YUSEI KIKUCHI

2026-04-18 vs Angels

LHPRank SPadres vs Angels

6.0

R / ER

0/0

Movement

EXT 6.89 ft

avg pfxX
0.99

avg pfxZ
2.44

Spin
2199

Release Angle
39°

vs LHB

19 tracked pitches

vs RHB

67 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

32%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 45%

vs RHB%

49%↑

vs LHB%

42%↑

Slider 22%

vs RHB%

16%↓

vs LHB%

16%↓

Splitter 20%

vs RHB%

21%↑

vs LHB%

11%↓

Curveball 13%

vs RHB%

13%↑

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	39	45.3	96.4	2231	6.87	48.7	15.4	15.4	5.1	96
Slider	19	22.1	89.4	2361	6.86	63.2	42.1	42.1	15.8	106
Splitter	17	19.8	87.1	1615	6.99	41.2	29.4	29.4	17.6	94
Curveball	11	12.8	78.3	2590	6.84	36.4	45.5	45.5	18.2	113
Total	86	100.0	90.7	2180	6.89	48.8	27.9	27.9	11.6	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Splitter	87.6	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	89.9	3-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
6	1 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	90.4	3-2	In play, out(s)	Ramón Laureano grounds out, shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
1	1 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Splitter	87.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.7	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Slider	89.8	4-1	Ball	Fernando Tatis Jr. walks.
1	1 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	89.6	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Curveball	77.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	1 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	91.1	1-3	Foul Tip	Jackson Merrill strikes out on a foul tip.
1	2 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Manny Machado	R	Curveball	79.2	2-1	In play, out(s)	Manny Machado pops out to shortstop Zach Neto.
1	2 Top	Xander Bogaerts	R	Curveball	79.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Xander Bogaerts	R	Curveball	77.6	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Top	Xander Bogaerts	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.1	1-1	In play, no out	Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to third baseman Oswald Peraza.
1	2 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Slider	88.8	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Splitter	86.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.1	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Slider	90.4	1-3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Miguel Andujar strikes out swinging.
1	2 Top	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.6	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	2 Top	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	98.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Ty France	R	Curveball	80.6	1-3	Swinging Strike	Ty France strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Slider	88.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Splitter	86.2	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.4	0-2	In play, no out	Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout.
1	3 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Slider	87.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Curveball	78.0	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	1-2	In play, no out	Jake Cronenworth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Josh Lowe. Freddy Fermin to 2nd.
1	3 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Splitter	86.9	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	3 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	3 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.0	1-2	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
4	3 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	88.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.3	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	3 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	89.2	3-3	Called Strike	Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.
1	3 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Curveball	78.8	1-0	In play, out(s)	Fernando Tatis Jr. lines into a double play, third baseman Oswald Peraza to second baseman Adam Frazier. Freddy Fermin out at 2nd.
1	4 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	87.3	0-0	In play, out(s)	Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
1	4 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.5	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	Manny Machado	R	Splitter	87.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Top	Manny Machado	R	Curveball	78.4	2-2	In play, out(s)	Manny Machado grounds out, shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
1	4 Top	Xander Bogaerts	R	Slider	89.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Xander Bogaerts	R	Splitter	86.0	0-1	In play, out(s)	Xander Bogaerts grounds out, third baseman Oswald Peraza to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
1	5 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Splitter	86.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Miguel Andujar	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.5	1-0	In play, no out	Miguel Andujar doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout.
1	5 Top	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Ty France	R	Curveball	77.1	1-0	In play, out(s)	Ty France grounds out, shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
1	5 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Curveball	77.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Splitter	86.6	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Splitter	89.4	1-2	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
4	5 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.6	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Top	Freddy Fermin	R	Slider	89.3	2-3	Swinging Strike	Freddy Fermin strikes out swinging.
1	5 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Slider	89.8	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Splitter	87.6	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Slider	89.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Jake Cronenworth	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	2-2	Hit By Pitch	Jake Cronenworth hit by pitch.
1	5 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	89.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.6	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Top	Ramón Laureano	R	Splitter	87.1	1-3	Swinging Strike	Ramón Laureano strikes out swinging.
1	6 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Curveball	77.8	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	6 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Splitter	86.1	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	6 Top	Fernando Tatis Jr.	R	Splitter	87.3	1-3	Swinging Strike	Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging.
1	6 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	89.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	6 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Splitter	87.7	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	6 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	91.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	6 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.3	0-2	Foul	Foul
5	6 Top	Jackson Merrill	L	Splitter	87.8	0-3	Swinging Strike	Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.
1	6 Top	Manny Machado	R	Splitter	86.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	6 Top	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.6	2-0	In play, out(s)	Manny Machado grounds out sharply, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.

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