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TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS:
| 2016 | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | AVG | BABIP | HR | GS | IP | fWAR |
| Matt Moore | 5 | 5 | 4.54 | 4.54 | 21.1% | 6.8% | .259 | .298 | 17 | 17 | 103.0 | 0.9 |
| Rick Porcello | 10 | 2 | 3.82 | 3.88 | 20.8% | 4.7% | .254 | .299 | 13 | 17 | 106.0 | 1.7 |
Matt Moore has quietly been very good over his last six starts, but has been unable to avoid the occasional rough inning. However, with the Rays losing 20 of their past 23 games, two of their victories have come with Moore on the mound. During his last start on the 4th, Moore allowed two runs on six hits -- one home run -- while he walked two and struck out three before leaving the game with two outs in the seventh inning.
Rick Porcello Scouting Report:
Rick Porcello has not received a loss since May 17th, but he hasn't really been tremendous since then, having received some generous run support. During his last start on 4th against the Rangers, Porcello allowed four runs -- three earned -- on 12 hits, while he didn't walk a batter, and struck out three over six innings resulting in his 10th victory of the season.
His Arsenal:
| PITCH | AVG. VELO. | FREQUENCY |
| Fastball | 92.6 MPH |
20.3% vs LHB *** 12.6% vs RHB |
| Sinker | 90.1 MPH |
41.3% vs LHB *** 54.6% vs RHB |
| Cutter | 86.0 MPH |
5.6% vs LHB *** 10.5% vs RHB |
| Slider | 85.0 MPH |
1.4% vs LHB *** 5.8% vs RHB |
| Change-up | 81.7 MPH |
16.8% vs LHB *** 6.7% vs RHB |
| Curveball | 74.2 MPH |
14.3% vs LHB *** 9.5% vs RHB |
His Splits:
| 2016 | TBF | wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% |
| vs LHB | 242 | .271 | .229 | .279 | .338 | 5 | 22.3% | 5.4% |
| vs RHB | 201 | .356 | .285 | .338 | .497 | 8 | 18.9% | 4.0% |
| HOME | 207 | .311 | .269 | .320 | .393 | 4 | 21.3% | 3.4% |
| AWAY | 236 | .308 | .241 | .294 | .425 | 9 | 20.3% | 5.9% |
Today's Lineups
| TAMPA BAY RAYS | BOSTON RED SOX |
|---|---|
| Logan Forsythe - 2B | Mookie Betts - RF |
| Brad Miller - SS | Dustin Pedroia - 2B |
| Evan Longoria - 3B | Xander Bogaerts - SS |
| Logan Morrison - 1B | David Ortiz - DH |
| Steven Souza - CF | Jackie Bradley - CF |
| Corey Dickerson - DH | Aaron Hill - 3B |
| Nick Franklin - LF | Travis Shaw - 1B |
| Oswaldo Arcia - RF | Bryce Brentz - LF |
| Curt Casali - C | Sandy Leon - C |
| Matt Moore - LHP | Rick Porcello - RHP |