Callaway then called upon Blevins, his left-handed specialist, to face the left-handed hitting Harper.
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If a left-handed immigrant commits a crime, no one would propose banning all left-handed immigrants.
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Most of their power hitters bat left-handed, and they have struggled to display much power against left-handed pitchers.
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And in both instances, Callaway called for struggling left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins to replace Gsellman against a left-handed batter.
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With two outs and a runner on second, Green summoned left-handed reliever Buddy Baumann to face the left-handed Adam Lind.
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Gregorius began the night with the second-highest batting average in the majors by a left-handed batter against left-handed pitching.
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In turn, the Dodgers then quickly swapped out Freese, who is best against left-handed pitching, for Muncy, a left-handed hitter.
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After Morrow intentionally walked Paul Goldschmidt, left-handed reliever Brad Hand came on to face left-handed-hitting Arizona third baseman Jake Lamb.
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With four of the next five Padres being left-handed as the fifth inning opened, Bochy opted for left-handed reliever Matt Reynolds.
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He is an outfield option when the Diamondbacks face a left-handed starter, inasmuch as both David Peralta and Jeremy Hazelbaker hit left-handed.
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Left-handed hitters Descalso and Peralta hit their homers off the left-handed Kershaw, and Murphy homered in the eighth to complete the scoring.
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Read more: Scientists say left-handed people may be smarter in one key wayScroll down to see 11 of the world's left-handed leaders.
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Twins are more likely to be left-handed About one in five twins, both fraternal and identical, are left-handed, according to a 1996 Belgian study.
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OF Lonnie Chisenhall, a left-handed hitter, doesn't start against left-handed pitchers, but he's always available to pinch hit, a role in which he is flourishing.
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That the big hit came from the left-handed-batting Gregorius, the club's best hitter against left-handed pitching, did not surprise anyone in the Yankees' clubhouse.
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However, Minnesota trailed 2-1 going into the ninth inning and had a bevy of left-handed hitters coming up against Angels left-handed reliever Jose Alvarez.
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In the eighth inning of a scoreless game, Mets Manager Terry Collins brought in the left-handed Blevins to face the left-handed pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy.
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Girardi has broken up the two left-handed hitters he has had at the top of the lineup, leaving the Yankees less vulnerable to left-handed relievers.
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Federer plans to use it to practice with left-handed sparring partners, although it is never quite possible for a sparring partner to replicate Nadal's left-handed shots.
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After Nolan Arenado was intentionally walked, so the left-handed Moore could face the left-handed-hitting Gonzalez, the Colorado right fielder belted his 25th homer of the season.
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But the left-handed hitters James Loney, Jay Bruce and Curtis Granderson have not hit left-handed pitching as well, nor do they have extensive track records against Bumgarner.
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To break up the left-handed batters against left-handed Bumgarner, rookie second baseman T.J. Rivera, a Bronx native, was slotted in between Granderson and right fielder Jay Bruce.
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This will, for example, effect the usage of a left-handed specialist out of the bullpen, often brought in to face a left-handed batter before another pitching change.
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Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher, is scheduled to start Thursday for Seattle, and if Angels Manager Brad Ausmus decides to use Ohtani, his left-handed designated hitter, Japan will go bonkers.
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In recent seasons, the Yankees built a lineup heavy on left-handed or switch hitters, but with the exception of Alex Rodriguez, the hitters had little pop against left-handed pitching.
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With the Mets leading by one run, he stuck with Paul Sewald, a right-handed relief pitcher who has improved against left-handed batters, to face Nick Williams, a left-handed pinch-hitter.
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LHP Joe Mantiply, who held left-handed hitters to a .
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Entering Friday's game, the left-handed hitting Ohtani was batting .
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Andrew Miller, the left-handed relief ace of the Cleveland Indians, was simply born with a knack for making a baseball slice down and away from left-handed hitters, and down and in on righties.
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Eric Hosmer tripled off Washington closer Sean Doolittle with one out in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a two-out single by the left-handed-hitting Naylor off the left-handed Doolittle.
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Feuer pointed out in her ruling that Jones was left handed.
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A left-handed batter with a compact swing, he had a .
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Occasionally, you also get left-handed players like lettuce and lemonade.
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The Yankees have won 10 consecutive games against left-handed starters.
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Left-handed closer Felipe Vazquez was credited with his 17th save.
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But here on Earth, nearly all amino acids are left handed.
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All four Washington runs were driven in by left-handed hitters.
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Prince William — seen here in 2015 — is a left-handed royal.
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Read more: 8 presidents you had no idea were left-handed
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Entering this season, he had held left-handed hitters to a .
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The Yankees' lineup has tilted heavily left-handed in recent years.
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Or by the orchestra's need for a left-handed clarinet player.
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He once played left-handed because he injured his right shoulder.
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He drove in for a left-handed layup as time expired.
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This would add another left-handed option out of the bullpen.
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Cory Spangenberg greeted left-handed reliever Austin Davis with a triple.
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The left-handed hitter has played in 1,499 career games, hitting .
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My ugly but effective left-handed heave was no longer effective.
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The Mets were hoping Flores, one of the best in baseball at hitting left-handed pitching, could play on Wednesday when they were scheduled to face a left-handed pitcher, but he will not be able.
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When she found out after the draw ceremony that she would face the left-handed Kvitova in the first round, she found a left-handed hitting partner named Mike and practiced with him for four days.
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On Baseball MILWAUKEE — When a left-handed-hitting reliever launches a playoff home run off a left-handed pitcher bound for the Hall of Fame — well, let's just say you don't see that much in October.
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For Chapman, it was the second time a left-handed hitter homered off him in his career, which has seen him faced 250 left-handed hitters in 261 at-bats in the regular season and postseason.
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During a recent bullpen session, Marlins Manager Don Mattingly, the former left-handed great for the Yankees, stood at the plate against Brice and gave him feedback on what a left-handed batter sees when facing him.
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On Twitter, the reaction to Emojipedia's left-handed DNA sketch was strong.
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LHP Brett Cecil continued his recent success against left-handed hitters Sunday.
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SS Didi Gregorius leads all major league left-handed hitters with a .
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Left-handed reliever Zach Duke came on to strike out Eric Hosmer.
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That was the last batter the left-handed Heaney (0-1) faced.
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The app also lets you switch between right- and left-handed configurations.
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Children's Books THE LEFT-HANDED FATEBy Kate MilfordIllustrated by Eliza Wheeler372 pp.
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Read more: 5 ways being left-handed can positively affect your life
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Blevins, a valuable left-handed reliever, said he would like to return.
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Triggs, who has never faced Washington, holds left-handed batters to a .
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Tommy Layne, the left-handed reliever, retired Lind on a pop-up.
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Severino has been especially tough on left-handed batters, who are hitting .
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After the playoff loss, Rodriguez called Keuchel a left-handed Greg Maddux.
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"Left-handed pitching is something we haven't done well against," Green said.
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"They say left-handed people got a lot of talent," said Sah.
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Pittsburgh is 3-4 against left-handed starters this season and batting .
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LG: But left-handed people won't be able to wear the eyeglasses?
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Their products are manufactured to accommodate both right- and left-handed users.
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So a right handed musician would look like they were left handed.
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He was available off the bench as a left-handed pinch hitter.
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That sounds logical and easy — until you try to email left-handed.
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The struggling left-handed hitter Alex Gordon, who entered the game batting .
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In the majors, he has allowed left-handed hitters to post a .
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To one side was a left-handed pitching prospect named Sean Newcomb.
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Left-handed toilet paper Why should right-handers be closer to cleanliness?
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A figure for Edgin, a left-handed reliever, was not immediately available.
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Random facts — like the chances of being left-handed — seem less intuitive.
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That is particularly useful when squaring off against a left-handed pitcher.
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He was left-handed, but his favorite gun was a right-handed .
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Vizcaino had a 22 ERA for his past 24.00 relief before landing on the DL. CF Ender Inciarte was credited with three hits against a trio of Arizona left-handed pitchers Saturday and the left-handed hitter is batting .
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Boone said he was considering using Judge as the leadoff hitter only in rare circumstances: when the Yankees were facing a left-handed pitcher and their usual leadoff hitter, the left-handed-hitting Brett Gardner, was in the lineup.
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Hayes' layup with 16:28 left handed the Badgers a 32-20163 edge.
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Position: Left-handed pitcher MLB seasons: 0 All-Star games: 0 Championships: 0
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His solo homer was his first off a left-handed pitcher this year.
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NOTES: The Mariners started Shawn O'Malley at shortstop against the left-handed Santiago.
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They've got a lot of switch hitters, a lot of left-handed hitters.
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Now it appears as if he will play primarily against left-handed pitchers.
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The triple was the first Chapman ever allowed to a left-handed hitter.
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She won it with clever, sliced left-handed serves at the right moments.
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The left-handed surrendered two homers and took the loss on Friday night.
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is also one of many left-handed world leaders.
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Frazier, an outfielder, ranked 21st, and Sheffield, a left-handed starter, ranked 69th.
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"He's been hitting the ball very well against left-handed pitching," Luvullo said.
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Both are right-handed, but Key shreds left-handed on the air guitar.
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The Razer Lancehead is a great mouse for anyone, including left-handed players.
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He eats and writes left-handed, but he throws and hits right-handed.
