PCI is set outer half, timing slightly delayed.

Slider comes exactly where expected.

Result: Double to MLB The Show 25 Stubs the gap.

This wasn’t luck — it was reading and punishing a sequence pattern.

Advanced Sequence Reading: Layering Categories
The most dangerous hitters combine sequence patterns with pitch type and location tendencies.

Example of a full-layer read:

Type: 70% sliders in two-strike counts.

Location: Sliders almost always low and away.

Sequence: Sliders follow high fastballs 80% of the time.

Now you’re not just predicting the second pitch — you’re predicting exactly what and where it will be.

Common Pitfalls When Reading Sequences
Pattern Paranoia
Sometimes there’s no real pattern — don’t overthink it and paralyze your swing.

Static Thinking
Good opponents adjust mid-game. Just because a sequence worked in the 2nd inning doesn’t mean it will in the 6th.

Forgetting Context
Runners on base, inning, and score all influence pitch calling. A pattern in cheap MLB The Show 25 Stubs a bases-empty situation might vanish with a runner on third.