Merrill Kelly
by Flankey
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MERRILL KELLY

2026-04-28 vs Diamondbacks
RHPRank DDiamondbacks vs Brewers
IP
5.0
R / ER
5/5
H
6
K
1
BB
5
HR
1
AZ
Movement
EXT 6.08 ft
RiseDropGlove SideArm SideRelease Angle24”12”12”24”12”24”12”24”CHFFFCSICUSL
avg pfxX
-4.25
avg pfxZ
3.22
Spin
2281
Release Angle
31°
vs LHB
LocationsB1HR21
71 tracked pitches
vs RHB
LocationsB11
33 tracked pitches
Pitch Frequency / Usage
vs LHB%
39%
CH
Changeup 32%
vs RHB%
15%
vs LHB%
25%
FF
Four-Seam Fastball 24%
vs RHB%
21%
vs LHB%
11%
FC
Cutter 14%
vs RHB%
21%
vs LHB%
10%
SI
Sinker 13%
vs RHB%
18%
vs LHB%
14%
CU
Curveball 11%
vs RHB%
3%
vs LHB%
0%
SL
Slider 7%
vs RHB%
21%
Arrows are vs overall usage
Pitch Arsenal
Pitch Arsenal
Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type
6 pitch types
Pitch%VeloCSW%Whiff%FStuff+
Changeup31.788.024.224.294
Four-Seam Fastball24.091.620.08.0103
Cutter14.490.533.30.0110
Sinker12.591.730.87.7116
Curveball10.681.927.30.0102
Slider6.786.20.00.085
Total100.088.924.010.6100
Detailed Log
Pitch-by-pitch details
Pitch events from MLB Stats API
#TypeVeloCallResult
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.6BallBall
2
Four-Seam Fastball
90.6BallBall
3
Sinker
90.8FoulFoul
4
Cutter
91.6BallBall
5
Four-Seam Fastball
92.9BallGarrett Mitchell walks.
1
Cutter
91.9Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
92.8BallBall
3
Curveball
82.7FoulFoul
4
Slider
86.0BallBall
5
Four-Seam Fastball
93.4BallBall
6
Changeup
89.2Ball In DirtWilliam Contreras walks.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
92.2BallBall
2
Changeup
88.6Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
3
Changeup
88.7Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
4
Changeup
88.5FoulFoul
5
Changeup
88.2In play, no outBrice Turang singles on a line drive to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. William Contreras to 2nd.
1
Curveball
81.7FoulFoul
2
Four-Seam Fastball
92.1BallBall
3
Four-Seam Fastball
91.8FoulFoul
4
Changeup
88.7BallBall
5
Cutter
91.7BallBall
6
Changeup
89.4In play, out(s)Tyler Black grounds out softly, first baseman Ildemaro Vargas to pitcher Merrill Kelly. William Contreras to 3rd. Brice Turang to 2nd.
1
Curveball
82.5BallBall
2
Changeup
88.8BallBall
1
Slider
86.3BallBall
2
Sinker
93.3Called StrikeCalled Strike
3
Sinker
93.4Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
4
Four-Seam Fastball
94.3Swinging StrikeBrandon Lockridge strikes out swinging.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.3Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
89.9FoulFoul
3
Curveball
83.2FoulFoul
4
Changeup
88.9BallBall
5
Curveball
82.4In play, run(s)Sal Frelick homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.
1
Sinker
93.0BallBall
2
Changeup
88.6Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
3
Changeup
88.9Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
4
Four-Seam Fastball
93.4In play, out(s)David Hamilton lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
1
Slider
87.7BallBall
2
Sinker
93.1FoulFoul
3
Cutter
91.0Called StrikeCalled Strike
4
Four-Seam Fastball
92.9FoulFoul
5
Slider
87.3In play, out(s)Joey Ortiz pops out to second baseman Ketel Marte.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
92.8In play, out(s)Garrett Mitchell flies out sharply to center fielder Alek Thomas.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.4Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Changeup
88.1Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
3
Slider
86.7BallBall
4
Changeup
88.9In play, out(s)William Contreras grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas.
1
Curveball
81.3Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Changeup
88.8In play, out(s)Brice Turang grounds out softly, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas.
1
Changeup
87.9Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
2
Cutter
90.9BallBall
3
Changeup
88.8BallBall
4
Changeup
89.2In play, out(s)Tyler Black grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas.
1
Changeup
86.5BallBall
2
Four-Seam Fastball
90.4BallBall
3
Curveball
81.2Called StrikeCalled Strike
4
Changeup
87.6In play, out(s)Jake Bauers grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas.
1
Sinker
91.3Foul BuntFoul Bunt
2
Cutter
90.9BallBall
3
Cutter
91.2BallBall
4
Sinker
92.7BallBall
5
Cutter
90.6Called StrikeCalled Strike
6
Four-Seam Fastball
93.1BallBrandon Lockridge walks.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.7BallBall
2
Cutter
90.0Called StrikeCalled Strike
3
Four-Seam Fastball
89.8PitchoutPitchout
4
Changeup
88.0BallBall
5
Four-Seam Fastball
91.4Called StrikeCalled Strike
6
Cutter
90.1BallSal Frelick walks. Brandon Lockridge to 2nd.
1
Curveball
81.6FoulFoul
2
Changeup
87.8Ball In DirtBall In Dirt
3
Changeup
87.9BallBall
4
Curveball
82.7BallBall
5
Sinker
92.0In play, out(s)David Hamilton grounds out, catcher James McCann to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Brandon Lockridge to 3rd. Sal Frelick to 2nd.
1
Sinker
92.2In play, run(s)Joey Ortiz singles on a line drive to center fielder Alek Thomas. Brandon Lockridge scores. Sal Frelick scores.
1
Changeup
87.6Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
91.4Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
3
Four-Seam Fastball
91.9BallBall
4
Four-Seam Fastball
91.3FoulFoul
5
Changeup
87.3BallBall
6
Changeup
87.8FoulFoul
7
Cutter
90.4BallJoey Ortiz caught stealing 2nd base, catcher James McCann to shortstop Jose Fernandez.
1
Changeup
88.3BallBall
2
Changeup
85.7In play, out(s)Garrett Mitchell grounds out, first baseman Ildemaro Vargas to pitcher Merrill Kelly.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.2In play, no outWilliam Contreras singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
1
Curveball
79.5Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Cutter
88.8BallBall
3
Changeup
86.0BallBall
4
Curveball
81.6FoulFoul
5
Sinker
91.0FoulFoul
6
Four-Seam Fastball
89.6In play, no outBrice Turang doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. William Contreras to 3rd.
1
Changeup
87.2In play, run(s)Tyler Black singles on a line drive to center fielder Alek Thomas. William Contreras scores. Brice Turang scores.
1
Sinker
90.4Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Cutter
88.5BallBall
3
Sinker
89.6Called StrikeCalled Strike
4
Changeup
85.7BallBall
5
Changeup
86.0BallBall
6
Sinker
89.9In play, out(s)Jake Bauers grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Tyler Black to 2nd.
1
Slider
84.4BallBall
2
Changeup
85.7Ball In DirtBall In Dirt
3
Cutter
89.5Called StrikeCalled Strike
4
Changeup
89.7Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
5
Slider
84.9BallBall
6
Cutter
90.1In play, out(s)Brandon Lockridge flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
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