JAVIER ASSAD

2026-07-05 vs Cubs

RHPRank SCardinals vs Cubs

4.2

R / ER

0/0

Movement

EXT 6.58 ft

avg pfxX
-0.36

avg pfxZ
2.85

Spin
2059

Release Angle
39°

vs LHB

38 tracked pitches

vs RHB

42 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

13%↓

Sinker 31%

vs RHB%

48%↑

vs LHB%

40%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 30%

vs RHB%

21%↓

vs LHB%

16%↑

Cutter 15%

vs RHB%

14%↓

vs LHB%

5%↓

Slider 11%

vs RHB%

17%↑

vs LHB%

16%↑

Changeup 8%

vs RHB%

0%↓

vs LHB%

11%↑

Curveball 5%

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+
Sinker	25	31.2	93.5	2016	6.59	60.0	32.0	32.0	0.0	112
Four-Seam Fastball	24	30.0	93.7	2114	6.57	58.3	25.0	25.0	8.3	105
Cutter	12	15.0	89.5	2130	6.57	33.3	25.0	25.0	0.0	92
Slider	9	11.2	82.4	2401	6.61	22.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	79
Changeup	6	7.5	85.4	1270	6.58	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	83
Curveball	4	5.0	76.9	2424	6.45	75.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	128
Total	80	100.0	90.3	2070	6.58	48.8	25.0	25.0	3.8	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Slider	84.6	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	0-2	In play, out(s)	JJ Wetherholt lines out softly to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
1	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Cutter	88.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Slider	82.4	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.9	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Cutter	88.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Sinker	93.1	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Slider	86.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
8	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
9	1 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Slider	80.3	2-3	Swinging Strike	Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
1	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Curveball	77.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Changeup	85.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Cutter	88.6	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Cutter	89.1	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Sinker	92.3	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	1 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Sinker	93.1	3-2	In play, out(s)	Alec Burleson grounds out sharply, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
1	2 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	92.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	93.7	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	2 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Cutter	89.3	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	2 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	92.4	4-1	Ball	Jordan Walker walks.
1	2 Top	Lars Nootbaar	L	Cutter	89.6	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Top	Lars Nootbaar	L	Curveball	76.2	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Top	Lars Nootbaar	L	Slider	85.9	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Lars Nootbaar	L	Sinker	93.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Lars Nootbaar	L	Changeup	85.7	1-2	In play, out(s)	Lars Nootbaar flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
1	2 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Sinker	93.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Cutter	89.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Sinker	93.4	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	2 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Sinker	93.0	2-1	In play, no out	Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
1	2 Top	Nathan Church	L	Curveball	75.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Nathan Church	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.3	1-0	In play, no out	Nathan Church singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Masyn Winn to 3rd.
1	2 Top	José Fermín	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	José Fermín	R	Cutter	91.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	José Fermín	R	Sinker	95.3	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	José Fermín	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	José Fermín	R	Slider	81.1	3-2	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
6	2 Top	José Fermín	R	Sinker	96.0	4-2	Ball	José Fermín walks. Nathan Church to 2nd.
1	2 Top	Bryan Torres	L	Cutter	91.4	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	2 Top	Bryan Torres	L	Cutter	90.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Bryan Torres	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Bryan Torres	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.5	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	2 Top	Bryan Torres	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	3-1	In play, out(s)	Bryan Torres pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
1	3 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Sinker	92.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Changeup	84.9	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	3 Top	JJ Wetherholt	L	Sinker	93.7	2-2	In play, out(s)	JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
1	3 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Sinker	94.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Sinker	94.1	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Sinker	94.3	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	Iván Herrera	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	1-3	Swinging Strike	Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Changeup	86.0	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Top	Alec Burleson	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	1-2	In play, out(s)	Alec Burleson flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
1	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	92.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	93.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Cutter	89.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	93.5	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Sinker	93.6	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	4 Top	Jordan Walker	R	Slider	80.0	2-2	In play, out(s)	Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
1	4 Top	Lars Nootbaar	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	0-0	In play, out(s)	Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
1	4 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Sinker	92.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Slider	81.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Masyn Winn	R	Slider	79.7	1-1	In play, out(s)	Masyn Winn flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
1	5 Top	Nathan Church	L	Curveball	78.3	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Nathan Church	L	Changeup	85.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Nathan Church	L	Cutter	88.3	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Top	Nathan Church	L	Changeup	84.7	1-2	In play, out(s)	Nathan Church grounds out softly, pitcher Javier Assad to first baseman Michael Busch.
1	5 Top	José Fermín	R	Sinker	94.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	José Fermín	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	José Fermín	R	Sinker	93.0	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Top	José Fermín	R	Sinker	94.0	2-1	In play, out(s)	José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.

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