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Aaron Nola's Fastball - There's little denying that Nola has pitched like an ace over the last two months and it continued against the Angels on Tuesday. He set the tone from the beginning by sitting down future hall-of-famer Albert Pujols with his signature backdoor Two-Seamer that nipped the outside corner. This horizontal movement is just filthy.
Best part is Nola starts walking away before the umpire calls strike three
Rarely do I see pitches that make my jaw drop like that Nola fastball. That thing is absolutely ridiculous.
Maeda has gone 5+ 4 times, not twice