For the first time in his career, Strasburg trusted his curveball as the primary option in his arsenal to spectacular effect. A Money Pitch with a 15.3% swinging-strike rate, 43.2% zone rate, and 40.6% chase rate, the breaking ball (86th percentile in curveball spin on Statcast) produced a stellar 23.2 pVAL and held opposing batters to a .202 wOBA and .162 BAA.
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Blurb written by Erik van Rheenen