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Chatwood shows pinpoint control in strong effort
- Updated: August 10, 2016
DENVER — Tyler Chatwood’s struggles at home have been well-chronicled, but the veteran right-hander boasted arguably his best fastball command of the season before the Colorado bullpen’s latest meltdown in a 7-5 loss to Texas on Tuesday.
Chatwood threw 6 2/3 strong innings and painted the corners with elevated velocity, striking out a season-high eight batters, six looking. A sizable 25 percent of his punchouts on the year have come via a called third strike.
“The fastball command was a difference,” manager Walt Weiss said. “It was bottom of the zone and there were hard two-seamers. They were having a hard time getting a barrel to it. Chatty, it’s a shame he didn’t get a win there.”
Chatwood fanned Ian Desmond looking to lead off the game with a high-and-away cutter, then registered his next seven punchouts on fastballs that each topped his season average of 92.5 mph. He …
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