ANTHONY KAY

2026-05-03 vs White Sox

LHPRank CWhite Sox vs Padres

5.0

R / ER

3/2

Movement

EXT 6.05 ft

avg pfxX
2.80

avg pfxZ
3.12

Spin
2221

Release Angle
28°

vs LHB

27 tracked pitches

vs RHB

59 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

37%↑

Slider 31%

vs RHB%

29%↓

vs LHB%

15%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 21%

vs RHB%

24%↑

vs LHB%

26%↑

Sinker 21%

vs RHB%

19%↓

vs LHB%

22%↑

Cutter 19%

vs RHB%

17%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 8%

vs RHB%

12%↑

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

5 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Slider	27	31.4	83.2	2438	5.89	33.3	22.2	22.2	11.1	101
Four-Seam Fastball	18	20.9	95.7	2308	6.14	33.3	16.7	16.7	5.6	103
Sinker	18	20.9	95.1	2274	6.14	55.6	11.1	11.1	5.6	100
Cutter	16	18.6	91.2	2391	6.03	31.2	18.8	18.8	12.5	92
Changeup	7	8.1	85.7	1693	6.23	28.6	28.6	28.6	14.3	105
Total	86	100.0	90.0	2307	6.05	37.2	18.6	18.6	9.3	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	82.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	1-3	Swinging Strike	Ramón Laureano strikes out swinging.
1	1 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Cutter	92.6	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Slider	83.8	0-2	In play, out(s)	Miguel Andujar grounds out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
1	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	82.8	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	82.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	84.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Sinker	95.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	84.1	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Sinker	95.4	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	1 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Sinker	95.3	3-3	Swinging Strike	Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.
1	2 Bot	Manny Machado	R	Cutter	90.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Manny Machado	R	Sinker	94.1	1-0	In play, no out	Manny Machado singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters.
1	2 Bot	Xander Bogaerts	R	Slider	80.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Xander Bogaerts	R	Slider	82.5	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Xander Bogaerts	R	Sinker	95.1	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Bot	Xander Bogaerts	R	Sinker	95.9	1-2	In play, out(s)	Xander Bogaerts grounds into a double play, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Manny Machado out at 2nd. Xander Bogaerts out at 1st.
1	2 Bot	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Bot	Ty France	R	Slider	82.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Ty France	R	Slider	83.9	2-1	In play, no out	Ty France singles on a fly ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
1	2 Bot	Nick Castellanos	R	Cutter	90.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Nick Castellanos	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Nick Castellanos	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.3	2-0	In play, out(s)	Nick Castellanos doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Ty France out at home on the throw, left fielder Sam Antonacci to second baseman Chase Meidroth to catcher Drew Romo.
1	3 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Sinker	93.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Sinker	94.8	1-0	In play, out(s)	Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
1	3 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Cutter	91.3	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Cutter	92.3	2-1	In play, out(s)	Jake Cronenworth flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
1	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Cutter	91.0	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Changeup	86.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Cutter	92.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Cutter	92.3	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	85.3	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	82.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
8	3 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Cutter	92.6	3-3	Swinging Strike	Ramón Laureano strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Slider	81.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Slider	81.6	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Slider	82.3	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Sinker	95.8	1-2	In play, run(s)	Miguel Andujar homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.
1	4 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Cutter	90.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Cutter	90.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Cutter	91.7	2-0	In play, out(s)	Jackson Merrill pops out to third baseman Colson Montgomery in foul territory.
1	4 Bot	Manny Machado	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.2	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Bot	Manny Machado	R	Cutter	89.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Manny Machado	R	Cutter	89.4	1-1	In play, run(s)	Manny Machado homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.
1	4 Bot	Xander Bogaerts	R	Slider	82.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Xander Bogaerts	R	Slider	85.5	0-1	In play, no out	Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
1	4 Bot	Ty France	R	Slider	81.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Ty France	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	1-0	In play, no out	Ty France singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Nick Castellanos	R	Sinker	93.6	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	4 Bot	Nick Castellanos	R	Sinker	93.1	1-0	In play, out(s)	Nick Castellanos grounds out softly, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. Ty France to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Sinker	94.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Slider	83.7	3-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
5	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Sinker	95.3	3-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Sinker	97.4	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.1	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	4 Bot	Freddy Fermin	R	Slider	85.0	4-2	Ball	Freddy Fermin walks. Xander Bogaerts scores. Ty France to 3rd. Passed ball by catcher Drew Romo.
1	4 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Slider	83.5	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	4 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Slider	85.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Sinker	95.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	4 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Jake Cronenworth	L	Slider	83.9	2-3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Slider	82.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Changeup	84.9	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	5 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Cutter	90.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Changeup	84.8	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Ramón Laureano	R	Changeup	87.5	2-3	Swinging Strike	Ramón Laureano strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Changeup	86.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Changeup	84.7	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Bot	Miguel Andujar	R	Changeup	85.3	0-2	In play, out(s)	Miguel Andujar grounds out, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
1	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Sinker	96.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Cutter	91.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	83.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	83.6	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Sinker	96.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Slider	83.4	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	5 Bot	Jackson Merrill	L	Sinker	95.5	3-2	In play, out(s)	Jackson Merrill grounds out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher Anthony Kay.

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