sinker
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In the bottom of the fourth inning, Brice Turang got the barrel of his bat to an inside sinker and lifted it over the fence in left-center, into the Brewers’ bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Skubal didn’t allow another baserunner until the sixth inning, when Sean Murphy launched a top-rail sinker for a solo homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Then he got a sinker up and over the middle of the plate, a pitch he could drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, Schlittler’s sinker, which he throws 20% of the time, veers aggressively downward and toward righties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Fall for the rules, hook, line, and sinker!
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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