Seiya Suzuki on Tue, Sep 8, 2026

Suzuki goes hitless with two walks as right-handed pitching slump continues

Today against the Brewers on September 8, Suzuki went 0-for-3 with two walks and one strikeout. Despite the hitless line, he still reached base twice, showing disciplined at-bats throughout the game. Measured against his season numbers of a .269 average and .847 OPS with 24 home runs, today's shutout at the plate isn't really alarming taken on its own.

Looking back over his last ten games, Suzuki was red-hot to open this stretch against Milwaukee, going 5-for-9 with a home run on September 1st, but since September 2nd he has gone hitless in five straight games, managing only two walks across that span of eleven at-bats. That's a notable dip in contact quality compared to the opening game of this Brewers series. The two walks today suggest he was laying off borderline pitches rather than chasing, which points to pitchers attacking the edges of the zone rather than Suzuki simply missing his timing.

His platoon splits this season tell an interesting story: against right-handed pitching he's hitting .256 with a .797 OPS (16 HR in 360 AB), while against lefties he's at .309 with a .989 OPS (8 HR in 123 AB) — a sizable gap. If this recent cold stretch has lined up with facing more right-handers, that split alone could explain a good chunk of the current struggle. Unicorn's take: the real test comes the next time a left-hander takes the mound against him — that's when we should expect the bat to wake back up.