"I was very happy overall, obviously minus the fastball up and in to Overbay, " he said.
His imposing height and blistering fastball have drawn comparisons to Yankees ace CC Sabathia.
After again walking Bautista, he struck out Encarnacion with a high fastball for the third out.
He hit an 89 mph fastball from Sabathia (4-3) deep into the to left field stands.
"CC had his craft working with his changeup, slider and fastball, " Detroit outfielder Torii Hunter said.
"The last few innings, his fastball command was really good, " Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli said.
He laced an inside fastball from Santana to deep left field, sending Baxter scrambling.
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Verducci provided a thorough explanation of how Martinez mastered the fastball, curveball and changeup.
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The 1-1 fastball that Robinson Cano hit for a double later in the inning?
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After the homer, Cueto struck out four in a row with a fastball that reached the mid-90s.
"I was trying to go up and in with a four-seam fastball, " Kuroda said through an interpreter.
Of course, on the very next pitch, Mark Loretta crushed an Eddie Guardardo fastball over the green monster.
After the homer, Cueto struck out four in a row with a fastball that reached the mid-90s (mph).
Contrast that with Price, who can hit a gnat on the inside corner with a 98 mph fastball.
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Faced him a lot in the minor leagues and he was fastball-curveball, but now he developed that slider.
Verlander has consistently astounded opponents and teammates alike with his explosive fastball, fierce competitive spirit and remarkable endurance.
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Rosenthal and his triple-digit fastball were playoff sensations out of the bullpen following a late-season call-up last season.
With nearly a month left in spring training, Verlander said his fastball location may be ahead of pace.
Louis Cardinals rookie right-hander had trouble controlling his fastball, and finishing off hitters.
"I fell behind early in the count the first few batters and wasn't locating my fastball well, " Morrow said.
Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a 94 mile per hour fastball.
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Looking initially like a fastball, it darts down as it reaches home plate, leaving batters flailing at thin air.
"I thought his fastball command was really good, " Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
With a full count, the pitcher unleashes a fastball homing in on the hands of the opposing cleanup hitter.
"Fastball command is the most important thing and it wasn't there where I wanted it to be today, " McHugh said.
Mattingly said he thought Skip Schumaker, who started in LF and batted leadoff, might be well-equipped to handle Harvey's fastball.
Freese's home run came on a fastball from Mets starter Jeremy Hefner, who was starting in place of Shaun Marcum.
"He commanded his fastball on both sides of the plate and was really good again, " Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
Johnson was one of the hardest throwing pitchers in baseball history, throwing a blistering fastball that frequently topped 100 mph.
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Coming back from offseason elbow surgery, he entered with an average fastball velocity of 90.2 mph this season, according to fangraphs.com.
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