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Francisco Liriano

Pirates Career team 2013–2019
Number #45
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 42
Height 6' 3"
Weight 218 lbs
Birth Place San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Born Oct 26, 1983

Key Insights

2019
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Liriano has struck Mark Teixeira out 7 times in 11 plate appearances, 63.6% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Steven Souza Jr. has hit .400/.750/.600 against Liriano over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

2 for 5 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .721 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Billy Butler squares Liriano up like nobody else: 108.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 87.8 across the hitters he has faced.

21 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Liriano throws than Rickie Weeks: 75.8% of the swings between them come up empty.

14 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 37 matchups on his own record.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Billy Hamilton gets nothing on it against Liriano: 69.0 mph off the bat, against a median of 87.8 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Jorge Soler is 1 for 14 against Liriano, a .071 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

18 career plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 26, 1983
Birth Place San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 3"
Weight 218 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left