1.   As Ryan grew older, he began to use his breaking pitches more.

2.   Bohanon is a junkball pitcher, and the altitude in Denver is notorious for flattening breaking pitches.

3.   After getting behind on a pair of called strikes, Bonds worked the count full before Williams snapped off a breaking pitch for a called third strike.

4.   After looking impressive Monday in a B game, he was unable to throw his breaking pitches for strikes.

5.   Alfonzo, sensing a breaking pitch, said he had been prepared to move quickly to his right.

6.   Breaking pitches still give him some problems, his bat speed is too slow and time remains his biggest enemy.

7.   But Rogers admitted he must be careful throwing breaking pitches after surgery on his elbow and shoulder during the off season.

8.   But reliever Mike Jackson fed Gonzalez four off-speed breaking pitches and struck him out.

9.   But Tavarez escaped the mess when he got Rondell White to flail wildly at two breaking pitches in the dirt and strike out.

10.   Clemens began establishing complete command of his breaking pitches, mixing splitters and sliders.