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Trevor Bauer threw a curveball and it just wasn't fair

When he's not busy attending to his drones, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer has been known to throw baseballs quite hard. Despite that sort of velocity, the curveball is Bauer's true calling card, throwing it for nearly one-third of his pitches last year.
On Monday, Rangers third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa was on the wrong end of one of Bauer's curves. He simply had no chance against this two-strike pitch:

Kiner-Falefa was not the only Rangers hitter to struggle against Bauer Monday. In 6 2/3 innings, he gave up two runs and struck out 11 batters. Pitches like the one above were a big reason why.

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