MATTHEW LIBERATORE

2026-03-20 vs Cardinals

LHPRank SCardinals vs Mets

5.0

R / ER

0/0

Movement

EXT 6.20 ft

avg pfxX
1.87

avg pfxZ
4.21

Spin
2290

Release Angle
71°

vs LHB

26 tracked pitches

vs RHB

28 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

46%↑

Slider 26%

vs RHB%

7%↓

vs LHB%

31%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 24%

vs RHB%

18%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 19%

vs RHB%

36%↑

vs LHB%

23%↑

Sinker 17%

vs RHB%

11%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Curveball 9%

vs RHB%

18%↑

vs LHB%

0%↓

Cutter 6%

vs RHB%

11%↑

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+
Slider	14	25.9	84.5	2563	6.17	35.7	35.7	35.7	14.3	90
Four-Seam Fastball	13	24.1	93.9	2111	6.25	46.2	7.7	7.7	7.7	84
Changeup	10	18.5	87.9	1801	6.17	80.0	40.0	40.0	20.0	107
Sinker	9	16.7	93.2	2063	6.25	66.7	55.6	55.6	11.1	122
Curveball	5	9.3	77.9	2916	6.09	60.0	40.0	40.0	0.0	110
Cutter	3	5.6	91.2	2284	6.23	100.0	33.3	33.3	0.0	107
Total	54	100.0	88.6	2247	6.20	57.4	33.3	33.3	11.1	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	92.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Slider	84.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	92.1	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	4-1	Ball	Carson Benge walks.
1	1 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Sinker	93.1	0-0	In play, out(s)	Tyrone Taylor flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Changeup	87.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Cutter	88.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Curveball	77.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Slider	84.5	1-2	In play, out(s)	Bo Bichette grounds into a double play, shortstop Brody Moore to first baseman Yohel Pozo. Carson Benge out at 2nd. Bo Bichette out at 1st.
1	2 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Sinker	92.4	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	2 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Changeup	87.8	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	2 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Curveball	77.4	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Changeup	87.5	1-3	Foul Tip	Mark Vientos strikes out on a foul tip.
1	2 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	0-0	In play, out(s)	Mike Tauchman flies out to left fielder Nathan Church.
1	2 Bot	Vidal Bruján	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Vidal Bruján	R	Sinker	93.8	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Vidal Bruján	R	Changeup	88.4	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Bot	Vidal Bruján	R	Curveball	78.8	1-2	In play, out(s)	Vidal Bruján lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	3 Bot	Jared Young	L	Slider	83.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Jared Young	L	Slider	83.8	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Bot	Jared Young	L	Slider	86.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Jared Young	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.3	1-3	Swinging Strike	Jared Young strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Hayden Senger	R	Curveball	78.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Hayden Senger	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.6	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Bot	Hayden Senger	R	Curveball	77.6	0-3	Called Strike	Matthew Liberatore challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Hayden Senger called out on strikes.
1	3 Bot	Antonio Jimenez	R	Changeup	88.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Antonio Jimenez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	1-0	In play, out(s)	Antonio Jimenez grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Yohel Pozo.
1	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Slider	83.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	93.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Slider	85.2	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	3-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	94.4	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Slider	85.4	3-3	Swinging Strike	Carson Benge strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Cutter	90.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.3	0-1	In play, out(s)	Tyrone Taylor grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Yohel Pozo.
1	4 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Changeup	89.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Changeup	89.1	0-1	In play, out(s)	Bo Bichette grounds out, shortstop Brody Moore to first baseman Yohel Pozo.
1	5 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Changeup	86.0	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	5 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Slider	83.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Changeup	86.2	1-1	In play, out(s)	Mark Vientos grounds out, shortstop Brody Moore to first baseman Trey Paige.
1	5 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Slider	84.8	0-1	Foul Bunt	Foul Bunt
2	5 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Slider	84.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Slider	84.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Sinker	93.0	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	5 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	5 Bot	Mike Tauchman	L	Slider	85.4	3-3	Swinging Strike	Mike Tauchman strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Vidal Bruján	R	Changeup	88.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Bot	Vidal Bruján	R	Cutter	94.7	0-1	In play, no out	Vidal Bruján singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	5 Bot	Jared Young	L	Sinker	93.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Jared Young	L	Slider	84.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Bot	Jared Young	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	0-2	In play, out(s)	Jared Young lines out to center fielder Thomas Saggese.

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