Every morning we review 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 this weekend 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 @PitcherList and we’ll GIF it up + give you a shoutout here in the article.
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Luis Severino’s Slider – Sevvy struck out seven Rays on Tuesday, giving him 220 on the year. Here he froze Ji-Man Choi with a backdoor slider at a cool 91 miles per hour. Yow.
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Noah Syndergaard’s Changeup – Thor tossed six shutout innings on Tuesday. He got a huge whiff from Freddie Freeman on an explosive changeup that ran down on the outside half. Nasty.
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Trevor Bauer’s Curveball – Thor may be the one with the hammer, but Bauer brought the house down with this knee-buckling curveball to Leury Garcia. He only tossed four innings, but he fanned four with two earned runs.
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Max Scherzer’s Slider – Scherzer fanned 10 on Tuesday, helping him surpass the 300 strikeout mark for the first time in his career. This slider, like most of Scherzer’s offerings, was absolutely filthy – dropping Austin Dean to the ground like a sniper.
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Josh James‘ Changeup – James has looked electric in the first few appearances. He struck out three in five innings of work, using this nasty changeup to get a big whiff from Yangervis Solarte.
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Touki Toussaint’s Curveball – Toussaint’s big, nasty hook was on point on Tuesday, helping lead him to six strikeouts. His five walks are a concern, but that curveball will keep him a mainstay on these posts.
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Chris Archer’s Slider – Archer had one of his first excellent games in a Pittsburgh, striking out nine in six scoreless innings. His slider was on point, getting an ugly half-swing from Kyle Schwarber.
GIF Of The Night
Which was your favorite pitch? Vote below and the winner will be featured in the GIF of the Second Half Contest.
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