AZ at STL / Busch Stadium

Merrill Kelly

6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

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Game Score+

Poor / Bottom band

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Start log / 2026-06-22

Merrill Kelly

AZ vs STL / 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Game Score+

xGS+ 53

Poor / Bottom band

Pitch location / catcher view

Pitch type

Dot size

Result

Count sequence / 93 shown

Pitch-by-pitch sequence

First 18 pitches matching active type, result, and count filters

18 of 93

#1 / Inn 1 / 0-0

4-Seam

91.6

Foul0.10 / 2.97

#2 / Inn 1 / 0-1

4-Seam

91.9

Ball-0.85 / 2.55

#3 / Inn 1 / 1-1

Sinker

92.2

Foul-0.53 / 2.35

#4 / Inn 1 / 1-2

4-Seam

92.4

In Play0.46 / 3.41

#5 / Inn 1 / 0-0

4-Seam

92.7

Called Strike-0.32 / 2.62

#6 / Inn 1 / 0-1

Cutter

91.9

Whiff0.61 / 2.92

#7 / Inn 1 / 0-2

Slider

87.1

In Play0.03 / 2.62

#8 / Inn 1 / 0-0

Changeup

89.1

Ball-0.94 / 2.16

#9 / Inn 1 / 1-0

4-Seam

92.8

Foul-0.39 / 3.19

#10 / Inn 1 / 1-1

Cutter

92.2

Foul0.46 / 3.46

#11 / Inn 1 / 1-2

4-Seam

94.2

Foul-1.16 / 3.03

#12 / Inn 1 / 1-2

Curveball

84.3

Ball-1.04 / 3.20

#13 / Inn 1 / 0-0

Cutter

91.6

Whiff0.05 / 3.13

#14 / Inn 1 / 0-1

4-Seam

94.7

Ball0.87 / 2.09

#15 / Inn 1 / 1-1

Changeup

90.5

In Play0.00 / 1.96

#16 / Inn 1 / 0-0

Changeup

90.0

In Play-0.58 / 2.34

#17 / Inn 2 / 0-0

4-Seam

91.1

Foul0.53 / 1.54

#18 / Inn 2 / 0-1

Cutter

91.0

Ball1.13 / 1.74

#	Inn	Count	Pitch	Result	Velo	Location
1	1	0-0	4-Seam	Foul	91.6	0.10 / 2.97
2	1	0-1	4-Seam	Ball	91.9	-0.85 / 2.55
3	1	1-1	Sinker	Foul	92.2	-0.53 / 2.35
4	1	1-2	4-Seam	In Play	92.4	0.46 / 3.41
5	1	0-0	4-Seam	Called Strike	92.7	-0.32 / 2.62
6	1	0-1	Cutter	Whiff	91.9	0.61 / 2.92
7	1	0-2	Slider	In Play	87.1	0.03 / 2.62
8	1	0-0	Changeup	Ball	89.1	-0.94 / 2.16
9	1	1-0	4-Seam	Foul	92.8	-0.39 / 3.19
10	1	1-1	Cutter	Foul	92.2	0.46 / 3.46
11	1	1-2	4-Seam	Foul	94.2	-1.16 / 3.03
12	1	1-2	Curveball	Ball	84.3	-1.04 / 3.20
13	1	0-0	Cutter	Whiff	91.6	0.05 / 3.13
14	1	0-1	4-Seam	Ball	94.7	0.87 / 2.09
15	1	1-1	Changeup	In Play	90.5	0.00 / 1.96
16	1	0-0	Changeup	In Play	90.0	-0.58 / 2.34
17	2	0-0	4-Seam	Foul	91.1	0.53 / 1.54
18	2	0-1	Cutter	Ball	91.0	1.13 / 1.74

Velocity trend

87-97 MPH

91.2

Inn 1

89.9

Inn 2

89.4

Inn 3

90.1

Inn 4

89.6

Inn 5

88.2

Inn 6

Inning timeline

93 pitches

Inn 1

3 strikes2 whiffs4 in play94.7 max

Inn 2

2 strikes1 whiffs2 in play93.3 max

Inn 3

4 strikes2 whiffs4 in play95.6 max

Inn 4

6 strikes1 whiffs6 in play94.6 max

Inn 5

3 strikes0 whiffs2 in play93.3 max

Inn 6

2 strikes0 whiffs3 in play92.8 max

Count leverage

6 innings

Inn 1

7 ahead8 even1 behind4 2-strike

Inn 2

4 ahead5 even0 behind1 2-strike

Inn 3

5 ahead8 even6 behind7 2-strike

Inn 4

6 ahead10 even9 behind6 2-strike

Inn 5

2 ahead6 even5 behind3 2-strike

Inn 6

6 ahead5 even0 behind4 2-strike

Game Score+ why

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Poor

20-39 / Bottom band

Rough start on the displayed 20-80 Game Score+ scale.

Baseline

+45

Neutral starting point for every outing.

Length

+18

6.0 innings pitched.

Misses

+4.4

2 strikeouts.

Runs

-15

3 earned runs allowed.

Traffic

-8.4

7 hits allowed.

Free passes

-4.5

3 walks allowed.

Whiff context

+0.9

+2.7 pct points vs expected whiff rate.

Velocity context

-0.2

-0.1 mph vs recent baseline.

Park context

+0.4

Busch Stadium at 0.97 run factor.

Opponent quality

+0.6

STL live standings context: 42-34, +5 run differential.

Opponent offense

+0.3

Live offense context: 4.47 R/G, 0.717 OPS.

Scale adjustment

-5

Recalibrates the raw component total onto the slightly lifted 20-80 displayed ranking scale.

Arsenal breakdown

4-Seam

27%

92.7AVG / 95.6 MAX

25 thrown10% whiff

Sinker

92.9AVG / 94.6 MAX

8 thrown0% whiff

Slider

11%

86.7AVG / 88.1 MAX

10 thrown0% whiff

Changeup

18%

89.5AVG / 91.1 MAX

17 thrown15% whiff

Curveball

14%

82.8AVG / 84.3 MAX

13 thrown0% whiff

Cutter

22%

91.5AVG / 92.8 MAX

20 thrown21% whiff