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Changing speeds changes results for Boyd
- Updated: September 22, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — After Matt Boyd struggled against the Twins last week at Comerica Park, he didn’t make major adjustments, more like minor tweaks that improved his fastball command. It didn’t make a difference in his velocity during his rematch against the Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field, but it made a huge difference in the results.
Boyd induced just two swings and misses out of 49 fastballs, both four- and two-seamer, when he faced the Twins last week, giving up six base hits. On Tuesday, he threw 65 fastballs, generating seven swings and misses and just three hits.
“There were a lot of ugly swings out there,” catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. “That means his stuff was looking pretty good.”
He wasn’t always pinpoint with his command, but when Boyd missed his location, he missed in spots where he couldn’t get easily punished. Moreover, his strike zone map shows locations up and down in the strike zone, …
