The Mets lost the rubber game of their series in Houston last night, but Griffin Canning’s first start with the team was impressive. In five-and-two-thirds innings, Canning struck out four, walked two, and gave up two runs. The second run might not have scored if Carlos Mendoza had gone to the bullpen in a big spot the sixth rather than sticking with Canning against Yordan Alvarez.
Canning threw just 87 pitches to get through his start, and here are the pitches he threw and how many times he threw them, per Statcast data.
- Slider: 47
- Four-seam fastball: 23
- Changeup: 13
- Sinker: 2
- Cutter: 2
The slider looked great in his start, and across all of his pitches, Canning generated 11 swinging strikes, good for a 12.6 percent rate. For reference, the major league average for swinging strike rate is 11.3 percent thus far in 2025 and was 11.1 percent last year. Let’s have a look at the strikeouts.
And here’s a visual breakdown of all of Canning’s pitches in the outing.