MATTHEW LIBERATORE

2026-06-18 vs Cardinals

LHPRank DCardinals vs Royals

1.2

R / ER

7/5

Movement

EXT 6.13 ft

avg pfxX
1.91

avg pfxZ
3.35

Spin
2422

Release Angle
64°

vs LHB

17 tracked pitches

vs RHB

31 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

35%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 38%

vs RHB%

39%↑

vs LHB%

12%↓

Curveball 23%

vs RHB%

29%↑

vs LHB%

41%↑

Slider 21%

vs RHB%

10%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 10%

vs RHB%

16%↑

vs LHB%

12%↑

Sinker 6%

vs RHB%

3%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Cutter 2%

vs RHB%

3%↑

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	18	37.5	94.6	2110	6.10	55.6	27.8	27.8	5.6	104
Curveball	11	22.9	80.6	3148	6.13	27.3	36.4	36.4	0.0	110
Slider	10	20.8	87.2	2693	6.19	40.0	40.0	40.0	30.0	100
Changeup	5	10.4	89.6	1731	6.04	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	98
Sinker	3	6.2	95.1	2272	6.16	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	113
Cutter	1	2.1	90.4	2577	6.24	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	104
Total	48	100.0	89.2	2450	6.13	50.0	27.1	27.1	8.3	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Curveball	80.6	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	1 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Curveball	81.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.5	2-2	In play, out(s)	Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	1 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Curveball	81.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Curveball	80.2	1-2	In play, run(s)	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.
1	1 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.5	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.9	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Slider	89.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Curveball	80.3	1-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Slider	88.3	1-3	Swinging Strike	Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
1	1 Bot	Starling Marte	R	Curveball	80.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Starling Marte	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Starling Marte	R	Slider	87.2	0-3	Swinging Strike	Starling Marte strikes out swinging.
1	2 Bot	Salvador Perez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Bot	Salvador Perez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Salvador Perez	R	Changeup	91.1	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Salvador Perez	R	Changeup	89.2	2-1	In play, no out	Salvador Perez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	2 Bot	Carter Jensen	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Carter Jensen	L	Sinker	95.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	2 Bot	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	88.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Carter Jensen	L	Slider	87.8	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	2 Bot	Carter Jensen	L	Sinker	96.2	2-2	In play, run(s)	Carter Jensen doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Salvador Perez scores.
1	2 Bot	Nick Loftin	R	Changeup	89.7	0-0	In play, out(s)	Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder José Fermín. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
1	2 Bot	Isaac Collins	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Isaac Collins	R	Curveball	80.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Isaac Collins	R	Cutter	90.4	2-0	In play, run(s)	Isaac Collins doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Carter Jensen scores.
1	2 Bot	Michael Massey	L	Slider	85.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Michael Massey	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	0-1	In play, run(s)	Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Isaac Collins scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.
1	2 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	86.8	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	2 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Curveball	80.5	1-2	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
4	2 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Slider	86.6	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	2 Bot	Lane Thomas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	2-2	In play, run(s)	Lane Thomas doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Michael Massey scores.
1	2 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Curveball	80.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Bobby Witt Jr.	R	Sinker	93.7	0-1	In play, run(s)	Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
1	2 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Curveball	80.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Slider	85.9	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	2 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Slider	85.2	2-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
4	2 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.9	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	2 Bot	Jac Caglianone	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	3-1	In play, out(s)	Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
1	2 Bot	Starling Marte	R	Changeup	89.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Starling Marte	R	Curveball	79.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Starling Marte	R	Changeup	89.0	1-1	In play, run(s)	Starling Marte doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

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