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He played first base against left-handed pitchers; Ed Kranepool played against righties.
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The left-handed Pederson, Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger all started on Monday.
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Following Greene, the San Diego Padres took the left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore.
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Hamels has extensive experience only against left-handed Logan Morrison, who is hitting .
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The problem: Entering Monday's game, Blevins had held left-handed batters to a .
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Read more: Kobe Bryant injured his right shoulder, so he played left-handed
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It was just Harper's second homer this season against a left-handed pitcher.
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The left-handed Oreo cookies are now sold out, according to the website.
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Signs featuring the left-handed pitcher at the ballpark have also been removed.
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The left-handed hitter went the opposite way to left field against Pomeranz.
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Left-handed Price making the start for the Red Sox on Sunday will give Seattle a good chance to get Franklin Gutierrez back in the lineup after he blasted a pair of homers off the left-handed Elias on Friday.
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Levin, a left-handed forward, opened the season with three goals in four games.
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"But Joc is going to see a lot more left-handed pitching this year."
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In his past 18 games, Cecil has held opposing left-handed hitters to a .
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He then returned to his own left-handed stance – and hit a home run.
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Both homers came against left-handed pitchers, giving him four against lefties this season.
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Peter went to his bullpen for a left-handed pitcher, and voila, I'm here.
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That was it for Lugo, who was replaced by left-handed reliever Josh Smoker.
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It came against LHP Andrew Miller, who had held left-handed hitters to a .
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Left-handed reliever Jake McGee (2-3) picked up the win for the Rockies.
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The left-handed 26-year-old injured her left hand fending off her attacker.
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Three keyboard options will appear in the settings: Left-handed, standard, and right-handed.
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The left-handed Banda struck out seven, issued one walk and threw 81 pitches.
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Unlike his young compatriots, the left-handed Bird is tailor-made for Yankee Stadium.
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Below is his pitch usage against left-handed hitters this season, via Brooks Baseball.
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The Rockies' other left-handed relievers are Boone Logan, Chris Rusin and Jake McGee.
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Perhaps the Reds did this because Cespedes isn't particularly great against left-handed pitching: .
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Texas now owns six wins in 10 games when facing a left-handed starter.
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Collins sent in the left-handed reliever Sean Gilmartin, and the Mets' hole deepened.
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Pomeranz joins Eduardo Rodriguez as left-handed options out of the Red Sox's bullpen.
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Through much of his career, Butler, 30, has hit well against left-handed pitching.
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If he were left-handed, he insisted, he would hit like Vaughn once did.
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Although Smoker's arm offered impressive glimpses, Edgin had better results against left-handed batters.
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INF Ji-Man Choi gives the Angels another left-handed bat off the bench.
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After Roberts turned to Madson, Cora deployed back-to-back left-handed pinch-hitters.
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With a clear path to the basket, he finished with a left-handed layup.
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The left-handed Strahm pitched two-run ball over six and one-third innings.
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The left-handed hitting Yelich, like Betts, led his league in hitting with a .
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A 1995 paper found that left-handed males had higher scores on divergent thinking.
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Their bats provided much more against Hyun-Jin Ryu, the Dodgers' left-handed starter.
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Royals starter Danny Duffy, a left-hander, has held left-handed hitters to a .
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Known as "Lefty" for his left-handed stroke, Mr. Mickelson was not criminally charged.
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He once played through a game left-handed because he injured his right shoulder.
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A left-handed pitcher and center fielder, Justin played organized baseball through middle school.
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Left-handed closer Jake McGee pitched a perfect ninth to get his seventh save.
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When a left-handed batter was at the plate, d'Arnaud went back to third.
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"He's such a warrior out there," said Shapovalov, who, like Nadal, plays left-handed.
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And the right-handed Rondon could not get past Gardner, who hits left-handed.
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OF Socrates Brito, a left-handed hitter, made his only start against a righty.
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The left-handed hitting Parra had experienced success against Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw, batting .
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Conley, who never has faced the Diamondbacks, is allowing left-handed batters to hit .
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Atlanta Braves left-handed reliever Jonny Venters won the award in the National League.
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Jerry Blevins, the Mets' top left-handed reliever last season, was the finishing touch.
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He could be another left-handed option for a bullpen well-stocked with righties.
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It was the left-handed-hitting third baseman's fourth homer in 15 career games.
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Just 15 of Adams' 107 career home runs have come against left-handed pitchers.
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He wasn't in the lineup, but that was because manager Chip Hale planned to start right-handed hitting Brandon Drury, who was recalled Friday from Triple-A Reno, in place of the left-handed Lamb against left-handed starter Jorge De La Rosa.
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Those were the headline names in a three-team trade in which the Indians also received left-handed pitcher Scott Moss from the Reds, and outfielder Franmil Reyes, left-handed pitcher Logan Allen and infielder Victor Nova from the San Diego Padres.
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Facing the Braves' left-handed starter Jaime Garcia, who has also had Tommy John surgery and an operation for thoracic outlet syndrome, Collins reshuffled the lineup to insert Wilmer Flores, who last season was among baseball's best at crushing left-handed pitching.
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"Musk posted the meme to his 31 million followers, adding: "Guess he's not left-handed.
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The G900 was for me an opportunity to switch to a full left-handed lifestyle.
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Combine those skills with him being left-handed, and he becomes an unusually tough cover.
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He added a solo homer in the seventh off Padres left-handed reliever Buddy Baumann.
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Left-hander Luis Avilian relieved Chris Hatcher with Gonzalez, a left-handed hitter, coming up.
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That evolution is most readily apparent when Gregorius, a left-hander, faces left-handed pitching.
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The left-handed American needed just 81 minutes to finish off the clay-court victory.
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And Taylor put the Dodgers ahead with his two-run homer off left-handed Erlin.
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Left-handed reliever Dominic Leone walked the bases full in the fifth with one out.
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The Dodgers did not trust Bellinger against left-handed pitchers, who held him to a .
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Perhaps left-handed proteins and right-handed genetic code are fundamental traits of life everywhere.
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Gordon then switched to his normal helmet and returned to his natural left-handed swing.
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Lefty Tyler Webb gave up the home runs to left-handed hitters Muncy and Bellinger.
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RF Jason Heyward returned to the lineup despite the Dodgers starting a left-handed pitcher.
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Reagan was born left-handed, but his schoolteachers forced him to learn right-handed writing.
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While some two-seam fastballs drop, Colon's moves most sharply away from left-handed batters.
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Faced with a large deficit, the Yankees' lineup continued to struggle against left-handed starters.
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Brown drove through traffic for a left-handed layup to give Kansas State the lead.
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Chicago's weaknesses are of the "a left-handed reliever would be nice, I guess" variety.
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The Mets' bullpen phone rang, and the left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins started warming up.
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But that is where the Dodgers needed him, to be used against left-handed pitchers.
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Wieters connected on a 287-2 slider from left-handed reliever Brad Wieck (0-1).
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Also, all of Paul McCartney's guitars are left handed so he can't play those either.
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But even some left-handed role players, like Thaddeus Young, in particular, caused him grief.
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Edes says that in 1918, Ruth was the best young left-handed pitcher in baseball.
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Beasley, a 6-foot-9-inch, left-handed forward, will thus make about $2.1 million.
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Collins called on left-hander Josh Edgin to face the left-handed-hitting Kyle Seager.
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That prompted a pitching change, with right-hander Marcus Walden replacing the left-handed Hernandez.
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He was the first left-handed hitter to homer off Kershaw in 166 batters faced.
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The Yankees also recalled left-handed reliever James Pazos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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It was the fourth homer of the season for Rios, a left-handed-hitting rookie.
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Left-handed closer Sean Doolittle was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list on Friday.
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The police believed that the wounds were created by a left-handed attacker, she said.
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A few seconds later, Aldridge tied the game with a left-handed hook over Gordon.
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The Rangers took their first lead of the young season on a solo home run to center field by the left-handed-batting Mazara in the second inning off Keuchel, who gave up just three round-trippers to left-handed batters in all of 2017.
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As a left-handed-shooting defenseman from Cranston, R.I., Capuano appeared in only six N.H.L. games.
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Left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland (53-25) took the loss, allowing five runs in two innings.
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If you know a person well, you should know if they are right or left-handed.
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It was only the second homer allowed by Miller to a left-handed hitter this season.
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RHP Mike Aviles got a start Tuesday night because Seattle was throwing a left-handed pitcher.
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The left-handed-hitting slugger established career bests with 25 homers and 403 RBIs last season.
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Only three of Chirinos's 17 home runs during the regular season were against left-handed pitchers.
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With Yordan Alvarez, a powerful left-handed batter, due up, Strasburg was relieved by Sean Doolittle.
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Mr. Bush's stand-in flings bits of dirt with a conspicuously limp, left-handed wrist snap.
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Irritatingly, the volume buttons are on the right side, which sucks if you are left-handed.
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About 11 percent of the scratches slanted the opposite direction, reflecting a left-handed cutting motion.
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He was disappointed to have two of the three home runs come from left-handed hitters.
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Logan retired all five D-backs he faced, striking out two of three left-handed hitters.
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Hunter Renfroe hit his 23th homer of the season off left-handed reliever Wei-Yin Chen.
