▁indicated ▁that ▁his ▁primary ▁pitch ▁is ▁a ▁sink er ▁ball ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Tim ▁Hudson ▁notes ▁that ▁he ▁transformed ▁from ▁a ▁strike out ▁pitch er ▁to ▁a ▁ground ▁ball ▁pitch er ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁capabilities ▁of ▁his ▁sink er ▁ball . ▁He ▁also ▁notes ▁that ▁he ▁feels ▁double ▁plays ▁are ▁easy ▁to ▁force ▁with ▁a ▁ground ▁ball . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 7 2 % ▁of ▁balls ▁put ▁in ▁play ▁against ▁Greg ▁Mad du x ▁resulted ▁in ▁ground ▁balls , ▁who ▁often ▁re lies ▁on ▁a ▁sink er ▁ball . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁L owe ▁allowed ▁eleven ▁fly ▁balls ▁to ▁ 1 2 9 ▁bat ters , ▁re lying ▁on ▁his ▁sink er ▁to ▁indu ce ▁ground ▁balls . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁sc out ing ▁report ▁by ▁Lewis ▁Shaw , ▁Br andon ▁Web b ’ s ▁sink er ▁poss esses ▁heavy ▁down ward ▁movement ▁and ▁high ▁velocity , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁notable ▁t endencies ▁is ▁to ▁indu ce ▁ground ▁balls ▁from ▁right - hand ed ▁hit ters . ▁ ▁Gr ound ▁ball ▁pitch ing ▁performances ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁World ▁Series ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es , ▁then - At l anta ▁Bra ves ▁pitch er ▁Greg ▁Mad du x ▁pitch ed ▁one ▁fly ▁ball ▁and ▁eigh teen ▁ground ▁balls , ▁ear ning ▁nin ete en ▁of ▁twenty