MICHAEL WACHA

2026-07-09 vs Royals

RHPRank DRoyals vs Mets

4.2

R / ER

6/6

Movement

EXT 6.82 ft

avg pfxX
-2.10

avg pfxZ
4.66

Spin
2023

Release Angle
42°

vs LHB

57 tracked pitches

vs RHB

47 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

35%↑

Changeup 27%

vs RHB%

17%↓

vs LHB%

26%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 24%

vs RHB%

21%↓

vs LHB%

16%↓

Sinker 20%

vs RHB%

26%↑

vs LHB%

11%↓

Cutter 14%

vs RHB%

17%↑

vs LHB%

12%↑

Curveball 9%

vs RHB%

4%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Slider 7%

vs RHB%

15%↑

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+
Changeup	28	26.9	80.2	1557	6.75	67.9	28.6	28.6	10.7	101
Four-Seam Fastball	25	24.0	93.1	2120	6.81	52.0	28.0	28.0	8.0	109
Sinker	21	20.2	93.2	1994	6.85	57.1	23.8	23.8	4.8	105
Cutter	14	13.5	89.8	2064	6.92	64.3	21.4	21.4	7.1	96
Curveball	9	8.7	76.6	2326	6.79	22.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	94
Slider	7	6.7	83.4	2077	6.86	0.0	42.9	42.9	28.6	106
Total	104	100.0	87.1	1950	6.82	52.9	25.0	25.0	8.7	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	0-0	In play, out(s)	A.J. Ewing flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
1	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Curveball	76.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Changeup	80.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Sinker	95.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Changeup	80.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Changeup	81.8	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.2	2-3	Called Strike	Juan Soto called out on strikes.
1	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.8	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Changeup	81.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Curveball	78.8	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Sinker	94.7	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Sinker	94.2	1-2	Foul	Foul
6	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.2	1-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Cutter	91.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
8	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Changeup	81.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
9	1 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Sinker	94.1	1-2	In play, out(s)	Bo Bichette grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Michael Wacha.
1	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	91.7	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Cutter	89.6	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Changeup	80.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Changeup	80.5	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Cutter	90.3	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	2 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	93.2	4-2	Ball	Carson Benge walks.
1	2 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Cutter	88.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Cutter	88.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Sinker	93.1	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	2 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	3-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
6	2 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Cutter	88.9	3-3	Swinging Strike	Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging. Carson Benge steals (13) 2nd base.
1	2 Bot	Jared Young	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.5	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Bot	Jared Young	L	Changeup	80.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Jared Young	L	Cutter	90.5	1-1	In play, run(s)	Jared Young doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Carson Benge scores.
1	2 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Slider	83.5	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	2 Bot	Mark Vientos	R	Sinker	92.2	1-1	Hit By Pitch	Mark Vientos hit by pitch.
1	2 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Changeup	79.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Changeup	79.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Curveball	75.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-1	In play, out(s)	Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
1	2 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Slider	83.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Sinker	92.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	2 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Changeup	80.1	1-3	Called Strike	Luis Torrens called out on strikes.
1	3 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Changeup	79.2	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Changeup	80.7	0-3	Foul Tip	A.J. Ewing strikes out on a foul tip.
1	3 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Curveball	76.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Changeup	79.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.1	4-1	Ball	Juan Soto walks.
1	3 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Cutter	89.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Cutter	90.0	1-0	In play, out(s)	Bo Bichette grounds into a double play, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Juan Soto out at 2nd. Bo Bichette out at 1st.
1	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Sinker	91.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Changeup	79.1	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Curveball	76.2	0-2	In play, out(s)	Carson Benge flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1	4 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Slider	83.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Slider	83.2	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Changeup	78.3	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.0	1-3	Swinging Strike	Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	Jared Young	L	Cutter	90.5	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Jared Young	L	Changeup	80.2	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	4 Bot	Jared Young	L	Sinker	95.2	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Jared Young	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Bot	Jared Young	L	Curveball	77.7	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Bot	Jared Young	L	Changeup	80.6	2-2	In play, out(s)	Jared Young lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
1	5 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.9	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Slider	84.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Changeup	78.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Cutter	89.3	2-1	In play, run(s)	Tyrone Taylor homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.
1	5 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Changeup	80.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Changeup	80.3	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	5 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Sinker	92.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Changeup	80.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Changeup	80.3	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	5 Bot	Brett Baty	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-2	In play, no out	Brett Baty singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.
1	5 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Four-Seam Fastball	90.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Sinker	90.4	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	5 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Sinker	91.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	Luis Torrens	R	Cutter	89.3	1-2	In play, out(s)	Luis Torrens lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
1	5 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Curveball	75.7	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	5 Bot	A.J. Ewing	L	Changeup	80.2	1-1	In play, no out	A.J. Ewing singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Baty to 3rd.
1	5 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Sinker	93.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Curveball	76.0	1-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	5 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Sinker	92.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	5 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Changeup	80.8	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Sinker	93.6	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	5 Bot	Juan Soto	L	Cutter	90.7	4-2	Ball	Juan Soto walks. A.J. Ewing to 2nd.
1	5 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Sinker	93.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Sinker	93.7	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	5 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Sinker	92.7	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Changeup	80.9	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	5 Bot	Bo Bichette	R	Curveball	76.4	2-2	In play, run(s)	Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Brett Baty scores.
1	5 Bot	Carson Benge	L	Cutter	89.7	0-0	In play, run(s)	Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. A.J. Ewing scores. Juan Soto scores. Carson Benge to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Lane Thomas.
1	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Slider	83.3	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Changeup	79.3	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Sinker	94.4	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Slider	81.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Changeup	79.9	2-2	Foul	Foul
7	5 Bot	Francisco Alvarez	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	2-2	In play, run(s)	Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Carson Benge scores.

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