When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gore throws a fastball 73.9% of the time, against 43.2% when he is ahead.
199 pitches behind in the count, 227 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .360 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
419 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gore's curveball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 83.0 off his changeup.
165 and 85 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gore's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
324 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gore throws the slider 37.4% of the time against left-handers and 0.2% against right-handers.
551 pitches to right-handers, 190 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gore goes to the curveball: 31.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.9% the rest of the time.
239 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gore's changeup moves 14.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 86.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gore releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
835 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gore's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 97.9.
324 thrown, 43.7% of his pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Gore gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gore throws 40.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.1% with the bases empty.
167 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 668 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gore puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.8% when he is ahead.
235 located pitches behind, 246 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gore lands 48.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his offspeed pitches.
419 of his fastballs, 85 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.7 mph separates Gore's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.5 against 81.7.
324 and 165 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gore releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
687 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gore lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
835 located pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gore lives in the strike zone: 44.2% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gore works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Changeup and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 43.7% of everything he throws.
741 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gore puts 43.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
631 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gore's stuff spins at 2,182 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
835 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gore projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Gore's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
180 of 835 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Gore, 33rd percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 361st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gore's curveball spins at 2,267 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
165 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gore throws a fastball 73.9% of the time, against 43.2% when he is ahead.
199 pitches behind in the count, 227 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gore goes to the curveball: 31.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.9% the rest of the time.
239 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gore puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.8% when he is ahead.
235 located pitches behind, 246 ahead.
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 .360 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
419 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gore lands 48.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his offspeed pitches.
419 of his fastballs, 85 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gore's curveball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 83.0 off his changeup.
165 and 85 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gore throws the slider 37.4% of the time against left-handers and 0.2% against right-handers.
551 pitches to right-handers, 190 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gore's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 97.9.
324 thrown, 43.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.7 mph separates Gore's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.5 against 81.7.
324 and 165 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gore works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Changeup and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 43.7% of everything he throws.
741 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gore's curveball spins at 2,267 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
165 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gore's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
324 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gore's changeup moves 14.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 86.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gore releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
835 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gore releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
687 tracked pitches in 2026.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Gore gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gore projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Gore, 33rd percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 361st in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gore throws 40.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.1% with the bases empty.
167 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 668 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gore lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
835 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Gore's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
180 of 835 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gore lives in the strike zone: 44.2% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
835 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gore puts 43.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
631 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gore's stuff spins at 2,182 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
835 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
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