With his jersey drenched in sweat in the steamy heat of Washington D.C., Arizona Diamondbacks starter Slade Cecconi dotted a 95 MPH fastball on the outside corner to Lane Thomas. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild raised his arm to call strike three, and Cecconi let out a yell and a fist pump, triumphantly marching off the mound.
The big right-hander was in total command. He did not have a three-ball count all game, nor did he even go 2-0 on any batter. He threw first-pitch strikes to 17 of 20 batters. Just as importantly, he maintained his stuff through the end of the game, as his velocity did not wane as it often has the second and third time through the order.
"He had four tough days, I know because the last outing against the Angels wasn't up to par, he knew that. I think he was challenged. I think the pitching coaches did a great job of addressing things." Nationals starter Jake Irvin kept allowing baserunners, but the D-backs kept hitting into inning-ending double plays in each of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings.
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