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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:

Major League pitchers are the kings of the mound. They throw blazing fastballs over 100 miles an hour.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

But in the eighth inning of the Blue Jays-Orioles game on Tuesday?

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UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #1: Holy Eephus.

UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #2: (Laughter).

UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #1: Thirty-five. Wow.

SUMMERS: You heard that right, 35 miles per hour.

KELLY: Holy Jebus, indeed. Toronto's pitcher was, in fact, their catcher, Ali Sanchez.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #1: Elite pitchability from Sanchez here.

KELLY: It was the second game of a doubleheader. They were down 14-4. They did not want to use their bullpen.

SUMMERS: And then, with a 1-2 count, no outs and a man on second, he faced Baltimore's catcher, Alex Jackson. And with a swing and a miss, Ali Sanchez recorded his first Major League strikeout.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #2: In a game that hasn't provided a lot of laughs for the Blue Jays...

UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #1: Sure.

UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #2: ...Some of them might've gotten a chuckle there.

KELLY: A small victory and a 16-4 loss, but in a game known for stats, a great piece of history.

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