Suarez leans on his slider and sinker instead of his four-seam fastball and changeup and does not allow a run in 5-1/3 innings in a 6-0 victory.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — José Suarez pitched one of his best games of the season on Tuesday night, while giving the team hope that perhaps he’s discovered something that will make a long-term difference for the 24-year-old left-hander.
He got the offensive support he needed from Shohei Ohtani’s 21st homer and a nice night from Luis Rengifo, whose two hits included a two-run double in the seventh. He got back into the Angels’ rotation, essentially by default, and had not pitched consistently well. He’d allowed 10 runs in his previous two outings.
Through his first 11 outings this season, Suarez had mostly used his four-seam fastball and his changeup, with those pitches accounting for 61% of his offerings. He had thrown his sinker and slider just 18% of the time.Suarez threw his slider alone with 44% of his pitches, after averaging 10% over the rest of the season. He didn’t throw the slider at all last year, or in his first few starts this season.
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