secondary pitch

collocation in English

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secondary
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.ən.dri/us
/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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pitch
noun
uk
/pɪtʃ/us
/pɪtʃ/
UK
an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, ...
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(Definition ofsecondaryandpitchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His mainsecondarypitchis a cutter (mid 80s) along with a curveball and a changeup.
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The "dominant" is asecondarypitchthat usually serves as a reciting tone in the melody.
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His slider was hissecondarypitch, and his changeup was his third most-used pitch.
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His changeup is hissecondarypitchto left-handed hitters, while he throws cutters as asecondarypitchto right-handed hitters.
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Hissecondarypitchis a slider at 8588.
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Hissecondarypitchis a mid-80s slider.
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Subsequently, he was demoted to the minor leagues to develop secondary pitches.
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He predominantly throws a sinker, and mixes in some secondary pitches in which he lacks confidence.
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His secondary pitches are a change-up and slider, with an occasional sinker.
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He has been described as having a good arm with a good fastball and developing secondary pitches.
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He complements these two with a wide repertoire of secondary pitches, including a two-seam fastball (also described as a shuuto), a cutter, two curveballs, a splitter, and an occasional changeup.
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However, he complements it with a wide assortment of secondary pitches, including a slider, cutter, curveball, splitter, changeup, and a solid shuuto (two-seamer/sinker) with late movement.
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