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Drew Smyly has a new changeup

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Drew Smyly went on record before his first start on Monday saying he had a new changeup this year. He came out and used it for 13.40% of his pitches, the highest recorded changeup usage of his career. It appears he's serious about making the pitch a larger part of his game.

Three of the changeups were put in play, one each of a line drive, a ground ball, and a fly ball. The line drive went for a home run. The lone fly ball was a pop up, which is essentially a strikeout.