3 Years Experience/Payroll All 30 teams - LH/RH starting pitcher win tracker

[Riverbrian]

23 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Last Game Right Handed Starter

May 5 - Cade Cavalli - Won 11 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 5 RH - 2 Switch - 2 LH

Season Record vs Right Handed Starters 11-10

Season Average Runs Scored vs Right Handed Starters 5.19

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Season Accumulated Stats vs LH Starters 

Season Record vs LH Starters 5-10

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.47

Note: This was the 2nd time that Shelton placed all 5 right handed hitters in the starting lineup with a right handed pitcher on the mound.  The other time was against Gausman. We scored 11 last night and 8 against Gausman.

Like Gausman... Cavilli has significant career reverse splits. 

Last Game Right Handed Starter

May 6th - Miles Mikolas - Loss - 2 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 2 RH - 3 Switch - 4 LH

Season Records vs Right Handed Starter 11-11

Season Average Runs Scored vs Right Handed Starters 5.05

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Season Accumulated Stats vs LH Starters 

Season Record vs LH Starters 5-10

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.47

Note: 

Right Handed Starter both Tuesday Night and Last Night. 

Tuesday: 4 Batters in the Left Handed Batters Box - 5 in the Right Handed Batters Box - 11 Runs

Wednesday: 7 Batters in the left handed batters box - 2 in the right handed batters box - 2 Runs

This is a small sample from a two day moment out of 162 games. It means nothing. I am noting for the sole purpose of pointing out that these things happen and they happen frequently. 

Platooning should increase your odds, However, the increase of odds are slight and easily erased by performance. 

 

[Riverbrian]

22 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Last Game Right Handed Starter

May 6th - Miles Mikolas - Loss - 2 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 2 RH - 3 Switch - 4 LH

Season Records vs Right Handed Starter 11-11

Season Average Runs Scored vs Right Handed Starters 5.05

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Season Accumulated Stats vs LH Starters 

Season Record vs LH Starters 5-10

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.47

 

Last Game Right Handed Starter

May 7 - Jake Irvin - Loss - 5 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 4 RH - 1 Switch -  LH

Season Record vs RH Starter 11-12

Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starters 5.04

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Season Accumulated Stats vs LH Starters 

Season Record vs LH Starters 5-10

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.47

[Riverbrian]

On 5/8/2026 at 5:57 AM, Riverbrian said:

Last Game Right Handed Starter

May 7 - Jake Irvin - Loss - 5 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 4 RH - 1 Switch -  LH

Season Record vs RH Starter 11-12

Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starters 5.04

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Season Accumulated Stats vs LH Starters 

Season Record vs LH Starters 5-10

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.47

Last Game Left Handed Starter

May 8 - Parker Messick - Loss - 4 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 5 RH - 3 Switch - 1 LH

Season Record vs LH Starter 5 - 11

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.44

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Season Accumulated Stats vs Right Handed Starters

Season Record vs Right Handed Starter 11-12

Season Average Runs Scored vs Right Handed Starters 5.04

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Note:

The 26 man roster composition has comprised of 5 right handed hitters, 5 left handed hitters and 3 switch hitters all season. This composition has remained the same through the entire season... When Lewis went on the IL he was replaced by right handed hitting Kriedler. 

I point this out to point the obvious. With that roster the most we can cram into the right handed batters box is 8. Starting all 5 right handed hitters and 3 switch hitters. 8 is the maximum. 

Last night was our 16th game against a lefty starter. 

Shelton has crammed all 8 into the Right Handed Batters box 12 times out of the 16. 

It's the closest thing we have to a set lineup. 

We crammed the maximum we can cram into the right handed batters box. That number is 8

 

 

[Riverbrian]

22 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Last Game Left Handed Starter

May 8 - Parker Messick - Loss - 4 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition 5 RH - 3 Switch - 1 LH

Season Record vs LH Starter 5 - 11

Season Average Runs Scored vs Left Handed Starters 4.44

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Season Accumulated Stats vs Right Handed Starters

Season Record vs Right Handed Starter 11-12

Season Average Runs Scored vs Right Handed Starters 5.04

 

Last Game Right Handed Starter

May 9 - Tanner Bibee - Win - 2 Runs Scored (Yeah I know... 11 innings only Two Hits)

Lineup Composition: 3 RH - 3 Switch - 3 LH

Record vs Right Handed Starters - 12 - 12

Season Average Run Scored vs RH Starters - 4.92

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Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Starters

Season Record vs Left Handed Starters - 5-11

Season Average runs scored vs Left Handed Starters - 4.44

[Riverbrian]

Just realized that I didn't post Sunday's game. Oops... I thought I had... I hadn't. So to catch up.

May 10 - Gavin WIlliams (RH) - Win - 5 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition: 4 RH - 3 Switch - 2 LH

Season Record vs Right Handed Starters 13-12

 

Last game Right Handed Starter

May 12 - Eury Perez - Win - 3 Runs Scored

Lineup Composition: 5 RH - 2 Switch - 2 LH

Season Record vs Right Handed Starters 14-12

Season Average Runs Scored vs Right Handed Starters 4.85

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 Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Starters

Season Record vs Left Handed Starters - 5-11

Season Average runs scored vs Left Handed Starters - 4.44

 

Note: Last night was the third time that Shelton deployed every right handed hitter he has to take on a right handed pitcher. At just like the other two times... Eury Perez has reverse splits suggesting he is tougher on left handed hitters.

I will also note that the Twins have won all three of those games when all 5 right handed hitters were deployed against a right handed hitter. 

3-0 with this lineup composition doesn't say or mean anything... it's 3 games and can easily lose the next 3 games.

I will say that reverse splits present a choice for the manager. Do you follow the pitchers split or the batters split? Shelton seems to be choosing the pitcher's split.