Through the playoffs, we'll be featuring the nastiest pitches from the previous day's games in glorious HD GIFs. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite pitch and check back after each round to see if it will be in contention for the GIF of the Second Half Contest. Did we miss your favorite pitch? Send us a tweet next time @ThePitcherList and we'll GIF it up + give you a shoutout here in the article.
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Clayton Kershaw's Slider - Kershaw's Slider was on point through this entire game and he sent a message by fanning George Springer with the pitch to lead off the game. He kept the ball low and under the zone all night when he wanted a whiff, while using it to command the zone when he needed to sneak a strike. This was Kershaw in his prime.
Did you see Kershaws fastball from a lower arm slot? It was nasty.