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...Saty has a different, much rarer third pitch in his forkball. The pitch is similar to a split-fingered fastball, dropping viciously just as it reaches home plate...
...forkball comes naturally to Saty, who can split his forefinger and middle finger far apart without putting much stress on his wrist. He first experimented with the pitch at age 14 and a coach spotted it and encouraged him to use it. It’s been at his disposal ever since, though he had mostly abandoned it during his first two seasons in Cambridge...
Saty relied on the pitch heavily yesterday, however...
...forkball was really good,” Saty said. “It was my out pitch. I got a couple strikeouts with it and a few ground balls to third and short...
Saty ran into a little more trouble—and some bad luck—in the seventh. After pinch hitter Cullen Maumus flew out to start the inning, second baseman Adam Stojanowski crushed a pitch to left that fell in between outfielders Bryan Hale and Javy Lopez in left-center...