Domingo German's perfect pitch sequencing against Carlos Correa, a breakdown
What Happened
The New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Domingo German takes the mound in the bottom of the first inning, facing off against Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins. German opens the at-bat by firing a 93 mph fastball on the inside corner, which the home plate umpire calls a strike. Correa, the Twins' star shortstop, now knows he'll have to protect against German's ability to locate the fastball on the inner half of the plate. On the very next pitch, German goes to the same 93 mph fastball, but this time he spots it on the outside edge. Again, the umpire rules it a strike, putting Correa in an early hole. Recognizing Correa's need to protect the outer half, German decides to mix things up, unleashing an off-speed changeup that Correa swings at and fouls off. The change of pace leaves Correa slightly off-balance. With two strikes now, German goes to his slider, burying it away from Correa's barrel. "That ball goes way away and you can afford throwing a ball, but Correa chases," the announcer notes, impressed by German's pitch sequencing. In the very next at-bat, German faces Minnesota's center fielder Byron Buxton. He starts Buxton off with a get-me-over curveball for a called strike one. Buxton then swings through a low 93 mph fastball, timing his swing just off the breaking ball he saw previously. German follows that up with a slider that Buxton recognizes but decides not to swing at, impressed by the movement. Lastly, German goes back to his trusty changeup, commanding it to the same location as the slider, inducing another swing and miss from Buxton. "Domingo used his full arsenal, sequenced all his pitches and to sequence them well like that, you've got to hit all your spots perfectly," the announcer declares, applauding German's masterful execution in the first inning. Through his precise pitch sequencing and location, Yankees pitcher Domingo German has thoroughly outmaneuvered both Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton in the early going, setting the tone for what could be a dominant outing against the Twins' fearsome lineup.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentas I was making the Domingo Hermann
Sticky Fingers Rosenberg breakdown I ran
into this at bat in the first inning
where he faces Carlos Correa and I
thought it was a great bit of pitch
sequencing so if you're into this thing
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like it this is a little quick one the
first pitch he's gonna open up fastball
inside and the UMP calls it a strike so
now Carlos Correa is kind of thinking oh
wait I don't maybe he thinks that's two
inside now he's exposed there he's got
to protect against the inside so Domingo
Hermann
puts another fastball on top of the last
one but this time outside so both 93
miles per hour pitch number one is the
one that was inside pitch number two
goes outside he gets that call for a
strike as well and now that he's on the
outside edge he's just gonna play around
on the outside edge off of that outside
fastball he's gonna mix a change up
and Carlos Correa swings at that and
he's a little off balance on the swing
and fouls it back really cool pitch
sequencing because you can see same arm
slot
you know same basic movement of the
pitch but one is way slower and gets an
off-balance swing and that one kind of
moved arm Side Run they call it so it
went left to right now with two strikes
he's gonna exploit that pitch with
another one he's gonna say okay you just
saw a pitch that started outside and
came into you you swung you were a
little off balance now I'm gonna throw
one goes the other way and he gets the
swing and Miss using the slider and I
don't even know how good of a slider
this is because it seems like you know
this is the type of pitch you see a
better swing at and you're like what are
you doing
but he was set up so well because he had
the fastball on the outside he had the
change up on the outside Correa is
trying to protect it and that ball goes
way away and you gotta pitch to waist so
you can afford throwing a ball but
Correa chases I thought that was awesome
pitch sequencing in the very next at bat
buxton's up and he goes curveball first
pitch looking just they call it a get me
over curve probably knew he wasn't going
to swing boom you're ahead strike one
off of that curveball he matches it with
a low fastball
beats him to the spot
wow that's nice I mean same line Buxton
wants it but
he's a little behind because he's used
to the curveball speed off of the
fastball he's gonna match it with a
slider the next pitch
there you go
and now on this one it's over I it's
overlaid so you can't really tell but he
doesn't swing at this slider he just
kind of thinks about it and stops
himself but Domingo threw a pitch that
went right to left that's what's in
Buxton said that's what he last Saw and
he sequences right off of that and goes
back to the change up does the same
thing he did to create but opposite
throws one that goes left to right swing
and Miss first inning Domingo used his
full arsenal sequence all his pitches
and to sequence him well like that you
got to hit all your spots perfectly as
as well so I thought that was cool I
thought it was interesting I was like oh
damn good job Domingo I'll talk about it
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