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  "schema": "mithrandir.strikeout_props",
  "schema_version": 2,
  "strikeout_epoch": "strikeout_v2_2026-08-09",
  "date": "2026-08-16",
  "generated_at": "2026-08-17T00:06:05.299806",
  "projection_type": "strikeout_props",
  "model_version": "strikeout_props_v2_calibrated_ladder",
  "baseline_model_version": "pitcher_k_v1_regular_16f",
  "matchup_model_version": "matchup_engine_v1_1_deterministic",
  "assumptions": {
    "baseline_projection_type": "pitcher_strikeouts",
    "baseline_model_version": "pitcher_k_v1_regular_16f",
    "matchup_projection_type": "matchups",
    "matchup_model_version": "matchup_engine_v1_1_deterministic",
    "methodology": "Baseline strikeout projections from the pitcher strikeout model are adjusted with a bounded matchup multiplier derived from lineup-level strikeout pressure, projected batting-order context, and pitch-matchup interaction. Threshold probabilities are generated from the matchup-adjusted mean using a deterministic negative-binomial-style count model with empirically estimated overdispersion.",
    "distribution": {
      "name": "negative_binomial_style",
      "alpha": 0.0619,
      "variance_formula": "variance = mean + alpha * mean^2",
      "thresholds": [
        4,
        5,
        6,
        7,
        8
      ]
    },
    "adjustment_bounds": {
      "matchup_ratio_blend": 0.35,
      "score_multiplier_range": [
        0.94,
        1.06
      ],
      "final_multiplier_range": [
        0.85,
        1.15
      ]
    }
  },
  "projected_start_count": 20,
  "skipped_start_count": 10,
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      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "game_pk": 822774,
      "pitcher_id": 656302,
      "pitcher_name": "Dylan Cease",
      "team_id": 141,
      "team_abbr": "TOR",
      "opponent_team_id": 147,
      "opponent_abbr": "NYY",
      "starter_confidence": "probable",
      "lineup_source": "projected",
      "lineup_confidence": "projected",
      "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
      "temperature_f": 75.6,
      "wind_speed_mph": 9.6,
      "wind_direction": "in",
      "environment_summary": "neutral",
      "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
      "expected_strikeouts": 6.97,
      "skill_score": 74.0,
      "opportunity_score": 73.1,
      "opponent_weakness_score": 40.9,
      "support_tier": "TRIPLE_SUPPORT",
      "support_label": "Triple Support",
      "support_note": "Skill, workload, and opponent pressure all support a stronger strikeout environment.",
      "suppression_score": 15.9,
      "suppression_tier": "CLEAR_RUNWAY",
      "suppression_label": "Clear Runway",
      "suppression_note": "Workload and leash context support the strikeout projection cleanly.",
      "interaction_tier": "PREMIUM_RUNWAY",
      "interaction_label": "Premium Runway",
      "interaction_note": "Support layers and runway all align into the cleanest strikeout pocket.",
      "trust_modifier": "PREMIUM_RUNWAY",
      "trust_label": "Premium Runway",
      "trust_note": "Support and leash context align strongly enough to mark the cleanest strikeout trust pocket.",
      "baseline_projected_strikeouts": 6.95,
      "matchup_adjusted_projected_strikeouts": 6.97,
      "adjustment_delta": 0.02,
      "adjustment_multiplier": 1.002,
      "strikeout_epoch": "strikeout_v2_2026-08-09",
      "probability_semantics": "final_starter_strikeouts_at_least_threshold",
      "calibration_status": "tracking_identity",
      "calibration_version": null,
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      "raw_prob_5_plus": 0.7731,
      "raw_prob_6_plus": 0.6505,
      "raw_prob_7_plus": 0.5202,
      "raw_prob_8_plus": 0.3959,
      "prob_4_plus": 0.8739,
      "prob_5_plus": 0.7731,
      "prob_6_plus": 0.6505,
      "prob_7_plus": 0.5202,
      "prob_8_plus": 0.3959,
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        "aggregate_matchup_score": 63.9,
        "lineup_expected_strikeouts": 6.78,
        "lineup_source": "projected",
        "lineup_confidence": "projected",
        "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
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        "temperature_f": 75.6,
        "wind_speed_mph": 9.6,
        "wind_direction": "in",
        "environment_summary": "neutral",
        "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
        "environment_hr_multiplier": 0.942,
        "projected_batting_order_top_5": [
          {
            "spot": 1,
            "hitter_name": "Jos\u00e9 Caballero",
            "weight": 1.08
          },
          {
            "spot": 2,
            "hitter_name": "Aaron Judge",
            "weight": 1.05
          },
          {
            "spot": 3,
            "hitter_name": "Cody Bellinger",
            "weight": 1.03
          },
          {
            "spot": 4,
            "hitter_name": "Giancarlo Stanton",
            "weight": 1.02
          },
          {
            "spot": 5,
            "hitter_name": "Jazz Chisholm Jr.",
            "weight": 1.0
          }
        ],
        "top_hitter_matchups": [
          {
            "hitter_name": "Jos\u00e9 Caballero",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 60.0
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Paul Goldschmidt",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 96.2
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Jazz Chisholm Jr.",
