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Detroit — The irony didn’t escape Spencer Turnbull. His most effective pitch so far this season has been, in a manner of speaking, a mistake.
Hitters are 0-for-18 with 12 strikeouts against Turnbull’s cutter in his four starts.
“It’s supposed to be a slider,” he said, with a sheepish grin. “Most days they call it a cutter.”
The thing about the pitch is, it’s supposed to have some depth to it, some sinking action. He throws it typically between 87 and 88 mph and uses it as his primary off-speed pitch.