MATT WALDRON

2026-05-12 vs Padres

RHPRank DPadres vs Brewers

2.2

R / ER

6/6

Movement

EXT 6.59 ft

avg pfxX
-0.77

avg pfxZ
4.21

Spin
1784

Release Angle
45°

vs LHB

44 tracked pitches

vs RHB

15 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

39%↑

Cutter 31%

vs RHB%

7%↓

vs LHB%

23%↓

Sinker 29%

vs RHB%

47%↑

vs LHB%

18%↑

Slider 15%

vs RHB%

7%↓

vs LHB%

11%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 14%

vs RHB%

20%↑

vs LHB%

9%↓

Knuckleball 12%

vs RHB%

20%↑

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+
Cutter	18	30.5	88.5	2202	6.59	50.0	11.1	11.1	0.0	83
Sinker	17	28.8	92.5	2061	6.65	76.5	23.5	23.5	11.8	109
Slider	9	15.3	81.5	2277	6.54	44.4	33.3	33.3	0.0	110
Four-Seam Fastball	8	13.6	93.2	2170	6.67	75.0	37.5	37.5	12.5	124
Knuckleball	7	11.9	82.3	208	6.40	57.1	28.6	28.6	14.3	80
Total	59	100.0	88.5	1932	6.59	61.0	23.7	23.7	6.8	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	2 Bot	William Contreras	R	Knuckleball	78.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	William Contreras	R	Knuckleball	80.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	4-0	Ball	William Contreras walks.
1	2 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	91.1	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Slider	80.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	92.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	92.1	2-1	In play, out(s)	Jake Bauers grounds into a double play, first baseman Gavin Sheets to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to pitcher Matt Waldron. William Contreras out at 2nd. Jake Bauers out at 1st.
1	2 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Cutter	88.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-1	Foul	Foul
4	2 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Cutter	89.9	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Knuckleball	82.9	2-3	Called Strike	Garrett Mitchell called out on strikes.
1	3 Bot	Sal Frelick	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Sal Frelick	L	Cutter	88.5	0-1	In play, out(s)	Sal Frelick flies out to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
1	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Cutter	88.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Cutter	88.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Knuckleball	79.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Cutter	87.5	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Knuckleball	84.3	2-3	Swinging Strike	David Hamilton strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Joey Ortiz	R	Sinker	93.5	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Joey Ortiz	R	Sinker	92.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Joey Ortiz	R	Slider	81.8	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Bot	Joey Ortiz	R	Knuckleball	83.8	1-2	In play, run(s)	Joey Ortiz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
1	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Sinker	92.7	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Cutter	89.4	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Cutter	89.1	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Knuckleball	87.9	1-2	In play, no out	Brice Turang singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
1	3 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	91.5	0-1	In play, out(s)	Jackson Chourio flies out to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
1	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Cutter	87.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Cutter	88.0	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Cutter	88.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Sinker	92.1	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	2-3	Swinging Strike	Christian Yelich strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Cutter	89.2	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Sinker	91.7	0-1	In play, no out	William Contreras doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
1	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Slider	83.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Slider	81.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	93.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Slider	82.2	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	93.1	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	93.3	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Sinker	92.8	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	4 Bot	Jake Bauers	L	Slider	81.4	4-2	Ball	Jake Bauers walks.
1	4 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Slider	81.4	0-0	In play, no out	Garrett Mitchell singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. William Contreras to 3rd. Jake Bauers to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Sal Frelick	L	Cutter	87.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Sal Frelick	L	Cutter	88.8	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Bot	Sal Frelick	L	Cutter	88.9	1-1	In play, run(s)	Sal Frelick singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ramón Laureano. William Contreras scores. Jake Bauers scores. Garrett Mitchell to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Cutter	88.5	0-0	In play, no out	David Hamilton singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Matt Waldron. Garrett Mitchell to 3rd. Sal Frelick to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Joey Ortiz	R	Sinker	92.8	0-0	In play, run(s)	Joey Ortiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Garrett Mitchell scores.
1	4 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Slider	81.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Cutter	88.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Cutter	88.1	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	4 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Slider	80.5	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	4 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Sinker	91.8	3-2	In play, run(s)	Brice Turang doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Ramón Laureano. Sal Frelick scores. David Hamilton scores.
1	4 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	92.3	0-1	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
2	4 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	93.1	0-1	In play, no out	Jackson Chourio singles on a ground ball to second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. Brice Turang to 3rd.

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