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Tonight, Matt Andriese and the Rays look to conclude a four-game set with a win against the Marlins before welcoming in the last-place Blue Jays for a weekend series.
The Rays won the first two games of the series with the Marlins taking game #3 yesterday. In the opener, Tim Beckham and Jake Odorizzi lead the way in a rebound win. In game #2, the Rays walked their way to a win as Edinson Volquez allowed a career-high eight walks before departing with a thumb blister after 4 1⁄3 innings. In game #3, the Rays were undone by the bullpen after Blake Snell (who pitched fairly well) was unable to go deep once again.
The Rays will look to bounce back tonight when the two square off on Fox Sports Sun. First pitch is set for 7:10 PM ET.
Matt Andriese
The right-hander suffered his first loss of 2017 on Saturday against Toronto, allowing four runs, three of which were earned, on five hits and three walks while striking out four across seven innings.
Andriese (1-1) was pitching well until allowing a two-run shot to Justin Smoak in the sixth inning, which led to his first loss of the season.
He's been solid over his last four starts (averaging 6 IP per start), allowing just eight earned runs. Andriese boasts a 3.86 ERA through his first five starts.
Dan Straily
Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in a trade this past winter for prospects, the right-hander has been stellar over his past four outings, posting a 2.78 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 11.5 K/9 during that stretch.
Straily (1-2, 4.15 ERA) allowed three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five batters over 5.1 innings in his most recent outing Saturday in Pittsburgh.
The journeyman had the game of his life a few starts ago against San Diego, striking out 14 Padres. His strikeout rate this season has spiked to 27.4 percent despite never posting a rate higher than 20.5 percent in his career.
Straily has faired well vs. LHB’s in 2017 (42 AB’s), posting a .238/.347/.405 slash-line from the left side of the plate. He’s excelled vs. RHB’s, holding hitters to the tune of .137/.228/.294 from the right side of the plate. Straily limits walks which helps since right handed bats boast a .220 ISO against him.
Straily has never made an appearance against the Rays.
Arsenal
In 2017, Straily has relied primarily on his fourseam fastball (91mph) and sllider (85mph) while mixing in a change using a circle change grip(84mph). He also throws a curveball (75mph) and sinker (91mph), two pitches he rarely throws.