He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .320 average against Lorenzen and left-handers to .431.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 385 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Lorenzen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 55% with the bases empty.
200 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 587 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lorenzen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 83.6 off his changeup.
154 and 168 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lorenzen projects a .374 average, 11th percentile.
787 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 480th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.2% of the contact against Lorenzen is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
160 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.1% of the contact Lorenzen gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
787 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .397 expected average against them, against .341 on his breaking balls.
379 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lorenzen has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 454 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Lorenzen, 26th percentile.
787 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 399th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lorenzen averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
787 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.4% of the contact right-handers make against Lorenzen is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 385 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Lorenzen and left-handers 91.0.
84 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 78 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lorenzen's stuff spins at 2,319 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
787 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Lorenzen have gone to centre field.
68 of 163 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .320 average against Lorenzen and left-handers to .431.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 385 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.4% of the contact right-handers make against Lorenzen is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 385 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Lorenzen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 55% with the bases empty.
200 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 587 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lorenzen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 83.6 off his changeup.
154 and 168 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lorenzen projects a .374 average, 11th percentile.
787 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 480th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.1% of the contact Lorenzen gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
787 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Lorenzen, 26th percentile.
787 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 399th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.2% of the contact against Lorenzen is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
160 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lorenzen has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 454 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Lorenzen and left-handers 91.0.
84 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 78 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Lorenzen have gone to centre field.
68 of 163 located batted balls allowed.
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 .397 expected average against them, against .341 on his breaking balls.
379 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lorenzen averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
787 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lorenzen's stuff spins at 2,319 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
787 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
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