fastball

After walking the first batter he faced on Friday, he responded by striking out the next three, his fastball occasionally exceeding 100 mph.

First and foremost, Misiorowski’s velocity, which was previously 100 mph or more with his fastball and up to 96 mph with his slider, started dipping.

His fastball, heralded in Japan for frequently reaching triple-digits, hung around a far more pedestrian 96 mph in his initial outings with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

So when Dodgers catcher Will Smith called for a fastball on the first pitch of the game and Yamamoto delivered it, Chourio was ready to pounce.

His average fastball velocity in the start before that: 94.4 mph.