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          }
        ],
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    {
      "date": "2026-08-16",
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      "pitcher_id": 669373,
      "pitcher_name": "Tarik Skubal",
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      "team_abbr": "LAD",
      "opponent_team_id": 158,
      "opponent_abbr": "MIL",
      "starter_confidence": "probable",
      "lineup_source": "projected",
      "lineup_confidence": "projected",
      "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
      "temperature_f": 71.1,
      "wind_speed_mph": 4.8,
      "wind_direction": "out",
      "environment_summary": "neutral",
      "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
      "expected_strikeouts": 6.74,
      "skill_score": 78.3,
      "opportunity_score": 63.1,
      "opponent_weakness_score": 50.1,
      "support_tier": "TRIPLE_SUPPORT",
      "support_label": "Triple Support",
      "support_note": "Skill, workload, and opponent pressure all support a stronger strikeout environment.",
      "suppression_score": 30.0,
      "suppression_tier": "MILD_SUPPRESSION",
      "suppression_label": "Mild Suppression",
      "suppression_note": "Some workload drag is present, but the strikeout path remains mostly intact.",
      "interaction_tier": "STRONG_ALIGNMENT",
      "interaction_label": "Strong Alignment",
      "interaction_note": "The strikeout structure is favorable, but not as clean as the premium runway pocket.",
      "trust_modifier": "WATCHLIST_RUNWAY",
      "trust_label": "Watchlist Runway",
      "trust_note": "The strikeout structure is supportive and worth watching, but it is not as clean as the premium bucket.",
      "baseline_projected_strikeouts": 6.55,
      "matchup_adjusted_projected_strikeouts": 6.74,
      "adjustment_delta": 0.19,
      "adjustment_multiplier": 1.029,
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      "probability_semantics": "final_starter_strikeouts_at_least_threshold",
      "calibration_status": "tracking_identity",
      "calibration_version": null,
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      "raw_prob_5_plus": 0.752,
      "raw_prob_6_plus": 0.624,
      "raw_prob_7_plus": 0.4911,
      "raw_prob_8_plus": 0.3672,
      "prob_4_plus": 0.8599,
      "prob_5_plus": 0.752,
      "prob_6_plus": 0.624,
      "prob_7_plus": 0.4911,
      "prob_8_plus": 0.3672,
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        "aggregate_matchup_score": 80.8,
        "lineup_expected_strikeouts": 6.63,
        "lineup_source": "projected",
        "lineup_confidence": "projected",
        "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
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        "temperature_f": 71.1,
        "wind_speed_mph": 4.8,
        "wind_direction": "out",
        "environment_summary": "neutral",
        "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
        "environment_hr_multiplier": 0.988,
        "projected_batting_order_top_5": [
          {
            "spot": 1,
            "hitter_name": "Brice Turang",
            "weight": 1.08
          },
          {
            "spot": 2,
            "hitter_name": "Christian Yelich",
            "weight": 1.05
          },
          {
            "spot": 3,
            "hitter_name": "William Contreras",
            "weight": 1.03
          },
          {
            "spot": 4,
            "hitter_name": "Jackson Chourio",
            "weight": 1.02
          },
          {
            "spot": 5,
            "hitter_name": "Andrew Vaughn",
            "weight": 1.0
          }
        ],
        "top_hitter_matchups": [
          {
            "hitter_name": "Jake Bauers",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 74.5
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Christian Yelich",
            "matchup_score": 88.3,
            "expected_strikeout_likelihood": 144.5,
            "expected_contact_quality": 86.2
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Jackson Chourio",
            "matchup_score": 84.6,
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            "expected_contact_quality": 81.2
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        ],
        "opponent_team_k_rate": 0.2214
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    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "game_pk": 824156,
      "pitcher_id": 686613,
      "pitcher_name": "Hunter Brown",
      "team_id": 117,
      "team_abbr": "HOU",
      "opponent_team_id": 136,
      "opponent_abbr": "SEA",
      "starter_confidence": "probable",
      "lineup_source": "projected",
      "lineup_confidence": "projected",
      "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
      "temperature_f": 78.8,
      "wind_speed_mph": 5.5,
      "wind_direction": "out",
      "environment_summary": "neutral",
      "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
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      "skill_score": 40.4,
      "opportunity_score": 48.5,
      "opponent_weakness_score": 42.2,
      "support_tier": "STRONG_OPPONENT",
      "support_label": "Strong Opponent",
      "support_note": "Opponent strikeout pressure is the clearest support input.",
      "suppression_score": 43.8,
      "suppression_tier": "MILD_SUPPRESSION",
      "suppression_label": "Mild Suppression",
