LANCE MCCULLERS JR.

2026-03-17 vs Astros

RHPRank BAstros vs Pirates

4.0

R / ER

1/1

Movement

EXT 6.11 ft

avg pfxX
-0.62

avg pfxZ
2.16

Spin
2368

Release Angle
36°

vs LHB

33 tracked pitches

vs RHB

25 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

39%↑

Cutter 29%

vs RHB%

16%↓

vs LHB%

27%↑

Changeup 24%

vs RHB%

20%↓

vs LHB%

6%↓

Sinker 21%

vs RHB%

40%↑

vs LHB%

15%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 10%

vs RHB%

4%↓

vs LHB%

3%↓

Slider 9%

vs RHB%

16%↑

vs LHB%

9%↑

Curveball 7%

vs RHB%

4%↓

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

6 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Cutter	17	29.3	89.3	2323	6.17	41.2	23.5	23.5	5.9	93
Changeup	14	24.1	86.6	2083	5.93	42.9	28.6	28.6	28.6	103
Sinker	12	20.7	92.3	2059	6.18	25.0	33.3	33.3	16.7	106
Four-Seam Fastball	6	10.3	92.8	2149	6.13	66.7	16.7	16.7	0.0	99
Slider	5	8.6	82.6	2688	6.14	80.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	105
Curveball	4	6.9	81.2	2907	6.21	0.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	105
Total	58	100.0	88.5	2264	6.11	41.4	25.9	25.9	15.5	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Oneil Cruz	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.4	0-0	In play, no out	Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell.
1	1 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Cutter	89.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Changeup	85.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Changeup	85.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Cutter	89.4	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Cutter	87.3	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	1 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Sinker	93.3	4-2	Ball	Ryan O'Hearn walks.
1	1 Bot	Bryan Reynolds	L	Changeup	87.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Bryan Reynolds	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Bot	Bryan Reynolds	L	Cutter	90.3	1-1	In play, out(s)	Bryan Reynolds grounds into a double play, second baseman Brice Matthews to shortstop Jax Biggers to first baseman Collin Price. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn out at 2nd. Bryan Reynolds out at 1st.
1	1 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Sinker	93.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Sinker	93.6	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Changeup	87.7	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	1 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Changeup	88.0	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Sinker	94.4	2-2	In play, out(s)	Marcell Ozuna grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Collin Price.
1	2 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Changeup	84.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.6	1-0	In play, out(s)	Brandon Lowe lines out sharply to right fielder Joey Loperfido.
1	2 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Sinker	91.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Sinker	92.4	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	2 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Sinker	91.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Cutter	89.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Curveball	81.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Cutter	88.1	3-2	In play, out(s)	Nick Gonzales grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Collin Price.
1	2 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Curveball	81.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Cutter	89.0	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Cutter	90.2	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	2 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Curveball	80.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Changeup	88.1	1-2	In play, out(s)	Spencer Horwitz grounds out to first baseman Collin Price.
1	3 Bot	Joey Bart	R	Sinker	90.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Joey Bart	R	Changeup	85.0	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Bot	Joey Bart	R	Changeup	86.3	1-2	Hit By Pitch	Joey Bart hit by pitch.
1	3 Bot	Alika Williams	R	Sinker	92.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Alika Williams	R	Sinker	92.6	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Alika Williams	R	Cutter	89.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Alika Williams	R	Sinker	92.9	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	3 Bot	Alika Williams	R	Cutter	89.6	4-1	Ball	Alika Williams walks. Joey Bart to 2nd.
1	3 Bot	Oneil Cruz	L	Changeup	86.8	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Oneil Cruz	L	Changeup	86.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Oneil Cruz	L	Changeup	87.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Bot	Oneil Cruz	L	Curveball	82.1	1-3	Swinging Strike	Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Ryan O'Hearn	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	0-0	In play, no out	Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Loperfido. Joey Bart to 3rd. Alika Williams to 2nd.
1	3 Bot	Bryan Reynolds	L	Changeup	87.4	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Bryan Reynolds	L	Sinker	88.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Bryan Reynolds	L	Cutter	90.4	1-1	In play, run(s)	Bryan Reynolds singles on a fly ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Joey Bart scores. Alika Williams to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.
1	3 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Changeup	87.3	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Slider	83.1	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Slider	83.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Bot	Marcell Ozuna	R	Slider	82.6	2-2	In play, out(s)	Marcell Ozuna grounds into a double play, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Collin Price. Bryan Reynolds out at 2nd. Marcell Ozuna out at 1st.
1	4 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Cutter	89.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Cutter	88.1	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Cutter	88.6	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Cutter	89.7	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	4 Bot	Brandon Lowe	L	Cutter	88.3	4-1	Ball	Brandon Lowe walks.
1	4 Bot	Nick Gonzales	R	Slider	81.2	0-0	In play, out(s)	Nick Gonzales grounds into a double play, shortstop Jax Biggers to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Collin Price. Brandon Lowe out at 2nd. Nick Gonzales out at 1st.
1	4 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Cutter	90.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Spencer Horwitz	L	Slider	82.5	2-0	In play, out(s)	Spencer Horwitz pops out to first baseman Collin Price in foul territory.

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