There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 78.8 off his curveball.
738 and 146 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lopez has given up 11 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lopez is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Lopez and left-handers 89.0.
118 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 118 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .330 average against Lopez and left-handers to .365.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 306 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lopez averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 408th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.5% of the contact right-handers make against Lopez is hit hard, against 35% of what left-handers make.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 306 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .330 on his fastballs.
214 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.2% of the balls put in play against Lopez have gone to centre field.
100 of 237 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 78.8 off his curveball.
738 and 146 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lopez has given up 11 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Lopez and left-handers 89.0.
118 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 118 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.2% of the balls put in play against Lopez have gone to centre field.
100 of 237 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lopez is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .330 average against Lopez and left-handers to .365.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 306 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.5% of the contact right-handers make against Lopez is hit hard, against 35% of what left-handers make.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 306 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lopez averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 408th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .330 on his fastballs.
214 of his breaking balls thrown.
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