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Tiger Hitters who handle Mussina Well |
| Ivan Rodriguez |
10 swings, 3 well-hit (.300 well-hit of swings). All 3 hard hits were fastballs up in zone. |
| Sean Casey |
Hanldes Mussina's curveball best out of Tiger hitters. (2 for 4 vs. Mussina curveballs). |
| Craig Monroe |
3 well-hit outs and 3 hits vs. Mussina in 14 at-bats. |
Tiger Hitters who struggle against Mussina |
| Maglio Ordonez |
1 well-hit ball in 20 swings taken against Mussina. 0 for 6 vs. Mussina curveball. |
| Marcus Thames |
Has chased 45% of Mussina's pitches out of the strike zone. League avg. is 23%. |
| Brandon Inge |
Swung and missed in half of the swings he has taken vs. Mussina (4 miss /8 swings). |
Yankees Hitters who handle Verlander Well |
| Derek Jeter |
Jeter is 6 for 15 vs. Verlander and he has hit every pitch in his arsenal hard. |
| Alex Rodriguez |
Rodriguez's well-hit avg. is .350 versus hard-throwing righties this year and .389 vs Verlander. |
| Jorge Posada |
Posada has not chased a Verlander offering out of the zone and has 5 well-hit balls in 15 swings. |
Yankees Hitters who struggle against Verlander |
| Jason Giambi |
Has chased 36% of Verlander's pitches out of the zone. Typically, Giambi chases 19%. |
| Robinson Cano |
2 well-hit balls in 26 swings against Verlander. |
| Bernie Williams |
Verlander has owned Williams with fastballs up in the strike zone (0 for 5). |
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