change-up

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Noun 1. change-up - a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
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Bumrah is difficult and economical, a death bowler who restricts thanks to his unorthodox change-ups.
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And then it became apparent when he faced the Dodgers in his last outing that he couldn't finish his pitches, thus hanging some change-ups that he would normally bury.
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Their options in these disciplines are limited so they use what they have: canny finger spinners and fast-medium bowlers with good change-ups.
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RTE told us the presenter is being replaced by Miriam O'Callaghan from Tuesday to Friday in a week of change-ups for the national broadcaster.
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Of England's returning all-rounder, he said: "He bowled heavy, (and then) he bowled a lot of 'change-ups'.
Stokes bounces back to delight Captain Morgan
Taylor had praise for Stokes: "He bowled heavy, (and then) he bowled a lot of 'change-ups'.
Super Stokes return has Morgan upbeat in defeat; CRICKET
"After you've got your rhythm going, then you start adding in change-ups."
Paddles ready
One of the change-ups we have seen as the calendar switched pages was the rise in freestanding beauty boutiques that set up shop to woo customers.
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"Wills swings it up front, comes back into middle and bowls change-ups. He has a canny knack of taking wickets and that's something that we've struggled doing for a while.
Morgan confident England can shine
I thought Clay threw a number of good curveballs, a number of change-ups.''
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