In a particularly uneven start to what is supposed to be a breakout campaign, Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman hasn’t had the benefit of his best secondary pitch much yet this season.
Gausman’s split-fingered fastball and changeup, which are interchangeable at times, have been essentially missing from his arsenal. He’s barely throwing it half as often as the career rate of 20 percent that he has enjoyed up to this point, and when he does throw it, it hasn't been as effective. Gausman attributes that to a few reasons.
“I think it’s a little bit of both,” he said.