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TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS:
Who had Matt Andriese as being the Rays starter with the best numbers in mid-June? I know I certainly did, but I digress. Andriese didn't have his best stuff during his last outing against the Twins, but still managed to go five innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits while he didn't walk anyone, but also picked up five strikeouts to pick up his fourth victory of the season.
Lance McCullers Scouting Report:
After starting the year on the disabled list, McCullers had a less than stellar season debut in mid-May against the Red Sox where he allowed more runs than innings pitched (5 R over 4.2 IP). However, he has consistently gotten better with each start since then with a slight hiccup against the Diamondbacks two weeks ago. His follow-up start though was his best of the year where he went seven innings and allowed just two runs on eight hits, striking out nine and walking three.
HIs Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY | vs LHB | vs RHB |
| Fastball | 92.4 MPH |
38.5% vs LHB *** 41.3% vs RHB |
Paints the outside corner | Anywhere up in the zone |
| Change-up | 88.7 MPH |
13.9% vs LHB *** 10.0% vs RHB |
Low and away from the zone | Low and inside, off the plate |
| Slider | 87.8 MPH |
0.4% vs LHB *** 3.2% vs RHB |
Sporadic | Sporadic |
| Curveball | 86.4 MPH |
47.0% vs LHB *** 45.3% vs RHB |
Low and inside, off the plate | Low and away from the zone |
His Splits:
| 2016 | TBF | wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% |
| vs LHB | 62 | .302 | .245 | .355 | .321 | 0 | 33.9% | 14.5% |
| vs RHB | 64 | .335 | .259 | .375 | .370 | 1 | 25.0% | 15.6% |
| HOME | 80 | .290 | .206 | .325 | .309 | 1 | 32.5% | 15.0% |
| AWAY | 46 | .370 | .333 | .435 | .410 | 0 | 23.9% | 15.2% |