fastball
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Scott missed down the middle with a fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Blake Snell zipped a 97.6-mph fastball over the center of the plate, and Brewers leadoff hitter Jackson Chourio sent it into the first row of the stands in right-center field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
He fouled off Snell’s fastball, changeup, curveball and slider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“I locked in and sat on a fastball, which came and promptly went over the center field wall,” Mr. Winfield says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At the start of the first inning, Johnny had his fastball too, but he hit the first batter and walked the second.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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