(Day's) command was poor. His changeup was too hard. He threw a lot of changeups that were not squaring up.
Quotes about changeups (13 Quotes)
He still has his velocity. His command is a big thing. He's missing with his changeup. His last two times out, he's given up home runs on high changeups. He's also having a hard time getting his breaking ball where he wants it.
You definitely analyze it. You don't overanalyze it, that's for sure. Basically I went out there with a game plan. I'm going to throw fastballs, I'm going to throw changeups, and I'm going to mix a few curveballs in there. And that's what I did.
I want to work on changeups to lefties. I'd just thrown a fastball and he pulled it foul, so I thought it was a good time for something slow. He hit it out on his front foot, but he kept his hands back.
I got it done today. I really didn't have my 'A' game. ... I really didn't feel like I had good zip on my fastball today, but I was still able to locate it pretty good. I know I got them looking for fastballs, and then started throwing changeups a little.
Keith threw the ball really well, also. He threw some really good changeups. And his location of his fastball was pretty good.
I threw three straight changeups to Boone, then a fastball inside and he turned on it. That club is doing all the things right, right now.
I was able to make pitches right from the get-go. The biggest focus is trying to establish the strike zone early with my two-seam fastball and throw some changeups.
I went after them with my sinker and mixed in some sliders and changeups. I kept them off balance.
Right now, we have to throw more fastballs and changeups on the verge of a walk, and that's not where we want to be. We want to be where, if we're behind in the count, we have the confidence to throw the knuckleball for a strike and not have to give in.
I got some easy outs in some quick innings with some changeups to the lefties, ... Coming back and taking the lead, giving us momentum after the fifth inning, I just started feeling strong and stronger. I felt like my fastball was livelier. The wind stopped pushing so much at my back, which I think made my breaking ball a little bit better because early on I didn't think it was good.
He's throwing cutters. He's throwing into left-handers, throwing changeups to left-handers, and it used to be just sinkers and changeups away for effect and go back out there. He's pitching in a lot more and he's manipulating the baseball off his fastball.
He got me out with fastballs, changeups, curveballs. He was on today. ... That's the Beckett from the World Series a couple of years ago.