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Troy Melton
DET · RHP
Tonight's Matchup
KC @ DET · 6:40 PM ET
2026 Season
K/9
8.3
K%
23.5%
BB%
8.1%
ERA
1.65
WHIP
0.92
FIP
3.83
IP/GS
6.0
GS
10
Plate Discipline & Batted Ball
Zone%
48.8
Chase%
31.6
SwStr%
13
Whiff%
26.4
1st-K%
55.2
Edge%
42
GB%
44.8
FB%
23.4
Primary pitch (FF · 4-Seam Fastball) movement: 14.8" induced vertical break · 5.8" horizontal break
Scouting Report
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Rolling — Strikeouts & Outs
Avg Strikeouts
7.2
over last 5 starts
Avg Outs
17
~5.7 IP/start
| Date | Opp | IP | K | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | vs KC | 5.0 | 5 | 15 |
| 2026-07-17 | @ LAA | 5.7 | 9 | 17 |
| 2026-07-08 | vs ATH | 5.3 | 9 | 16 |
| 2026-07-01 | @ NYY | 6.3 | 7 | 19 |
| 2026-06-25 | vs HOU | 6.0 | 6 | 18 |
Pitch Arsenal
xwOBA 0.271| Pitch | Usage | Velo | Spin | Whiff% | PutAway% | est-wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF · Four-seam FB | 37.4% | 96.3 | 2238 | 20.7 | 18.9 | .311 |
| FC · Cutter | 20.5% | 92.2 | 2292 | 26 | 26.2 | .188 |
| SL · Slider | 18% | 86.5 | 2398 | 32.5 | 29.1 | .256 |
| SI · Sinker | 9.6% | 95.7 | 2126 | 28.9 | 25 | .322 |
| FS · Splitter | 9.1% | 88.8 | 1290 | 28.1 | 13.8 | .277 |
| CU · Curveball | 5.4% | 78.2 | 2436 | — | — | — |
Velocity from MLB · spin / whiff / put-away / est-wOBA from Baseball Savant.