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Bonilla, who will make his seventh career start Monday, is allowing left-handed hitters to bat .
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LHP Madison Bumgarner set a single-season Giants strikeout record for left-handed pitchers Saturday night.
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And just for good measure, the right-handed Bird did half of the above left-handed.
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Vigneault said Skjei, 22, was called up because he has a left-handed shot, like McDonagh's.
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They also acquired left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek from Tampa Bay for a minor league pitcher.
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"Growing up, he was the best hitter around," said Jay, like Gwynn a left-handed hitter.
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The left-handed Means went 22015-220 with a 3.60 ERA in 31 appearances (27 starts).
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Bumgarner is left-handed, and his average fastball this season, according to Fangraphs, is 90.5 m.p.h.
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The absence of Wilmer Flores, who has clobbered left-handed pitching, was apparent in this spot.
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He is under team control in 2017, but, unfortunately for the Mets, he hits left-handed.
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Reyes, Cabrera and Walker are all veteran switch-hitters, while Loney is a left-handed batter.
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The Chicago Cubs signed veteran left-handed reliever Xavier Cedeno on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
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He struck out 41 and walked only two in 109 plate-appearances against left-handed hitters.
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The left-handed-hitting slugger established career bests with 25 homers and 83 RBIs last season.
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The left-handed Price struck out the side in the eighth to match his career high.
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He said at school they forced him to write right-handedly, because he was left-handed.
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On one play, he swooped past Hawks rookie John Collins with a left-handed hook shot.
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She stood over six feet tall, and was reputed to have a deadly left-handed serve.
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Not only that, but all of McCartney's guitars were left-handed, and Grohl is a righty.
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She joked that any devil could duck her right-handed throw, not her left-handed one.
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After Gillaspie's triple, Crawford — another left-handed hitter — singled in Gillaspie for a 5-3 advantage.
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The Cubs' scouts had rarely, if ever, seen such a short and powerful left-handed swing.
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Blackmon homered twice off Padres left-handed rookie starter Nick Margevicius, who fell to 2-4.
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On a roster filled with left-handed-hitting outfielders, the right-handed Cespedes provided needed balance.
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Oladipo punctuated the spurt with an impressive left-handed dunk over Kurucs with 2:01 left.
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Especially as a left-handed hitter, you have to be very near perfect to be successful.
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"Ergonomics play a huge role," said Mr. Doucet, who has designed right- and left-handed flatware.
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Some historians suggest that he was born left-handed but forced to switch as a child.
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Freese, who has been especially productive against left-handed pitching, made his leadoff at-bat count.
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The motion on McEnroe's serve is still the same — the slow windup, the left-handed delivery.
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It marked Frazier's seventh home run in 20 at-bats against left-handed pitching this season.
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The Yankees scored all their runs in the second, the damage done by left-handed hitters.
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Kelenic, a speedy 3.823-year-old center fielder with a smooth, left-handed swing, is batting .
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So they claimed the left-handed Milone, who had struggled with the Brewers, off waivers Sunday.
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He will join Fernando Abad and Taylor Rogers as left-handed options out of the bullpen.
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Nick Ahmed walked off left-handed reliever A.J. Minter (21-20) to lead off the 21th.
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Travis Jankowski opened the inning by greeting left-handed reliever Jake Diekman with a leadoff walk.
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Toni believed playing left-handed would give Rafael an advantage, and he proved to be correct.
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And I'm definitely the only left-handed, Maltese-American, Episcopalian, millennial, gay mayor in the race.
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Melvin had started Mark Canha, a right-handed hitting first baseman, against the left-handed Paxton.
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Michael prioritized left-handed power hitters to take advantage of dimensions in the old Yankee Stadium.
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An action like that deserves a left-handed fist punch right in the nuts, doesn't it?
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Facing the Augusta GreenJackets' left-handed pitcher Domenic Mazza, the 666th pick in the 2015 amateur draft, with a runner on third base, the left-handed Tebow redirected a 2-19 fastball into a stiff wind that was flowing from home plate out toward left-center.
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The pitch was designed to tempt an eager left-handed hitter into rolling over a harmless grounder.
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We'll focus on the left-handed vote and pick up three points a week till the convention.
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It was the first time this season that Vargas had gone deep against a left-handed pitcher.
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The Dodgers recalled left-handed pitcher Caleb Ferguson and infielder Edwin Rios from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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The left-handed DNA sketch, though, isn't the final image that will wind up on our phones.
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It was his 18th homer of the season and just his third off a left-handed pitcher.
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The Indians entered the contest with 22 wins in their past 28 games against left-handed starters.
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"Against left-handed pitching, we're better than we were last year," Roberts said prior to the game.
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And Hunter Renfroe greeted left-handed reliever Tanner Scott with his 24th homer leading off the seventh.
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When McCollum followed with a left-handed floater, Portland's edge was 91-87 with 4:39 remaining.
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Tebow, 29, was batting left handed during an Instructional League game between the Mets and the Cardinals.
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But strike the same beetle with left-polarized light, and its left-handed chirality is instantly revealed.
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Any left-handed person will testify to the problems they've encountered using scissors, ledgers and can-openers.
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A left-handed dunk by Cauley-Stein gave Sacramento a 77-74 edge with 3:31 left.
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Atlanta cut the gap with three seventh inning runs, all charged to left-handed reliever Justin Wilson.
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Why didn't manager Terry Collins bring in a left-handed pitcher to face the Yankees' top hitter?
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"It was essentially like a day-night doubleheader out there," Arizona left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland said.
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Tebow says he's getting better with his jumps, especially when left-handed batters hit balls that tail.
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It was the third 2257-homer season in the last four years for the left-handed slugger.
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The amino acids found within biological life are all left-handed and we don't really know why.
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He's a left-handed bat, Ike's played in New York, so he understands that part of it.
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The left-handed Boyd threw 88 pitches and recorded 15 of his 18 outs on fly balls.
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For Reddick, it was his 10th homer on the season and fourth against a left-handed pitcher.
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Quintana has not walked a left-handed batter since July 23, facing 58 lefties during that stretch.
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It was the fourth home run Hader (1-4) surrendered to a left-handed batter this season.
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The left-handed Wood, meanwhile, allowed one run on two hits and three walks over six innings.
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If you have anxiety, or if you're left-handed, you may have a higher IQ than most.
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His two-seam fastball was effective against the Indians' left-handed batters, and his slider produced outs.
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When Colon throws the two-seamer now, he said, he aims for a left-handed opponent's ribs.
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Just 10% of people in the world are left-handed, though many of them occupy high offices.
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But there is a reason Yankee Stadium was constructed with dimensions conducive for left-handed pull hitters.
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Mets switch-hitters Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera have hit well right-handed against left-handed pitchers.
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Lefty Tanner Scott then came in to face the left-handed Bour and struck him out looking.
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Shaw does not have reverse splits, but his numbers against left-handed batters have improved this year.
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Dunn gave up a two-run single to a Pirates left-handed hitter, Matt Joyce, on Wednesday.
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Firstly, Ward is naturally left-handed which can be something of an advantage in learning to box.
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That forced Maddon to send in pinch-hitter Miguel Montero, the left-handed reserve catcher who hit .
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"It didn't matter to Adam if it was against a right- or left-handed pitcher," Baker said.
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The left-handed ace made it through just four innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs.
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Happ, a left-handed starter, was acquired in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
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He's the best left-handed pitcher I've ever seen, and I grew up with Randall "K" Johnson.
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The left-handed hitter and middle infielder began the season at Double-A Tulsa, where he hit .
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"From a Darwinian perspective, there seems to be something wrong with being left-handed," Dr. Loffing said.
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A 6-foot, 176-pound left-handed shot, Hischier recorded 38 goals and 48 assists for Halifax.
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"The top teams in the National League have a lot of elite left-handed hitters," Zaidi said.
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He was tall and lanky — a projectable body, as scouts say, perfect for a left-handed pitcher.
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For Colon, it is the fastball — a sinking two-seamer that runs away from left-handed hitters.
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Left-handed people do not like that the word left is so often associated with negative things.
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Kanter scored on a left-handed drive with 11.4 seconds left to push Portland ahead 100-94.
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The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the third against Padres left-handed starter Clayton Richard.
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The Mets are bullish on Conlon's future because he is left-handed and has exhibited stellar command.
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Mr. Wald is left-handed, and the cut was found on his left hand, she told jurors.
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Moon, a left-handed-hitting outfielder, was the National League's rookie of the year in 19883, batting .
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Miguel Àngel Salom, a snail farmer in Majorca, discovered the left-handed Tomeu during routine shell cleaning duties.
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Left-handed DNA is known as "Z-DNA;" the rungs on its ladder structure lean to the left.
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Left-handed reliever Robbie Erlin came in to get Mathis to ground into an inning-ending double play.
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It was the first extra base hit that Happ had allowed to a left-handed hitter this season.
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Southpaw Justin Wilson opened the eighth and left-handed hitters Odor and Nomar Mazara greeted him with singles.
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Ryan has been used in a variety of roles, mostly early but also late against left-handed hitters.
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Counsell then turned to Webb to face the left-handed-hitting Williams, who singled earlier in the game.
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Melvin said the move was made to stagger left-handed batters in the lineup against LHP Derek Holland.
