With a light schedule, the best pitching matchup belongs to the Rangers at the Angels. Jon Gray takes on Davis Daniel. Gray reduced his home runs and walks compared to 2023, but only brought his ERA down a tick. He traded the reduced walks for more hits allowed. The backward named Daniel joined the rotation after a relief cup of coffee in 2023. Last season, he walked nine batters in 12 1/3 innings. This year, his control is excellent as he walked just one in 13 1/3 innings.
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The Cubs finish their series against the Giants with Shota Imanaga facing Jordan Hicks. Imanaga comes off the worst start of his short career, and allowed seven home runs in his last five outings covering 25 1/3 innings. Hicks limits hits despite a low K rate. The BABIP against him is just .282, and I suspect he uses walks defensively to avoid good hitters when he can.
Jon Gray squares off against Corbin Burnes as the reeling Rangers visit the Orioles. Gray does a poor job of removing base runners, as he induced just one double play in 31 chances, and base stealers are 7 for 7 against him. Burnes, in a tight ERA race, ranks fifth in the AL at 2.35. He holds opponents to a .271 OBP.
The Yankees stand 2-8 in their last ten games as they visit Toronto. Carlos Rodon battles Jose Berrios. Rodon comes off two poor starts in a row, allowing 13 runs, 12 earned, in 8 2/3 innings. Berrios is another pitcher stopping hits without a high K rate. The BABIP against him is just .258.
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Jon Gray of the Rangers battle Ranger Suarez of the Phillies in Philadelphia. Gray lowered his ERA over two runs compared to 2023, mostly by cutting way down on his home runs allowed. Suarez owns a 1.37 ERA in 2024, but amazingly that only ranks second in the NL. He walked just ten batters in 59 innings.
The Mariners try to make it two in a row against the Yankees with Bryan Woo facing Clarke Schmidt. Woo makes his third start of the season, allowing just one run in his first 9 2/3 innings. No one took him deep yet after allowing 13 homers in 87 2/3 innings during his rookie season. Schmidt is striking out one more batter per nine innings this season compared to his career rate, helping him to an ERA in the mid twos.
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The Cubs continue their series against the Mets with Javier Assad taking on Sean Manaea. Assad is not only tough to hit, with a .194 BA allowed, but he limits power, too, with a .280 slugging percentage allowed. Manaea upped his K rate this season while maintaining an excellent walk rate.
MacKenzie Gore and Jon Gray battle in Texas as the Nationals visit the Rangers. Gore improved all three of his true outcome rates this season, knocking his ERA down over a run from his career average. Gray’s strikeouts are through the roof this season, but his BABIP allowed ballooned to .354. Even though he allowed a good number of base runners, the Ks keep them from advancing very much.
Finally, Spencer Turnbull and the Phillies face Tyler Anderson and the Angels, both starters entering the game with sub 2.00 ERAs.
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Spencer Turnbull takes on Nick Lodolo as the Phillies visit the Reds. Turnbull posted good numbers in 2021, but Tommy John surgery knocked him out until 2023. He seems to have regained his low walk, low home run profile. Lodolo makes his third start of the season and has yet to allow a home run in 12 innings after giving up 10 dingers in 34 innings last year.
Bryse Wilson leads the Brewers against the Pirates and Josh Fleming. Wilson makes his second start of the season to go with six relief appearances. He held batters to a .206 BABIP so far, although three of the ten hits against him went for home runs. Fleming pitches to contact with a 6.1 K per 9 IP this season and a 2.6 walks per 9 IP. In the past, home runs hurt him but he has yet to allow a long ball in his 10 1/3 relief innings.
Bryce Miller battles Jon Gray as the Mariners continue their series against the Rangers. Miller’s 1.85 ERA is just out of the top five in the AL. His defense played well behind him, as he limits batters to a .172 BABIP. Gray blew away batters so far this season with 25 K in 20 IP.
