Pitcher · 2025
Sauryn Lao
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 182 lb
- Number
- #73
- Born
- August 14, 1999 in Barahona, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- April 22, 2025
- dbWAR
- -.0 1 season(s)
- IP
- 11.0
- ERA
- 4.91
- FIP
- 4.68
- K/9
- 7.4
- FIP−
- 113 100 = avg
Sauryn Lao is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2025 he struck out 9 batters over 11.0 innings across 8 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 4.91 was 18.0% higher than the league average of 4.16. Stripping out defence, his 4.68 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 29.9% of swings (15.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 4.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.4%. His -0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2025.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 23 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .304 | .682 | .408 | 8.7% |
| vs RHB | 26 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .385 | .375 | .343 | 26.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sauryn Lao throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2025.
| Slider | 89 | 86.9 | 2,246 | 47.2% | 39.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 55 | 92.8 | 2,232 | 52.7% | 24.1% | |
| Sinker | 27 | 93.1 | 2,199 | 48.1% | 16.7% | |
| Changeup | 14 | 87.0 | 1,885 | 14.3% | 25.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.91 | 4.68 | 1.45 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 118 | 113 | -0.0 | — |
Head to head
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.