Jonathan Cannon has adopted a changeup into his pitching repertoire, notably effective against left-handed hitters, reflecting on his learning from Martin Perez's spring training performance. Despite a solid start against the Royals, Cannon suffered a tough 2-1 loss; he allowed two runs and maintained good control with zero walks. Following a ninth-inning push from the Sox offense, which included a notable hit from Luis Robert Jr., the team couldn't tie the game. Manager Will Venable praised their effort but emphasized the need for earlier scoring to improve outcomes in close games.
Cannon dabbled with a changeup last season. Now it's a fixture of his pitching arsenal - especially against left-handed hitters, of which the Royals had four in their lineup Wednesday night.
Cannon (2-4) turned in another lengthy start, allowing two runs and nine hits with zero walks in his six innings and keeping the Sox (10-27) in it while he was on the mound.
We were aggressive, and [that was] another closer that we battled with,” Sox manager Will Venable said. “... Just got to find a way to score early.”
He was just back-door cutter, changeup, cutter, cutter, sinker, and it's just keeping guys off-balance,
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