MERRILL KELLY

2026-06-05 vs Diamondbacks

RHPRank DNationals vs Diamondbacks

5.0

R / ER

7/7

Movement

EXT 6.20 ft

avg pfxX
-3.86

avg pfxZ
3.07

Spin
2339

Release Angle
27°

vs LHB

76 tracked pitches

vs RHB

9 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

34%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 35%

vs RHB%

44%↑

vs LHB%

32%↑

Changeup 29%

vs RHB%

11%↓

vs LHB%

13%↑

Curveball 12%

vs RHB%

0%↓

vs LHB%

8%↓

Sinker 9%

vs RHB%

22%↑

vs LHB%

7%↓

Slider 8%

vs RHB%

22%↑

vs LHB%

7%↑

Cutter 6%

vs RHB%

0%↓

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	30	35.3	92.4	2367	6.23	43.3	16.7	16.7	10.0	98
Changeup	25	29.4	88.5	2196	6.23	32.0	32.0	32.0	20.0	105
Curveball	10	11.8	82.3	2505	6.09	50.0	40.0	40.0	0.0	112
Sinker	8	9.4	92.6	2250	6.21	25.0	25.0	25.0	0.0	101
Slider	7	8.2	86.5	2275	6.20	28.6	28.6	28.6	28.6	91
Cutter	5	5.9	91.5	2443	6.10	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	96
Total	85	100.0	89.5	2319	6.20	36.5	24.7	24.7	11.8	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Top	James Wood	L	Changeup	89.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	James Wood	L	Changeup	90.0	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	1 Top	James Wood	L	Slider	89.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Top	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	4-2	Ball	James Wood walks.
1	1 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Curveball	82.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Cutter	92.1	0-1	In play, run(s)	Luis García Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. James Wood scores.
1	1 Top	José Tena	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	José Tena	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	José Tena	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	1-1	In play, out(s)	José Tena grounds out, pitcher Merrill Kelly to first baseman LuJames Groover.
1	1 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Curveball	83.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Changeup	89.6	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Changeup	89.3	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Changeup	89.6	0-3	Foul Tip	CJ Abrams strikes out on a foul tip.
1	1 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Cutter	92.9	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Curveball	83.8	1-1	In play, out(s)	Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
1	2 Top	Jorbit Vivas	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.5	0-0	In play, out(s)	Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
1	2 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Sinker	92.7	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Changeup	89.9	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	2 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	3-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
6	2 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.3	3-2	In play, out(s)	Dylan Crews lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
1	2 Top	Drew Millas	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Drew Millas	L	Sinker	94.0	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Top	Drew Millas	L	Changeup	89.6	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Drew Millas	L	Changeup	90.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Drew Millas	L	Slider	87.6	2-2	Hit By Pitch	Drew Millas hit by pitch.
1	2 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Sinker	92.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.1	2-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	2 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	2 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.1	3-1	In play, out(s)	Nasim Nuñez lines out to center fielder Jorge Barrosa.
1	3 Top	James Wood	L	Curveball	82.3	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Top	James Wood	L	Changeup	88.3	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Top	James Wood	L	Changeup	89.4	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	1-2	In play, run(s)	James Wood homers (17) on a fly ball to center field.
1	3 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Sinker	92.9	0-0	In play, out(s)	Luis García Jr. grounds out, first baseman LuJames Groover to pitcher Merrill Kelly.
1	3 Top	José Tena	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	José Tena	L	Curveball	83.2	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	José Tena	L	Slider	87.2	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	José Tena	L	Changeup	89.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	José Tena	L	Changeup	89.4	2-2	In play, no out	José Tena singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jorge Barrosa.
1	3 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Changeup	87.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Changeup	88.3	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Cutter	90.2	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.9	3-1	Foul	Foul
5	3 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.4	4-1	Ball	CJ Abrams walks. José Tena to 2nd.
1	3 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Sinker	92.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Changeup	87.8	1-0	In play, run(s)	Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to center fielder Jorge Barrosa. José Tena scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd.
1	3 Top	Jorbit Vivas	L	Curveball	82.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Jorbit Vivas	L	Sinker	91.6	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Jorbit Vivas	L	Cutter	91.0	1-1	In play, run(s)	Jorbit Vivas doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile scores.
1	3 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Sinker	92.9	0-0	In play, out(s)	Dylan Crews flies out sharply to center fielder Jorge Barrosa.
1	3 Top	Drew Millas	L	Curveball	81.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Drew Millas	L	Changeup	86.8	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Drew Millas	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Drew Millas	L	Cutter	91.2	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Drew Millas	L	Sinker	91.7	4-1	Ball	Drew Millas walks.
1	3 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.5	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Curveball	81.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Changeup	86.7	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	3 Top	Nasim Nuñez	L	Changeup	87.6	1-3	Swinging Strike	Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging.
1	4 Top	James Wood	L	Curveball	80.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	James Wood	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	James Wood	L	Changeup	86.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	4 Top	James Wood	L	Changeup	88.7	1-3	Called Strike	James Wood called out on strikes.
1	4 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Curveball	81.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Changeup	87.4	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Changeup	87.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Changeup	87.3	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Luis García Jr.	L	Slider	85.5	2-2	In play, out(s)	Luis García Jr. grounds out to first baseman LuJames Groover.
1	4 Top	José Tena	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.7	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Top	José Tena	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	José Tena	L	Slider	86.5	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Top	José Tena	L	Changeup	88.0	1-3	Swinging Strike	José Tena strikes out swinging.
1	5 Top	CJ Abrams	L	Four-Seam Fastball	90.5	0-0	In play, out(s)	CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
1	5 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Daylen Lile	L	Four-Seam Fastball	90.7	1-0	In play, run(s)	Daylen Lile homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.
1	5 Top	Jorbit Vivas	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Jorbit Vivas	L	Changeup	87.3	1-0	In play, out(s)	Jorbit Vivas grounds out, first baseman LuJames Groover to pitcher Merrill Kelly.
1	5 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Slider	84.8	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	5 Top	Dylan Crews	R	Slider	85.0	0-1	In play, out(s)	Dylan Crews grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman LuJames Groover.

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