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"The masturbation joke was already there, but Musk went right ahead and added: "Guess he's not left-handed.
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They reached an agreement with Antonio Bastardo, a left-handed reliever, on a two-year, $12 million contract.
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But Grossman can swing left-handed and the team will get him some rehab at-bats to prepare.
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She was also left-handed, an advantage in judo the way it can be in other combat sports.
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His custom, left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, used during Nirvana's "In Utero" tour in 1993, sold for $340,000.
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Strangely, he shoots left-handed but tries to finish right-hand dominant, puzzling press row on multiple drives.
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"He was a left-handed pitcher before this year," manager Pete Mackanin joked to MLB&aposs official website.
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Detroit left-handed reliever Chad Bell (2342-214), who gave up the homer to Andrus, took the loss.
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Mr Moctar plays a left-handed Fender guitar as did Jimi Hendrix, inviting a comparison of the two.
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Like Kennard, Hood is left-handed, and enjoys many of the same resulting herky-jerky advantages against defenders.
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His strength: getting out left-handed hitters, and the Giants started five of them in Thursday's series opener.
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Kurt, who was left-handed, had the bridge and nut replaced so he could play it upside down.
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Andrew Bird premiered a duet with Fiona Apple, "Left Handed Kisses," off his forthcoming album, Are You Serious.
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He's left-handed, not right-handed like Cory, and he kicks a football instead of throwing a baseball.
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Julio Urias, a 19-year-old left-handed phenom from Mexico (sound familiar?), made his major league debut.
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The left-handed Kerber then wrapped up the win when Siegemund sent a slice backhand into the net.
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But Ruiz provided a marginal upgrade against left-handed pitching and brought a championship pedigree from the Phillies.
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Collins said De Aza and Brandon Nimmo, both left-handed-hitting outfielders, could play in center field, too.
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Since then, he has mostly been used as a defense-first outfielder who plays against left-handed starters.
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McCollum scored on a left-handed runner to push the Blazers ahead 5373-109 with 1:13 left.
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So when Aaron pestered him about playing baseball, they made a deal: He had to hit left-handed.
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Roberts immediately took out Baez for the left-handed reliever Luis Avilan, who came in to face Murphy.
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Naquin, a left-handed hitter, won a spot on the Opening Day roster with a big spring training.
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Their left-handed specialist, Oliver Perez, got a weak pop-up from Anthony Rizzo in a clutch spot.
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"I'm like a little bit of a righty version of him," he said of his left-handed father.
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They may not start on Tuesday against the left-handed Freeland, and they seem to understand the reasoning.
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Gardner often sits against left-handed pitchers, and the Red Sox are scheduled to start three left-handers.
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Extra Bases Injuries kept Jonny Venters, a left-handed reliever, out of the majors for nearly six years.
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Smith moved quickly through the minor leagues thanks to slick glove work and a smooth left-handed swing.
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Callaway had Jerry Blevins, a left-handed relief pitcher who has been inconsistent, warming up in the bullpen.
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Blevins's job was to get out Travis Shaw, a dangerous left-handed batter who nevertheless had just a .
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"Sometimes I'll switch gloves with Gags, and he'll be left-handed and I'll be right-handed," Zamora said.
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"Sometimes I'll switch gloves with Gags, and he'll be left-handed and I'll be right-handed," Zamora said.
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"That's a person they can think of that's left-handed, draws contact and things like that," she said.
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A left-handed hitter, Narvaez belted 219 of his 264 home runs in 231 against right-handed pitchers.
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In 22016, Cottonelle tweeted that it was introducing left-handed toilet paper for all those southpaws out there.
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His unusual training methods included persuading Rafael to play left-handed, even though he was naturally right-handed.
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One potential wild card in all this is Greg Bird, who has left-handed power but hit just .
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I'm ambidextrous, so this idea of right-handed people masturbating left-handed is a new thing for me.
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Mike Cuellar, the 83-year-old left-handed Cuban, pitched a strong six-hitter, striking out eight men.
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"I was shading him a little bit toward right field," said Agee of Hendricks, who bats left-handed.
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The switch-hitting center field added his third homer in the eighth off Hector Velazquez while batting left-handed.
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Houston is 1-4 this season when facing a left-handed starter and 3-0 against right-handers. 3.
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Dickerson opened the extra period with a left-handed jump hook to give the Huskies the lead for good.
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As we finish out the next 18 games, we're going to see some left-handed pitching and rightfully so.
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Rays left-handed starter Blake Snell received a no-decision, missing a chance for his first victory since Sept.
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C Jason Castro, a left-handed hitter, was not in the lineup Friday against Red Sox knickleballer Steven Wright.
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A walk and fly ball put runners on the corners for Cody Bellinger against left-handed reliever Jose Alvarez.
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The left-handed hitting Moran played in nine games for the Astros last season and went 3-for-23.
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It was a difficult pitch for a left-handed hitter like Conforto to deposit over the left-field fence.
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Reddick has been awful against left-handed pitching over the last three seasons, so he's unquestionably a platoon player.
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Mets manager Terry Collins said he preferred switch hitter Ty Kelly over the left-handed-hitting Duda, who batted .
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He'll give manager Brad Ausmus another left-handed option out of the bullpen for the weekend series in Cleveland.
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They're not symmetrical for one thing, meaning that they don't cater equally to right-handed and left-handed people.
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Their lineup full of right-handers clobbered left-handed pitching: They were second in the major leagues with a .
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Colorado would score five runs in the first three innings against Padres left-handed rookie Nick Margevicius (1-2).
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"Darren's done a good job against left-handed hitters really the last couple years," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
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Cleveland chose Will Benson, a 6-foot-5, left-handed hitting high schooler from North Carolina, three picks later.
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Gant has struggled versus left-handed batters, who are 12-for-33 with five extra-base hits against him.
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The team needed another bullpen arm more than a left-handed bat for the current series against Kansas City.
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So you can play it right or left handed, or with both on the pad, it's up to you.
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Catcher Brian McCann opened the 10th with a groundball single to right off Padres left-handed reliever Robbie Erlin.
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He did strike left-handed hitter Jason Heyward out and lefties are 3-for-20 against him this season.
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He hit second because SS Brad Miller, a left-handed hitter who typically bats second, wasn't in the lineup.
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It was just the second homer of the season against a left-hander for the left-handed-swinging Rosario.
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President Barack Obama followed seven 20th-century left-handed presidents, including Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.
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The Indians will likely use as many left-handed hitters as possible against Greene, considering that lefties have a .
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The left-handed hitter sent a high fly just a row or two deep into the left field bleachers.
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Over his career Buckner's smooth, left-handed swing produced 2,715 hits, 174 home runs and 1,208 runs batted in.
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Only 10 percent of the world's population is left-handed, a characteristic that has long been associated with unluckiness.
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Alexander Figueredo, a left-handed pitching prospect in the Yankees organization, was killed last month in his native Venezuela.
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According to Fox Sports Midwest, Christie made the left-handed catch off a hit from the Cardinals' Paul DeJong.
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He allowed six homers in those ten starts, just one coming off the bat of a left-handed hitter.
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Manager Dave Roberts gave left-handed hitters Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy the night off against a lefty starter.
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Still, Jon says he's holding out a scintilla of hope ... because a strong left-handed batter would be DOPE!
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McGregor is in the Orioles Hall of Fame as one of the top left-handed pitchers in franchise history.
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Manager Joe Girardi is eager to see how it works in Shreve's second stint, especially against left-handed hitters.
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His top plays included no-look passes, left-handed passes, and scrambles that led to awe-inspiring deep throws.
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She was left-handed, so the epicenter of my work was also the epicenter of her dominant hand function.
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Greene (1-2) suffered the loss, although the Spangenberg and Hedges hits came off left-handed reliever Justin Wilson.
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Gardner, like Ellsbury, is a 32-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder with speed and an All-Star past.
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At the moment, left-handed soldiers need to use a different arming procedure when using current grenades, ARDEC said.
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Life on Earth also exclusively uses so-called "left-handed" amino acids and not the mirror, right-handed versions.
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After loading the bases with two out, Francisco Liriano, the Blue Jays' left-handed starter, struck out Chase Headley.
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Gordon, a left-handed hitter, got into the batter's box as a righty, the side from which Fernandez hit.
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Collins said Freeman had two hits already, and he wanted a hard-throwing left-handed pitcher to face him.
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But with the right-handed Arrieta on the mound, the Mets wanted more left-handed batters in the lineup.
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Blevins has been used mostly as a situational left-hander and has done well: Left-handed batters have hit .
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But even before announcing that Lagares would need surgery, the Mets had a surplus of left-handed-hitting outfielders.
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"I'm pretty surprised at how it's responded, and I'm really happy with it," said Matz, a left-handed starter.
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He had gone hitless against left-handed pitching until singling in the first inning off Tigers LHP Daniel Norris.
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But there was one mild surprise: Josh Edgin was selected over Josh Smoker as the second left-handed reliever.
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He has reached base in nine of 16 plate appearances against left-handed pitching this season and is batting .
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Left-handed reliever Brian Duensing entered and gave up a base hit to Didi Gregorius to load the bases.
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Baker said he also worried that the next hitter, the left-handed Schwarber, might belt a go-ahead homer.
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But it was also attributable to the fact that Mr. Rush played his instrument left-handed and upside down.