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The Rangers defeat the Diamondbacks 3-1 to a take two games to one lead in the 2023 World Series. Texas pitcher Jon Gray served as the hero, coming on in relief early after an injury to Max Scherzer. Gray pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks. That allowed the Rangers to save most of their relievers for the bullpen game on Tuesday.
The game came in at two hours and fifty one minutes, rather short for the World Series.
There are only four games on tap this Monday, but three of them influence playoff races. The Diamondbacks and Yankees finish their series in New York with a 1 PM start to make up Saturday’s rainout. Merrill Kelly takes on Clarke Schmidt. Since the Marlins hold the tie-breaker against the Diamondbacks, Arizona’s magic number for a playoff slot stands at six. Kelly pitched poorly on the road this season, but with a good record. He stands 7-3 with a 4.10 ERA. That’s due to a lower K rate than at home leading to many more hits allowed. Schmidt gives up a ton of hits for a pitcher with a decent K rate. I get the feeling he makes a lot of mistakes, as the opposition is slugging .450 against him on a .265 opposition batting average.
The Rangers visit the Angels, Texas now in control of first place in the AL West. Jon Gray faces Patrick Sandoval. Gray owns a 3.61 ERA on the road, where he allowed just seven of his 21 home runs. Sandoval does a good job of keeping the ball in the park, with just 12 home runs allowed in 141 2/3 innings.
The Mariners return home to host the Astros, as the two fight for an AL Wild Card berth. Justin Verlander battles Luis Castillo. Home runs hurt Verlander since he returned to Houston. He allowed nine dingers in 55 innings, after giving up nine in 94 1/3 innings for the Mets. Castillo likely sets a new single season high in innings pitched with this game, and can tie his single season high in wins, matching his 2019 total of 15.
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First place teams square off in the battle of the upper mid-west as the Twins visit the Brewers. Bailey Ober takes on Wade Miley. Ober comes into the game with a 3.40 ERA. He does a great job of keep batters off base thanks to just 22 walks in 113 2/3 innings. Miley made just 16 starts this season, but his 3.05 ERA helped him to a 6-3 record. That’s well below his 4.53 FIP, which suggests eight the defense is playing well behind him, or his .250 BABIP against comes from getting batters to miss the barrel. The latter, however, is high for him this season.
The Rangers once again try to stop their losing streak as they face the Diamondbacks. Jon Gray opposes Zac Gallen. Gray pitched better on the road with season with a 2.76 ERA. Only four of his fourteen home runs came away from Texas. Gallen, already at 162 innings ranks third in the majors in that category. Seven innings tonight ties him for first place.
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The Bewers lead the Reds by 1/2 game as the team meet in Milwaukee. Graham Ashcraft takes on Colin Rea. Ashcraft saw his ERA rise from 4.89 in his rookie season of 2022 to 5.77 this year. Both his home run and walk rates are up. Rea’s control is good, with 26 walks in 85 1/3 innings, but he allowed 14 home runs for a 4.64 ERA.
The Rangers lead the Astros by three games as Houston hosts the series between the AL West rivals. In the best pitching match-up of the day, Jon Gray faces Brandon Bielak. Gray performed much better on the road this season, with an ERA nearly two runs lower. Only four of his 13 home runs allowed came in away games. Bielak’s 3.46 is much better than his stats in isolation. Opponents are just 11 for 63 against him with runners in scoring position.
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The post-break season begins with the Padres sending Yu Darvish against the Phillies and Cristopher Sanchez. Darvish needs to be more Darv as he brings a 4.87 ERA into the game. His walks are up a bit, but it looks like Darvish might have really been hurt by limiting shifts, as his BA allowed is up from .207 in 2022 to .252 this season. Sanchez moved into the full time starter role this season. In five games, he owns a 2.84 ERA, but has yet to put a decision in the win column.
The Guardians visit the Rangers with Aaron Civale taking on Jon Gray. Civale limited walks, hits, and home runs this season, helping him to a 2.56 ERA in nine starts. He does not go deep in games, however. Like Civale, Gray limits hits without huge strikeout numbers.
