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2026-08-13 vs Blue Jays

RHPRank SRed Sox vs Blue Jays

5.0

R / ER

1/1

Movement

EXT 6.18 ft

avg pfxX
-2.28

avg pfxZ
2.41

Spin
2221

Release Angle
19°

vs LHB

43 tracked pitches

vs RHB

49 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

44%↓

Four-Seam Fastball 47%

vs RHB%

49%↑

vs LHB%

14%↓

Slider 20%

vs RHB%

25%↑

vs LHB%

16%↓

Curveball 17%

vs RHB%

18%↑

vs LHB%

26%↑

Changeup 16%

vs RHB%

8%↓

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

4 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Four-Seam Fastball	43	46.7	92.5	2277	6.15	55.8	30.2	30.2	4.7	106
Slider	18	19.6	85.1	2518	6.09	33.3	27.8	27.8	16.7	88
Curveball	16	17.4	74.7	2648	6.16	37.5	37.5	37.5	25.0	101
Changeup	15	16.3	83.1	1441	6.41	33.3	33.3	33.3	20.0	95
Total	92	100.0	86.4	2252	6.18	44.6	31.5	31.5	13.0	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Slider	85.8	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Changeup	84.3	1-2	In play, out(s)	Nick Sogard lines out to left fielder Charles McAdoo.
1	1 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	1 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Slider	84.4	0-3	Swinging Strike	Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging.
1	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Curveball	74.9	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Curveball	77.8	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	1 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Changeup	85.1	4-2	Ball	Wilyer Abreu walks.
1	1 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	1 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Changeup	84.1	1-2	In play, run(s)	Willson Contreras doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Wilyer Abreu scores.
1	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Slider	88.4	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Curveball	74.9	2-2	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
5	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Slider	88.8	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.3	3-2	In play, out(s)	Masataka Yoshida pops out to second baseman Ernie Clement.
1	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Curveball	72.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Slider	82.1	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Changeup	82.5	1-2	Foul	Foul
6	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Slider	87.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
7	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	1-2	Foul	Foul
8	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
9	2 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Slider	83.3	2-2	In play, out(s)	Caleb Durbin grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
1	2 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.1	0-1	In play, out(s)	Jarren Duran pops out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto in foul territory.
1	2 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Curveball	81.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Curveball	80.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.6	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Curveball	73.5	2-3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
1	3 Top	Connor Wong	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Connor Wong	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Connor Wong	R	Slider	82.1	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Top	Connor Wong	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Top	Connor Wong	R	Slider	84.5	2-2	In play, out(s)	Connor Wong flies out to center fielder Myles Straw.
1	3 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Curveball	74.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	3 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Changeup	83.0	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	0-2	In play, out(s)	Nick Sogard flies out to left fielder Charles McAdoo.
1	3 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.5	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Curveball	74.1	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	3 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Slider	82.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	3 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.1	2-2	In play, out(s)	Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
1	4 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Changeup	80.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Slider	85.8	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Changeup	83.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Changeup	85.0	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Top	Wilyer Abreu	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	1-2	In play, out(s)	Wilyer Abreu grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
1	4 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Slider	88.1	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	4 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.7	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Top	Willson Contreras	R	Curveball	73.4	0-3	Swinging Strike	Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
1	4 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Slider	87.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Curveball	72.9	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Four-Seam Fastball	91.3	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Changeup	82.9	2-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
5	4 Top	Masataka Yoshida	L	Curveball	73.8	2-2	In play, no out	Masataka Yoshida singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw.
1	4 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Curveball	71.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Changeup	82.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Slider	85.6	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Caleb Durbin	R	Slider	82.4	3-1	In play, no out	Caleb Durbin reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Andrés Giménez. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd. Masataka Yoshida advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by shortstop Andrés Giménez.
1	4 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Changeup	82.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Changeup	82.8	2-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	4 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Slider	88.2	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	4 Top	Jarren Duran	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.7	4-1	Ball	Jarren Duran walks. Masataka Yoshida to 3rd. Caleb Durbin to 2nd.
1	4 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Slider	82.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Curveball	73.0	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Andruw Monasterio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	92.8	2-2	In play, out(s)	Andruw Monasterio flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
1	5 Top	Connor Wong	R	Slider	81.8	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Connor Wong	R	Four-Seam Fastball	91.5	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Connor Wong	R	Changeup	83.8	0-3	Swinging Strike	Connor Wong strikes out swinging.
1	5 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Changeup	81.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Changeup	82.5	2-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	5 Top	Nick Sogard	L	Curveball	73.2	2-1	In play, out(s)	Nick Sogard lines out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
1	5 Top	Ceddanne Rafaela	R	Curveball	73.0	0-0	In play, out(s)	Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrés Giménez. Ceddanne Rafaela out at 2nd, shortstop Andrés Giménez to second baseman Ernie Clement.

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