![]() 298 on-base percentage was a full 60 points lower than last year. Maybe it was the matchup, or maybe Devers simply was due. I haven’t come across any player quite like him.” ![]() I’ve had times where I’ve stayed stubborn and he’s been on them. I’ve had times where I’ve switched pitches and he’s been on them. I didn’t really expect him to be looking for a changeup after he hit the last one pretty well. “He just has a lot of power and seems to be able to backspin the ball well,” Cole said. But this time, Devers lined out in his first at-bat (.950 expected batting average), doubled in his second at-bat, and then homered to left field on the first pitch of his third at-bat, a changeup. To be fair, no pitcher has struck out Devers more often than Cole - nearly half of their head-to-head at-bats - and Devers had struck out six times in his past nine plate appearances against the two-time Cy Young runner-up heading into Friday’s game. “I’m glad that I’ve been able to hit off him, but he’s very good. “It’s not an easy pitcher to face, to be honest with you,” Devers said. He hasn’t hit more than three against anyone else, and no other batter has hit more than four against Cole. The home run was also the seventh of Devers’ career against Cole.
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