101.   He wanted a better breaking ball, and he had that.

102.   Helling said his problem was simply not being able to throw his breaking ball for strikes.

103.   He was getting his breaking ball over and spotting his fastball.

104.   He will also throw breaking balls and a couple of split-finger fastballs.

105.   He stays behind and lets the ball go deep into the zone, which will give him a chance to hit the breaking ball better.

106.   Hermanson threw a breaking ball with two strikes and Irabu tumbled onto his back although the pitch never came close to hitting him.

107.   Hernandez, whose breaking ball is still unpolished, threw almost nothing but fastballs Thursday.

108.   He tends to get a lot better in the fourth inning and middle innings when he gets a feel for his breaking ball.

109.   He took Dodgers starter Chan Ho Park deep on a breaking ball.

110.   He uses his fastball effectively and gets ahead of the count, and he keeps you off balance with his breaking ball.