July 26, 2021 Morning Edition: Rays News Roundup

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This is your Rays Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of July 26, 2021.


A Look at Rays Pitchers Last Week


Collin McHugh

Collin McHugh has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 2 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 11.25 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.273 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .188 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 22.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 51.5% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Chris Mazza

Chris Mazza has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 1 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 10.13 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has found a way to attract poor quality contact as evidenced by the 0.0 BABIP of hitters against him. When the contact you attract is so poor and you strike out enough hitters, a .000 batting average means that the balls are hit in places where fielders are able to make plays. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 30.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 73.3% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Diego Castillo

Diego Castillo has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 1 saves and 0 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 13.50 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.143 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .077 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 46.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 60.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Jeffrey Springs

Jeffrey Springs has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 3 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.27 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.25 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .154 against him this past week. He has a chase rate of 50.0% and it happens to be high, which means he has done a great job of fooling hitters into chasing pitches out of strike zone. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 68.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Andrew Kittredge

Andrew Kittredge has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 1.69 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.75 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.267 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .211 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 36.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 64.3% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Shane McClanahan

Shane McClanahan has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 1.80 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.60 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .211 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 43.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 70.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Drew Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 1.80 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 9.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has found a way to attract poor quality contact as evidenced by the 0.0 BABIP of hitters against him. Hitters are hitting .063 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 29.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 54.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Pete Fairbanks

Pete Fairbanks has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 2.45 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 1 saves and 0 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 14.73 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.167 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .154 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 25.9% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 63.3% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Ryan Yarbrough

Ryan Yarbrough has a record of 0-1 this past week and a 4.97 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 7.82 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.308 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .255 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 32.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 67.7% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 5.40 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 3.60 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.267 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .316 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 40.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 78.6% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Josh Fleming

Josh Fleming has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 6.75 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 2.25 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .353 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 22.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 64.3% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Luis Patino

Luis Patino has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 6.75 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.75 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.235 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .227 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 35.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 84.1% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Matt Wisler

Matt Wisler has a record of 1-1 this past week and a 7.71 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 0 saves and 2 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 13.50 strikeouts per 9 innings. When hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.5 rate and this is too high. Hitters are hitting .333 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 27.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 68.3% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

” It looked as if Yarbrough was in for a long day after he allowed a leadoff home run to Hernandez in the first inning, followed by a single to Rosario. “I have to give Matt a lot of credit for taking the ball,” Cash said. “I felt I had enough in me to go out there and get an inning for these guys,” he said. “We have guys who are grinding every day, especially our bullpen.”

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