1.   He added a cut fastball and a change-up to go with the fastball, slider and forkball that carried him earlier.

2.   And there he was, working the count before turning on a cut fastball, lacing it into the right-field corner.

3.   Before Mora faced Leskanic, Edgardo Alfonzo told him that Leskanic throws a powerful fastball, a nasty slider and a cut fastball.

4.   Because Pettitte has a changeup and a cut fastball, he does not rely solely on fastballs when runners get on, and it is a distinct advantage.

5.   Bohanon struck out Aurilia on a cut fastball that ran inside.

6.   Adding a cut fastball to his arsenal, Pettitte was perfect over the first four and a third innings Wednesday afternoon.

7.   But Fieldin Culbreth, who joined the American League umpiring staff last season, called the cut fastball the third ball.

8.   But Hitchcock has also stopped throwing cut fastballs, believing that pitch led to his injury.

9.   But he moves his pitch very effectively inside and out, and also throws a curveball, changeup, and cut fastball that he throws inside to lefthanded hitters.

10.   But Pettitte rammed cut fastball after cut fastball on the hands of Todd Zeile, who popped up, and then struck out Mike Simms, ending the inning.