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Blake Snell’s Slider
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Blake Snell followed up a strong game two performance with another well-pitched outing as he went five and a third innings allowing only one run while racking up nine strikeouts. He was pulled after only 73 pitches, a decision by manager Kevin Cash that became the talking point of the game. After getting Cody Bellinger to swing through a slider on the outside corner of the zone the pitch before, Snell was able to get Bellinger to extend the zone even further as he whiffed on a slider well outside.
Blake Snell’s Curveball
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Here is a look at another nasty pitch by Blake Snell, as he looked completely unhittable for most of the night. While he got Bellinger on a slider as shown above, Snell went to his other breaking ball and got World Series MVP Corey Seager to swing over the top of a curveball that totally fell off the table.
Tony Gonsolin’s Splitter
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Tony Gonsolin struck out the first batter of the game on three pitches as that ended up as the high point of Gonsolin’s performance. He would give up a home run to Randy Arozarena the following at-bat before being pulled an inning later as the Dodgers used a plethora of relievers on Tuesday. This splitter to Ji-Man Choi was well placed at the bottom of the zone, and Gonsolin would record all four of his strikeouts on the pitch.
Alex Wood’s Knuckle-Curve
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Alex Wood provided two strong innings of relief in game six as the third pitcher out of the Dodgers’ bullpen. The first of Wood’s three strikeouts came on a knuckle-curve to Austin Meadows that ended up way out of the zone, but still elicited a flailing swing from Meadows.
Julio Urías‘ Curveball
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Julio Urías took over for the final seven outs and did not allow a base runner. He ended the night with four strikeouts including this one of Brandon Lowe to end the eighth on a great curveball.
Julio Urías‘ Fastball
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The final pitch of the 2020 season was a fastball on the inside corner that absolutely froze Willy Adames. Julio Urías painted the black with a 97 MPH four seamer to seal the Dodgers’ first World Series title since 1988.