Michael Blazek

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: March 16, 1989 in Las Vegas, NV us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 35th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arbor View HS (Las Vegas, NV).

High School: Arbor View HS (Las Vegas, NV)

Debut: June 22, 2013 (Age 24-098d, 20,436th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 30, 2019 (Age 30-136d)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

Agents: All Bases Covered Sports Management

Full Name: Michael Robert Blazek

Nicknames: Jus Blaze

Pronunciation: \blay-zek\

Twitter: @MichaelBlazek34

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.50

113

128.0

104

WHIP

1.484

Summary of 20 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 2 go ahead

3 Tms
MIL	17
STL	2
WSN	1

Platoon
vs LHB	11
vs RHB	9

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	9

Outs
0	11
2	6
1	3

7 Opps
WSN	7
CIN	5
STL	3
CHC	2
ARI	1
LAD	1
SDP	1

19 Batters
Bryce Harper	2
Aledmys Díaz	1
Devin Mesoraco	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Jedd Gyorko	1
Clint Robinson	1
Corey Seager	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
Ryan Zimmerman	1
Wilmer Difo	1
Phil Gosselin	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Adam Duvall	1
Brian Goodwin	1
Miguel Montero	1
Tommy Pham	1
Joey Votto	1
Kyle Schwarber	1
Brandon Moss	1

6 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	8
Nationals Pk (WAS)	7
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	7
9	5
89	4
78	3
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
2	5
1	3
4	2
7+	2
5	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	10
2·HR gms	2
6·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	5
12-	2
1-3	2
--3	1

34 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	10
1 on	6
2 on	4
Any on	10

Inning
1	1
3	5
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	4
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	4
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	4
+2	4
+1	2
Tied	2
-1	1
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	15
Tied	2
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	3
0-0	3
0-1	3
1-0	2
2-1	2
1-1	2
3-1	2
2-0	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	3
C	3
SS	3
PH	2
CF	2
RF	2
LF	2
3B	2
2B	1

OrderPos
6th	4
3rd	3
2nd	3
7th	2
1st	2
9th	2
8th	2
5th	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2013-08-03	Devin Mesoraco	CIN		STL	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	2013-08-03	Shin-Soo Choo	CIN		STL	ahead 6-3	b 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	2%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. Frazier Scores
3	3	3	1	2013-09-14	Joey Votto	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 4-3	t 6	2	1--	5,(3-1) 1BF1B1BX	2	3	3	22%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Choo Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2015-08-01	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	@	MIL	ahead 3-1	t 7	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBCBX	1	2	2	9%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	2	1	2015-08-03	Jedd Gyorko	SDP	@	MIL	ahead 6-2	t 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	4	4%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
6	6	3	1	2015-08-12	Miguel Montero	CHC		MIL	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	7	2	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2016-04-13	Brandon Moss	STL		MIL	behind 3-4	b 8	0	---	3,(0-2) ..TFX	1	9	PH	31%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	2	1	2016-05-28	Adam Duvall	CIN	@	MIL	behind 3-6	t 7	2	1-3	7,(3-2) BSS*BFB>X	3	5	7	33%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Phillips Scores; J. Bruce Scores
9	9	3	1	2016-06-26	Clint Robinson	WSN	@	MIL	ahead 1-0	t 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	3	20%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Rendon Scores
10	10	4	1	2016-07-09	Tommy Pham	STL	@	MIL	ahead 3-1	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..CBX	1	8	7	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	5	2	2016-07-09	Aledmys Díaz	STL	@	MIL	ahead 4-1	t 9	0	12-	3,(2-0) *BBX	3	2	6	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Wong Scores; G. Garcia Scores
12	12	6	1	2016-08-07	Phil Gosselin	ARI		MIL	ahead 6-3	b 5	2	1--	4,(2-1) .FBBX	2	9	PH	8%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Gosewisch Scores
13	13	7	1	2016-08-13	Eugenio Suárez	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	1-3	4,(2-1) .B>LBX	3	7	5	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Phillips Scores; S. Schebler Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2017-07-27	Bryce Harper	WSN		MIL	tied 0-0	b 1	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	3	9	12%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Goodwin Scores
15	15	2	2	2017-07-27	Brian Goodwin	WSN		MIL	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	8	10%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Scherzer Scores
16	16	3	3	2017-07-27	Wilmer Difo	WSN		MIL	ahead 4-0	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	2	6	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	4	4	2017-07-27	Bryce Harper	WSN		MIL	ahead 5-0	b 3	0	---	9,(3-2) BSCBFFBFX	1	3	9	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	5	5	2017-07-27	Ryan Zimmerman	WSN		MIL	ahead 6-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	2%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	6	6	2017-07-27	Anthony Rendon	WSN		MIL	ahead 7-0	b 3	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	5	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2019-07-28	Corey Seager	LAD	@	WSN	behind 1-11	t 9	2	12-	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	6	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Muncy Scores; R. Martin Scores