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Leonard was the technician, whose left-handed stroke scattered line drives that carried almost by accident over the fence.
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Setting an example by accepting his role as a platoon player, playing mainly against left-handed pitchers, Charles hit .
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The only danger, perhaps, is that Gonzalez could siphon at-bats from Dominic Smith, another left-handed first baseman.
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Deal: Reds trade Jay Bruce to Mets for infield prospect Dilson Herrera and left-handed minor-leaguer Max Wotell.
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Since I'm right-handed, the side buttons reserved for left-handed players are perfect candidates to handle DPI switching.
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He was left-handed, and so he was doing a sculpture of his left hand with his right hand.
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"We were looking for left-handed bats, because I didn't think we had enough," Michael said at the time.
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On her first service game, the left-handed Rus surprised Stephens with 70-miles-per-hour, kick-first serves.
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But where Stanton has really excelled this season in comparison with previous seasons has been against left-handed pitching.
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He scooped a left-handed layup over the outstretched arm of the Hawks' Kent Bazemore in the second quarter.
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Tim Tebow — that other 29-year-old left-handed slugger for the Mets — had a different kind of Wednesday.
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The left-handed-hitting Harper then drove a two-strike fastball 25 feet into the corner seats in left.
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Also, this is the only tabletop device on our list that can be utilized easily by left-handed individuals.
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Part of the reason he's been able to be so good is that John Gibbons has shielded him from left-handed pitching—something that's helped because, despite having a strong reverse split over his three previous seasons, this year, in a tiny sample against lefties, the left-handed hitting Carrera has been abysmal.
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Cubs left-handed starter Mike Montgomery was pulled after issuing a one-out walk to Eric Hosmer in the sixth.
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Jeremy, a common garden snail, was like all the other snails except in one important way: it was left-handed.
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He also learned how to play basketball left-handed and pick up young Obama's mannerisms by studying old Youtube videos.
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Facing the left-handed Kerber's reactive, counter-punching style, Williams dictated exchanges and compiled a 20163-12 edge in winners.
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The watch can also be custom-built for either right- or left-handed individuals, and features a thin, 6.6mm case.
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He started to hold serve more comfortably and deftly handled the left-handed sliding serves delivered from the other end.
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Already this season, the Dodgers were 20-23 against left-handed starters and facing another one in Colorado's Tyler Anderson.
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The emergence of another left-handed batter, Alex Presley, limited Adduci's playing time after he recovered from an oblique injury.
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Umpire Joe West reacted like a testing-room proctor, taking the piece of paper away from the left-handed rookie.
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Bellinger increased his RBI total to 69 with his RBI singles, both coming against Giants left-handed starter Ty Blach.
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Left-hander Tyler Webb came on to face the left-handed-hitting Daniel Vogelbach, the Mariners' All-Star Game representative.
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Curry then responded with his biggest hoop of the night, a driving left-handed floater on which he was fouled.
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LHP Kyle Ryan was sent back to Triple-A Toledo earlier this month to toughen up against left-handed hitters.
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So what do we make of Steven Brault, a left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates who never strikes out?
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As it turns out, right-handed and left-handed molecules don't always react with other molecules in the same way.
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He provides us with an experienced hand, and he's left-handed, which is something we don't have in our depth.
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Cano now has eight extra-base hits off left-handed pitchers this year with four doubles and four home runs.
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The home run matched the National League rookie record for left-handed batters set by Philadelphia's Willie Montanez in 403.
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"All I'm doing is looking for balls to drive," said the 22-foot-23, 224-pound, left-handed-hitting infielder.
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But Loney saw his opportunity in Atlanta minimized when the Braves traded for 1B Matt Adams, another left-handed hitter.
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The left-handed hitting outfielder, who last year played organized baseball for the first time since high school, had a .
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Struggling Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez sat the last two games but is expected start against the left-handed Hamels. 2.
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A minute later he passed the Hall of Famer when he drove to the basket for a left-handed layup.
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Due to the random nature of nature, there are far more right handed hitters and pitchers than left handed ones.
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Reynolds, a right-hander hitter, started against D-backs RHP Zack Greinke ahead of left-handed-hitting 1B Ben Paulsen.
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Then the team got left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek from Tampa Bay in exchange for minor league outfielder Niko Hulsizer.
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Oakland has designated left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich for assignment to make room for Fiers on the 40-man roster.
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The left-handed Vondrousova broke Bertens four times and was dominant in the short rallies, winning 66 to Berten's 44.
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He retired at 46, having won 288 games, the seventh-highest total for a left-handed pitcher in baseball history.
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Loney, a left-handed hitter, ranked as the second-toughest hitter in the American League to strike out in 2015.
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"It's all I've ever wanted to play," says Olivia Bricker, a 16-year-old left-handed pitcher in Owensville, Ohio.
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Michael Conforto drove him in with a double, his first extra-base hit against a left-handed pitcher this season.
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Left-handed Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin gave up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts over five shutout innings.
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Swinging left-handed against the Marlins' right-handed reliever David Phelps, Reyes led off the seventh inning with a single.
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They've got some nice left-handed hitters that stack up, where he's probably gonna need to have three pitches working.
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Additionally, Mets left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, a right-hander, has been among the best in baseball against left-handed pitching.
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Flores continued to bash left-handed pitching, hitting a grand slam off Phillies starter Adam Morgan in the fifth inning.
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"I think the changeup and the curveball both help when attacking the left-handed hitter," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
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The left-handed Argentine was not finished, though, and hit back with some dazzling tennis to snatch the third set.
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In it, a teenage Huncho whips through defenses with his laser left-handed throws and impressive speedy getaways from defenses.
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Facing the left-handed reliever Travis Wood in the eighth inning, Reyes walked before Flores smashed a two-run homer.
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Javier Baez connected for No. 24 in the bottom of the third against Padres left-handed rookie starter Joey Lucchesi.
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It was the first save of the season for the left-handed Shreve and the second one of his career.
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The Yankees brought in a left-handed pitcher and Khris Davis let them know why that was a bad idea.
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Bruce is dicier still, even though he's an established left-handed power-hitter who is having a fine .267/.315/.
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The Rays will also get left-handed pitcher Anthony Banda and two players to be named later from the Diamondbacks.
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A left-handed batter who regularly faced right-handed pitchers, Gamble hit 54 home runs in three seasons for Cleveland.
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We'll see the publication of his left-handed writing across genres: letters, a book of travel essays, an etiquette primer.
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Of his 137 career home runs, 122 had come when he was batting left-handed against a right-handed pitcher.
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But after Gardner was sent sprawling, Torres was picked off with a slick move by Buchter, a left-handed reliever.
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NOTES: Toronto LHP Francisco Liriano was the eighth left-handed starter the Yankees have faced in their past 24.19 games.
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Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra greeted Padres left-handed reliever Brad Hand with back-to-back singles opening the ninth.
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After slipping to fourth place in 21982, the Reds decided that they needed more left-handed hitting, speed and defense.
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Flores can hit for power against left-handed pitching and play multiple positions, but fleet of foot he is not.
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Left-handed reliever Matt Strahm (2-2) struck out two in a scoreless seventh to get credit for the win.
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Jerry Blevins, a left-handed reliever who does not usually pitch full innings, leads the major leagues with 20 outings.
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In honor of yesterday's International Left-Handers Day, Oreo maker Nabisco created limited edition Left-Handed Oreo packages for $3.
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He has already traded Paxton, the team's left-handed ace, to the Yankees and catcher Mike Zunino to the Rays.
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Steph hit Andre Iguodala with a behind-the-back, left-handed pass from three point line, to three point line.
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After doing a bit of research I found that left-handed wanking, or "non-dominant hand masturbation," is a thing.
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If you're left-handed, it's exactly where you'd want a power button to be, sitting where your thumb would naturally rest.
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Conley allowed a single to left-handed-hitting Freddie Freeman, then struck out Ronald Acuna Jr. on a 3-2 slider.
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He's a really good hitter against left-handed pitching regardless of who that guy is, and he came through for them.
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Unlike the outfield's other two positions, Puig isn't expect to sit in lieu of the Dodgers starting a left-handed hitter.
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"I can't even lift no more than 10 pounds with my left arm, and I'm left-handed," he told BuzzFeed News.
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He is left-handed and, with his left hand, he drew his pistol, according to testimony Officer Landau gave to prosecutors.
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Marlins pinch hitter JT Riddle, a left-handed batter, led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run.
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Also in the auction is Cobain's left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, which is expected to sell for between $300,000 and $500,000.
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LHP Chasen Shreve was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Sunday to give the Yankees a second left-handed reliever.
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If I was only going to come in and face one left-handed batter all weekend, then that was my role.
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To make room for Adams on the 23.42-man roster, the Nationals designated left-handed relief pitcher Tim Collins for assignment.
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The veteran was called on to face left-handed hitting Adrian Gonzalez on Wednesday and surrendered a long two-run homer.
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The left-handed Harden was 13-for-25 from the field, including 5-for-603 from behind the 3-point line.
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SS Francisco Lindor was 3-for-4, hitting two doubles batting left-handed and a two-run homer hitting right-handed.
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Another left-handed starter, CC Sabathia, could be ready for a Sunday start against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Boone said.
