DENVER -- Unpredictable seems to be an appropriate term to describe Julio Teheran's inconsistent season. So, maybe it shouldn't be surprising to learn after shying away from his slider in his first two starts this month, the Braves right-hander relied heavily on this weapon as he produced one of his best starts of the season in Monday night's 3-0 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field.
Because the slider had become problematic, Teheran threw it just three times on Aug. 8 against the Phillies and seven times on Aug. 2 against the Dodgers. These totals were his fewest and fourth fewest, respectively, that he has tallied in any start since Statcast™ began tracking data at the beginning of the 2015 season.