REMARKABLE MLB TODAY – Monday, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

J.D. Martinez is slugging .989 over the last 30 days.

Despite all the eyes on the great race occurring in the NL Wild Card, there are 12 games being played on a busy Monday in the MLB schedule. Let’s take a look with Remarkable! on some cool stats for each and every game:

Atlanta @ New York

Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of 36.2% (17/47) against Lucas Sims as a starter over the last 30 days (Rank: 8th of 176 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.9%).

Trouble with the curve. 12 of Dansby Swanson‘s 37 strikeouts (32.4%) have come on curveballs since the All-Star Break (Rank: 111th of 115 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 15.2%).
Right-handed hitters have a line drive rate of 28.2% (40/142) against AJ Ramos since the start of 2016 (Rank: 165th of 167 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.9%).
Dominic Smith is slugging .778 (21 total bases in 27 ABs) on high fastballs since the All-Star Break (Rank: 4th of 68 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .405).

Mets pitchers have allowed an OPS of 1.300 (1,182 PAs) when they’re behind in the count this season (Rank: 30th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: 1.121).

Washington @ Philadelphia

Welcome back, Bryce. Bryce Harper is slugging .682 (195 total bases in 286 ABs) versus RHP this season (Rank: 1st of 173 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .429).

Trades paying off. Nationals relievers have walked 13 of 282 batters (4.6%) in close and late situations over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: 9.3%).
Opponents have a groundball rate of 71.6% (73/102) against Gio Gonzalez on low curves and sliders since the start of 2016 (Rank: 2nd of 102 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 52.8%).

Phillies hitters have an OPS of .724 (532 PAs) on curves and sliders against RHP since the All-Star Break (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .627).
Nick Williams has a line drive rate of 39.5% (17/43) on fastballs over the last 30 days (Rank: 4th of 171 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%).

Toronto @ Boston

Playing off the changeup. Opponents are hitting .147 against Marco Estrada (32-for-218) on inside fastballs since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1st of 103 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .271)

Josh Donaldson is slugging .907 (39 total bases in 43 ABs) on the road over the last 30 days (Rank: 2nd of 169 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .405).
Jose Bautista is batting just .139 (26-for-187) versus RHP since the All-Star Break (Rank: 165th of 166 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .255)
Craig Kimbrel has a strikeout rate of 49.8% (121/243) this season (Rank: 1st of 249 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.3%).

Red Sox hitters have a swing rate of just 21.3% (1,292/6,059) on the first pitch of at-bats this season (Rank: 30th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: 29.0%).

Houston @ Texas

Jose Altuve is batting .382 (226-for-592) on the road since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1st of 132 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .251).

Opponents have a groundball rate of 66.8% (264/395) against Dallas Keuchel this season (Rank: 1st of 160 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%).
Astros pitchers have allowed a slugging percentage of .253 (39 Total Bases / 154 ABs) over the past 7 days (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .407).
Rangers relievers have a strikeout rate of just 9.7% (13/134) with RISP over the last 30 days (Rank: 30th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: 21.3%).
Elvis Andrus is batting .406 (52-for-128) on fastballs away this season (Rank: 1st of 147 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .261)

Los Angeles @ Chicago

Brandon Phillips has chased 60.3% of pitches out of the zone (35/58) versus relief pitchers over the last 30 days (Rank: 173rd of 173 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 30.0%).
Angels relievers have walked 160 of 2,212 batters (7.2%) this season (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: 9.2%).
The Angels have attempted 27 hit & runs this season (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB).

Reynaldo Lopez has walked 1 of 64 right-handed batters (1.6%) over the last 30 days (Rank: 9th of 160 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.4%).
White Sox pitchers have walked 600 of 5,903 batters (10.2%) this season (Rank: 30th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: 8.5%).

Chicago @ St. Louis

Albert Almora is averaging just 2.8 Pitches per Plate Appearance (186/66) versus RHP since the All-Star Break (Rank: 151st of 151 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.9).

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .339 this season (Rank: 2nd of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .325).
Jon Lester has thrown non-fastballs on 12.7% (329/2,584) of his in-zone pitches since the start of 2016 (Rank: 100th of 102 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.6%).
Lance Lynn has thrown off-speed pitches just 7.8% of the time (40/510) over the last 30 days (Rank: 186th of 186 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 42.2%).

The Cardinals are batting .287 (890-for-3,098) on fastballs this season (Rank: 5th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .278)

Miami @ Colorado

Marlins hitters are slugging .695 (121 total bases in 174 ABs) versus RHP over the past 7 days (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .420).
Rockies hitters have an OPS of .884 (1,213 PAs) at home since the All-Star Break (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .773).

For more on the Miami Marlins @ Colorado Rockies series, check out series preview.

San Francisco @ Arizona

Hunter Pence has a line drive rate of just 13.5% (35/260) versus RHP this season (Rank: 147th of 147 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.8%).

Opponents have a chase percentage of 23.1% (67/290) against Johnny Cueto on the first pitch of at-bats this season (Rank: 2nd of 158 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 14.6%).
Robbie Ray has a strikeout rate of 41.3% (52/126) over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 173 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.3%).
J.D. Martinez is slugging .989 (94 total bases in 95 ABs) over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 173 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .421).

Left-handed batters are hitting .228 against Diamondbacks starting pitchers (296-for-1,297) this season (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .263)

Seattle @ Oakland

Guillermo Heredia is slugging just .159 (13 total bases in 82 ABs) over the last 30 days (Rank: 173rd of 173 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .421).

Right-handed batters are hitting .145 against Felix Hernandez (10-for-69) since the All-Star Break (Rank: 3rd of 178 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .260).
Matt Olson has an OPS of 1.626 (56 PAs) versus starting pitchers over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 173 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .753).
Daniel Coulombe has recorded 26 of his 37 strikeouts (70.3%) with his curveball this season (Rank: 5th of 198 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 11.6%).
Athletics hitters have an OPS of .965 (446 PAs) at home over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .769).

San Diego @ Los Angeles

Jose Pirela has an OPS of 1.345 (20 PAs) versus LHP over the last 30 days (Rank: 5th of 76 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .751).

Left-handed hitters have a groundball rate of 71.9% (100/139) against Clayton Richard this season (Rank: 2nd of 155 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.3%).
Padres hitters have an OPS of just .449 (3,008 PAs) with two strikes this season (Rank: 30th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .530).
Right-handed batters are hitting .159 against Yu Darvish (7-for-44) over the last 30 days (Rank: 14th of 157 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .256).
The Dodgers are batting just .178 (62-for-349) at home over the last 30 days (Rank: 30th of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .263)