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It was the first extra-base hit and home run that Miller has allowed to a left-handed batter this year.
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The Dodgers are responsible for three of the five losses (in 14 games) the Rockies have suffered against left-handed starters.
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The Giants scored four runs with two outs in the ninth inning, all off left-handed reliever Scott Alexander (2-1).
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After the game, Hamilton told me he started hitting left-handed in extended spring after turning pro, another "project", like me.
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The homer, his third of the season and 33th of his career, was just his 91st off a left-handed pitcher.
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Chychrun's left-handed slap shot off a pass from Michael Grabner made it 2-1, Chychrun's third goal of the season.
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LHP Boone Logan ended a disabled-list stint for shoulder inflammation and rejoined the Rockies bullpen as a left-handed specialist.
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They swapped left-handed-hitting young outfielders, sending Brandon Nimmo down to Class AAA Las Vegas and bringing back Michael Conforto.
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McCann's power numbers have dipped this season, although as a left-handed slugger, he remains a valuable commodity for the Yankees.
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RHP Phil Klein was sent down to Triple-A Round Rock when the club called up left-handed reliever Alex Claudio.
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His two homers marked the second time of his career with two off a left-handed pitcher in the same game.
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Collins stuck with Robles, a right-hander, against Michael Bourn, a left-handed batter who has struggled against right-handed pitching.
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With a lineup abundantly stocked with left-handed hitters, the Mets found an elixir in Yankee Stadium's short porch in right.
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Like Grabner, Hagelin was a 212-pound left-handed-shooting winger who was exceptionally fast and was good at killing penalties.
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Carpenter replaced left-handed-hitting 1B Brandon Moss, and Ruben Tejada started at third base for the first time this season.
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Brees does not have to out-throw Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian — he can do that left-handed, in the snow, uphill.
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Still, Yankees fans got a chance to see what might have been at the plate with the left-handed-hitting Ohtani.
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Britton also gives the Yankees another left-handed arm in the bullpen, along with the left-handers Chapman and Chasen Shreve.
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There is also building excitement for Julio Urias, a 21-year-old left-handed pitcher from Culiacán, Mexico, who is injured.
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Felipe Rivero, the hard-throwing left-handed closer of the Pittsburgh Pirates, legally changed his name to Felipe Vazquez last month.
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Nadal's high-kicking left-handed forehand can still wear down Federer's one-handed backhand like nothing else on clay or earth.
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" Levinson grew up as a secular Jew: "I felt about my Jewishness the way you might feel about being left-handed.
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That prompted Red Sox Manager Alex Cora to call on the right-handed Nunez to hit for the left-handed Devers.
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After Edwards walked Anthony Rendon, Maddon inserted Montgomery to face the left-handed Daniel Murphy, who bested him for a single.
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Over his 2200-year career, Walker's left-handed at-bats have outnumbered his right-handed at-bats by more than 232,500.
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He said that even though his slider was not working, it was the right pitch to throw to left-handed hitters.
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" Cashman said that the team's No. 1 need at the moment might be a left-handed reliever, "an area of weakness.
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Brady Aiken, a left-handed high school pitcher, had actually been the top overall pick in the draft the previous year.
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Justin Verlander (12-23) faced a Mets lineup packed with seven left-handed batters and allowed four hits in six innings.
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He added that the placement of the fingerprint sensor might make it difficult for left-handed people to unlock the phone.
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Evan Longoria drew a one-out walk, after which left-hander Jake McGee entered to face the left-handed-hitting Belt.
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Manager Joe Girardi confirmed the other day that Bird, another left-handed hitter, had won the starting job at first base.
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Both right and left-handed shears are available and both come with a nylon sheath for storage when not in use.
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Blevins, 33, posted a 2.79 E.R.A. over 123 games for the Mets last season, and held left-handed batters to a .
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Elvis Andrus opened the sixth with a single off Padres left-handed rookie starter Eric Lauer, who immediately left the game.
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Randy Johnson and C. C. Sabathia rank first and second in strikeouts among left-handed pitchers over the last 33 seasons.
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"I'm left-handed, which puts me in the same company as Leonardo da Vinci, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barack Obama and Oprah."
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The 22-year-old Qualls, a switch-hitter batting left-handed in his 18th major league game, was the next batter.
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But in order to make the team on opening day, he will need to improve his numbers against left-handed hitters.
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Want to know which hitters do the best against low fastballs over 234 miles per hour from left-handed relief pitchers?
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So just like that, the Mets said goodbye to the 30-year-old Bruce, a formidable left-handed slugger in the final year of his contract, and got ready to say hello to the 22-year-old Smith, who also hits left-handed and, the Mets hope, will become the kind of power hitter that Bruce is.
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But when the Yankees face a right-hander this season, the only left-handed batters in the lineup might be outfielders Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks, a switch-hitter; at least, that might be the case until the return this summer of the left-handed-hitting shortstop Didi Gregorius, who is still rehabilitating from Tommy John surgery.
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His layup attempt with 1.3 seconds left fell off the rim, and Bigby-Williams was there for the left-handed tip-in.
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The left-handed hitter went the opposite way against Pomeranz, sending his ninth homer of the season over the left field fence.
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EditorsNote: rewords second graf The matchup of rookie left-handed starters went to the Miami Marlins in San Diego on Monday afternoon.
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Lee, who bats right-handed, was replaced by left-handed Adam Lind because the Mariners were facing a right-handed starting pitcher.
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Eventually their bats were required, and their left-handed swings kept the New York Yankees very much alive in their playoff chase.
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The left-handed hitting Murphy smacked two homers off Kershaw in last season's NLDS as a member of the New York Mets.
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Rockies manager Walt Weiss brought in left-hander Chris Rusin to face left-handed hitting Brandon Belt, who took a third strike.
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HARTFORD — Craig Breslow is 20073 years old, with a dozen years of experience as a left-handed reliever in the major leagues.
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With his first touches of the ball, he knifed through the paint on a drive and dropped in a left-handed layup.
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In the first quarter, Anthony beat Jae Crowder with a speedy left-handed drive and hopped up for a two-handed dunk.
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Paired with his resplendent bat against left-handed pitching, Flores, once a nomadic liability of sorts, has embraced in his new role.
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The Rangers had a spot open on the roster after optioning left-handed pitcher Kyle Bird to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.
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Astrobiologists expect that all protein-based life—anywhere—will similarly "choose" to produce only left handed, or only right handed, amino acids.
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"I've had struggles in the past against (left-handed hitters)," said Foltynewicz, after lefty hitters Pederson and Muncy did damage against him.
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Pittsburgh acquired Texas Rangers closer Keone Kela early Tuesday for left-handed pitching prospect Taylor Hearn and a player to be named.
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But in 1939 he suffered an injury to his left eye and was forced to become a switch-hitter batting left-handed.
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The left-handed Friedrich is 220-33 with two no-decisions in his last eight starts and hasn't won since June 23.
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Scioscia decided to go with the lefty-lefty matchup, calling upon left-hander Jose Alvarez to face the left-handed hitting McCann.
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Manager Bryan Price said "the only blemish" was a changeup to a left-handed batter that was hit for a home run.
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Red Sox left-handed reliever Robby Scott also hit two batters — Beltre and Odor on consecutive at-bats — in the fifth inning.
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Angels left-handed reliever Jose Alvarez entered the game to start the 221th and gave up a leadoff single to Ketel Marte.
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Duffy has allowed only one hit in the last 25 at-bats against left-handed hitters since coming off the disabled list.
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I felt like a delicate artist as a left handed hitter, and I felt like an arrogant bully on the right side.
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We sat down, two acoustic guitars, and he's right-handed and I'm left-handed so it would look like a mirror image.
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With his pace, Yadav could have tested both the left-handed openers — David Warner and Renshaw — with his incoming ball and bouncer.
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LHP Fernando Abad entered the game in the seventh inning and retired left-handed hitting 230B Jason Kipnis on a fly ball.
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The New York Mets traded left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league catcher Austin Bossart on Monday.
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Despite his sweltering start over all, Conforto remains unproven against top-level left-handed pitchers, as evidenced by his performance against Bumgarner.
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"I didn't have enough left-handed bats in the lineup against Kluber, so some of those strikeouts are on me," Melvin said.
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But Oculus' standard Home interface is otherwise full-featured, including a web browser and options for left-handed and right-handed browsing.
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Padres left-handed reliever Brad Hand (224-93) suffered the loss as he gave up just his second run of the season.
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Severely dyslexic as a child, he learned to learn by copying key passages in his left-handed scrawl and reading them aloud.
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Schwarber, who hit 16 home runs in 69 games last season, would instantly upgrade the left-handed portion of the Cubs' bench.
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After T. J. Rivera's sacrifice fly trimmed the deficit to two runs, the Braves brought in the left-handed reliever Ian Krol.
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The novel begins as the Left-Handed Fate, the British privateer commanded by Lucy's father, heads toward Baltimore on a mysterious mission.
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Earlier in the day, the Twins traded the left-handed reliever Fernando Abad to Boston for the minor league pitcher Pat Light.
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Galvis' 23th homer, a career high, was the first for the switch-hitting shortstop against a left-handed pitcher in two years.
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He departed in favor of left-handed reliever Hand, who struck out Joey Gallo and Lucroy to get out of the inning.