Brayan Bello and Kyle Hendricks come into a rare Friday night game in Chicago with identical 3.04 ERAs. They both stick to today’s theme of limiting hits without many strikeouts. Part of that comes from not walking batters, but not allowing good contact.
Finally, the Astros make their way to Anaheim to take on the Angels. JP France battles Shohei Ohtani. France is off to a solid start in his rookie season, owning a 3.26 ERA without a lot of strikeouts. Ohtani breaks away from today’s theme with 132 K in 100 1/3 innings. Note that with both his walk and home runs rates up, his ERA has risen a full run from 2022.
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The Rangers send Jon Gray against Brayan Bello and the Red Sox as this series continues in Boston. The move to Texas shaved off nearly a run from his ERA with the Rockies, 4.59 with Colorado, 3.65 with Texas. His hits allowed per nine innings are way down, from 9.0 to 7.2. Bello allowed seven home runs in April and May, but did not give up a dinger in June.
Justin Steele leads the Cubs against the Brewers and Adrian Houser. Both pitchers own relatively low strikeout rates and low walk rates. Steele, however, does a much better job of limiting hits allowing just 69 safeties in 85 1/3 innings, while Houser gave up 56 hits in 46 1/3 innings.
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The Marlins get a chance to gain on the Braves as Bryan Hoeing takes on Mike Soroka. Hoeing serves as a swing man for the Marlins pitching about the same number of innings as a starter and in relief. Both his home runs allowed came out of the bullpen. Soroka makes his third start of the season after not appearing in the majors since 2020. He pitched poorly so far, with 12 hits, six walks, and three home runs allowed in 9 2/3 innings.
The Astros try to make a run on the Rangers as Ronel Blanco faces Jon Gray. Blanco allowed seven home runs in his four starts in 23 innings, just one in 12 innings as a reliever. Gray owns a 2.89 ERA, thanks in part to the defense behind him. With low K and BB rates, all the balls in play led to just 60 hits in 81 innings.
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Jacob deGrom needs another Tommy John surgery:
Jacob deGrom will have surgery to repair a tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament, cutting short his first season with the American League West-leading Texas Rangers after signing a five-year, $185 million deal this past offseason.
General manager Chris Young said Tuesday the decision on surgery came after an MRI on deGrom’s ailing right elbow.
“We’ve got a special group here, and to not be able to be out there and help them win, that stinks,” deGrom said, with tears in his eyes and pausing several times. “Wanting to be out there and helping the team, it’s a disappointment.”
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It’s rather impressive that losing deGrom after six starts didn’t hurt the Rangers very much. Nathan Eovaldi and Jon Gray more than made up for the loss, and the offense is so good most starters could win for them.
Now the Rangers have to hope they get their money’s worth out of three years of deGrom instead of five.
The Mariners travel to Texas to take on the Rangers with Luis Castillo and Jon Gray on the mound. Castillo proved to be a good acquisition for Seattle, now 8-4 with a 2.93 ERA in 22 starts. He struck out 153 batters in 129 innings. Gray got hit hard at home this season, with a 4.09 ERA thanks to five home runs in 22 innings. He allowed three home runs on the road in 35 2/3 innings, for a 2.02 ERA.
The Guardians and Twins play game two of their series with Aaron Civale facing Bailey Ober. Civale makes his third start of the season. He allowed just two walks and no home runs in his first 12 2/3 innings. Ober tries to reach four wins for the first time in his career. He allowed all three of his home runs at home this season.
The Angels send Shohei Ohtani in his role as pitcher/DH against the Astros and Framber Valdez. Ohtani is blowing away batters again this season, with 90 K in 65 innings. The Sushi Slammers, Mike Trout and Ohtani, slug rather poorly against Valdez, with only one extra-base hit against Valdez in 44 combined at bats.
