MATTHEW LIBERATORE

2026-07-05 vs Cardinals

LHPRank CCardinals vs Cubs

5.0

R / ER

4/3

Movement

EXT 6.28 ft

avg pfxX
1.79

avg pfxZ
3.77

Spin
2419

Release Angle
65°

vs LHB

13 tracked pitches

vs RHB

65 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

39%↑

Slider 28%

vs RHB%

26%↓

vs LHB%

15%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 26%

vs RHB%

28%↑

vs LHB%

0%↓

Curveball 18%

vs RHB%

22%↑

vs LHB%

8%↓

Changeup 17%

vs RHB%

19%↑

vs LHB%

15%↑

Sinker 6%

vs RHB%

5%↓

vs LHB%

23%↑

Cutter 5%

vs RHB%

2%↓

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+
Slider	22	28.2	86.5	2703	6.27	54.5	36.4	36.4	9.1	98
Four-Seam Fastball	20	25.6	93.9	2166	6.34	50.0	20.0	20.0	5.0	97
Curveball	14	17.9	80.5	3104	6.24	28.6	35.7	35.7	7.1	108
Changeup	13	16.7	88.7	1844	6.25	61.5	23.1	23.1	15.4	96
Sinker	5	6.4	94.2	2204	6.36	60.0	40.0	40.0	0.0	116
Cutter	4	5.1	90.0	2493	6.27	25.0	25.0	25.0	0.0	92
Total	78	100.0	88.3	2451	6.28	48.7	29.5	29.5	7.7	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Changeup	90.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Cutter	90.3	1-0	In play, no out	Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman José Fermín.
1	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	85.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Cutter	90.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Changeup	89.3	2-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
5	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	87.6	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	86.8	3-2	In play, run(s)	Alex Bregman doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
1	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Curveball	80.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Changeup	88.2	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	87.7	0-3	Called Strike	Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
1	1 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	87.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	88.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	88.1	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	1 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Curveball	82.2	3-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
5	1 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	4-1	Ball	Carson Kelly walks.
1	1 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Slider	86.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Sinker	94.4	1-1	Hit By Pitch	Michael Busch hit by pitch. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd.
1	1 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Curveball	82.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Curveball	80.4	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	88.8	1-1	In play, run(s)	Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Alex Bregman scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd.
1	1 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Curveball	81.0	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	1 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Curveball	80.9	2-1	Hit By Pitch	Ian Happ hit by pitch.
1	1 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	0-0	In play, out(s)	Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, third baseman José Fermín to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Ian Happ out at 2nd.
1	2 Bot	Kevin Alcántara	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Kevin Alcántara	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	2 Bot	Kevin Alcántara	R	Curveball	80.6	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Kevin Alcántara	R	Slider	86.6	1-3	Swinging Strike	Kevin Alcántara strikes out swinging.
1	2 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Sinker	93.8	2-0	Hit By Pitch	Pete Crow-Armstrong hit by pitch.
1	2 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	79.5	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	85.2	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	80.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	2-2	In play, out(s)	Alex Bregman pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory.
1	2 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Curveball	79.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	0-1	In play, out(s)	Seiya Suzuki pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory.
1	3 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	84.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	87.8	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	3 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	85.6	0-3	Swinging Strike	Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	0-0	In play, out(s)	Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
1	3 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Slider	87.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Sinker	94.4	2-0	In play, out(s)	Nico Hoerner flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
1	4 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Slider	85.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	88.0	0-1	In play, out(s)	Ian Happ grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	4 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Sinker	94.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Changeup	89.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Curveball	80.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Changeup	89.3	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Slider	86.2	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	4 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.3	3-2	In play, no out	Dansby Swanson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
1	4 Bot	Kevin Alcántara	R	Curveball	80.7	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	4 Bot	Kevin Alcántara	R	Changeup	87.9	1-0	In play, out(s)	Kevin Alcántara grounds into a double play, third baseman José Fermín to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Dansby Swanson out at 2nd. Kevin Alcántara out at 1st.
1	5 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Cutter	88.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	85.7	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	5 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	86.1	1-1	In play, out(s)	Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	5 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Changeup	88.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Sinker	94.5	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	86.3	2-1	In play, out(s)	Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Changeup	89.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	86.8	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	88.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	86.3	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	87.1	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	5 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.2	3-2	In play, out(s)	Seiya Suzuki flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	6 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Curveball	78.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Curveball	79.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	6 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	6 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	6 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	4-1	Ball	Carson Kelly walks.
1	6 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Cutter	90.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	6 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Slider	86.6	1-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	6 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Slider	86.4	1-1	In play, no out	Michael Busch singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Carson Kelly to 3rd.

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