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TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS:
| 2016 | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | AVG | BABIP | HR | GS | IP | fWAR |
| Rick Porcello | 8 | 2 | 3.93 | 4.07 | 20.8% | 4.6% | .243 | .280 | 13 | 15 | 94 | 1.2 |
| Chris Archer | 4 | 10 | 4.70 | 4.32 | 26.6% | 9.6% | .253 | .317 | 16 | 16 | 92.0 | 0.9 |
Chris Archer's last five starts have all been very similar, not awful, but not up to Chris Archer's 2015 standards. Over those five starts, Archer is allowing an average of three earned runs a game while pitching just over six innings per game. His last time out was on the 22nd against the Indians as he allowed four runs on six hits, walking two and striking out five over six innings of work.
Rick Porcello Scouting Report:
Porcelle has just been cruising along this season. He hasn't really been lit up by opposing offenses, but he hasn't been dominant either. His last time out was his second shortest start of the season as he allowed four runs on eight hits, while he walked one and struck out two, after pitching one out into the sixth inning.
His Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY |
| Fastball | 92.7 MPH |
18.3% vs LHB *** 12.9% vs RHB |
| Sinker | 90.2 MPH |
42.4% vs LHB *** 53.5% vs RHB |
| Cutter | 86.1 MPH |
5.8% vs LHB *** 10.5% vs RHB |
| Slider | 85.0 MPH |
1.7% vs LHB *** 6.5% vs RHB |
| Change-up | 81.8 MPH |
17.4% vs LHB *** 7.3% vs RHB |
| Curveball | 74.4 MPH |
14.2% vs LHB *** 9.05% vs RHB |
His Splits:
| 2016 | TBF | wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% |
| vs LHB | 212 | .276 | .227 | .281 | .347 | 5 | 21.2% | 5.7% |
| vs RHB | 177 | .345 | .262 | .316 | .497 | 8 | 20.3% | 3.4% |
| HOME | 179 | .299 | .242 | .303 | .380 | 4 | 22.9% | 3.9% |
| AWAY | 210 | .315 | .244 | .292 | .444 | 9 | 19.1% | 5.2% |
Today's Lineups
| BOSTON RED SOX | TAMPA BAY RAYS |
|---|---|
| Mookie Betts - RF | Logan Forsythe - 2B |
| Dustin Pedroia - 2B | Brad Miller - SS |
| David Ortiz - DH | Evan Longoria - 3B |
| Hanley Ramirez - 1B | Logan Morrison - 1B |
| Jackie Bradley - CF | Desmond Jennings - CF |
| Travis Shaw - 3B | Oswaldo Arcia - RF |
| Bryce Brentz - LF | Taylor Motter - LF |
| Christian Vazquez - C | Nick Franklin - DH |
| Marco Hernandez - SS | Hank Conger - C |
| Rick Porcello - RHP | Chris Archer - RHP |