From Arizona Phil
For those of you who did not see the game....
Kris Bryant's first inning HR off Chase Anderson was a towering fly ball that was a bit wind-aided, but not unlike what you might see at Wrigley Field. The line single had a lot of top-spin and fell in front of the left-fielder.
Here are some of the velo readings for the Cubs pitchers:
Mike Zagurski:
FB: 89-91
SL: 81
NOTE: Nibbled too much, but he did strike out Eric Thames with FB/SL combo.
Rowan Wick
FB: 94-96
CV: 77 (he threw a number of curves)
NOTE: Worked fast and threw his FB and CV for strikes
Matt Carasiti
FB: 94-95
CT: 86-88 (swing & miss pitch)
SL: 81-82 (swing & miss pitch)
CH: 78-81
NOTE: Carasiti was VERY impressive and really mixed his considerable repertoire, keeping hitters off-balance.
Carlos Ramirez
FB: 92-93 - T-94
SL: 81-82
NOTE: Working 92-93 his FB was very hittable and his SL is just so-so
Alberto Baldonado
FB: 91-93
CV: 77-78
CH: 80-81
NOTE: Baldonado really has more of a SP repertoire and approach (mixes his pitches and works kind of slow).
Craig Brooks
FB: 92-94 (hitters squared it up consistently)
SL: 84-85 (his "out" pitch)
NOTE: The trick for Brooks is to get to two strikes so he can wipe-out the hitter with his plus-SL
Oscar de la Cruz
FB: 95-96 (easy gas)
CV: 80
NOTE: de la Cruz threw all FB except for one CV