4 mph · 95.6 mph EV
• 2025-04-20Field Out · Sinker 96.2 mph · 80.3 mph EV
• 2025-04-20Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 97.9 mph · 95.9 mph EV