Sentence examples for command of the pitch from inspiring English sources

Then he somehow lost command of the pitch.

At Norfolk, he threw more fastballs than usual, searching to rediscover his command of the pitch.

The Celtic captain knew that he had the command of the pitch by then.

Ohtani's fastball velocity increased as the game went on, from 93-94 mph in the first inning to 97-98 mph by the fourth, and his command of the pitch improved to the point where "he could throw it wherever he wanted to," catcher Martin Maldonado said.

It was part of a plan to instill them with the necessary sense of authority, to force them to assume command of the pitching staffs, as well as familiarize themselves with the scouting reports and tendencies of opposing hitters.

Wheeler, in his abbreviated rookie season with the Mets, has put together a solid 7-3 record with a 3.66 earned run average and has increasingly looked to be in command of the pitches he is throwing.

He rejoined the Mets with improved command of that pitch, able to throw it on the corners instead of letting it drift over the plate as he had at the outset of the season.

But the idea is to get command of all the pitches".

"It's the sharpness of his breaking ball, the command of the off-speed pitches where he consistently can drop them in at any time, any count.

If he was commanding at one end of the pitch, there was one man quickening the pulse at the other.

Whether his struggles are tied to absent command, the absence of the pitching coach Dave Eiland, a combination of things or something else entirely, the Yankees realize the importance of fixing Burnett and fixing him quickly.