NICK MEARS

2026-03-18 vs Royals

RHPRank DRoyals vs Rangers

0.1

R / ER

4/4

Movement

EXT 6.37 ft

avg pfxX
-3.50

avg pfxZ
2.16

Spin
2148

Release Angle
40°

vs LHB

17 tracked pitches

vs RHB

13 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

47%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 43%

vs RHB%

39%↓

vs LHB%

18%↓

Slider 30%

vs RHB%

46%↑

vs LHB%

18%↑

Changeup 10%

vs RHB%

0%↓

vs LHB%

18%↑

Curveball 10%

vs RHB%

0%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Sinker 7%

vs RHB%

15%↑

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

5 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Four-Seam Fastball	13	43.3	94.7	2152	6.41	69.2	15.4	15.4	0.0	106
Slider	9	30.0	85.7	2447	6.32	22.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	74
Changeup	3	10.0	83.7	1457	6.42	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	109
Curveball	3	10.0	80.4	2579	6.26	66.7	66.7	66.7	0.0	140
Sinker	2	6.7	94.1	2104	6.38	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	107
Total	30	100.0	89.4	2211	6.37	46.7	20.0	20.0	3.3	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	7 Bot	Josh Smith	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	7 Bot	Josh Smith	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	7 Bot	Josh Smith	L	Changeup	83.5	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	7 Bot	Josh Smith	L	Changeup	83.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	7 Bot	Josh Smith	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	2-2	In play, no out	Josh Smith singles on a line drive to left fielder Erick Torres.
1	7 Bot	Dairon Blanco	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	7 Bot	Dairon Blanco	R	Slider	85.3	1-0	In play, out(s)	Dairon Blanco grounds out, third baseman Jack Pineda to first baseman Brett Squires. Danyer Cueva to 2nd.
1	7 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Slider	84.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	7 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Slider	86.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	7 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Sinker	95.3	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	7 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	4-0	Ball	Kyle Higashioka walks.
1	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Slider	87.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Slider	85.5	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Sinker	92.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Slider	85.9	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	7 Bot	Andrew McCutchen	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.2	3-2	In play, run(s)	Andrew McCutchen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Danyer Cueva scores. Wady Mendez scores.
1	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Curveball	80.4	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Changeup	84.1	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Slider	86.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	7 Bot	Sam Haggerty	L	Slider	85.2	4-2	Ball	Sam Haggerty walks.
1	7 Bot	Rafe Perich	L	Curveball	80.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	7 Bot	Rafe Perich	L	Curveball	80.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	7 Bot	Rafe Perich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.5	1-1	In play, no out	Rafe Perich singles on a line drive to center fielder Rudy Martin Jr. Daniel Flames to 2nd.
1	7 Bot	Carter Garate	L	Slider	85.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	7 Bot	Carter Garate	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.6	1-0	In play, run(s)	Carter Garate singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Daniel Flames scores. Rafe Perich to 3rd. Carter Garate to 2nd. Carter Garate advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Drew Waters.

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