MICHAEL WACHA

2026-04-22 vs Royals

RHPRank DOrioles vs Royals

5.1

R / ER

6/6

Movement

EXT 6.78 ft

avg pfxX
-1.54

avg pfxZ
4.88

Spin
2043

Release Angle
43°

vs LHB

50 tracked pitches

vs RHB

39 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

34%↑

Changeup 23%

vs RHB%

8%↓

vs LHB%

30%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 21%

vs RHB%

10%↓

vs LHB%

18%→

Curveball 18%

vs RHB%

18%↓

vs LHB%

6%↓

Sinker 17%

vs RHB%

31%↑

vs LHB%

12%↑

Cutter 11%

vs RHB%

10%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Slider 10%

vs RHB%

23%↑

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+
Changeup	20	22.5	80.1	1542	6.81	55.0	25.0	25.0	15.0	99
Four-Seam Fastball	19	21.3	92.7	2207	6.77	47.4	26.3	26.3	0.0	111
Curveball	16	18.0	76.3	2258	6.73	6.2	18.8	18.8	6.2	87
Sinker	15	16.9	93.0	2081	6.79	33.3	13.3	13.3	0.0	95
Cutter	10	11.2	88.4	2175	6.80	60.0	30.0	30.0	10.0	107
Slider	9	10.1	85.5	1994	6.80	44.4	33.3	33.3	22.2	103
Total	89	100.0	85.8	2020	6.78	40.4	23.6	23.6	7.9	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Curveball	75.8	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Changeup	81.3	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Cutter	88.4	1-3	Swinging Strike	Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging.
1	1 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Cutter	88.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Slider	84.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Sinker	92.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Cutter	87.8	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Sinker	92.6	3-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Cutter	89.2	3-2	In play, no out	Taylor Ward doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas.
1	1 Top	Dylan Beavers	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.1	0-0	In play, out(s)	Dylan Beavers flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Taylor Ward to 3rd.
1	1 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Sinker	94.1	1-0	In play, run(s)	Pete Alonso homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Taylor Ward scores.
1	1 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Changeup	80.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Changeup	79.2	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	0-3	Called Strike	Samuel Basallo called out on strikes.
1	2 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Curveball	74.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Changeup	79.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	2-0	In play, out(s)	Leody Taveras flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
1	2 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Slider	85.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Cutter	86.9	0-1	In play, out(s)	Jeremiah Jackson grounds out softly, pitcher Michael Wacha to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1	2 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.1	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Curveball	76.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Changeup	80.5	1-3	Swinging Strike	Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Coby Mayo	R	Slider	85.6	0-0	In play, out(s)	Coby Mayo lines out to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
1	3 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Curveball	74.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Changeup	79.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Sinker	93.0	0-2	In play, out(s)	Gunnar Henderson flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
1	3 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Slider	85.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Sinker	92.7	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Curveball	76.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Sinker	92.5	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Sinker	92.3	4-1	Ball	Taylor Ward walks.
1	3 Top	Dylan Beavers	L	Curveball	75.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Dylan Beavers	L	Changeup	79.4	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Top	Dylan Beavers	L	Cutter	88.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Top	Dylan Beavers	L	Changeup	80.3	1-2	In play, out(s)	Dylan Beavers flies out to left fielder Lane Thomas.
1	4 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Curveball	76.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Sinker	92.3	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Changeup	81.1	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Curveball	77.8	1-2	In play, out(s)	Pete Alonso flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
1	4 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	0-0	In play, out(s)	Samuel Basallo lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
1	4 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Cutter	88.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Changeup	80.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	4 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Changeup	81.0	0-2	In play, no out	Leody Taveras singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
1	4 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Slider	85.5	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	4 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Slider	86.5	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Curveball	76.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Slider	84.7	2-3	Swinging Strike	Jeremiah Jackson strikes out swinging.
1	5 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Curveball	75.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Curveball	75.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Colton Cowser	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	2-0	In play, no out	Colton Cowser doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
1	5 Top	Coby Mayo	R	Sinker	92.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Coby Mayo	R	Curveball	75.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Coby Mayo	R	Sinker	93.2	2-1	Foul	Foul
4	5 Top	Coby Mayo	R	Changeup	79.4	2-1	In play, out(s)	Coby Mayo grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Cutter	88.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Curveball	77.1	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Changeup	79.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Changeup	80.1	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Changeup	79.6	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Cutter	89.9	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Sinker	94.5	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	5 Top	Gunnar Henderson	L	Sinker	94.5	3-3	Called Strike	Gunnar Henderson called out on strikes.
1	5 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Sinker	93.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Curveball	78.6	1-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	5 Top	Taylor Ward	R	Changeup	80.2	1-1	In play, out(s)	Taylor Ward grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1	6 Top	Dylan Beavers	L	Cutter	87.9	0-0	In play, out(s)	Dylan Beavers pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin.
1	6 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Curveball	77.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Sinker	92.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	6 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Sinker	92.4	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	6 Top	Pete Alonso	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	4-0	Ball	Pete Alonso walks.
1	6 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Changeup	79.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Changeup	79.7	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	6 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	6 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	6 Top	Samuel Basallo	L	Changeup	81.4	2-2	In play, no out	Samuel Basallo singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Pete Alonso to 2nd.
1	6 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Four-Seam Fastball	90.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	6 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Changeup	80.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	6 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	6 Top	Leody Taveras	L	Curveball	76.4	2-2	In play, run(s)	Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Pete Alonso scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. Leody Taveras to 2nd.
1	6 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Slider	86.9	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	6 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	6 Top	Jeremiah Jackson	R	Slider	85.6	1-1	In play, run(s)	Jeremiah Jackson singles on a line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. Samuel Basallo scores. Leody Taveras scores.

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