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Matt Vierling

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / CF
Charts through 2026-07-29 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2072026 · MLB season
Home runs52026 · MLB season
RBI312026 · MLB season
OPS.5902026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.050.150.250.350.450.55010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-27 — 2026-07-29 · 83 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

DET at —

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Vierling

Saved upcoming picks

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 5 past picks from 5 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Matt Vierling under 0.5 hitsL

Jul 11, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.7400

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Vierling is 0-for-4 career vs Sánchez (all 2025 PAs), posting 0.000 OPS in four opportunities against this specific starter. His 2026 season average is .198 — one of the lowest marks in the lineup — and his vR OPS of 0.491 shows severe struggles against right-handed pitching. Sánchez has neutralized him in every career meeting. Getting +174 on a low-average batter with no career success vs today's starter offers strong plus-money value.

Market unavailableL

Jun 29, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.6000

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Season .203 AVG — one of the weakest contact hitters in DET's lineup. Career vs Weathers: 6 PA, .167 AVG, 0.334 OPS (1 hit total, and the 2026 hit came in 3 PA that inflate the recent number). L28d OPS of 0.502 confirms a cold bat. Weathers is coming off a dominant Jun 24 vs this same Tigers club (6.0 IP, 1 ER, 6K). A struggling hitter with confirmed long-term futility vs this LHP at +160 (38.5% implied) is clear value.

Market unavailableW

Jun 6, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.2800

Read original reasoning

Vierling's .531 OPS vs RHP is among the weakest splits in the DET lineup. Career vs Miller: 0-for-4 (.000 AVG, .250 OPS). Season batting line of .219/.283/.369 underscores contact struggles. Under at +128 offers value — market implies only 43.9% probability, but two independent data points (season vR split and career BvP) both point toward a hitless game.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeftCenterRight
Batted Balls223
Hits55
Home Runs5
Pull%52.5
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

90.09 BIP92.020 BIP100.56 BIP92.719 BIP93.031 BIP90.926 BIP89.116 BIP89.230 BIP82.817 BIP70.5High85.6Away76.1Low76.6InsideCatcher's perspective
70.5mph
100.5mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Detroit Tigers9229155531.207.255.335.590
2025 · Detroit Tigers3110021111.239.310.307.617
2024 · Detroit Tigers1445671331657.257.312.423.735
2023 · Detroit Tigers1345301251044.261.329.388.717
2022 · Philadelphia Phillies11735780632.246.297.351.648
2021 · Philadelphia Phillies34772326.324.364.479.843
Career552192243740181.250.307.383.690
Recorded game dates 83 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-07-2920.7141.000105.00.000
2026-07-2740.2550.00094.70.000
2026-07-2540.2620.00086.40.000
2026-07-2430.1970.00088.20.000
2026-07-2210.0000.000——
2026-07-2140.3870.50089.90.000
2026-07-2010.4600.00099.40.000
2026-07-1920.1550.00032.50.000
2026-07-1840.4000.000103.60.500
2026-07-1740.4200.50089.70.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 291 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 223 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 223 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 223 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 291 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 291 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.