Sentences with phrase «fastball low»

When a pitcher throws a first - pitch 98 - mph fastball low in the strike zone to Cliff Pennington, he should feel like he's done a Very Good Baseball Thing.

Power hitters, for the most part, love fastballs low in the zone.

Not exact matches

What we see might be what we get, and what we're seeing is about 600 innings of league - average pitching, with imperfect command and a much lower strikeout rate than his mid-90s fastball suggests.

Downing rubbed it up a bit, then turned and, as the clock on the scoreboard behind him showed 9:07, wheeled and delivered a fastball, aiming low and expecting it to fade away off the outside corner.

And this year he has pulled a low - and - inside Phil Niekro knuckleball for a homer; hit a high - and - tight fastball past Steve Carlton into centerfield to knock in a run in a 6 - 0, four - hit shutout of the Phillies; and, in another complete - game win, a five - hit shutout of the Mets, he got an RBI on a groundout after New York Pitcher Charlie Puleo had walked the Padres» No. 8 hitter intentionally.

In the pros, speed is fetishized by teams and fans alike, the reading on each pitch displayed right alongside the score in the corner of the TV, a CG flame occasionally flaring up when a fastball reaches the high - 90s or low - 100s.

Talent-wise he stands out as an outstanding prospect, a 6 - 6 lefty with a smooth delivery and a fastball up to 95 - 96 MPH; easy low - effort heat, as they say.

Pitchers should be able to exploit him with fastballs up (he's a dead low - ball hitter) and hard stuff on his hands, the way they exploit the mechanics of Jason Heyward's swing.

Upon reporting to spring training with Seattle, his fastball was still in the low 90s, but his mechanics were out of whack.

He improved the coordination of his upper and lower body during his motion, slotted his arm at a three - quarters angle and shifted to the extreme first base side of the rubber, which allows him to run his fastball in on lefties while driving his hard, 90 - plus sinker in on the hands of righties.

USC - commit Riley Lamb turned heads with a fastball in the low 90s at the Area Code Games over the summer, and Tanner Carlson is the latest of head coach Jeff Carlson's sons expected to make an impact.

He offers an above - average fastball in the low - 90s that could reach plus or better in short bursts.