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    Rizzo's ninth-inning blast puts another dent in Dodgers' shaky bullpen

    by Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times Jun 16, 2019 3 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Dave Roberts called the pitch a "cement mixer," which is baseball speak for a breaking ball that spins but doesn't really go anywhere.

    This one, a cut-fastball, came out of Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen's right hand in the ninth inning of Saturday night's game against the Chicago Cubs and headed toward the plate at 90 mph.

    The ball hovered near the waist of Anthony Rizzo, on the inner half but up. The Cubs first baseman known for his prodigious power did not miss

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