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Relying on fastball, Iwakuma ties Sox in knots
- Updated: August 4, 2016
SEATTLE– Hisashi Iwakuma turned in a dominant performance Wednesday night to wash away memories of a bad last outing.
The right-hander threw 7 1/3 scoreless innings in the Mariners’ 3-1 win over the Red Sox Wednesday to earn the win.
“Might have been one of his best outings of the year,” manager Scott Servais said.
The key was Iwakuma’s fastball.
“I was able to command my fastball, and my fastball had more life than usual,” Iwakuma said through interpreter Antony Suzuki. “So I was able to get strike one.”
It was a stark contrast from his last outing in Chicago. Nothing was going right for him against the Cubs. …
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