The Astros continue their opening series at the Rays as Gerritt Cole takes on former teammate Charlie Morton. Cole, like Justin Verlander, saw an improvement in his ERA after moving to Houston. He reduced his use of the sinker and threw more curve balls. Morton went 29-10 in his two years in Houston. He struck out 6.3 batters per nine IP through 2016, 10.4 K per 9 IP with the Astros.
Matt Harvey tries to resurrect his career, this time with the Angels. He faces the Athletics and Marco Estrada. Harvey managed 155 innings last year, and he showed excellent control, walking just 37 batters. The 27 home runs hit against him hurt, however. Estrada pitched to contact last year, and in his first start of 2019 he allowed no walks while striking out just one in five innings.
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