Well, the inevitable happened Thursday, and the Cubs took home their first 'W ' for the 2010 season. Cubs pitcher Randy Wells (1-0) pitched remarkably well, although I still be he could go back to catching full time, and perform to the Cubs' standard .
There are several very nice things to be taken from this game.
We'll begin with Randy Wells' performance. Wells sat at around 90 mph with his fastball, with his sinker sitting on average at 89. He threw his sinker 35 times and hit the zone about 75 percent.
Pitch diversification was a key for Wells, as he threw all four of his pitches a good amount of time: four-seam fastball 20 times, sinker 35 times, change-up 23 times, and his slider 19 times. Wells' change-up demonstrated great movement, with 7.07 inches of run into lefties. He ...
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