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Commentary: This time, Hamels doesn't help himself as Phillies lose

He threw only two pitches to slugger Mark Reynolds in the third inning, but the second one was a cut fastball that hung over the middle of the plate.

Goldschmidt hits 3 doubles, Arizona beats Braves

Tim Hudson threw Eric Chavez a steady diet of cut fastballs and sliders Wednesday and the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman feasted.

Nathan halts Astros' ninth-inning rally

Dominguez sent a two-seam fastball over the left-field fence in the third inning and then delivered a two-run homer on a cut fastball in the fifth inning to give the Astros a 3-1 lead.

Phillies get only one hit in shutout loss to Marlins

Valaika hit a cut fastball that was down the middle of the plate.

Yankees closer Rivera says this is final season

He is regarded as the greatest closer of all time, whether he's throwing his cut fastball in the regular season or postseason.

Shields makes Royals debut in 5-4 win over Padres

Expected to be San Diego's No. 3 starter, Marquis is working on adding changeups to his sliders, sinkers and cut fastballs.

Angels' Kevin Jepsen doesn't plan to change a thing

Early last season, as he tried to manipulate the grip of his two-seam fastball, the effectiveness of his 97-mph fastball, cut fastball and curve suffered.

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