5th and 6th Innings

[kaptainkarl76]

What is it with these two innings? I could be pitching a perfect game and about 90 percent of the time these things happen:

- I lose lead
- Other team will tie
- Other team will come from behind
- Opposing pitcher becomes Nolan Ryan on roids with full confidence and the ability to pitch 150 pitches on an empty tank...

Happens almost every game during the 5th and 6th innings...almost never fails

I play season mode..All-Star pitching/batting

[TRiPL305]

Ohh I feel you on that one lol that happens to me sometimes what difficulty do you play on?

[JWaLL]

its because the AI is dynamic. it notices trends in your pitching. For example if the count is 0-2 and you throw a curve in the dirt, the AI will remember that is what you do on 0-2. Or if you always throw fastball for a strike on the first pitch, the AI will remember that. You need to focus on mixing your pitches and not doing the same thing over and over

[TRiPL305]

Quote: Originally Posted by JWaLL

its because the AI is dynamic. it notices trends in your pitching. For example if the count is 0-2 and you throw a curve in the dirt, the AI will remember that is what you do on 0-2. Or if you always throw fastball for a strike on the first pitch, the AI will remember that. You need to focus on mixing your pitches and not doing the same thing over and over

That's something I need to work on mixing my pitches

[MIKEY93]

Yeah, the CPU can recognize pitches if you keep following a pattern. Also, these things can happen in any inning. So be alert! Lol.

[marginwalker12]

Hahaha. I used to have that problem too. Now my pitchers mostly get into the 7th or 8th.

Tips:
Don't try to strikeout every batter. Focus on making quality pitches. Catch batters off of balance with balls in the zone. Instead of 5+ counts you only use up 2 or 3 pitches. And that spread matters.

Pitch backwards. If the first time through you lead mostly with fastballs, mix in a changeup. Specially to the hitter with little or no patience. A slider works great if you've been previously working the outside with fastballs. Curveballs works great after throwing fastballs high in the zone. It's like chess, throw a pitch to setup the next one.

Know your hitters. If they're patient, sneak a fastball past them. If they aren't attack them with a variety of offspeed pitches.

And if you're going to throw a slider in, make sure you set it up in the at bat with a fastball in. Sliders in get crushed when the batter expects it. Same thing with change ups.

I also find, and this is purely me, that if I can fool my mind into thinking I'm throwing a fastball, and instead throw a change up, it works better, lol. There maybe something to it, the game might read the pressure you apply to the controller in the act of throwing fastballs. Maybe I'm the only one who holds the X down with authority while throwing the heat. I also find visualizing where I want the pitch to go before release works as well. I know I'm sounding crazy, but it works for me. Maybe cause it forces me to slow the game down. Ninja

[kaptainkarl76]

Thanks for the tips..I thought I was mixing up my pitches quite well..I do not always take what the catcher is asking for..like a curve on a bases loaded 2-1 count..

[moemoe24]

Quote: Originally Posted by kaptainkarl76

What is it with these two innings? I could be pitching a perfect game and about 90 percent of the time these things happen: - I lose lead - Other team will tie - Other team will come from behind - Opposing pitcher becomes Nolan Ryan on roids with full confidence and the ability to pitch 150 pitches on an empty tank... Happens almost every game during the 5th and 6th innings...almost never fails I play season mode..All-Star pitching/batting

I see people say this every year but I've never seen anything like that in my seasons. Of course the CPU comes back from time to time but no more than real life. I'm good at placing pitches and good at knowing how to throw my breaking pitches which I guess keeps this from happening. There's definitely an art to throwing the curves, sliders and splits....knowing where to place the ball marker and knowing where to stop on your meter. Nothing better in this game than to strike out the CPU with a gorgeous deuce.