The Rays send rookie Yonny Chirinos against the Red Sox and former Rays pitcher David Price. Chirinos is off to a very nice start despite not winning a game. He’s strikeout out three times as many as he walks, and keeping his home runs allowed reasonable. That all helped him to a 2.92 ERA. Price has now faced his former team 11 times, holding a 4-3 record and 3.09 ERA. He has not allowed a run to the Rays in his last three appearances.
The Dodgers and Giants continue their series with Walker Buehler facing Chris Stratton in game one of their double header. Last season, Buehler walked eight and struck out 12 with an ERA of 7.71. This season, he’s trying to be effectively wild, with three walks and five K in five innings, and no runs allowed. He’s certainly living up to his name. Stratton solidified his place in the Giants rotation with a 2.32 ERA in five starts. He has yet to allow a home run. Only Rick Porcello threw more innings this season with no homers allowed.
The Braves and Phillies are right in the thick of the NL East race as Mike Foltynewicz takes on Nick Pivetta. Foltynewicz makes his third start of the season against the Phillies, and so far he’s pitched to a 2.45 ERA against them. That’s thanks to 15 K in 11 innings. Pivetta holds opponents to a .238/.278/.307 slash line this season. He’s allowed a .316 BA with runners in scoring position, but the situation doesn’t come up enough to really hurt his ERA.
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