PARKER MESSICK

2026-04-21 vs Guardians

LHPRank CAstros vs Guardians

5.0

R / ER

3/3

Movement

EXT 6.45 ft

avg pfxX
1.07

avg pfxZ
3.37

Spin
2130

Release Angle
42°

vs LHB

19 tracked pitches

vs RHB

66 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

26%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 29%

vs RHB%

30%↑

vs LHB%

11%↓

Changeup 24%

vs RHB%

27%↑

vs LHB%

32%↑

Sinker 17%

vs RHB%

12%↓

vs LHB%

5%↓

Cutter 12%

vs RHB%

14%↑

vs LHB%

5%↓

Curveball 11%

vs RHB%

12%↑

vs LHB%

21%↑

Slider 8%

vs RHB%

5%↓

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	25	29.4	94.3	2116	6.54	60.0	24.0	24.0	0.0	103
Changeup	20	23.5	85.9	1885	6.23	15.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	88
Sinker	14	16.5	92.9	2025	6.44	57.1	35.7	35.7	14.3	110
Cutter	10	11.8	91.2	2161	6.48	40.0	50.0	50.0	30.0	115
Curveball	9	10.6	79.0	2282	6.53	44.4	22.2	22.2	11.1	94
Slider	7	8.2	87.4	2310	6.63	14.3	28.6	28.6	14.3	88
Total	85	100.0	89.5	2086	6.45	41.2	29.4	29.4	14.1	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Curveball	77.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Slider	86.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Changeup	86.5	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	2-3	Called Strike	Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Carlos Correa called out on strikes.
1	1 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.2	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Slider	87.7	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	1 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Sinker	93.7	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Slider	87.0	3-2	In play, out(s)	Yordan Alvarez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
1	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Sinker	92.4	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Curveball	78.9	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Changeup	87.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Curveball	79.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Changeup	86.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
8	1 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Changeup	85.5	2-3	Swinging Strike	Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
1	2 Top	Christian Walker	R	Sinker	91.9	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	2 Top	Christian Walker	R	Cutter	90.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Christian Walker	R	Curveball	79.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Christian Walker	R	Sinker	92.1	2-1	In play, out(s)	Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
1	2 Top	Isaac Paredes	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Isaac Paredes	R	Changeup	85.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Isaac Paredes	R	Sinker	94.3	1-1	In play, out(s)	Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
1	2 Top	Cam Smith	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Cam Smith	R	Curveball	79.9	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	Cam Smith	R	Slider	87.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Cam Smith	R	Changeup	86.1	1-2	In play, no out	Cam Smith singles on a fly ball to right fielder George Valera.
1	2 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Cutter	91.3	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
1	3 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Cutter	90.9	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Sinker	92.0	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Cutter	91.7	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Changeup	86.5	2-2	In play, out(s)	Yainer Diaz grounds out, second baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
1	3 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Changeup	86.0	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.8	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	3 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Changeup	86.0	2-3	Swinging Strike	Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Dustin Harris	L	Sinker	93.7	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Top	Dustin Harris	L	Slider	87.7	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Top	Dustin Harris	L	Curveball	80.5	0-2	In play, out(s)	Dustin Harris grounds out, second baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
1	4 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Curveball	77.8	0-0	In play, no out	Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to right fielder George Valera.
1	4 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Sinker	92.6	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Sinker	92.4	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Changeup	86.3	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Changeup	85.7	3-2	In play, out(s)	Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.
1	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Changeup	84.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Sinker	93.0	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.3	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Changeup	86.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Curveball	80.0	2-2	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
7	4 Top	Jose Altuve	R	Changeup	86.3	2-2	In play, out(s)	Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
1	4 Top	Christian Walker	R	Changeup	86.8	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	4 Top	Christian Walker	R	Cutter	91.4	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Top	Christian Walker	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.5	1-1	In play, out(s)	Christian Walker flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
1	5 Top	Isaac Paredes	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Isaac Paredes	R	Sinker	91.6	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Isaac Paredes	R	Sinker	92.7	1-1	In play, no out	Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez.
1	5 Top	Cam Smith	R	Curveball	77.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Top	Cam Smith	R	Cutter	91.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Cam Smith	R	Changeup	85.4	1-2	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Swinging Strike (Blocked)
4	5 Top	Cam Smith	R	Changeup	85.4	1-3	Swinging Strike	Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
1	5 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Cutter	91.3	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Slider	88.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Yainer Diaz	R	Changeup	84.9	1-2	In play, no out	Yainer Diaz doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder George Valera. Isaac Paredes to 3rd.
1	5 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Brice Matthews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.6	1-0	In play, run(s)	Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Isaac Paredes scores. Brice Matthews out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Steven Kwan to first baseman Kyle Manzardo to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Yainer Diaz to 3rd.
1	5 Top	Dustin Harris	L	Slider	86.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Dustin Harris	L	Sinker	93.6	2-0	Hit By Pitch	Dustin Harris hit by pitch.
1	5 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Cutter	91.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Changeup	86.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Changeup	84.5	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Cutter	90.8	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	5 Top	Carlos Correa	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	4-1	Ball	Carlos Correa walks. Dustin Harris to 2nd.
1	5 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Cutter	91.0	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	5 Top	Yordan Alvarez	L	Sinker	94.4	0-1	In play, run(s)	Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Yordan Alvarez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Yainer Diaz scores. Dustin Harris scores. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Angel Martínez to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Daniel Schneemann. Carlos Correa to 3rd.

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