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And in the aftermath of Game 5, they almost seemed to be searching for their identity as a team at the plate — trying to couple their naturally gifted slugging ability, with the need to work more competitive at-bats and earn hittable pitches first.
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During their Game 2 win, Roberts felt the club missed a lot of hittable pitches against Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman, before Will Smith and Max Muncy finally broke through with home runs in the seventh.
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Despite filling up the zone with a flurry of fastballs in hittable locations, the Dodgers’ bats remained silent, recording 17 consecutive outs after an RBI single from Will Smith in the first.
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During the National League Division Series, Cease was punished by the Dodgers for fastballs he left in hittable places.
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He started looking for the pitch in his second at-bat, which is probably why he struck out on three pitches, all of them hittable fastballs.
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