Expect new Tigers reliever Lowe to rediscover change-up

The Tigers signed utilityman Mike Aviles on Dec. 18.(Photo: Paul Sancya AP)He threw it while playing catch.

It used to be one of his best pitches to put right-handed hitters away, but new Detroit Tigers reliever Mark Lowe lost touch with it a few seasons ago, and right when he felt ready to throw his change-up again before Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, his season was over.

"I started playing around with it right before we got into the playoffs," Lowe said last month. "I felt like I got to a point where I could use it in a game, but unfortunately we lost that night."

And Lowe, signed as the Tigers' set-up man last month, hasn't lost the desire to again add a change-up to…