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Jon Lester vs KC

	CB	CH	FB	SL	Grand Total
Ball	41	16	191	59	307
Ball In Dirt	7	0	1	3	11
Called Strike	22	3	87	18	130
Foul	12	1	89	45	147
Foul (Runner Going)	0	0	5	0	5
Foul Bunt	0	0	1	0	1
Foul Tip	0	1	6	1	8
In play, no out	6	1	21	6	34
In play, out(s)	12	6	71	22	111
In play, run(s)	2	0	11	3	16
Swinging Strike	3	4	36	6	49
Swinging Strike (Blocked)	4	0	0	0	4
Grand Total	109	32	519	163	823

I believe Lester's slider is a mix between a slider and cutter. If I get time, I will try and break that pitch down some more. For now, lets just call it a slutter and move on.

The biggest thing that jumps out for me is the lack of swinging strikes that Lester has gotten. His changeup seems to be struggling also. He has only thrown it for a called strike 3 times out of 823 pitches. That is a terrible number. If he can't develop a better changeup, he is destined for the bullpen.


Please note that pitch f/x data isn't 100% accurate for total number of pitches. Some pitches are not recorded by the f/x system.