LANCE MCCULLERS JR.

2026-04-11 vs Astros

RHPRank DAstros vs Mariners

4.1

R / ER

6/6

Movement

EXT 6.02 ft

avg pfxX
-1.01

avg pfxZ
2.84

Spin
2256

Release Angle
29°

vs LHB

61 tracked pitches

vs RHB

18 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

33%↓

Sinker 33%

vs RHB%

33%↑

vs LHB%

34%↑

Cutter 30%

vs RHB%

17%↓

vs LHB%

15%↓

Slider 19%

vs RHB%

33%↑

vs LHB%

12%↓

Changeup 13%

vs RHB%

17%↑

vs LHB%

3%↑

Curveball 3%

vs RHB%

0%↓

vs LHB%

3%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 3%

vs RHB%

0%↓

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+
Sinker	26	32.9	90.9	1987	6.07	73.1	46.2	46.2	3.8	123
Cutter	24	30.4	88.8	2275	6.04	33.3	12.5	12.5	4.2	80
Slider	15	19.0	82.5	2617	6.02	40.0	40.0	40.0	13.3	113
Changeup	10	12.7	85.0	1794	5.88	20.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	79
Curveball	2	2.5	80.8	2744	6.01	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	104
Four-Seam Fastball	2	2.5	91.9	2120	5.99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	102
Total	79	100.0	87.7	2192	6.02	45.6	27.8	27.8	6.3	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	86.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Sinker	90.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	87.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	87.4	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Sinker	90.2	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	1 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	86.4	4-2	Ball	J.P. Crawford walks.
1	1 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Curveball	79.2	0-0	In play, run(s)	Cal Raleigh homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. J.P. Crawford scores.
1	1 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Sinker	91.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Slider	81.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Slider	81.7	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	1 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Sinker	91.3	2-1	In play, no out	Julio Rodríguez doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
1	1 Bot	Josh Naylor	L	Cutter	89.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Josh Naylor	L	Cutter	89.4	1-0	In play, out(s)	Josh Naylor pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
1	1 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Sinker	92.7	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	1 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Cutter	89.7	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Cutter	89.8	1-2	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
4	1 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Changeup	86.1	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Cutter	91.2	2-2	In play, out(s)	Randy Arozarena lines into a double play, pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. to second baseman Jose Altuve. Julio Rodríguez out at 2nd.
1	2 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Sinker	89.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Changeup	83.7	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	2 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Changeup	85.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Changeup	84.5	1-3	Swinging Strike	Luke Raley strikes out swinging.
1	2 Bot	Cole Young	L	Slider	82.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Cole Young	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Cole Young	L	Changeup	84.2	1-1	In play, out(s)	Cole Young flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
1	2 Bot	Dominic Canzone	L	Cutter	89.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Dominic Canzone	L	Cutter	88.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Dominic Canzone	L	Changeup	85.0	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Dominic Canzone	L	Sinker	91.6	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	2 Bot	Dominic Canzone	L	Changeup	85.6	2-2	In play, out(s)	Dominic Canzone grounds out to first baseman Isaac Paredes.
1	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Slider	80.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	90.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	90.2	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Cutter	87.9	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	89.1	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	89.8	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Slider	81.6	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	3 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	90.5	3-3	Called Strike	Leo Rivas called out on strikes.
1	3 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Slider	82.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Sinker	91.2	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Slider	83.0	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Sinker	90.6	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Slider	82.4	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	3 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	87.1	3-2	In play, out(s)	J.P. Crawford pops out to catcher Yainer Diaz in foul territory.
1	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Cutter	88.9	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Cutter	90.3	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.6	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Slider	84.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Cutter	90.3	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Curveball	82.4	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	3 Bot	Cal Raleigh	L	Cutter	89.9	3-2	In play, out(s)	Cal Raleigh flies out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
1	4 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Sinker	89.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Slider	81.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Slider	82.7	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Bot	Julio Rodríguez	R	Slider	82.8	1-3	Called Strike	Julio Rodríguez called out on strikes.
1	4 Bot	Josh Naylor	L	Sinker	91.3	0-0	In play, out(s)	Josh Naylor grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Isaac Paredes.
1	4 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Sinker	91.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Changeup	85.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Changeup	85.0	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Sinker	91.7	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	4 Bot	Randy Arozarena	R	Slider	83.8	2-3	Swinging Strike	Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Cutter	87.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Cutter	87.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Luke Raley	L	Sinker	88.6	2-0	In play, out(s)	Luke Raley grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Isaac Paredes.
1	5 Bot	Cole Young	L	Sinker	90.2	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	5 Bot	Cole Young	L	Cutter	87.9	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	5 Bot	Cole Young	L	Changeup	85.3	0-2	In play, no out	Cole Young singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
1	5 Bot	Dominic Canzone	L	Cutter	88.9	0-0	In play, no out	Dominic Canzone doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Cole Young to 3rd.
1	5 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	91.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	91.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	91.7	2-1	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Sinker	91.7	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	5 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Cutter	90.4	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	5 Bot	Leo Rivas	L	Slider	84.5	4-2	Ball	Leo Rivas walks.
1	5 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Sinker	92.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Sinker	92.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	90.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Cutter	89.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	J.P. Crawford	L	Slider	82.2	2-2	In play, run(s)	J.P. Crawford singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Cole Young scores. Dominic Canzone scores. Leo Rivas to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Taylor Trammell.

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