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2026-03-27 vs Braves

LHPRank SRoyals vs Braves

6.0

R / ER

0/0

Movement

EXT 6.61 ft

avg pfxX
5.57

avg pfxZ
0.99

Spin
2209

Release Angle
10°

vs LHB

21 tracked pitches

vs RHB

67 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

48%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 49%

vs RHB%

49%↑

vs LHB%

48%↑

Slider 39%

vs RHB%

36%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 10%

vs RHB%

13%↑

vs LHB%

5%↑

Sinker 2%

vs RHB%

2%↓

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

4 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Four-Seam Fastball	43	48.9	95.9	2343	6.70	55.8	32.6	32.6	11.6	110
Slider	34	38.6	79.1	2490	6.43	38.2	26.5	26.5	8.8	91
Changeup	9	10.2	88.0	1774	6.85	44.4	22.2	22.2	11.1	92
Sinker	2	2.3	95.2	2228	6.75	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	104
Total	88	100.0	88.6	2339	6.61	46.6	28.4	28.4	10.2	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Slider	80.0	1-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.2	1-2	In play, no out	Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II.
1	1 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.2	0-0	In play, out(s)	Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 1st.
1	1 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	77.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	1 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	80.0	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	78.6	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.6	2-3	Called Strike	Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
1	2 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	2 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Slider	77.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Slider	79.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	2 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	2-2	In play, no out	Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II.
1	2 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Slider	80.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Slider	78.5	2-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
4	2 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Sinker	95.4	3-1	Hit By Pitch	Vinnie Pasquantino hit by pitch. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
1	2 Top	Starling Marte	R	Slider	79.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Starling Marte	R	Slider	79.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Starling Marte	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Top	Starling Marte	R	Slider	79.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Starling Marte	R	Slider	82.0	1-3	Called Strike	Starling Marte called out on strikes.
1	2 Top	Jonathan India	R	Slider	79.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	4-0	Ball	Jonathan India walks. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
1	2 Top	Isaac Collins	R	Slider	81.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Isaac Collins	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.2	0-1	In play, out(s)	Isaac Collins grounds into a double play, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Jonathan India out at 2nd. Isaac Collins out at 1st.
1	3 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	75.1	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	78.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	78.5	2-3	Swinging Strike	Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Changeup	87.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Changeup	87.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Slider	77.9	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	4-1	Ball	Maikel Garcia walks.
1	3 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Changeup	89.2	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	0-3	Swinging Strike	Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. Maikel Garcia steals (1) 2nd base.
1	3 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	81.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	79.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	2-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	3 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	98.1	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	3-2	Foul	Foul
6	3 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	79.9	4-2	Ball	Lane Thomas walks.
1	3 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Slider	80.4	0-0	In play, out(s)	Salvador Perez lines out to left fielder Eli White.
1	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Slider	78.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Slider	77.3	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.7	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Slider	78.0	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	4 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	3-2	In play, out(s)	Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Matt Olson to pitcher Chris Sale.
1	4 Top	Starling Marte	R	Slider	77.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Starling Marte	R	Changeup	87.3	1-0	In play, out(s)	Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson.
1	4 Top	Jonathan India	R	Slider	78.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	2-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Jonathan India	R	Slider	79.4	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Top	Jonathan India	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.1	2-3	Called Strike	Jonathan India called out on strikes.
1	5 Top	Isaac Collins	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Top	Isaac Collins	R	Changeup	87.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Isaac Collins	R	Changeup	88.4	1-1	In play, out(s)	Isaac Collins grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson.
1	5 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	78.2	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	5 Top	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	79.6	0-1	In play, out(s)	Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Matt Olson to pitcher Chris Sale.
1	5 Top	Maikel Garcia	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.6	0-0	In play, out(s)	Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Eli White.
1	6 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Changeup	87.2	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	6 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	6 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	6 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Slider	81.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	6 Top	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	2-2	In play, no out	Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II.
1	6 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Changeup	87.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	80.2	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	6 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Sinker	95.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	6 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Changeup	88.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	6 Top	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	80.4	2-3	Called Strike	Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
1	6 Top	Salvador Perez	R	Slider	78.8	0-0	In play, out(s)	Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
1	6 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	6 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	98.1	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	6 Top	Vinnie Pasquantino	L	Four-Seam Fastball	98.3	0-2	In play, out(s)	Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to third baseman Austin Riley.

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