PARKER MESSICK

2026-04-05 vs Guardians

LHPRank ACubs vs Guardians

5.0

R / ER

1/1

Movement

EXT 6.47 ft

avg pfxX
0.89

avg pfxZ
3.76

Spin
2124

Release Angle
41°

vs LHB

22 tracked pitches

vs RHB

69 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

14%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 34%

vs RHB%

41%↑

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 24%

vs RHB%

32%↑

vs LHB%

41%↑

Sinker 13%

vs RHB%

4%↓

vs LHB%

9%↓

Curveball 12%

vs RHB%

13%↑

vs LHB%

36%↑

Slider 10%

vs RHB%

1%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Cutter 7%

vs RHB%

9%↑

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+
Four-Seam Fastball	31	34.1	93.5	2164	6.54	54.8	29.0	29.0	6.5	108
Changeup	22	24.2	84.8	1783	6.27	22.7	36.4	36.4	31.8	99
Sinker	12	13.2	92.5	2028	6.52	83.3	25.0	25.0	0.0	107
Curveball	11	12.1	79.1	2303	6.50	27.3	18.2	18.2	9.1	89
Slider	9	9.9	87.0	2367	6.58	33.3	22.2	22.2	11.1	89
Cutter	6	6.6	90.5	2099	6.52	16.7	16.7	16.7	0.0	83
Total	91	100.0	88.7	2086	6.47	42.9	27.5	27.5	12.1	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Cutter	90.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	2-1	In play, out(s)	Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Gabriel Arias to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
1	1 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	79.1	0-1	In play, out(s)	Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop Gabriel Arias.
1	1 Top	Ian Happ	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Top	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	84.9	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Top	Ian Happ	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	0-3	Foul Tip	Ian Happ strikes out on a foul tip.
1	2 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Cutter	89.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	84.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	85.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	2 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.2	2-3	Called Strike	Carson Kelly called out on strikes.
1	2 Top	Michael Busch	L	Sinker	92.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Michael Busch	L	Slider	85.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Michael Busch	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Michael Busch	L	Sinker	92.9	2-1	In play, out(s)	Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Rhys Hoskins to pitcher Parker Messick.
1	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Curveball	78.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Sinker	92.0	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Sinker	92.7	3-2	Foul	Foul
6	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.9	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	2 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Changeup	85.1	3-3	Swinging Strike	Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.6	0-1	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
2	3 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	0-1	In play, run(s)	Matt Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
1	3 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	86.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	92.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	92.7	2-1	Foul	Foul
4	3 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Curveball	78.8	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	3 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	87.3	3-2	In play, out(s)	Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, second baseman Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
1	3 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Changeup	83.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Curveball	78.6	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	2-3	Swinging Strike	Dylan Carlson strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Sinker	92.1	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Cutter	90.5	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	4-0	Ball	Nico Hoerner walks.
1	3 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	79.5	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	3 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	1-0	In play, out(s)	Alex Bregman flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.
1	4 Top	Ian Happ	R	Curveball	77.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	84.0	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Top	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	84.3	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Top	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	86.0	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	85.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Top	Ian Happ	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.9	2-3	Called Strike	Ian Happ called out on strikes.
1	4 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Curveball	79.0	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	85.5	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	1-2	In play, out(s)	Carson Kelly grounds out to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
1	4 Top	Michael Busch	L	Slider	85.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Michael Busch	L	Curveball	80.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Michael Busch	L	Slider	86.2	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Top	Michael Busch	L	Slider	88.6	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Michael Busch	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Top	Michael Busch	L	Sinker	93.6	4-2	Ball	Michael Busch walks.
1	4 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Changeup	83.7	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	4 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Top	Dansby Swanson	R	Changeup	85.5	1-1	In play, out(s)	Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, shortstop Gabriel Arias to second baseman Brayan Rocchio. Michael Busch out at 2nd.
1	5 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Curveball	78.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Cutter	90.2	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Changeup	84.6	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Changeup	83.8	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	5 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Cutter	90.4	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	5 Top	Matt Shaw	R	Changeup	83.5	4-2	Ball	Matt Shaw walks.
1	5 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	91.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	87.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	87.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	91.4	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	5 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	92.4	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	5 Top	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	93.0	3-2	In play, no out	Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Matt Shaw to 3rd.
1	5 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Changeup	85.1	1-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	5 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Changeup	85.2	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Curveball	80.2	2-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
5	5 Top	Dylan Carlson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	2-2	In play, out(s)	Dylan Carlson grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
1	5 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	85.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Cutter	91.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	84.9	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Top	Nico Hoerner	R	Curveball	79.8	2-1	In play, out(s)	Nico Hoerner lines out to shortstop Gabriel Arias.
1	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Changeup	85.3	1-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Changeup	85.1	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	87.9	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	5 Top	Alex Bregman	R	Changeup	86.2	2-3	Swinging Strike	Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.

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