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One start in the books for Justin Masterson. Five innings, four hits, two walks, and five strikeouts, allowing only one earned run.  Last season, between the Red Sox and Indians, Masterson put up 119 strikeouts in 129.1 innings (8.28 K/9). While much of that work came out of the bullpen for the Red Sox, it did give us an indication of what type of potential Masterson had should he harness his command.  The one thing that is clearly evident from watching Masterson pitch is that he has a lot of movement to his two-seamer and sinker. He used both fastballs in 80 out of 92 pitches yesterday. Pitch f/x data from yesterday's game show his two-seam fastball moving about 10 inches in toward a right-handed batter or away from a left-handed batter and just over ...

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Article written by Charlie Saponara