Finally, the Yankees visit the Dodgers with Luis Serverino battling Clayton Kershaw. Back from injury, Serverino owns a 1.59 ERA in two starts. He allowed just five hits in 11 1/3 innings. Kershaw is next to untouchable at home this season, 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA. He allowed 16 hits and one walk with striking out 34. The also features the top two hitters in the majors right now, Freddie Freeman and Aaron Judge.
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Kyle Freeland of the Rockies takes on his former teammate Jon Gray of the Rangers. The Colorado defense plays well behind Freeland as he allowed just 45 hits in 51 1/3 innings. Opponents put plenty of balls in play, as Freeland owns both low walk and strikeout rates. Gray is similar, and not surprising they have nearly identical ERAs, Freeland a 3.16, Gray at 3.15.
Milwaukee sends Eric Lauer against the Rays and Zach Eflin. Lauer posted a 4.54 ERA so far this season, high for him. He allowed ten home runs in 39 2/3 innings, which given the ability of the Rays to hit the long ball could cause him problems today. Eflin owns an excellent K to BB ratio, with 5 walks and 44 strikeouts in 40 innings.
Finally, Logan Gilbert leads the Mariners against the Braves and Jesse Chavez. Gilbert pitched better than his 3.91 ERA, with an FIP at 2.67. He allowed a .345 BA with runners in scoring position. Chavez makes his first start of the season. He struck out 22 in eighteen relief innings.
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Jon Gray of the Rangers finished six no-hit innings against the Oakland Athletics. He walked two batters and struck out four, as he’s allowing his fielders to do most of the work. His pitch total of 75 should allow him to hang in the game for a while.
The Rangers lead 3-0 batting in the top of the seventh inning.
Update: Jace Peterson singled with two out in the seventh to break up the no hitter.
Short and long term greatness meet in The Bronx as the Guardians send rookie Tanner Bibee against the Yankees and Gerrit Cole. Bibee makes his second MLB start after collecting eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings, allowing no walks and just one run. Cole comes into the game 5-0 in six starts with a 1.11 he struck out 44 batters in 40 2/3 innings without allowing a home run. Cole sits atop the Cy Young Tracker in terms of Tom Tango Cy Young points.
First place teams face off in Texas as the Diamondbacks send Zac Gallen against the Rangers and Jon Gray. Gallen comes into the game with a 10 to 1 K to BB ratio, with 51 strikeouts and five walks in 37 2/3 innings. That helped him to a 2.15 ERA. Gray pitched many years for the Rockies, giving him a history against Arizona. He’s 5-7 even with a 5.60 ERA. The two teams always played at altitude, so the games were usually high scoring. His three true outcomes against Arizona are not bad.
The Giants visit Houston with Anthony DeSclafani battling Hunter Brown. DeSclafani is showing great control, with just three walks in 30 innings. Brown now owns 50 2/3 innings in the majors with a 1.78 ERA. He has yet to allow a home run while striking out 54 batters.
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Cincinnati hosts a lunch-time special with Jon Gray of the Rangers facing Graham Ashcraft of the Reds at 12:30 EDT. Gray comes into the game with a 3.72 ERA, but his FIPs average out to the upper fives. He puts a ton of batters on base, but has yet to allow a hit with runners in scoring position. Ashcraft owns a 1.88 ERA in four starts covering 24 innings. He allowed just one home run after giving up 11 dingers in 105 innings during his rookie season of 2022.
Tony Gonsolin makes his 2023 debut for the Dodgers against Roansy Contreras of the Pirates. The Dodgers came back from a 7-2 deficit to end the PIrates win streak Tuesday night by a score of 8-7. Gonsolin stands 26-6 in his career. He does not blow away batters, but still does an incredible job of limiting hits, allowing just 178 safeties in 272 2/3 innings for a 2.51 ERA. Contreras has yet to allow a home run this season, so his 1.52 WHIP has not hurt him as much as it could.
