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Real or not? Braves' Newcomb just scratching surface

Sean Newcomb had been throwing fastballs all game long. He was one strike away from finishing off the first no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves since 1994, so his 134th pitch of the game was another fastball, his 102nd, easily the most for a pitcher in a game in 2018.

It was one fastball too many -- or at least one fastball in the wrong location. Catcher Kurt Suzuki set up high and away with a 2-2 count on Chris Taylor, but Newcomb's pitch ended up inside and Taylor lined a base hit past diving third baseman Johan Camargo.