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Marco Gonzales‘ Cutter
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Marco Gonzales had a rough Monday in the Bronx. He allowed three home runs over his short outing as the Yankees would go on to knock off the playoff-hopeful Mariners. Gonzales did have one bright spot in the form of this cutter to Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
Hunter Greene’s Slider
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Hunter Greene’s season stats may not blow anyone away right now, but the Reds’ young hurler has some of the most electric stuff in the league. He tossed six shutout innings and picked up eight punchouts on Monday, including this one of Lewin Díaz.
Max Scherzer’s Changeup
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Max Scherzer’s recent return from injury has buoyed the Mets’ rotation—a rotation that will only get better with Jacob deGrom’s return on Tuesday. Scherzer led the Mets to victory Monday and featured a nasty changeup to Keibert Ruiz.
Tarik Skubal’s Slider
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Tarik Skubal’s name was surprisingly floated around heading into the trade deadline, but with less than 24 hours remaining the young lefty remains a Tiger. Skubal’s outing was cut short due to soreness on Monday, but he picked up four Ks over five shutout innings, including this one on a great slider to Carlos Correa.
Jhoan Duran’s Curveball
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Jhoan Duran is a mainstay on Nasty Pitches and the Twins’ rookie reliever picked up a pair of strikeouts in an easy 10-pitch inning. He showed off all of his arsenal Monday with his first strikeout coming on an elevated 102 mph fastball, and the second on this filthy back-foot breaking ball to Willi Castro.
Jharel Cotton’s Changeup
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Preceding Duran in this AL Central matchup was Jharel Cotton. The veteran did well to keep the Twins in the game and managed two and two-third shutout innings. He tallied three strikeouts, all on the changeup, and this one to Harold Castro may have been his best.
Mike Clevinger’s Slider
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Mike Clevinger took the hill for the Padres on Monday as the Friars played host to the visiting Rockies. He turned in one of his best outings of the season and allowed a single run in seven innings while picking up six strikeouts. He recorded his first out of the game on a great slider to José Iglesias.
Logan Webb’s Slider
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Logan Webb wasn’t at his sharpest on Monday, allowing six runs to the rival Dodgers. He managed only two strikeouts on the evening but put away Gavin Lux on a fantastic slider.
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