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Once again, all eyes will be on the Big Apple, at least for those with Apple TV, as the Red Sox and Yankees present Xander Bogaerts and Aaron Judge battle for the AL Batting Title and a potential triple crown for Judge. The Yankees rightfielder won the first round, going 0 for 2 with three walks while the Red Sox shortstop posted an 0 for 5. Judge now leads the batting race by two points. On top of that, Judge may also tie Roger Maris for most home runs in an AL season.
The Guardians keep streaking toward a division win. They take on the Rangers in Texas with rookie Cody Morris facing Jon Gray. Morris is 0-2 in his first four starts, but with a 2.30 ERA. He allowed three home runs and nine walks in 15 2/3 innings, but batters are just 1 for 15 with six Ks with men in scoring position. Gray pitched well at home this season, 4-1 with a 3.66 ERA, although only six of his 21 starts came in Texas.
A possible playoff preview takes place in Los Angeles where the Cardinals visit the Dodgers. Jose Quintana battles Andrew Heaney. Quintana has been the steady starter for the Cardinals as he takes the hill for the 30th time in 2022. He’s not exactly an innings eater, with just 151 IP. He’s had a great second half, with a 1.93 ERA since the All-Star break. Heaney helped the Dodgers weather their pitching injuries, posting a 2.66 ERA in thirteen starts. Albert Pujols remains two home runs short of 700 as well.
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The Marlins sit on the fringe of the NL Wild Card race as they host the Rangers in an early afternoon game. Jon Gray takes on Pablo Lopez. Gray, freed from Coors Field, still allows a good number of home runs. His overall hits are down, however, and with it his ERA. Lopez, in about the same number of innings as 2021, gave up the same number of home runs, eleven, but ten fewer hits dropped his ERA 0.2 runs.
The Yankees play a double header at the Astros. New York leads Houston by 4 1/2 games for home field advantage in the playoffs, so Houston has a chance to cut into that lead with a sweep. Both team are slugging offenses. The Yankees lead the AL with a .445 team slugging percentage, and the Astros sit third at .421. Both teams are also selective at the plate, the Yankees one and the Astros three in walks.
The teams are 1-2 defensively in the league. In terms of ERA, Houston leads New York 2.98 to 3.08, but in terms of runs allowed per game the Yankees are on top 3.24 to 3.35. They have also allowed the fewest home runs in the AL, 78 for the Astros, 88 for the Yankees.
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It’s a Gray day in Texas as Sonny Gray of the Twins faces Jon Gray of the Rangers. Sonny brings a 2.47 ERA into the game. He’s been especially tough on the road where he allowed just two walks in 19 2/3 innings. Jon made just three of his fourteen starts at home. His BB and K rates are much better there than on the road, although it’s just in 18 1/3 innings.
The other appropriately named match-up pits Zack Wheeler of the Phillies against Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals in St. Louis. Wheeler brings a 2.66 ERA into the game having allowed just five home runs in 88 innings. The wagon builder manages to limit power when it will do the most good. With the bases empty, opponents slug .462 against Wainwright. With men on, that drops to .317.
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The second set of opening day games takes place on Friday, starting with the rained out Boston Red Sox visiting the New York Yankees. Nathan Eovaldi faces Gerrit Cole. Eovaldi pitched a strange 2021 season. His three-true outcomes were outstanding, but his ERA was not. There’s not a clear reason for that, but he did allow 16 RBI in 25 situations with a man on third and less than two out. Cole simply blew batters away in 2021, with 243 K in 181 1/3 innings. He is 23-11 since joining the Yankees at the start of 2020 season.
A few minutes later, the White Sox face the Tigers in Detroit with Lucas Giolito battling Eduardo Rodriguez. Giolito kicked up his strikeout game in 2019, and in the last three seasons ranks fourth in the majors in K per 9 IP behind Cole, Max Scherzer, and Robbie Ray. The top four are all in action on Friday. Rodriguez is a reverse lefty, where left-handed batters have better success against him than righties. The White Sox bat two switch hitters, so he may give them trouble.