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The Mariners' decision to trade left-handed starter Wade Miley to Baltimore opened the door for LeBlanc to return to the rotation.
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Cashner, left-handed relievers Brad Hand and Ryan Buchter and closer Brandon Maurer retired 22 of the last 21 Giants they faced.
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The Athletics are 1-4 against left-handed starters this season and will face only their third in 35 games Sunday. 2.
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The Mariners had 1B Adam Lind and his left-handed bat in the lineup to face Baltimore's right-handed starter, Ubaldo Jimenez.
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Her first left-handed was a Gibson that her family paid for and she says that she's been on a roll since.
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The left-handed-hitting Lamb homered on a 1-2 slider from lefty Andrew Miller (3-4) for a 2-1 lead.
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RF Josh Reddick, who had been batting eighth against left-handed pitchers, was dropped to ninth Tuesday against Seattle LHP Ariel Miranda.
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Ortiz came to the plate with a chance to tie the game against Andrew Miller, the Indians' top left-handed relief pitcher.
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In that game, it meant starting a lineup entirely of right-handed batters against the Brewers' left-handed starting pitcher, Wade Miley.
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Knowles retired Beauchamp on an infield pop, and then got the left-handed Wayne Garrett to fly out to end the game.
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Two pitches later, left-handed hitting Soto homered to the opposite field, connecting on a changeup that was up in the zone.
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With the left-handed hitting Seager coming to the plate, Cincinnati manager David Bell turned to left-hander Amir Garrett (23-22).
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The left-handed Watson plays golf as if he stood in front of Arnold Palmer and mirrored his no-holds-barred style.
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They cheered the league's first black player, Jackie Robinson, and the left-handed pitcher Sandy Koufax, who was Jewish like Mr. Sanders.
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The potential departure of the right-handed-hitting Cespedes is significant because the Mets' roster is heavy on left-handed-hitting outfielders.
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Springer slugged two home runs off Angels right-hander Jose Rodriguez (220-203) and a third off left-handed reliever Jose Suarez.
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Though she normally trains with a private hitting partner, on Saturday Williams practiced with Varvara Lepchenko, who, like Pliskova, is left-handed.
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"The thing I focused on, if there was a statistic to focus on, was his O.P.S. against left-handed pitching," Alderson said.
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The left-handed reliever did this by relying almost exclusively on a single pitch: a well-located, 2141-mile-per-hour slider.
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Martin's left-handed layup gave the Sun Devils a 60-225 lead with 23:234 remaining, their first lead since 213-26.
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That's been very helpful for me to go back and check 'is this character left-handed' or 'does she have red hair?
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Springer slugged two home runs off Angels right-hander Jose Rodriguez (0-1) and a third off left-handed reliever Jose Suarez.
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He also walked Villar and Santana in the seventh and the Yankees opted to intentionally walk left-handed third baseman Travis Shaw.
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Rafael Nadal, desperately trying to hold off Roger Federer, went for an old standby: a left-handed serve high to the backhand.
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Such mix-ups happen often, but there are clear differences between the two, including Karolina being right-handed and Kristyna left-handed.
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He cited Brian McCann and Teixeira as left-handed power hitters who saw their batting averages drop significantly because of the shifts.
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But when she was four, she says, her teachers told her parents that she was "mentally retarded" because she was left-handed.
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Traded by the Chicago White Sox in December, the left-handed hitter has been used in the leadoff role the past three games.
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With around 50 seconds left in the second round, Caparello hit Dirrell with a left-handed punch to his head, knocking him down.
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Logan has not allowed a run in 24 of 26 appearances this season and left-handed hitters are 4-for-42 off him.
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Logan has not allowed a run in 24 of 26 appearances this season and left-handed hitters are 4 for 42 off him.
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Cobain's custom Fender Mustang, built in Japan because Fender's Custom Shop wasn't equipped to build a left-handed version, is included as well.
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With two on and two outs, the left-handed-hitting All-Star hit a slicing line drive off the left field foul pole.
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Wilmer Flores ended the shutout with an eighth-inning homer run off Cubs left-handed reliever Travis Wood that also scored Jose Reyes.
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Harper then was announced as a pinch hitter and the Diamondbacks answered by bringing in left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin to replace Kelly.
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With Chris Stewart catching, it gives Hurdle the chance to get two right-handed hitters into the lineup against a left-handed starter.
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Left-handed Padres reliever Buddy Baumann retired all five hitters he faced, with three via strikeouts, to get his first major-league win.
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With the Bulldogs trailing 64-62, Frazier hit a driving left-handed basket to tie the score 64-64 with 24 seconds left.
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That brought up the left-handed-hitting Bour, who pulled a 2-03 slider from Stammen 399 feet into the right field stands.
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I'm left handed and Kristine is right handed so we painted at the same time, with an hour time limit for each painting.
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Manager Buck Showalter said he wanted Alvarez, a left-handed hitter, to sit against White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon, who started the game.
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Diaz topped a single up the third baseline and Carpenter greeted left-handed reliever Brad Hand with a game-tying single to center.
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Well, if anything follows out like the graphic in Tiger's tweet, Tiger will be attempting to beat Mickelson left-handed for some reason.
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Facing the right-hander Kyle Gibson, the left-handed-hitting Conforto lined a two-seam fastball outside the zone into left-center field.
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Long used statistics to show Murphy, a left-handed hitter, that he was more dangerous when he hit the ball to right field.
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Read more: Scientists think they have found the reason some people are left-handed — and it has nothing to do with the brain
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Though there (obviously) isn't photographic evidence to prove it, multiple historical documents have recorded Roman Empire ruler Julius Caesar to be left-handed.
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He became only the third Cubs left-handed batter with four 25-homer seasons, joining Billy Williams (10 times) and Bill Nicholson (five).
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The left-handed Sale was suspended and fined a day after he was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday and sent home.
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Britton is a left-handed visitor who has never closed out a World Series, so he is unlike Rivera in the obvious ways.
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He has one of baseball's best two-seam swing-back fastballs, a perfect pitch for a Dodgers lineup filled with left-handed batters.
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His two-run homer off Martin Perez in the fifth inning gave him homers off left-handed pitchers in back-to-back games.
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It's Brad Hand, and the numbers we're looking at are how opposing left-handed batters have fared against him so far this year.
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Williams looked rusty in the first set, struggling to handle the Czech's booming left-handed serve and never created a break-point opportunity.
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Meantime, Padres left-handed starter Joey Lucchesi allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings in his Major League debut.
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He pumped 97-mile-per-hour fastballs paired with a wicked changeup to neutralize a Dodgers lineup strategically stuffed with left-handed batters.
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But in the moment, as Ortiz stood in the left-handed batter's box in the seventh, the outcome was most definitely in doubt.
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Murphy pinch-hit for Mark Reynolds and greeted left-handed reliever Brad Wieck with the three-run double into the right-field corner.
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The Mets had announced the left-handed Rusty Staub as a pinch-hitter against the right-handed Fingers, a future Hall of Famer.
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But when Oakland Manager Dick Williams called for the left-handed Knowles, the Mets' manager, Yogi Berra, countered with a righty, Jim Beauchamp.
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Los Angeles also reinstated left-handed pitcher Julio Urias from the restricted list and recalled right-handed pitcher Josh Sborz from Oklahoma City.
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Though Walker is a switch-hitter, he has been significantly more effective as a left-handed batter — during his career and last season.
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From 2014 to 2016, the 6-10 Domantas Sabonis and the 7-1 Przemek Karnowski gave Gonzaga a left-handed, twin-tower frontcourt.
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On Saturday, the Yankees traded the prospect Phillip Diehl for Tauchman, 28, a left-handed hitter who can play all three outfield positions.
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It was only the second home run that Miller, the usually dominant ex-Yankee, had surrendered to a left-handed hitter all season.
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Power gave up one run over two and two-thirds innings before giving way to left-handed Zane Smith, the usual starting pitcher.
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Kanter missed a layup, and Antetokounmpo drove from the top of the key and made the final basket, a spinning left-handed layup.
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Theories abound about why he did this: One simple explanation is that he was left-handed, and that writing this way didn't smudge.
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The plan was to use Sabathia as a one-out specialist against left-handed hitters who would be vulnerable to his cut fastball.
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Their production against left-handed pitchers, however, was the best — which could be troublesome for the Yankees' J.A. Happ and C. C. Sabathia.
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With Bruce hitting ahead of him and another left-handed batter, Lucas Duda, behind him, Cespedes flourished against St. Louis starter Mike Leake.
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C.C. Sabathia, who missed the Twins series with a sore left shoulder, appears ready to face left-handed batters out of the bullpen.
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He struck out left-handed-hitting Joe Mauer on three pitches and retired Byron Buxton on a harmless fly ball to right field.
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The move comes one day after the Braves landed free agent, left-handed closer Will Smith with a three-year, $210 million deal.
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Holden has played all 193 games, contributing three goals and nine assists while paired mostly with Marc Staal, a fellow left-handed shooter.
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His elegant one-handed backhand invites comparison to Stan Wawrinka's, while his tightly angled left-handed serve has caused problems for every opponent.
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The veteran starter is helping serve as a left-handed specialist in this series after having been left off the division series roster.
