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Pinch-hitter Jose Tabata fouled off a pair of 2-2 pitches before Scherzer clipped him on the elbow with a breaking ball.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
For Devers, who now has 11 home runs this season, the 413-foot blast was his first homer this season off a breaking ball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
And the breaking ball is Dancer, right?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
In the bottom of the fourth inning with a runner on second against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night, Rushing struck out on a breaking ball out of the zone and was not pleased with himself.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
For Devers, who now has 11 home runs this season, the 413-foot blast was his first homer this season off a breaking ball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
And the breaking ball is Dancer, right?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
In the bottom of the fourth inning with a runner on second against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night, Rushing struck out on a breaking ball out of the zone and was not pleased with himself.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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“Breaking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20ball. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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