The Mariners and Twins, also postponed from Thursday, finally get started in Minnesota. Ray takes the hill for Seattle against rookie Joe Ryan. The big debut for the Mariners will be Julio Rodriguez, seasonal age 21. He slashed .331/.412/.543 in three minor league seasons. The Mariners hope he will at least be their second best player who’s nickname sounds like A-Rod. Ryan is a more mature rookie, seasonal age 26. He posted three true outcomes in the minors of 0.8 HR/9, 2.1 BB/9, and 13.0 K per nine.
The Dodgers make the climb to Colorado to face the Rockies, with Walker Buehler taking on Kyle Freeland. Buehler simply does everything well for a great team, leading to a career 40-13 record in 103 games and 94 starts. Freeland is coming off his second straight season with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP.
Finally, the revamped Rangers visit the powerhouse Blue Jays as opening day returns to Canada for the first time since 2019. Jon Gray faces Jose Berrios. Gray makes his first start away from the Rockies, where he 22-31 with a 4.65 ERA on the road, but 31-18 with a 4.54 ERA at home. We’ll see how he does pitching most of his games at lower altitudes. Berrios’s weakness is home runs allowed, but it’s not a fatal weakness. The Blue Jays should be able to generate more power than Berrios allows.
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For the past few years Baseball Musings tried to help with playing Beat the Streak. The Day by Day Database keeps track of hit streak of at least five games. In addition, two programs produce top ten lists of players with a high probability of a hit.
Here are the top picks my programs produced for use in Beat the Streak. This post mostly explains the ideas behind the calculations. In addition, this post shows tests on the Neural Network (NN). This post discusses an NN that includes the ballpark. I updated the models, and the results of those tests are here.
Here are the Log5 Method picks:
Due to the track of tropical storm Henri, the game in Boston between the Rangers and the Red Sox is likely to be postponed, so be careful picking from that contest. Marte and Gray have a history, Marte going 9 for 24 with no walks, three strikeouts, and two sacrifice flies. That leads to the unusual situation where Marte’s batting average against Gray is higher than his OBP against Gray.
Here are the NN picks:
It’s the same top four, but in a different order. Marte and Anderson are the consensus first picks. Anderson rested on Saturday, so he should be fresh for Sunday’s game.
You can follow the NN results on this spreadsheet. I do not guarantee results. Your best pick is going to have about a 25% chance of not getting a hit. Good luck!
It’s a gray day as Jon Gray of the Rockies takes on Josiah Gray of the Dodgers. (Sonny Gray pitches for the Reds today as well.) Jon Gray pitched well overall, but is 1-4 with a 4.54 ERA on the road. He allowed just two home runs in 35 2/3 innings away from Coors. Josiah Gray makes his second appearance and first start in the majors. He owned a 2.77 ERA in the minors with excellent three-true-outcome numbers.
The Sunday night game features Lance Lynn against Brandon Woodruff as the White Sox and Brewers battle. Lynn owns a 1.94 ERA thanks in part to allowing just 68 hits in 97 2/3 innings. Woodruff is close with a 2.04 ERA and 70 hits allowed in 119 innings.
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The Tigers send Casey Mize against the Royals and Kris Bubic. Mize pitched especially well on the road this season, allowing opponents a .191/.294/.345 slash line. Bubic makes his second start to go with four relief appearances. In his first start, he allowed just one hit in six innings against the Brewers.
The Diamondbacks and Rockies have a the potential for a relative pitching duel in Denver as Taylor Widener faces Jon Gray. Widener transitioned from the bullpen last season to a starter role this season by cutting his walk rate in half. Gray stands 4-1 with a 2.00 ERA at Coors this season. He allowed just 20 hits in 36 innings.
