MICHAEL WACHA

2026-05-31 vs Royals

RHPRank DRoyals vs Rangers

5.0

R / ER

6/6

Movement

EXT 6.78 ft

avg pfxX
-1.51

avg pfxZ
4.40

Spin
1994

Release Angle
45°

vs LHB

38 tracked pitches

vs RHB

44 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

47%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 28%

vs RHB%

11%↓

vs LHB%

21%↑

Changeup 17%

vs RHB%

14%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Sinker 15%

vs RHB%

27%↑

vs LHB%

3%↓

Slider 15%

vs RHB%

25%↑

vs LHB%

13%↓

Cutter 13%

vs RHB%

14%↑

vs LHB%

16%↑

Curveball 12%

vs RHB%

9%↓

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+
Four-Seam Fastball	23	28.0	92.4	2099	6.74	34.8	17.4	17.4	8.7	100
Changeup	14	17.1	81.1	1556	6.78	35.7	35.7	35.7	28.6	111
Sinker	12	14.6	92.6	2016	6.87	58.3	25.0	25.0	0.0	114
Slider	12	14.6	84.8	2003	6.83	75.0	25.0	25.0	16.7	101
Cutter	11	13.4	89.5	2083	6.81	36.4	9.1	9.1	0.0	82
Curveball	10	12.2	76.0	2204	6.69	40.0	10.0	10.0	0.0	86
Total	82	100.0	87.0	1991	6.78	45.1	20.7	20.7	9.8	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	0-0	In play, out(s)	Joc Pederson flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
1	1 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Sinker	92.4	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Sinker	92.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Sinker	93.8	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Changeup	80.4	2-2	In play, no out	Josh Jung doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1	1 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	1 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	2-1	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Curveball	75.9	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	1 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Cutter	92.8	2-3	Foul Tip	Rangers challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo strikes out on a foul tip.
1	1 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Sinker	93.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Slider	84.6	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Sinker	93.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Cutter	89.2	3-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
5	1 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Slider	86.0	4-1	Ball	Jake Burger walks.
1	1 Bot	Ezequiel Duran	R	Slider	84.5	0-0	In play, run(s)	Ezequiel Duran triples (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores.
1	1 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Cutter	90.7	0-1	In play, run(s)	Alejandro Osuna singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Ezequiel Duran scores.
1	1 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Four-Seam Fastball	90.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Cutter	88.0	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Curveball	76.7	2-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
4	1 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Sinker	91.3	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Cutter	88.6	3-1	In play, run(s)	Kyle Higashioka doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Alejandro Osuna scores.
1	1 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Curveball	75.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Changeup	81.5	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Slider	85.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	1-3	Swinging Strike	Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.
1	2 Bot	Michael Helman	R	Slider	83.8	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	2 Bot	Michael Helman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Michael Helman	R	Changeup	81.2	1-1	In play, out(s)	Michael Helman grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1	2 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Changeup	83.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Cutter	91.0	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.7	4-0	Ball	Joc Pederson walks.
1	2 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Slider	86.1	0-0	In play, out(s)	Josh Jung grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Joc Pederson out at 2nd. Josh Jung out at 1st.
1	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Changeup	80.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Cutter	88.8	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	3 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Changeup	81.2	2-3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Slider	85.4	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Slider	85.2	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	0-2	In play, no out	Jake Burger doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
1	3 Bot	Ezequiel Duran	R	Sinker	92.1	0-0	In play, out(s)	Ezequiel Duran pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
1	3 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	0-1	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
2	3 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Changeup	81.5	0-1	In play, out(s)	Alejandro Osuna pops out to catcher Salvador Perez in foul territory.
1	4 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Curveball	73.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Slider	84.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Sinker	91.5	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Slider	83.8	2-1	In play, no out	Kyle Higashioka singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1	4 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	90.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Curveball	76.4	1-0	In play, no out	Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Michael Helman	R	Slider	84.7	0-0	In play, out(s)	Michael Helman out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Michael Wacha to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Kyle Higashioka to 3rd. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Curveball	76.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Changeup	82.5	2-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	4 Bot	Joc Pederson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	3-0	Ball	Ball
1	4 Bot	Josh Jung	R	Sinker	93.9	0-0	In play, run(s)	Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Kyle Higashioka scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Joc Pederson to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Curveball	77.1	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	4 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Changeup	81.9	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Bot	Brandon Nimmo	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	1-1	In play, out(s)	Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Joc Pederson to 3rd.
1	4 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Curveball	76.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Sinker	92.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Cutter	89.4	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Sinker	92.7	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	4 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Slider	84.4	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	4 Bot	Jake Burger	R	Changeup	81.7	4-2	Ball	Jake Burger walks. Josh Jung to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Ezequiel Duran	R	Cutter	89.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Ezequiel Duran	R	Cutter	90.5	1-0	In play, out(s)	Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Nick Loftin. Josh Jung out at 3rd.
1	5 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Four-Seam Fastball	90.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Cutter	86.6	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	5 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Curveball	75.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	Alejandro Osuna	L	Changeup	80.0	1-3	Swinging Strike	Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Curveball	76.3	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Sinker	91.4	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Changeup	78.4	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	5 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Changeup	80.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	5 Bot	Kyle Higashioka	R	Changeup	81.1	2-3	Swinging Strike	Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Nicky Lopez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.1	0-0	In play, out(s)	Nicky Lopez flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

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