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TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS:
| 2016 | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | AVG | BABIP | HR | GS | IP | fWAR |
| Taijuan Walker | 3 | 6 | 3.48 | 4.36 | 22.3% | 5.3% | .234 | .263 | 12 | 12 | 67.1 | 0.6 |
| Jake Odorizzi | 3 | 3 | 3.47 | 4.07 | 22.0% | 7.8% | .224 | .259 | 10 | 13 | 72.2 | 1.0 |
Jake Odorizzi old problems are coming back to haunt him as the results haven't been bad with the most notable defect being his rather short outings. He is struggling to put batters away, and when he is finally able to seal the deal, his pitch count has been strongly impacted. During his last start, Jake lasted just five innings, surrendering three runs on five hits -- one home run -- while he walked three and struck out eight, picking up his third victory of the season.
Taijuan Walker Scouting Report:
Heading into his last start on the eighth against the Indians, Walker had been struggling since the calendar turned to May. Over a seven start span, Walker had lost six decisions, and was averaging under five innings per appearance while he had given up 30 runs over 34 innings pitched. But, he put that behind him on the eighth as he delivered the best start of his career hurling eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits, walking none and striking out 11 en route to his first victory since April.
His Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY | vs LHB | vs RHB |
| Fastball | 95.0 MPH |
59.3% vs LHB *** 58.1% vs RHB |
Tends to stay up and away in the zone | Anywhere middle-away |
| Sinker | 92.3 MPH |
3.7% vs LHB *** 3.5% vs RHB |
Away from the zone | Low and inside |
| Cutter | 89.4 MPH |
3.0% vs LHB *** 13.9% vs RHB |
Paints the inside corner | Low and away from the zone |
| Splitter | 89.1 MPH |
22.9% vs LHB *** 12.9% vs RHB |
Anywhere below the zone | Anywhere below the zone |
| Slider | 83.8 MPH |
0.0% vs LHB *** 0.9% vs RHB |
Non-existent | Low and away from the zone |
| Curveball | 76.4 MPH |
10.9% vs LHB *** 10.5% 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 | 147 | .254 | .162 | .224 | .370 | 8 | 21.1% | 6.1% |
| vs RHB | 136 | .347 | .310 | .348 | .461 | 4 | 23.5% | 4.4% |
| HOME | 202 | .268 | .225 | .267 | .351 | 6 | 25.7% | 4.5% |
| AWAY | 81 | .375 | .257 | .325 | .583 | 6 | 13.6% | 7.4% |
TODAY'S STARTING LINEUPS:
| TAMPA BAY RAYS | SEATTLE MARINERS |
| Logan Forsythe - 2B | Leonys Martn - CF |
| Brad Miller - SS | Seth Smith - RF |
| Evan Longoria - 3B | Robinson Cano - 2B |
| Logan Morrison - 1B | Nelson Cruz - DH |
| Steve Pearce - DH | Kyle Seager - 3B |
| Corey Dickerson - LF | Adam Lind - 1B |
| Steven Souza - RF | Chris Iannetta - C |
| Desmond Jennings - CF | Nori Aoki - LF |
| Curt Casali - C | Ketel Marte - SS |