      "suppression_note": "Some workload drag is present, but the strikeout path remains mostly intact.",
      "interaction_tier": "NEUTRAL_ALIGNMENT",
      "interaction_label": "Neutral Alignment",
      "interaction_note": "The signal stack is mixed and better used as context than conviction.",
      "trust_modifier": "NEUTRAL",
      "trust_label": "Neutral",
      "trust_note": "The strikeout trust picture is mixed and better used as context than conviction.",
      "baseline_projected_strikeouts": 6.46,
      "matchup_adjusted_projected_strikeouts": 6.52,
      "adjustment_delta": 0.06,
      "adjustment_multiplier": 1.009,
      "strikeout_epoch": "strikeout_v2_2026-08-09",
      "probability_semantics": "final_starter_strikeouts_at_least_threshold",
      "calibration_status": "tracking_identity",
      "calibration_version": null,
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      "raw_prob_5_plus": 0.7304,
      "raw_prob_6_plus": 0.5973,
      "raw_prob_7_plus": 0.4624,
      "raw_prob_8_plus": 0.3396,
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      "prob_5_plus": 0.7304,
      "prob_6_plus": 0.5973,
      "prob_7_plus": 0.4624,
      "prob_8_plus": 0.3396,
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        "aggregate_matchup_score": 65.5,
        "lineup_expected_strikeouts": 6.39,
        "lineup_source": "projected",
        "lineup_confidence": "projected",
        "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
        "pitch_mix_sample_size": 34054.0,
        "temperature_f": 78.8,
        "wind_speed_mph": 5.5,
        "wind_direction": "out",
        "environment_summary": "neutral",
        "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
        "environment_hr_multiplier": 1.022,
        "projected_batting_order_top_5": [
          {
            "spot": 1,
            "hitter_name": "Julio Rodr\u00edguez",
            "weight": 1.08
          },
          {
            "spot": 2,
            "hitter_name": "Rob Refsnyder",
            "weight": 1.05
          },
          {
            "spot": 3,
            "hitter_name": "Cal Raleigh",
            "weight": 1.03
          },
          {
            "spot": 4,
            "hitter_name": "Josh Naylor",
            "weight": 1.02
          },
          {
            "spot": 5,
            "hitter_name": "Randy Arozarena",
            "weight": 1.0
          }
        ],
        "top_hitter_matchups": [
          {
            "hitter_name": "Julio Rodr\u00edguez",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 84.8
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Luke Raley",
            "matchup_score": 80.1,
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            "expected_contact_quality": 102.6
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Randy Arozarena",
            "matchup_score": 75.0,
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            "expected_contact_quality": 102.5
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        ],
        "opponent_team_k_rate": 0.251
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    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "game_pk": 822940,
      "pitcher_id": 642547,
      "pitcher_name": "Freddy Peralta",
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      "team_abbr": "TB",
      "opponent_team_id": 110,
      "opponent_abbr": "BAL",
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      "lineup_confidence": "projected",
      "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
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      "wind_speed_mph": 12.4,
      "wind_direction": "cross",
      "environment_summary": "neutral",
      "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
      "expected_strikeouts": 6.16,
      "skill_score": 29.1,
      "opportunity_score": 46.8,
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      "support_tier": "STRONG_OPPONENT",
      "support_label": "Strong Opponent",
      "support_note": "Opponent strikeout pressure is the clearest support input.",
      "suppression_score": 64.2,
      "suppression_tier": "HEAVY_SUPPRESSION",
      "suppression_label": "Heavy Suppression",
      "suppression_note": "Leash or workload context materially weakens the strikeout conversion path.",
      "interaction_tier": "SUPPRESSED_ALIGNMENT",
      "interaction_label": "Suppressed Alignment",
      "interaction_note": "Runway drag or weak alignment materially softens the strikeout path.",
      "trust_modifier": "SUPPRESSED",
      "trust_label": "Suppressed",
      "trust_note": "Leash or alignment drag is materially weakening the strikeout trust case.",
      "baseline_projected_strikeouts": 5.93,
      "matchup_adjusted_projected_strikeouts": 6.16,
      "adjustment_delta": 0.23,
      "adjustment_multiplier": 1.039,
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      "probability_semantics": "final_starter_strikeouts_at_least_threshold",
      "calibration_status": "tracking_identity",
      "calibration_version": null,
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      "raw_prob_6_plus": 0.551,
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      "prob_8_plus": 0.2947,
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        "wind_speed_mph": 12.4,
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        "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
        "environment_hr_multiplier": 1.033,
        "projected_batting_order_top_5": [
          {
