Kevin Gausman needs to use all his pitches

As the resident Kevin Gausman apologist, his start two nights ago against the Pirates was probably his most frustrating appearance so far in 2017.

Just as Gausman was starting to get into a rhythm, his Tuesday night 6.2 innings of four-run baseball, while progressive at times, just seemed like the watered down version of himself.

After a month and a half of trying to blow his fastball by everyone and anyone, Gausman made a mid-season adjustment, using his changeup, splitter and slider with more regularity toward the end of May and into June.