MINNEAPOLIS — Before Tuesday's start, Detroit Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo had thrown just 43 of his 215 changeups — 20% — to right-handed hitters in the first 20 starts of his MLB career.
The 27-year-old threw five of his 13 changeups, or 38.5% of his changeups, to right-handed hitters in his 21st start, a brilliant 81-pitch performance of five scoreless innings with six strikeouts.
The Tigers lost, 5-3, to the Twins in Tuesday's opener of the two-game series at Target Field, but Faedo wasn't to blame. The No. 18 overall pick in the 2017 draft, still trying to find his way at the highest level, turned in his best big-league start.