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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.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
The pitch to Lee purposely was more hittable than it normally might have been.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
“In April, I felt like I could hit everything. I was like, ‘That’s a hittable ball.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023
But last year, his pitch selection could have been better; he swung at hittable pitches, but they weren’t always the right pitches to swing at.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023
“He seems to be rather hittable to-day,” observed Locke.
From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.
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