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TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS:
| 2016 | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | AVG | BABIP | HR | GS | IP | fWAR |
| Drew Smyly | 2 | 7 | 4.77 | 4.14 | 25.8% | 5.9% | .244 | .291 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 0.9 |
| Tyler Duffey | 2 | 4 | 4.57 | 3.44 | 19.8% | 5.0% | .292 | .351 | 4 | 7 | 41.1 | 0.9 |
Seemingly every time the Royals made contact off Drew Smyly on Tuesday fell in for base hits as he suffered his worst start of the season. The Royals would chase him from the game after just four innings pitched, as they tallied eight runs on twelve hits, giving Smyly his seventh loss of the season and third in a row.
Tyler Duffey Scouting Report:
Duffey has had a rough go of it over his past couple of starts as he has given up a total of 16 runs over his last 17 innings pitched. His last start may have been his worst of the season as the Athletics got to him for five runs on ten hits knocking him out of the game after recording two outs in the fifth inning. Duffey did rack up six strikeouts though, and also walked a batter.
His Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY | vs LHB | vs RHB |
| Fastball | 91.6 MPH |
24.6% vs LHB *** 39.3% vs RHB |
Tends to stay middle-away | Paints the outside corner |
| Sinker | 91.0 MPH |
27.8% vs LHB *** 10.6% vs RHB |
Paints the outside corner | Low and inside, off the plate |
| Change-up | 83.3 MPH |
10.3% vs LHB *** 3.9% vs RHB |
Anywhere below the zone | Paints the outside corner |
| Curveball | 80.8 MPH |
36.8% vs LHB *** 46.0% vs RHB |
Anywhere below the zone | Low and away from the zone |
His Splits:
| 2016 | TBF | wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% |
| vs LHB | 79 | .338 | .380 | .459 | .459 | 1 | 24.1% | 3.8% |
| vs RHB | 103 | .258 | .301 | .454 | .454 | 3 | 16.5% | 5.8% |
| HOME | 81 | .303 | .346 | .487 | .487 | 2 | 17.3% | 3.7% |
| AWAY | 101 | .284 | .327 | .432 | .432 | 2 | 21.8% | 5.9% |