sinker

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Yamamoto reached into his five-pitch repertoire Saturday, mixing in six fastballs, eight splitters, five sinkers, four cutters, four curveballs and three sliders.

From Los Angeles Times

I am a believer that you should not take the sentiment data hook, line, and sinker because we know that what a consumer says and what they do can sometimes be different things.

From Barron's

He tinkered with new pitches, including a cutter and sinker, but still couldn’t execute his trademark splitter the way he wanted.

From Los Angeles Times

But he had one of the best ground-ball rates in the sport thanks to a sinker he used more than ever before in his career.

From Los Angeles Times

Pages came to the plate next, and swung through a first-pitch sinker.

From Los Angeles Times