White Sox 4, Cubs 0: Let’s talk about Adbert Alzolay’s changeup

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesYou really don’t want me to go through all the details of the Cubs’ 4-0 loss to the White Sox, do you?

I’ll get to some of them, of course, but what I really want to talk about is Adbert Alzolay’s changeup, which he started to rely on more in this game, especially against lefthanded hitters.

Here are the key numbers:

The lefties in the Sox lineup went 4-for-15 vs. Adbert Alzolay this afternoon. They went 0-for-5 in ABs ending with his changeup.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 7, 2021 Ah, ha. That includes some groundouts and some strikeouts and here, in fact, are all seven of Alzolay’s Ks [VIDEO].

There’s some NASTY looking stuff in there, some on…