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breaking ball

noun as in curve ball

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Catcher Logan O’Hoppe struck out looking to end the game on a breaking ball well off the strike zone.

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Dustin May struggles to find consistent command with his breaking ball, and Atlanta’s Austin Riley makes him pay as the Dodgers’ seven-game winning streak ends.

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But unlike their battle the previous night, this breaking ball was not off the plate, but rather knee high and over the inner half.

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Servais wants Hancock to continue to develop his breaking ball, which they are trying to make more like a slider with more break.

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He has good life on his low 90’s fastball, and advanced feel for locating his breaking ball and changeup.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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