Buchholz showed off why he's so highly regarded, but also battled a little bit with the one thing that he's still working on at the minor league level: full and complete command of his fastball.

Here's the breakdown on the batters:
Ramos: 92-mph fastball, high for a ball
88-mph fasltball low for a ball
fastball for a called strike
92-mph fastball, fould off
93-mph fastball, high for a ball and ball four.

Padgett: 78-mph curveball for a called strike
78-mph curveball for a called strike
81-mph change up for a swinging strike three, Padgett had no shot in this at bat.

Costanzo: 91-mph fastball batted into the ground for a fielder's choice

Coste, a hitter just down from the Philadelphia Phillies: 78-mph curveball for a called strike
91-mph fastball into a ground ball double play to the third baseman.

12 pitches, 8 strikes.

 

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