2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.69
WHIP
0.94
K
8
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Earns first major-league save
Sauer came away with the save in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Marlins, allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out four across four innings.
ANALYSIS
The Dodgers needed only two pitchers Wednesday, with Landon Knack serving as the starter before Sauer relieved him to toss the final four innings. The right-hander's lone blemish came in the ninth frame on a sacrifice fly, but he finished the game with seven whiffs on 42 pitches (31 strikes) to register the first save of his major-league career. Sauer should continue to serve in the Dodgers' bullpen as a bulk reliever after Evan Phillips (forearm) was placed on the 15-day injured list, but the former made three starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City and is capable of stepping in as a spot starter.
The Dodgers needed only two pitchers Wednesday, with Landon Knack serving as the starter before Sauer relieved him to toss the final four innings. The right-hander's lone blemish came in the ninth frame on a sacrifice fly, but he finished the game with seven whiffs on 42 pitches (31 strikes) to register the first save of his major-league career. Sauer should continue to serve in the Dodgers' bullpen as a bulk reliever after Evan Phillips (forearm) was placed on the 15-day injured list, but the former made three starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City and is capable of stepping in as a spot starter.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
48
Last 10 Games
48
Last 5 Games
48
How many pitches does Matt Sauer generally throw?
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11-20
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91-100
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121+
What part of the game does Matt Sauer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-66%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .356 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .254 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .400 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .136 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .333 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .317 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-30%
ERA on Road
2025
-12%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 6.06 | 1.71 | 16.1 | 5.5 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.22 | 1.50 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.80 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.59 | 0.88 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 7.94 | 2.03 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 7.20 | 2.20 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 10.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Sauer compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
8.00K/9
6.8BB/9
0.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.5 mphERA
1.69WHIP
0.94BABIP
.290GB/FB
3.60Left On Base
70.0%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
2.4%Spin Rate
2343 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.6%Swinging Strike
7.6%Prospect Rankings History
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sauer had been tracking like a swing man, No. 5 starter or long reliever with the Yankees, but since they already have an abundance of prospects who fit that mold, he was left unprotected from the Rule 5 draft. The Royals swooped in and snagged Sauer for now, and if they like what they see in spring training, he should be able to handle a low-leverage long-relief role this year. Sauer, who turned 25 in January, is a 6-foot-4 righty with a decent fastball and shaky command. He most recently posted a 3.42 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 83 strikeouts in 68.1 innings as an old-for-the-level Double-A starter.
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Rejoins big club
The Dodgers recalled Sauer from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
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Optioned after first win
The Dodgers optioned Sauer to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
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Nabs first MLB win in bulk role
Sauer (1-0) picked up the win in Tuesday's 15-2 rout of the Marlins, allowing one run on five hits over five relief innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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Back in big leagues
The Dodgers recalled Sauer from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
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Heading back to minors
Sauer is expected to be optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City ahead of Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
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Joins taxi squad?
Sauer joined the Dodgers in Miami ahead of Wednesday's game, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on April 30, so a player would need to be moved to the injured list in order for him to return to the majors so quickly. It remains to be seen if Sauer is added back to the big-league roster or if he sticks on the taxi squad as a potential injury replacement.
The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on April 30, so a player would need to be moved to the injured list in order for him to return to the majors so quickly. It remains to be seen if Sauer is added back to the big-league roster or if he sticks on the taxi squad as a potential injury replacement.