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“My downfall this year, the thing I had to overcome, was walks and hit by pitches and putting guys on base for free,” Roberts said Tuesday by phone.
The difference, he said, was that as a reliever he overpowered batters with just two pitches, a four-seam fastball and slider. But as a starter he has added a two-seam fastball and a change-up, all the while concentrating on inducing early contact and avoiding deep counts.
“My downfall this year, the thing I had to overcome, was walks and hit by pitches and putting guys on base for free,” Roberts said Tuesday by phone.
The difference, he said, was that as a reliever he overpowered batters with just two pitches, a four-seam fastball and slider. But as a starter he has added a two-seam fastball and a change-up, all the while concentrating on inducing early contact and avoiding deep counts.