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Padres strike out 13 times against Cobb

"He had his changeup going and it was tough to differentiate that from the fastball, and he had us on our heels the whole night," Venable said.

Padres hang 2 homers on Kennedy in 5-1 victory

Ian Kennedy was trying to hang in against the San Diego Padres when he hung changeups to rookie Jedd Gyorko and Will Venable and watched them sail out of the park.

Rangers notes: Joe Nathan keeps moving despite velocity dip

The development that has pleased him the most so far is the effectiveness of his changeup.

Kevin Gausman mixes it up in his first spring training start

Gausman, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2012 draft, mixed his fastball and changeup well in his 2 2/3 innings of work in the Orioles' 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Ed Smith Stadium.

Angels' Ernesto Frieri works on adding two pitches to his repertoire

He's been pleasantly surprised by the effectiveness of his changeup, a pitch he started toying with in early February but has used in two of three exhibitions.

Shields' dazzling (but short) debut with Royals

Shields broke out his change-up for a seven-pitch battle with Logan Forsythe that concluded with a fly to right on a 94-mph fastball.

Mendoza pushes for rotation spot with Royals

I worked on my change-up in the offseason.

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Doolittle shines as A's 'lights-out' left-hander in bullpen

The difference this year, Melvin said, is in the quality of Doolittle's off-speed pitches.

LaFromboise locks down Tacoma's win

"He's got a very deceptive release, and he's got a change-up for right-handers so he's almost...

Reliever Danny Farquhar hungry to join Mariners

"It's a big off-speed pitch that I need to continue to throw for strikes; continue to mix in...

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Kevin Gausman, MLB Ready?

Like his changeup, his slider is thrown at 82-84 MPH, but it breaks in the opposite direction.

From yuk to much better, the YLF way

I know I kept the same Tee on but even those small tweeks changed up my look and I know It's...

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Yankees' Andy Pettitte Gets First Loss of Season

Alex Cobb, the Rays’ starter, handcuffed the Yankees with a tricky combination of off-speed...

Stephen Strasburg's preposterous change-up

He relied more on his change-up, which led to one glimpse at the height of Strasburg's brilliance.

Jordan Zimmermann may be ready for a change for the better

Zimmermann has talked about his new change-up all spring.