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With the left-handed Yordan Alvarez due up, Aaron Boone replaced Loaisiga with J.A. Happ, and the starting pitcher struck out the rookie.
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His sinker — or two-seam fastball — veers sharply away from left-handed hitters at speeds few pitchers can reach with their four-seamers.
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The left-handed Santiago started and threw 57 pitches in three scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out to and walking two.
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The Yankees sent reliever Tyler Clippard and several minor leaguers: outfielders Tito Polo and Blake Rutherford and the left-handed pitcher Ian Clarkin.
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Davis scored on a timely left-handed drive with 1 minute 653 seconds to go to give South Carolina a 67-62 lead.
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The last-place Twins shipped All-Star shortstop Eduardo Nunez to San Francisco following Thursday's game for left-handed pitching prospect Adalberto Mejía.
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This is the second: Born left handed, with a benign Essential Tremor, gestural freedom and control, are important parts of my drawing process.
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This left-handed version of our overall best sewing shears offers the same great features: artisanal craftsmanship, exquisite sharpness, and precise, smooth cutting.ProsCons:
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Josh Edgin, the left-handed reliever who is hoping to claim a spot in the Mets' bullpen, gave up both of Boston's runs.
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Manager Terry Francona had opted to go with Otero over left-handed callup Ryan Merritt because of Detroit's predominantly right-handed hitting lineup.
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But it helps the Yankees that some of their best right-handed batters clearly can handle both left-handed and right-handed pitching.
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But he said left-handed-hitting Joc Pederson will start against Moore Tuesday, not right-handed Trayce Thompson, who started Sunday against Pomeranz.
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Mr. Cedeno, who is left-handed, drew a black-handled knife from his pocket, holding it in his right hand as a warning.
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Walker then split two defenders to get to the rim on Charlotte's ensuing possession and hit a left-handed scoop shot over Paul George.
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Left-hander Boone Logan came on to face the left-handed-hitting Moreland, who pinch-hit in the eighth and stayed in the game.
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As Kazmir was throwing in the bullpen before the game, right-handed and left-handed batters stood at the plate to simulate game action.
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Left-handed sophomore Nathan Elliott completed 275-of-270 passes for 215 yards and two scores without a turnover in an impressive first start.
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Huncho scored from all three levels -- his left-handed jumper was as buttery as an NBA pro's -- and his passing was top notch too!!
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Mitchell's driving, left-handed, swinging layup capped the run and gave the Jazz an 220-25 lead with 225:39 left in the quarter.
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Manager Brad Ausmus said RF Steven Moya, a left-handed hitter, will face the right-handers while Aviles will get starts against most lefties.
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Stubbs is an outstanding defensive outfielder, but the addition of Ruggiano gives them a valuable bat off the bench or against left-handed starters.
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Many of the building blocks of life are geometrically chiral, meaning they come in a "left handed" or "right handed" version but not both.
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Because the Kindle knows which side is up, it's able to flip the screen orientation, so it can be used right- or left-handed.
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He finished the start with 2,22 career strikeouts to pass Frank Tanana (25.61,22) for fourth on the all-time list for left-handed pitchers.
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The left-handed-hitting Vogelbach provided insurance in the seventh with his high two-out blast down the right-field line off Jose Leclerc.
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Mr Moctar honed his craft performing at local weddings, and word got around that a young, left-handed guitar player was a rising star.
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With Bradford coming in from the bullpen, A's manager Bob Melvin sent left-handed hitting Matt Joyce up to pinch-hit for Trayce Thompson.
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His single in the first inning was the first hit by a left-handed batter against Kansas City southpaw Danny Duffy since July 22.
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So here he is, the aged former superstar, set to make $20173 million this season, his sweet left-handed swing eroding by the day.
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Lewis fell behind Muncy 21-20 leading off the ninth before the left-handed hitter hit a high drive toward the right-field wall.
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We scroll and swipe all day, but it's usually the right thumb we use, if we're right handed, and left, if we're left handed.
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Until Barry Bonds passed him in 2001, McCovey's 521 career home runs were more than any other left-handed hitter in National League history.
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Left-handed hitting Lucas Duda stepped into the on-deck circle as Reds manager Bryan Price went to the mound to visit with Finnegan.
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"We'd love to find a way to get his bat into the lineup consistently, especially when you face left-handed pitching," Green told reporters.
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Robinson reached 1,000 points in his college career when he made a left-handed layup high off the backboard midway through the first half.
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The left-handed Kvitova suffered slashing injuries to her left hand and fingers in the December 2016 home invasion at her apartment in Prostejov.
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The left-handed hitting Descalso will serve as the backup first baseman to Mark Reynolds in addition to playing the other three infield positions.
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He also withdrew from the 2014 United States Open with a right wrist injury, which affected the left-handed-playing Nadal's two-handed backhand.
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Hosmer's homer off Beeks with two out in the fifth was his 18th of the season but his first off a left-handed pitcher.
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During the regular season he had pinch-hit mainly against left-handed pitchers, and Calvin Schiraldi, Boston's right-handed closer, was on the mound.
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The next day, with two left-handed pitchers awaiting, Olson was sent down, and Gary Sanchez, a right-handed, power-hitting catcher, was summoned.
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Nesmith's left-handed lay-up with 22:48 left in regulation gave VU its biggest lead (66-59) since early in the first half.
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With the World Series beginning in an American League stadium, Schwarber could add left-handed-hitting thump as the Cubs' designated hitter on Tuesday.
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With Bumgarner on the mound, multiple left-handed Yankee hitters, including Jacoby Ellsbury, Didi Gregorius and Brian McCann, were out of the starting lineup.
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After pinch-hitter A.J. Ellis sacrificed Venable to third, left-handed hitters Chase Utley and Corey Seager were walked intentionally to load the bases.
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The team signed Alejandro De Aza, a veteran left-handed outfielder, during the winter as a potential platoon partner with a right-handed batter.
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The left-handed Pomeranz allowed three hits and no walks in the first five innings as he extended his scoreless innings streak to 14.
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He had become a clubhouse favorite, displayed good defense and seemed to disprove the notion that he struggled against left-handed pitching after hitting .
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I asked Fedorenko if she had reason to believe that gay, left-handed males on the spectrum had some cerebral advantage in learning languages.
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Cano was hit on the back of the hand near the pinky finger by an inside fastball from Tigers left-handed starter Blaine Hardy.
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The left-handed guitarist was still young when she began dating a fellow musician, a saxophone player by the name of Sylvester or 'Stank.
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Schwarber, who missed nearly the entire regular season following knee surgery, could be on the World Series roster as an extra left-handed bat.
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But this photo matters, ish, because it is documented proof of the last time the Milwaukee Brewers started a left-handed pitcher... until today.
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The switch-hitting Lindor, batting left-handed, hit a 2-1 pitch into the right-field seats, giving the Indians a 1-213 lead.
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In high school I became aware of the belief that left-handed people are more creative, and it instilled some doubt about my creativity.
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In Game 1 of this series, for instance, Roberts started Freese, a right-handed hitter, against the Brewers' left-handed starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez.
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Then again, the Yankees announced on Friday morning that they had signed the veteran Adam Lind — a power-hitting, left-handed-hitting first baseman.
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With one homer to his name already this season, Syndergaard led off the bottom of the third inning in the left-handed batter's box.
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The Yankees' lanky left-handed closer from the Caribbean island has long been the most prominent face of the velocity explosion in modern baseball.
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Known as Stretch for his 6-foot-4-inch, 200-pound frame and his long arms, McCovey was a fearsome left-handed pull hitter.
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Hill, who played 18 seasons in the N.B.A. and in three national championship games with Duke, said left-handed players often gave him headaches.
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Molinari said his putting overhaul could have been more sweeping only if he switched from a right-handed stance to a left-handed one.
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Robinson Cano, a second baseman whose smooth left-handed swing Conforto long admired, and closer Edwin Diaz were acquired via a trade with Seattle.
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Days before, the Brewers had announced that Miley, a left-handed pitcher, would start the game, and he participated in the customary news conference.
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"Didi was a very good defender, but he had not been able to establish himself as a hitter against left-handed pitching," Cashman said.
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And given the versatility of D.J. LeMahieu and Torres, it seemed plausible that Gregorius might sit out against a left-handed pitcher this postseason.
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But also you can do things like put the power button on the left side of the phone if you're left-handed, for example.
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However, the Trail Blazers trapped Curry, and his left-handed pass was deflected away, leading to Lillard's eventual game-winner at the other end.
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In 232 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers for the Atlanta Braves this month, Bautista had two home runs, a single, and four walks.
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"Sometimes when guys are feeling a little off, if they're a right-handed hitter, they'll just swing left-handed a few times," he said.
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"We're trending in the right direction, which is good," said Cubs left-handed starter Jon Lester, now 183-2 after working six-plus innings.
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Brinson hit a second-inning home run against Mets left-handed starter Steven Matz and a fourth-inning shot off right-hander Walker Lockett.
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Last July 211, in a winning deal for both teams, the Yankees sent Chapman, the left-handed closer who throws fastballs at 229 m.p.h.
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It positioned him to be the Mets' next star, an everyday corner outfielder with a bright smile and a smooth left-handed power stroke.
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With Solarte being out, left-handed-hitting INF Brett Wallace, an offensive player, has been forced to play more defense than the club prefers.
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