Tonight the Sox face the Mariners Miguel Batista. The 37-year-old right-hander relies primarily on his cutter and sinking fastball. Batista throws the cutter at about 89 mph. The sinking fastball hits 93-94. Here is Batista's movement chart:
The chart is from the catcher's viewpoint and movement is compared to a pitch with no effect from spin.
Here is a detailed pitch chart:
Type vert. horiz Speed # %
Sinker -7.67 5.9 93.45 841 32.81
Curve 4.18 1.45 78.06 229 8.93
Slider 0.71 8.25 83.99 3 0.12
Change -5.96 5.69 83.08 252 9.83
Cutter 2.31 4.54 88.65 1238 48.3
