Time Welke is scheduled to be behind the plate for tonight's games. Since 2011, he's had the highest called strike rate among all umpires on pitches outside the PitchFX defined strike zone (12.4%).
However, he's also had the LOWEST called strike rate on pitches inside the strike zone in that span (75.4%).
So basically he has a very expansive strike zone but fails to consistently call strikes inside the strike zone. Essentially he's the worst HP umpire in the game right now.
Normally his inconsistency would make me side with the over. But with it set at 9 and with Westbrook and Kennedy on the mound, go with the under. Welke's tendency to expand the zone will probably do more for these control pitchers.
Time Welke is scheduled to be behind the plate for tonight's games. Since 2011, he's had the highest called strike rate among all umpires on pitches outside the PitchFX defined strike zone (12.4%).
However, he's also had the LOWEST called strike rate on pitches inside the strike zone in that span (75.4%).
So basically he has a very expansive strike zone but fails to consistently call strikes inside the strike zone. Essentially he's the worst HP umpire in the game right now.
Normally his inconsistency would make me side with the over. But with it set at 9 and with Westbrook and Kennedy on the mound, go with the under. Welke's tendency to expand the zone will probably do more for these control pitchers.
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