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TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS:
| 2016 | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | AVG | BABIP | HR | GS | IP | fWAR |
| Drew Smyly | 2 | 11 | 5.64 | 4.50 | 24.5% | 6.4% | .270 | .321 | 21 | 18 | 105.1 | 1.1 |
| Kendall Graveman | 6 | 6 | 4.25 | 4.59 | 15.0% | 7.3% | .275 | .302 | 13 | 18 | 101.2 | 0.7 |
Drew Smyly's struggled again his last time out as his season long slump continued. Since his start on May 21st, Smyly has lost seven of his 10 starts with an ERA north of seven over that time. During his last start, Smyly allowed five runs on nine hits, while he walked two and struck out three over five innings pitched.
Kendall Graveman Scouting Report:
Graveman has been pretty solid for the Athletics this year, especially since mid May. Since May 19th, he has allowed two earned runs or less in 9 of his 11 starts. His last two times out have been among his deepest pitched games of the season with him completing eight and seven innings respectively. His last start came on the 18th against the Astros where he allowed three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits -- one homer -- while he walked one and struck out five resulting in his fifth straight victory.
His Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY |
| Fastball | 93.1 MPH |
5.2% vs LHB *** 4.8% vs RHB |
| Sinker | 93.1 MPH |
40.5% vs LHB *** 59.7% vs RHB |
| Cutter | 88.6 MPH |
28.1% vs LHB *** 25.5% vs RHB |
| Change-up | 85.5 MPH |
16.6% vs LHB *** 1.4% vs RHB |
| Slider | 82.6 MPH |
0.0% vs LHB *** 0.2% vs RHB |
| Curveball | 79.7 MPH |
His Splits:
| 2016 | TBF | wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% |
| vs LHB | 237 | .364 | .291 | .373 | .476 | 6 | 17.3% | 10.1% |
| vs RHB | 204 | .302 | .258 | .330 | .413 | 7 | 12.3% | 3.9% |
| HOME | 180 | .291 | .246 | .300 | .370 | 3 | 17.8% | 6.7% |
| AWAY | 261 | .367 | .295 | .363 | .500 | 10 | 13.0% | 7.7% |