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George Kirby’s Four-Seam Fastball
12 Strikeouts for George Kirby in his most dominant outing of the young season. The Mariners ace was in total control of his arsenal from the off, with Jake McCarthy embarrassed by this 97 mph heater. Elite!
Jordan Hicks‘ Splitter
The renaissance of Jordan Hicks is complete – the Giants reliever-turned-starter project is bearing fruit after a nine-strikeout performance against the Pirates earned him his second win of the season. Bryan Reynolds was the victim of this nasty 85 mph split-finger fastball.
Tanner Bibee’s Changeup
A masterful nine-strikeout outing for Tanner Bibee against one of the best lineups in baseball went a long way to affirming his stock as an up-and-coming young starlet. Orlando Arcia was fooled by this perfectly placed 79 mph changeup.
Ranger Suárez’s Curveball
Ranger Suárez’s phenomenal start to the season continued with eight innings of shutout baseball that included eight strikeouts. His sinker was on point but this devastating curveball to fell Eguy Rosario in the second inning was mouth-dropping.
Carlos Rodón’s Slider
Seven of Carlos Rodón’s strikeouts were thanks to his beautiful slider, which was on song in this outing. Joey Wiemer had no idea what was going on with this 88 mph slider.
Brady Singer’s Sinker
Just look at the movement on this two-seamer from Brady Singer, who was hot and cold through his five innings but managed to punch out six and this 92 mph sinker was the best of the bunch.
Sonny Gray’s Sinker
Talking of phenomenal two-seam fastballs, there is none better than Cardinals starter Sonny Gray’s. This electric 94 mph sinker on a 3-2 count against Pete Alonso is the art of pitching at its very best. Bravo!
Tyler Glasnow’s Curveball
A magnificent performance from Tyler Glasnow and his fastball was a champion for him. There are plenty of highlights of those pitches out there today so I thought I would parade his brilliant “drop from heaven” curveball. This wonderful 85 mph curveball to jelly-leg Daulton Varsho was a gem.