| Chi White Sox | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd, G(L, 4-3) | 4.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.22 |
| Pena, To | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 |
| Sale | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.08 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Pitch Statistics | |||||||||
| Pitch Type | Avg Speed | Max Speed | Avg H-Break | Avg V-Break | Count | Strikes / % | Swinging Strikes / % | Linear Weights | Time to Plate |
| FF (FourSeam Fastball) | 90.06 | 92.1 | -4.62 | 8.08 | 45 | 31 / 68.89% | 2 / 4.44% | 1.9204 | 0.415 |
| CH (Changeup) | 83.52 | 85 | -7.21 | 6.44 | 6 | 1 / 16.67% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.0187 | 0.446 |
| CU (Curveball) | 76.97 | 78.9 | 9.19 | -7.24 | 22 | 12 / 54.55% | 0 / 0.00% | 0.6711 | 0.492 |
| FC (Cutter) | 84.67 | 87.4 | 0.08 | 2.71 | 19 | 14 / 73.68% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.6671 | 0.441 |
| FT (TwoSeam Fastball) | 89.67 | 90.3 | -9.30 | 6.15 | 3 | 1 / 33.33% | 0 / 0.00% | 0.4872 | 0.418 |
| Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm and may be inaccurate.
Pitch Type LWTS correspond to how many runs were likely to score on a particular pitch based on average run expectancy when each pitch was thrown and what happened as a result. Negative scores indicate more effective pitches. Time to Plate is the time, in seconds, that it takes an average pitch of this type to reach the plate. This is strongly correlated with velocity, but also factors in movement. |
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| Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals | ||||||||
| Inning | Pitches in Inning | Strikes in Inning | Strike% in Inning | Cumulative Total Pitches | Pitch LWTS in Inning | |||
| 1 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 | 23 | 0.479 | |||
| 2 | 27 | 18 | 66.67 | 50 | 0.941 | |||
| 3 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 62 | -0.532 | |||
| 4 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 | 79 | -0.862 | |||
| 5 | 16 | 11 | 68.75 | 95 | 2.368 | |||
Fangraphs says that the velocity of Floyd’d fastball has lost almost 2 mph from last year. Last year Floyd’s average velocity was 92.4 mph and this year he’s down to 90.5 mph:
It is a surprise to find Gavin Floyd‘s name above as he has pitched fantastically so far, having posted career bests in both K/9 and BB/9. However, his SwStk% and Contact% are slightly worse than in the past several years so I would expect his K/9 to drop below 8.0 as a result. Though, he is throwing his curve ball and sliders more frequently this season at the expense of his fastball, which has led to a career best called strike percentage. So maybe his increased K/9 is actually sustainable, if he continues with this altered pitch mix. Still, the decreased velocity remains a slight concern.
The TexasLeaguers.com Pitch-F/X database has the same number (90.5).
Other White Sox links: James looks at the loss of Jeff Gray, and the struggles of and Matt Thornton and excellence of Sergio Santos.
