Brandon Lowe has to adjust to the breaking ball down and in

Brandon Lowe had a rough time in game two of the ALDS. Gerrit Cole struck him out every time they faced each other.

Cole has struck out a lot of batters, both in game two and in general, so that’s not necessarily of note. Rather, it was the way Cole attacked Lowe that caught my eye.

Texas Leaguers

You can play with the interactive version here on the excellent Texas Leaguers site, but take a look at the pitches in the bottom right quadrant—down and inside to Lowe— and I’ll tell you the pitch results.