The Mariners send Justin Dunn against the Padres and Yu Darvish to round out the day. Dunn does not go deep into games, but that has helped him allow just 24 hits in 34 2/3 innings. Darvish found his stride last season, and since the start of 2020 is 12-4 with a 1.93 ERA, 11.2 K per 9 IP, and just 94 hits in 130 2/3 innings.
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Jon Lester returns to Chicago as the Nationals face the Cubs and Adbert Alzolay. Lester was a bit wild in his first three starts, walking seven batters in sixteen innings. He has yet to allow a home run, however, good for a 2.25 ERA. Alzolay, on the other hand, shows great control and power with a high K rate and a low walk rate, but six home runs put his ERA at 4.50.
In San Diego, Jon Gray leads the Rockies against Yu Darvish. Gray’s 2.93 ERA comes mostly from pitching at Coors, where he owns a 2.00 ERA in 36 innings. Away that mark goes to 6.30 in ten innings. Darvish allowed all five of his home runs in San Diego this season.
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The better than expected Red Sox put their seven game win streak on the line in Minnesota as they send Nathan Eovadli against Kenta Maeda in game one of their doubleheader. Eovaldi held opponents to just seven hits and two runs in his first 12 1/3 innings of the season. Maeda gave up 13 hits in 10 1/3 innings but opponents are just 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
The Reds send Tyler Mahle against the Giants and Johnny Cueto. Mahle shows quite an improvement since the start of the 2020 season, with a big drop in his BABIP. His StatCast data shows launch angle against him is now very high, leading to a lot of pop ups. That suggest he’s getting better back spin, and the ball is sinking less, causing hitters to make contact under the ball. Cueto so far found his strikeout pitch again, sending down 14 batters in 14 1/3 innings on the K.
Finally, it’s the Rhyme in the Ravine as Jon Gray of the Rockies faces Dustin May of the Dodgers. Gray is trading hits for walks so far this season, issuing five free passes in 11 2/3 innings, but just six hits. So far, it paid off in a 1.54 ERA. May pitched six scoreless innings in his first start of the season, and now owns a career 2.79 ERA in 27 appearances.
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Minnesota visits Great Lakes rival Milwaukee with Randy Dobnak facing Adrian Houser. Dobnak already equalled his 2-1 record from his 2019 cup of coffee, and in about half the innings. His 43 1/3 innings career shows him with 31 strikeouts, nine walks, and one home run. That’s goo for a 1.25 ERA. Houser is actually going deep in games, five innings in his first start and seven innings in his second start. A solo home run is the only run he allowed in those twelve innings.
Another rhyming contest takes place as Arizona visits Colorado with Robbie Ray taking on Jon Gray. The two faced each other twice before, each picking up a win and a loss. Ray owns a 3.75 in the match-up, with Gray stands at 4.09.
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The Yankees and Red Sox meet for the first time this season, the game taking place at Yankee Stadium. Ryan Weber takes the hill for the Red Sox against Jordan Montgomery for the Yankees. Weber for his career owns an extremely good strikeout to walk ratio, having K’d 72 batters with 24 walks in 118 innings. His third true outcome, however, is not good at all, with seventeen home runs allowed. We will see if Montgomery is finally healthy after dealing with both elbow and shoulder injuries in his career.
The second place Padres visit the first place Rockies with Garrett Richards facing Jon Gray. Richards allowed just one hit in five scoreless inning in his first start of the season. Like Montgomery, Richards had shoulder issues after returning from Tommy John surgery and limited him to 8 2/3 innings in 2019. Gray looks for his first win after allowing one run in 4 2/3 innings in his first start of the season.
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The Colorado Rockies on Wednesday placed starting pitcher Jon Gray on the 60-day injured list because of a left foot fracture, ending his season.
The 27-year-old Gray is 11-8 with a 3.84 ERA this season. The right-hander was scheduled to start the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
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He was by far the best pitcher on the Rockies this season, performing well at Coors. Colorado is fairly far out of the playoff race at this point, but this injury may be end whatever chance they had to gain ground in down the stretch.