            "spot": 1,
            "hitter_name": "Gunnar Henderson",
            "weight": 1.08
          },
          {
            "spot": 2,
            "hitter_name": "Pete Alonso",
            "weight": 1.05
          },
          {
            "spot": 3,
            "hitter_name": "Tyler O'Neill",
            "weight": 1.03
          },
          {
            "spot": 4,
            "hitter_name": "Taylor Ward",
            "weight": 1.02
          },
          {
            "spot": 5,
            "hitter_name": "Adley Rutschman",
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          }
        ],
        "top_hitter_matchups": [
          {
            "hitter_name": "Ryan Mountcastle",
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          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Colton Cowser",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 90.8
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Tyler O'Neill",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 117.5
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        ],
        "opponent_team_k_rate": 0.23
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    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "game_pk": 824477,
      "pitcher_id": 666157,
      "pitcher_name": "Nick Lodolo",
      "team_id": 113,
      "team_abbr": "CIN",
      "opponent_team_id": 146,
      "opponent_abbr": "MIA",
      "starter_confidence": "probable",
      "lineup_source": "projected",
      "lineup_confidence": "projected",
      "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
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      "wind_speed_mph": 5.2,
      "wind_direction": "cross",
      "environment_summary": "hitter-friendly",
      "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
      "expected_strikeouts": 5.43,
      "skill_score": 25.2,
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      "support_label": "Strong Opponent",
      "support_note": "Opponent strikeout pressure is the clearest support input.",
      "suppression_score": 73.1,
      "suppression_tier": "HEAVY_SUPPRESSION",
      "suppression_label": "Heavy Suppression",
      "suppression_note": "Leash or workload context materially weakens the strikeout conversion path.",
      "interaction_tier": "SUPPRESSED_ALIGNMENT",
      "interaction_label": "Suppressed Alignment",
      "interaction_note": "Runway drag or weak alignment materially softens the strikeout path.",
      "trust_modifier": "SUPPRESSED",
      "trust_label": "Suppressed",
      "trust_note": "Leash or alignment drag is materially weakening the strikeout trust case.",
      "baseline_projected_strikeouts": 5.19,
      "matchup_adjusted_projected_strikeouts": 5.43,
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      "adjustment_multiplier": 1.047,
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      "probability_semantics": "final_starter_strikeouts_at_least_threshold",
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      "prob_6_plus": 0.4479,
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        "aggregate_matchup_score": 61.9,
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        "lineup_confidence": "projected",
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        "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
        "environment_hr_multiplier": 1.087,
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          {
            "spot": 1,
            "hitter_name": "Xavier Edwards",
            "weight": 1.08
          },
          {
            "spot": 2,
            "hitter_name": "Jakob Marsee",
            "weight": 1.05
          },
          {
            "spot": 3,
            "hitter_name": "Kyle Stowers",
            "weight": 1.03
          },
          {
            "spot": 4,
            "hitter_name": "Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez",
            "weight": 1.02
          },
          {
            "spot": 5,
            "hitter_name": "Christopher Morel",
            "weight": 1.0
          }
        ],
        "top_hitter_matchups": [
          {
            "hitter_name": "Connor Norby",
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            "expected_contact_quality": 74.5
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez",
            "matchup_score": 73.3,
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            "expected_contact_quality": 97.4
          },
          {
            "hitter_name": "Kyle Stowers",
            "matchup_score": 71.3,
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            "expected_contact_quality": 111.8
          }
        ],
        "opponent_team_k_rate": 0.2155
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    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "game_pk": 824397,
      "pitcher_id": 676440,
      "pitcher_name": "Tanner Bibee",
      "team_id": 114,
      "team_abbr": "CLE",
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      "opponent_abbr": "SD",
      "starter_confidence": "probable",
      "lineup_source": "projected",
      "lineup_confidence": "projected",
      "confirmed_lineup_flag": false,
      "temperature_f": 81.0,
      "wind_speed_mph": 8.9,
      "wind_direction": "cross",
      "environment_summary": "neutral",
      "environment_k_multiplier": 1.0,
      "expected_strikeouts": 5.15,
      "skill_score": 28.3,
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