ZAC THORNTON

2026-05-20 vs Mets

LHPRank DMets vs Nationals

4.1

R / ER

4/4

Movement

EXT 6.38 ft

avg pfxX
3.32

avg pfxZ
6.13

Spin
2182

Release Angle
38°

vs LHB

21 tracked pitches

vs RHB

59 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

52%↑

Slider 45%

vs RHB%

42%↓

vs LHB%

24%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 28%

vs RHB%

29%↑

vs LHB%

10%↓

Cutter 16%

vs RHB%

19%↑

vs LHB%

14%↑

Sinker 10%

vs RHB%

9%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 1%

vs RHB%

2%↑

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	36	45.0	83.5	2331	6.41	50.0	22.2	22.2	13.9	90
Four-Seam Fastball	22	27.5	91.6	2229	6.33	59.1	18.2	18.2	0.0	104
Cutter	13	16.2	88.2	2370	6.38	46.2	38.5	38.5	7.7	108
Sinker	8	10.0	91.7	2149	6.35	50.0	37.5	37.5	0.0	122
Changeup	1	1.2	82.7	1832	6.28	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	109
Total	80	100.0	87.3	2285	6.38	52.5	25.0	25.0	7.5	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	James Wood	L	Slider	85.3	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	James Wood	L	Slider	85.9	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	1-2	In play, out(s)	James Wood grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos.
1	1 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	81.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Cutter	90.2	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	83.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	84.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	2-2	In play, no out	Curtis Mead singles on a fly ball to right fielder Carson Benge.
1	1 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	79.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	78.9	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	1 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	85.9	2-2	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
5	1 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	83.7	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	83.6	4-2	Ball	Andrés Chaparro walks. Curtis Mead to 2nd.
1	1 Bot	CJ Abrams	L	Slider	87.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	CJ Abrams	L	Cutter	88.6	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	CJ Abrams	L	Slider	85.2	1-1	In play, run(s)	CJ Abrams homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Curtis Mead scores. Andrés Chaparro scores.
1	1 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	90.9	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Cutter	88.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Slider	84.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Sinker	92.4	2-3	Called Strike	Dylan Crews called out on strikes.
1	1 Bot	Daylen Lile	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Daylen Lile	L	Cutter	88.6	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Bot	Daylen Lile	L	Slider	82.3	1-1	In play, out(s)	Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos.
1	2 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Cutter	87.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Slider	86.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Four-Seam Fastball	90.3	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	2 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.0	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	2 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Cutter	87.6	3-2	In play, out(s)	Jacob Young lines out sharply to right fielder Carson Benge.
1	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Cutter	88.0	2-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Cutter	89.2	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Slider	85.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Sinker	93.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	2 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Cutter	87.3	4-2	Ball	Nasim Nuñez walks.
1	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Cutter	87.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Slider	79.0	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Cutter	88.3	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Cutter	88.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.1	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Slider	84.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
8	2 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Slider	78.4	2-2	In play, run(s)	Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nasim Nuñez scores.
1	2 Bot	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	90.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Bot	James Wood	L	Sinker	92.4	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	James Wood	L	Slider	85.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Bot	James Wood	L	Slider	78.6	1-2	In play, out(s)	James Wood flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.
1	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Cutter	87.0	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	80.0	1-2	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Swinging Strike (Blocked)
4	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Sinker	93.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
6	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	85.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
7	2 Bot	Curtis Mead	R	Sinker	91.7	2-3	Called Strike	Curtis Mead called out on strikes.
1	3 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Four-Seam Fastball	89.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	77.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Sinker	89.1	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Changeup	82.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Bot	Andrés Chaparro	R	Slider	84.3	1-2	In play, out(s)	Andrés Chaparro grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Mark Vientos.
1	3 Bot	CJ Abrams	L	Slider	84.2	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	CJ Abrams	L	Sinker	90.6	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	CJ Abrams	L	Slider	82.5	1-1	In play, out(s)	CJ Abrams grounds out softly, pitcher Zac Thornton to first baseman Mark Vientos.
1	3 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Slider	84.6	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	0-1	In play, out(s)	Dylan Crews lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
1	4 Bot	Daylen Lile	L	Slider	83.5	0-0	In play, out(s)	Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.
1	4 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Slider	84.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Four-Seam Fastball	90.1	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Slider	86.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	4 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Slider	85.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Bot	Jacob Young	R	Slider	84.2	1-3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Jacob Young strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Slider	84.6	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Bot	Nasim Nuñez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	89.9	0-1	In play, out(s)	Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Mark Vientos.
1	5 Bot	Keibert Ruiz	R	Slider	85.8	0-0	In play, no out	Keibert Ruiz doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto.
1	5 Bot	James Wood	L	Slider	84.6	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Bot	James Wood	L	Sinker	90.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	89.7	1-1	In play, out(s)	James Wood flies out to left fielder Juan Soto.

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