On Saturday night with the White Sox up 3-2 on the Texas Rangers, Ian Kinsler came up to the plate in the top of the ninth with two outs. White Sox closer Bobby Jenks then reared back to throw his first pitch to Kinsler, and it was a96mph fastball delivered behind Kinsler. It was a purpose pitch.
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Bobby would of got his butt kick purpose or not case closed.
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