How to Use changeup in a Sentence

changeup

noun

• The batter struck out on a changeup.
• Saw three pitches, saw a good fastball, a slider and a changeup.
  — Noah Trister, sun-sentinel.com, 28 July 2021
• Kyle Seager lined a first-pitch changeup to right field for a two-run single.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2021
• Mitch Haniger, a right-handed hitter, jumped on a changeup for the go-ahead sacrifice fly.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021
• Givens has mixed his fastball, changeup and slider throughout his entire career.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2021
• Kikuchi had 12 strikeouts, a new career-high, finishing eight on swing-throughs on his changeup.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2021
• Rodriguez got 12 of 15 swings and misses from his four-seam fastball and the other three from his changeup.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
• Cora said Ray kept Sox hitters off-balance by deploying his changeup a bit more.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
• Sandoval kept the struggling Twins at bay with a combination of his sinker, changeup and slider.
  — Brian Hall, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
• Manning's four-pitch repertoire included a curveball, four-seam fastball, changeup, and slider.
  — Mia Berry, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2021
• Renfroe jumped on an 0-and-1 changeup in the seventh and drove the ball over the Green Monster for his 20th homer.
  — Doug Alden, courant.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• Manaea mixed his fastball with a sweeping curveball and changeup to get 18 swings and misses from Seattle batters.
  — Tim Booth, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
• César Valdez opened the season as the Orioles’ closer but soon struggled as the league adjusted to his changeup-heavy repertoire.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2021
• Moore carried a no-hitter through six innings, overpowering hitters with his four-pitch mix of four-seam fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2021
• Going over the plan pregame, the Cubs identified Steele’s sinker and changeup as pitches that would play against the Brewers lineup.
  — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2021
• Roberts expressed confidence in White before the game, noting his success in attacking the zone more frequently with his fastball, changeup and curveball.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2021
• The homer came on a changeup that hung at the top of the strike zone.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022
• To see that and to see the changeup thrown for strikes and the slider was good.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
• Ahead in the count 2-0, Ramírez whiffed on a changeup low and over the middle of the plate.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 23 May 2022
• Bracho threw a changeup, 85.5 mph, right over the heart of the plate.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
• Akin’s changeup and slider were among the five worst in the league.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 24 Jan. 2022
• The first pitch was an 88-mph changeup away, off the plate, surely a ball.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Martínez got ahead 0-2 and threw a changeup, his best pitch.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022
• Smith was looking for the changeup from Clarke, and got it.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
• And then the changeup got better as the outing went along.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
• There was just one blemish on the changeup’s pitch chart.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
• And his curveball/changeup mix might be the best mix of secondary stuff in the system.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• The 6-foot-2 righty uses a changeup and a curveball, too.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2021
• Kyle Stowers sent a changeup into the Marlins’ bullpen with two on and two out.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
• Good little cutter away from the righties, a curveball, and a good changeup away from the lefties.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024