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Police detective offers funny response to tweet about Kelvin Herrera's fastball

Kelvin Herrera worked around two walks in the seventh to preserve a 7-2 Royals win in Game 2 of the World Series. (USA Today Sports Images)

The Kansas City Royals 7-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants in World Series Game 2 didn't necessarily set up perfectly, but it did allow manager Ned Yost to unleash his trio of dominant late-inning relievers with the game hanging in the balance.

The main thing that didn't fit Yost's preferred script was having to call on his usual seventh-inning reliever, Kelvin Herrera, to record an additional two outs in the sixth inning. Herrera has done this before during the postseason, recording five outs in the AL wild-game card and six outs in their ALCS Game 1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. It's something he's proven he can handle, and with a full week off in between outings, he was obviously well rested.

Make that extremely well rested. Herrera came right out of the bullpen firing nothing but heat. Eight 100-mph plus fastballs later, the Giants threat was over and many were left in amazement at Herrera's overpowering stuff.

That includes ESPN's Jayson Stark, who was moved to tweet the following.

The cops you say? Never fear. They're always a poice offer or detective on duty somewhere, and some are equipped with an instant quip for such baseball tweets.

Well played, detective Murray. There are no speed limits in baseball, and no team knows that better than the Royals.

Herrera's fastball isn't pleasant to face. To some it may even be unfair, but in baseball terms it's far from criminal. In fact, it's actually quite beautiful. And given how Herrera throws his fastball, it's also rare.

Needless to say, he's not a comfortable at-bat.

Herrera was forced to sit around a long time in Game 2 while the Royals scored five runs and San Francisco made four pitching changes in the sixth inning. His command was off and his velocity was slightly down early in the seventh, but he worked around back-to-back walks to keep Kansas City's five-run lead intact. Wade Davis and Greg Holland followed with scoreless innings of their own, as the Royals evened the series at 1-1.

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!