Every morning, the We Love Baseball crew reviews the Nastiest Pitches from the previous day’s games. If you see something you think should be included here be sure to tweet @PitcherList to let us know. Or, if you’re a PL+ Member and part of our Discord, shout it out in the Nastiest Pitches channel.
Michael Lorenzen’s Changeup
An impressive outing from Michael Lorenzen featured a perfect mix of pitches but his changeup was on point – this perfectly placed 86 mph change was far too good for Nick Fortes.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Splitter
Another week, another devastating split-finger fastball from Japanese sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who earned the win thanks to seven strikeouts. This 90 mph splitter was straight nasty.
Bryce Miller’s Sinker
This is a case of the perfect pitch at the perfect time, expertly executed by Bryce Miller, who nailed the location of this sinker to Jo Adell, a 94 mph two-seam fastball on the outside of the zone for the K.
Sonny Gray’s Sinker
Speaking of elite two-seam fastballs, look no further than red-hot Sonny Gray, who struck out 10 in a masterful showing against the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is jelly-legged by this 94 mph sinker inside.
Ranger Suárez’s Curveball
Ranger Suárez was removed from the game only two frames in after being hit by a comebacker, but before he left he gave us the perfect curveball – enjoy this filthy pitch.
Framber Valdez’s Curveball
We couldn’t feature a curveball without talking about Framber Valdez’s exquisite showing today – he improved to 4-3 and this signature 79 mph curveball was his pitch of the day to get through six innings.
Kyle Bradish’s Sinker
98 mph paint from Kyle Bradish! Wow, what a pitch with two on base and just one out. N-a-s-t-y!
Garrett Crochet’s Cutter
This is my choice for Nastiest Pitch of the day, White Sox ace Garrett Crochet with a ridiculously nasty 92 mph cut-fastball.