If you want to know what Carlos Zambrano was bringing to the plate last night in his no-hitter against the Astros, check out the detailed PITCHf/x breakdown by Harry Pavlidis, always a great source for Cubs analysis.
For example, left-handed batters saw 14 splitters from Zambrano, all down and away, including the pitch that struck out Erstad to end the game.
Mike Fast is a Royals fan who enjoys investigating baseball questions using data of many sorts. He is a member of Complete Game Consulting. He welcomes comments via e-mail.
