Runners on base do not change how he is hit
13.3% of the contact against Sale with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.9% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 702 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 80.3 off his slider.
328 and 339 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Sale and left-handers 82.9.
96 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 37 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .332 expected average against them, against .251 on his offspeed pitches.
405 of his fastballs thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.6% of the contact Sale gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
846 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.9% of the balls put in play against Sale have gone to centre field.
73 of 133 located batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sale is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
846 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sale averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
846 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.7% of the contact against Sale is on the ground and 34.8% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .311 average against Sale and left-handers to .332.
616 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sale has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 413 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
13.3% of the contact against Sale with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.9% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 702 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 80.3 off his slider.
328 and 339 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Sale and left-handers 82.9.
96 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 37 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.9% of the balls put in play against Sale have gone to centre field.
73 of 133 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.7% of the contact against Sale is on the ground and 34.8% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sale has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 413 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .332 expected average against them, against .251 on his offspeed pitches.
405 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.6% of the contact Sale gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
846 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sale is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
846 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sale averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
846 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .311 average against Sale and left-handers to .332.
616 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
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