fastball
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Skubal’s fastball did its job, as the Cubs’ Nico Hoerner drove it into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But just in case he doesn’t, the Dodgers bought themselves the best possible insurance policy in the form of a 240-pound lefty with a powerful fastball and devastating changeup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Yamamoto went with a first-pitch fastball up and in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Rushing hammered the grooved fastball to left-center field, just shy of the Citizens Bank Park concourse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
His fastball would come down and in on the inside coiner.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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