MATTHEW LIBERATORE

2026-08-14 vs Cardinals

LHPRank ACardinals vs Cubs

5.1

R / ER

2/2

Movement

EXT 6.42 ft

avg pfxX
1.10

avg pfxZ
2.93

Spin
2412

Release Angle
66°

vs LHB

20 tracked pitches

vs RHB

75 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

20%↓

Slider 35%

vs RHB%

39%↑

vs LHB%

35%↑

Curveball 27%

vs RHB%

25%↓

vs LHB%

35%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 20%

vs RHB%

16%↓

vs LHB%

0%↓

Changeup 13%

vs RHB%

16%↑

vs LHB%

0%↓

Sinker 3%

vs RHB%

4%↑

vs LHB%

10%↑

Cutter 2%

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+
Slider	33	34.7	84.9	2749	6.38	51.5	42.4	42.4	21.2	103
Curveball	26	27.4	79.3	3086	6.40	30.8	30.8	30.8	19.2	104
Four-Seam Fastball	19	20.0	94.9	2146	6.52	73.7	15.8	15.8	5.3	98
Changeup	12	12.6	88.8	1780	6.40	16.7	16.7	16.7	0.0	83
Sinker	3	3.2	95.1	2182	6.56	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	105
Cutter	2	2.1	88.7	2529	6.38	100.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	120
Total	95	100.0	86.3	2575	6.42	46.3	30.5	30.5	14.7	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	Four-Seam Fastball	94.1	0-1	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
2	1 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.9	0-1	In play, out(s)	Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder José Fermín.
1	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	85.3	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	86.0	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Curveball	81.0	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Slider	87.2	2-1	In play, out(s)	Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman César Prieto to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	85.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.5	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	80.9	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	86.8	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	85.6	3-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
6	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	85.5	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	1 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.1	3-2	In play, out(s)	Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder José Fermín.
1	2 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.3	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Curveball	80.6	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Slider	86.2	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	2 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	1-2	In play, out(s)	Michael Busch flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
1	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Slider	85.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Slider	84.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Curveball	79.3	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	89.8	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Curveball	80.1	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	90.1	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	2 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.5	3-2	In play, out(s)	Nico Hoerner grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Matthew Liberatore.
1	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	84.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Curveball	80.0	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	85.9	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	86.3	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.5	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	2 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	86.9	3-3	Swinging Strike	Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Curveball	79.7	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	3 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.7	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	89.5	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Curveball	80.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Slider	85.6	1-3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	Ian Happ strikes out swinging, catcher Iván Herrera to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	3 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	3 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Changeup	89.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Slider	84.6	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Slider	84.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Curveball	77.1	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	3 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.7	2-2	In play, out(s)	Tyrone Taylor grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	3 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Curveball	78.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Slider	84.2	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	3 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Curveball	80.3	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	3 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	1-3	Swinging Strike	Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Cutter	88.4	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	4 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	84.8	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Curveball	79.9	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	4 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	87.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.9	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.8	3-2	In play, out(s)	Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	4 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Curveball	80.0	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	4 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Curveball	81.6	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Changeup	88.7	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Bot	Seiya Suzuki	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.5	1-2	In play, out(s)	Seiya Suzuki grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
1	4 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Changeup	89.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Slider	84.7	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	78.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Curveball	79.4	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	4 Bot	Alex Bregman	R	Sinker	94.9	2-2	In play, out(s)	Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	5 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Curveball	77.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Curveball	77.8	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	5 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Curveball	79.3	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Michael Busch	L	Curveball	77.1	2-3	Foul Tip	Michael Busch strikes out on a foul tip.
1	5 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Slider	83.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	88.5	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Nico Hoerner	R	Changeup	87.8	1-1	In play, no out	Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1	5 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	82.0	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Curveball	79.2	1-1	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
3	5 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Changeup	87.4	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Slider	84.1	2-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
5	5 Bot	Carson Kelly	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.0	2-3	Called Strike	Carson Kelly called out on strikes.
1	5 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Changeup	87.9	1-0	Ball In Dirt	Ball In Dirt
2	5 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Slider	83.4	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Slider	83.9	2-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	5 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Curveball	80.0	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	5 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Slider	83.7	3-2	Foul	Foul
6	5 Bot	Ian Happ	R	Sinker	95.3	3-3	Called Strike	Ian Happ called out on strikes.
1	6 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Slider	81.9	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	6 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Curveball	78.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	6 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Changeup	88.5	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	6 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Slider	85.0	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	6 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Slider	87.0	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	6 Bot	Tyrone Taylor	R	Sinker	95.1	4-2	Ball	Tyrone Taylor walks.
1	6 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Slider	83.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	6 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Curveball	80.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	6 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Changeup	88.2	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	6 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Curveball	79.6	2-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
5	6 Bot	Dansby Swanson	R	Slider	84.4	2-2	In play, no out	Dansby Swanson singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Tyrone Taylor to 3rd.
1	6 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Curveball	76.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	6 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Slider	83.2	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	6 Bot	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	Cutter	89.0	1-1	In play, out(s)	Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to third baseman César Prieto in foul territory.

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