change-of-pace

• Nom désignant un lancer au baseball effectué à vitesse réduite, destiné à tromper le timing du frappeur par contraste avec la balle rapide, ou plus généralement un changement de rythme ou de tempo.

A noun referring to a baseball pitch thrown with reduced velocity, intended to disrupt the batter's timing by contrasting with a fastball.

1. B2informalamericansport

   A baseball pitch thrown with less velocity than a fastball, intended to disrupt the batter's timing.

   changement de vitesse

   • The pitcher threw a change-of-pace to fool the batter.
   • His change-of-pace was so effective that batters often swung early.
   • A good change-of-pace can be more valuable than a fastball.

   Synonymeschange-up