This is your Rays Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 04, 2021.
A Look at Rays Pitchers Last Week
Louis Head
Louis Head 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 10.13 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.167 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .111 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 27.3% of the time. He has a strike zone swing rate of 92.3% and it happens to be high, which means hitters are swinging at pitches in the stirke zone.
Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 7.20 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has found a way to attract poor quality contact as evidenced by the 0.048 BABIP of hitters against him. When the contact you attract is so poor and you strike out enough hitters, a .034 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 30.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 70.2% 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 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 9.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.1 BABIP this week. He has been able to get enough strikeouts and poor enough contact to get him by with a .071 batting average and that is pretty good for him. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 26.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 85.2% 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 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 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 found a way to attract poor quality contact as evidenced by the 0.071 BABIP of hitters against him. When the contact you attract is so poor and you strike out enough hitters, a .063 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 46.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 75.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Shane Baz
Shane Baz has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 1.08 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 14.04 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.2 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .138 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 23.9% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 64.5% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
David Robertson
David Robertson has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 2 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 0 saves and 1 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.125 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .182 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 19.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 68.0% 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 0-0 this past week and a 3.00 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 yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .250 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 26.9% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 64.7% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
J.P. Feyereisen
J.P. Feyereisen has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.86 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 11.57 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.429 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .300 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 39.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 71.4% 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 5.79 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 5.79 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.214 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .222 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 31.7% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 67.6% 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 0-2 this past week and a 7.36 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 4.91 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.308 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .267 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 33.3% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 81.8% 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 took 162 games to decide things, but given all of the uncertainty heading into the final day of the regular season, it is perhaps an upset that a 163rd game (or even a 164th) wasn’t required. However, the field for the 2021 postseason has now been decided. The Giants outpaced the Dodgers in a…”
“On Tuesday, the Yankees will play the Red Sox at Fenway Park for a chance to match up with the Rays in the best-of-five ALDS. • What’s ahead? Rays postseason FAQ “I’m sure we’ll all be watching,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. We know it’s not postseason yet, but it’s the postseason for that team over there, and they played with a lot of intensity.” Yankees starter Jameson Taillon and a parade of relievers shut out Tampa Bay, the eighth time the Rays were held scoreless this season. • How they got there: Rays ready to finish job “This is a magnificent team,” outfielder Randy Arozarena, who completed his 20-homer, 20-steal season by swiping second base in the eighth inning Sunday, said through interpreter Manny Navarro.”
“It’s a credit to just the amount of quality pitchers that we know that we can rely on in different save situations,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. If he gets there in the Rays’ regular-season finale, this would be the second time in franchise history Tampa Bay would have two players (also Austin Meadows) with 100 RBIs; Evan Longoria and Carlos Peña were the first to do so in 2009. • Rays Stat of the Day, August 2021 “That’s quite a season, quite a rookie season,” said manager Kevin Cash, who endorsed Arozarena’s candidacy for American League Rookie of the Year. Tampa Bay wasted no time after clinching a spot in the postseason on Wednesday; it also won Friday and Saturday to record its first three-game winning streak since claiming nine straight from Aug.”
“10) Red Sox The Red Sox somehow pulled this off, surviving this long to get to the AL Wild Card Game, despite losing series to the Yankees and Orioles heading into the final weekend of the season. But if the two best teams are to face off in the NL Division Series, it’ll be the Giants and Dodgers. One of Houston’s best postseason performers, shortstop Carlos Correa, is a pending free agent, and he may have an extra incentive as he begins what might be his final October with the Astros. 5) Astros The Astros went a tepid 7-6 in the final two weeks, but they had a nice end to the regular season, winning a home series over the A’s and scoring 23 runs over those three games.”
“Bottom line: The Giants’ pitching staff is a lot like their lineup. Bottom line: Though Zack Greinke has been a shadow of his old, consistent self this season, the Astros still managed to field a strong rotation. Bottom line: Barraged by injuries basically from the first day of Spring Training, the Cardinals never got to field the rotation they envisioned. October is all about pitching.”
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