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Daniel Espino

Cleveland Guardians · Four-Seam Fastballvs. Josh BellBottom 1 · Swinging Strike

02468Height · ft50 ft from homePlate

Derived · Side view · Vertical scale exaggerated

99.7 mph. Swinging Strike to end the at-bat.

Observed · MLB tracking

Speed
99.7 mph
Spin
2,431 rpm
Throws
Right
About this pitch Derived

The pitch crossed the plate 3.44 feet high, above the batter’s tracked vertical zone (1.68–3.33 ft). It spun at 2,431 rpm. These measurements describe the pitch; they do not establish why the batter missed or took it.

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Automatically selected from 39 exact-ID-matched strikeout highlights with complete tracking in completed games. New pitch types, then new pitchers, then higher speed determine the order; this is a sample, not a ranking of the day's best pitches. Notes are composed deterministically from MLB measurements. Updates automatically from the previous Eastern calendar day, checked every 15 minutes while the site is in use. Only completed games with verified clips and tracking qualify; fewer than five pitches may be available. Retrieved 2026-09-13. The clip is the MLB broadcast; if it stalls.

Speed, spin and plate location: observed MLB tracking data. Flight: derived from the fitted position, velocity and acceleration at approximately 50 feet from home, ending at the game feed’s plate plane (y = 17/12 ft). These game-feed coordinates are checked against its reported plate location; they are not the 2026 Savant CSV’s middle-of-plate values. The chart is separate from the broadcast playback.

MLB game data · Exact pitch on Savant · Coordinate definitions

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Scores · May 18, 2026 · Observed · updated

14 finals.

  1. CLE8at2DETFinal

    Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 2. CLE scored 3 in the 6th. Slade Cecconi took the win, Framber Valdez the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    CLE002023001890
    DET100000010250
    Decisions
    W Slade Cecconi · L Framber Valdez
    Where
    Comerica Park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  2. BAL6at16TBFinal

    Tampa Bay Rays 16, Baltimore Orioles 6. TB scored 5 in the 2nd. Shane McClanahan took the win, Trevor Rogers the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    BAL0010301106121
    TB1502440016181
    Decisions
    W Shane McClanahan · L Trevor Rogers
    Where
    Tropicana Field ·
    Gameday on MLB
  3. CIN4at5PHIFinal

    Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4. Decided by a run. Orion Kerkering took the win, Graham Ashcraft the loss, and Jhoan Duran the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    CIN020000110461
    PHI20000102550
    Decisions
    W Orion Kerkering · L Graham Ashcraft · SV Jhoan Duran
    Where
    Citizens Bank Park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  4. ATL0at12MIAFinal

    Miami Marlins 12, Atlanta Braves 0. MIA scored 6 in the 5th. Max Meyer took the win, JR Ritchie the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    ATL000000000041
    MIA010560001290
    Decisions
    W Max Meyer · L JR Ritchie
    Where
    loanDepot park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  5. NYM16at7WSHFinal · 12

    New York Mets 16, Washington Nationals 7 in 12 innings. NYM scored 10 in the 12th. Huascar Brazobán took the win, Paxton Schultz the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789101112RHE
    NYM010120100011016190
    WSH0210001100117113
    Decisions
    W Huascar Brazobán · L Paxton Schultz
    Where
    Nationals Park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  6. TOR6at7NYYFinal

    New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6. NYY scored 4 in the 7th. The lead changed hands 2 times. Decided by a run. Paul Blackburn took the win, Yariel Rodríguez the loss, and David Bednar the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    TOR000311001692
    NYY100200407110
    Decisions
    W Paul Blackburn · L Yariel Rodríguez · SV David Bednar
    Where
    Yankee Stadium ·
    Gameday on MLB
  7. BOS3at1KCFinal

    Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1. Sonny Gray took the win, Seth Lugo the loss, and Aroldis Chapman the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    BOS000002100390
    KC000000100160
    Decisions
    W Sonny Gray · L Seth Lugo · SV Aroldis Chapman
    Where
    Kauffman Stadium ·
    Gameday on MLB
  8. HOU3at6MINFinal

    Minnesota Twins 6, Houston Astros 3. MIN scored 3 in the 6th. Eric Orze took the win, Tatsuya Imai the loss, and Taylor Rogers the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    HOU000000300370
    MIN01020300690
    Decisions
    W Eric Orze · L Tatsuya Imai · SV Taylor Rogers
    Where
    Target Field ·
    Gameday on MLB
  9. MIL9at3CHCFinal

    Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago Cubs 3. MIL scored 4 in the 4th. Shane Drohan took the win, Shota Imanaga the loss. MIL had 13 hits. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    MIL0104310009130
    CHC000030000370
    Decisions
    W Shane Drohan · L Shota Imanaga
    Where
    Wrigley Field ·
    Gameday on MLB
  10. TEX6at7COLFinal

    Colorado Rockies 7, Texas Rangers 6. Decided by a run. Jose Quintana took the win, MacKenzie Gore the loss, and Juan Mejia the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    TEX0100110306102
    COL20220100770
    Decisions
    W Jose Quintana · L MacKenzie Gore · SV Juan Mejia
    Where
    Coors Field ·
    Gameday on MLB
  11. ATH1at2LAAFinal

    Los Angeles Angels 2, Athletics 1. Decided by a run. Chase Silseth took the win, J.T. Ginn the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    ATH000000001170
    LAA000000002221
    Decisions
    W Chase Silseth · L J.T. Ginn
    Where
    Angel Stadium ·
    Gameday on MLB
  12. LAD0at1SDFinal

    San Diego Padres 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0. Decided by a run. Michael King took the win, Yoshinobu Yamamoto the loss, and Mason Miller the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    LAD000000000050
    SD10000000141
    Decisions
    W Michael King · L Yoshinobu Yamamoto · SV Mason Miller
    Where
    Petco Park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  13. SF2at12AZFinal

    Arizona Diamondbacks 12, San Francisco Giants 2. AZ scored 5 in the 5th. Zac Gallen took the win, Robbie Ray the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    SF011000000283
    AZ4120500012160
    Decisions
    W Zac Gallen · L Robbie Ray
    Where
    Chase Field ·
    Gameday on MLB
  14. CWS1at6SEAFinal

    Seattle Mariners 6, Chicago White Sox 1. SEA scored 3 in the 8th. Bryan Woo took the win, Noah Schultz the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    CWS000000100161
    SEA10100103680
    Decisions
    W Bryan Woo · L Noah Schultz
    Where
    T-Mobile Park ·
    Gameday on MLB

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2025 statistics · Aggregate, regular season

Fastball speed and movement across pitchers.

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Four-seamers with the most pitches in this sample

PitcherPitchesSpeedIVB
Freddy PeraltaMIL · Four-seam fastball1,65194.8 mph16.8 in
Kevin GausmanTOR · Four-seam fastball1,62794.5 mph16.8 in
Robbie RaySF · Four-seam fastball1,59393.6 mph18.2 in

Pitcher-season means · Minimum 100 four-seam fastballs. Baseball Savant