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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 21, 2026 · Observed · updated

7 finals.

  1. CLE3at1DETFinal

    Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 1. Joey Cantillo took the win, Casey Mize the loss, and Hunter Gaddis the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    CLE002000010360
    DET000000010160
    Decisions
    W Joey Cantillo · L Casey Mize · SV Hunter Gaddis
    Where
    Comerica Park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  2. PIT6at2STLFinal

    Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Braxton Ashcraft took the win, Dustin May the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    PIT1001022006100
    STL001000010280
    Decisions
    W Braxton Ashcraft · L Dustin May
    Where
    Busch Stadium ·
    Gameday on MLB
  3. NYM2at1WSHFinal

    New York Mets 2, Washington Nationals 1. Decided by a run. David Peterson took the win, Cade Cavalli the loss, and Devin Williams the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    NYM002000000261
    WSH000010000152
    Decisions
    W David Peterson · L Cade Cavalli · SV Devin Williams
    Where
    Nationals Park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  4. ATL9at3MIAFinal

    Atlanta Braves 9, Miami Marlins 3. Spencer Strider took the win, Sandy Alcantara the loss. ATL had 13 hits. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    ATL2100210219130
    MIA001100100360
    Decisions
    W Spencer Strider · L Sandy Alcantara
    Where
    loanDepot park ·
    Gameday on MLB
  5. TOR2at0NYYFinal

    Toronto Blue Jays 2, New York Yankees 0. Adam Macko took the win, Carlos Rodón the loss, and Jeff Hoffman the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    TOR100000100270
    NYY000000000030
    Decisions
    W Adam Macko · L Carlos Rodón · SV Jeff Hoffman
    Where
    Yankee Stadium ·
    Gameday on MLB
  6. ATH3at2LAAFinal · 10

    Athletics 3, Los Angeles Angels 2 in 10 innings. Decided by a run. Joel Kuhnel took the win, Ryan Zeferjahn the loss, and Mark Leiter Jr. the save. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team12345678910RHE
    ATH0000011001370
    LAA2000000000251
    Decisions
    W Joel Kuhnel · L Ryan Zeferjahn · SV Mark Leiter Jr.
    Where
    Angel Stadium ·
    Gameday on MLB
  7. COL1at2AZFinal

    Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Colorado Rockies 1. Decided by a run. Paul Sewald took the win, Juan Mejia the loss. Derived · composed from the line score

    Team123456789RHE
    COL000000010161
    AZ000001001240
    Decisions
    W Paul Sewald · L Juan Mejia
    Where
    Chase Field ·
    Gameday on MLB

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Fastball speed and movement across pitchers.

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Four-seamers with the most pitches in this sample

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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