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Today's Starting Pitchers:
| 2016 | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | AVG | BABIP | HR | GS | IP | fWAR |
| Sonny Gray | 3 | 4 | 6.00 | 4.45 | 19.5% | 10.3% | .277 | .328 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 0.2 |
| Matt Moore | 1 | 3 | 4.83 | 4.06 | 24.2% | 7.9% | .253 | .310 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 0.4 |
Matt Moore struggled his last time out, but was able to work through some tough innings to only allow two runs before being removed halfway through the fifth inning. He walked four, and allowed seven hits, but did register six strikeouts during the outing. Moore wouldn't factor into the decision, but the Rays would go on to lose the game thanks to a bullpen implosion.
Sonny Gray Scouting Report:
Gray has had the opposite of Chris Archer's season so far as he started out the year great with four solid outings that were becoming of an ace of a staff. However, his last three appearances have been disastrous, starting with an affair in Detroit where Gray lasted just two innings, but had already given up four runs as well as four walks. His follow up start wasn't much better as he did record seven innings, but also allowed seven runs.
His last start came on the ninth in Boston against the Red Sox where he couldn't make it past the fourth inning and had again given up seven runs leading to his third loss in a row and fourth overall.
His Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY | vs LHB | vs RHB |
| Fastball | 93.2 MPH |
47.5% vs LHB *** 35.8% vs RHB |
Will pitch anywhere, middle-in | Tends to stay low and away |
| Sinker | 93.1 MPH |
12.8% vs LHB *** 27.7% vs RHB |
Low and goes for the inside corner | Anywhere low in the zone |
| Cutter | 90.9 MPH |
2.3% vs LHB *** 3.6% vs RHB |
Sporadic | Low and away from the zone |
| Change-up | 88.8 MPH |
15.1% vs LHB *** 7.8% vs LHB |
Anywhere low in the zone | Paints the inside corner |
| Slider | 84.9 MPH |
7.5% vs LHB *** 8.4% vs LHB |
Low and inside, off the plate | Low and away from the zone |
| Curveball | 81.4 MPH |
14.5% vs LHB *** 16.5% vs LHB |
Anywhere below the zone | Low and away from the zone |
His Splits:
| 2016 | TBF | wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% |
| vs LHB | 86 | .328 | .275 | .326 | .430 | 2 | 19.8% | 5.8% |
| vs RHB | 88 | .387 | .280 | .386 | .514 | 3 | 19.3% | 14.8% |
| HOME | 112 | .317 | .262 | .321 | .402 | 3 | 20.5% | 8.0% |
| AWAY | 62 | .432 | .308 | .419 | .608 | 2 | 17.7% | 14.5% |