Mookie Betts tipped Abner Uribe’s 89.2-mph slider into William Contreras’ glove with two strikes in the eighth inning. The caught foul tip completed Uribe’s fourth consecutive out and his second strikeout, both finished by caught tips rather than clean swings through the ball.
Uribe needed 13 pitches for 1⅓ scoreless innings in Milwaukee’s 7–4 NLCS Game 2 victory. He allowed no hits or walks, handling the entire seventh and the first hitter in the eighth after the Brewers took a 5–4 lead.
His pitch selection was almost a copy of his regular-season distribution. The useful explanation lies in how that familiar mix acquired strikes and outs across four hitters, rather than in an invented new approach.
Season repertoire and Game 2
Scale: 0–100%. Gray: regular season. Blue: Game 2.
Sinker
Change: -0.2 percentage points.
Slider
Change: +0.4 percentage points.
Four-seam fastball
Change: -0.2 percentage points.
The season mix remained intact
Uribe threw eight sinkers and five sliders, shares of 61.5% and 38.5%. His baseline contains 918 pitches in 61 Brewers relief appearances, March 28 through September 25, with sinkers at 61.8% and sliders at 38.0%. The remaining season share belongs to an uncommon classification retained in the comparison denominator.
The sinker averaged 99.7 mph against a 98.8-mph baseline, and the slider 89.8 against 87.9. Those game averages reflect eight and five measured pitches. The additional speed is observable, but the same pitch distribution and short appearance do not establish a broader mechanical adjustment.
All four hitters received a first-pitch strike result, counting taken strikes, swings, fouls and balls put in play. Andy Pages struck out on a foul tip, Kyle Tucker grounded out, and Tommy Edman grounded out on the only pitch of his at-bat. Uribe reached the eighth with eight pitches already supplying three outs.
Mookie Betts: inning 8
Two foul-tip finishes need precise description
Betts took a sinker for strike one, then fouled another. A sinker and slider missed the zone, bringing the count to 2–2. The fifth pitch was the low slider he tipped into the catcher’s glove. The sequence combines early strike acquisition with a finish after two balls; it does not show Betts missing every offering.
The tracking definition records three whiffs in seven swing attempts, including the two caught foul tips. Only one swing missed the ball outright. The two balls in play averaged 82.7 mph, and neither reached 95 mph. With seven attempts and two measured contacts, the counts are more informative than treating either rate as a stable skill estimate.
In Game 1, Uribe allowed two hits across 15 pitches while recording two strikeouts. Game 2 removed the baserunners with nearly unchanged selection. His appearance supports effective execution of an established mix in these matchups, while leaving open whether another opponent will force longer counts or harder contact.
Inning samples in context
| Inning | Pitches | Cumulative | Sinker mph | Measured n | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 99.8 | 5 | 3 |
| 8* | 5 | 13 | 99.4 | 3 | 1 |
Every pitch: 13 of 13
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13 of 13 pitches
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| Pitch | Inning | Hitter | Count before | Type | mph | Pitch result | Completed PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Andy Pages | 0–0 | SI | 100.0 | Foul | Strikeout | |
| 7 | Andy Pages | 0–1 | SI | 100.8 | Swinging Strike | Strikeout | |
| 7 | Andy Pages | 0–2 | SL | 89.9 | Foul Tip | Strikeout | |
| 7 | Kyle Tucker | 0–0 | SL | 90.1 | Called Strike | Groundout | |
| 7 | Kyle Tucker | 0–1 | SL | 90.0 | Ball | Groundout | |
| 7 | Kyle Tucker | 1–1 | SI | 99.8 | Ball | Groundout | |
| 7 | Kyle Tucker | 2–1 | SI | 97.8 | In play, out(s) | Groundout | |
| 7 | Tommy Edman | 0–0 | SI | 100.8 | In play, out(s) | Groundout | |
| 8 | Mookie Betts | 0–0 | SI | 98.9 | Called Strike | Strikeout | |
| 8 | Mookie Betts | 0–1 | SI | 99.6 | Foul | Strikeout | |
| 8 | Mookie Betts | 0–2 | SI | 99.6 | Ball | Strikeout | |
| 8 | Mookie Betts | 1–2 | SL | 89.9 | Ball | Strikeout | |
| 8 | Mookie Betts | 2–2 | SL | 89.2 | Foul Tip | Strikeout |
Sources, definitions and limitations
The official final MLB record supplies events, final calls and the line. Baseball Savant’s complete Game 2 feed supplies all 13 physical pitches. Pitch ID, order, classification and pre-pitch count reconcile, including final ABS decisions. These records contain 4 batters, 4 integer outs and 2 strikeouts. In baseball notation, .1 means one out and .2 two outs. Source records current as of October 13, 2026.
The Statcast Search baseline is 918 physical pitches in 61 regular-season relief appearances for Milwaukee Brewers, 2026-03-28 through 2026-09-25. Each game total reconciles with the official appearance log. The target game and postseason work are excluded. Same club and role in the 2026 regular season. 1 baseline pitches lack spin rate; excluded from that measure.
Whiff rate means misses divided by physical swing attempts. Swinging strikes, blocked swinging strikes, caught foul tips and missed bunts count as conventional tracking whiffs. A caught foul tip involves bat contact; it is kept distinct from a literal swing that misses the ball. Fouls, bunt attempts and balls put into play enter the attempt denominator. Both outing and baseline use the same definitions. Called strikes and completed strikeout plate appearances are separate. Chase uses ball-center coordinates outside a 17-inch-wide rectangle and each pitch’s recorded vertical boundaries. Only complete coordinates enter the zone denominator. Savant’s separate zone flag remains in the CSV and detail rather than replacing that geometric definition.
Speed is mph, spin rpm, extension feet and movement inches. Induced vertical break describes movement relative to a gravity-only path. Location and zone boundaries are feet in catcher view. Numbered markers preserve exact coordinates and are not ball size. Release, location, spin, extension and movement measurements are complete for all outing pitches. Contact and expected-outcome measurements can be unavailable and remain missing in the detail and CSV. 2 of 2 balls put into play have measured exit speed. Hard-hit means at least 95 mph; the baseline has 151 measured contacts among 152. Expected outcomes are Savant model estimates, not actual results. The comparisons are descriptive and do not establish intention, fatigue, injury or a durable trend.
