Golden sombrero: A breakdown of Lawrie’s 4Ks

Watch as former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie strikes out four times on 12 pitches.

When Brett Lawrie envisioned himself wearing the golden colours of the Oakland Athletics this season, he probably didn’t think they would come with a matching sombrero.

That’s what the 25-year-old former Blue Jay was wearing on Tuesday night after striking out in all four of his at-bats in Oakland’s 3-1 loss to the Texas Rangers. However, what made the night even more remarkable was that he did it on 12 pitches — the fewest possible to achieve the feat.

We’re no Moneyball experts, but we’re pretty sure that doesn’t comply with good strategy.

Here’s a breakdown of Lawrie’s four at-bats and 12 pitches on Tuesday night.

At-bat No. 1: Bottom 2 vs. Colby Lewis
Pitch Pitch type Pitch Speed Result
1 Fastball (Four-seam) 90 mph Called strike
2 Slider 84 mph Called strike
3 Slider 83 mph Swinging strike


Pitch chart courtesy Bloomberg Sports

At-bat No. 2: Bottom 5 vs. Colby Lewis
Pitch Pitch type Pitch Speed Result
1 Slider 82 mph Called strike
2 Slider 80 mph Foul
3 Slider 83 mph Swinging strike


Pitch chart courtesy Bloomberg Sports

At-bat No. 3: Bottom 7 vs. Keone Kela
Pitch Pitch type Pitch Speed Result
1 Curveball 81 mph Called strike
2 Curveball 83 mph Swinging strike (Blocked)
3 Curveball 81 mph Swinging strike


Pitch chart courtesy Bloomberg Sports

At-bat No. 4: Bottom 9 vs. Neftali Feliz
Pitch Pitch type Pitch Speed Result
1 Slider 82 mph Called strike
2 Slider 82 mph Called strike
3 Slider 81 mph Swinging strike


Pitch chart courtesy Bloomberg Sports

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