Real good news about Michael Pineda and his changeup in this game

There is a lot to worry about offensively and overall when it comes to how this team might perform down the stretch. But some of the best news fans might receive all year came out of the post-game session in regards to Michael Pineda and his changeup. The third pitch has been a work-in-progress for Pineda all year, but today it was more. Today it became a useful weapon. "My changeup was nasty,'' Pineda said. "My changeup is getting better now. In April, I was throwing a lot of sliders and teams knew I'd be throwing sliders during the game. Now, when teams think I'm going to throw a slider, I throw them a changeup. And that's a good thing.'' Josh Bard figured Pineda threw about 15 changeups today to go along with his usual fastball-slider combo. Pineda wound up with seven strikeouts on the day and allowed just three runs over six innings in the 3-0 loss. "It's something we've been working really hard on with him and he's been wor...