Only Josh Lowe and Luke Raley are really powerful from the left side against righties. 214 against his last 325 lefties faced.īrandon Lowe doesn't have a ton of power against righties. The lefties still have a lot of potential against Pivetta, though. But when you look at a bigger sample size, including last year, the Rays don't have that much power against righties.

The Rays have hit well throughout the season. But he's able to earn a solid amount of strikeouts. His xFIP was above 5.00 last season, and his walks were a bit high. He struck out six in five innings and had a WHIP of 1.20. He'll take on Nick Pivetta of the Red Sox. He gave up ten hits and five runs against Washington. Fleming has a 15.00 ERA with two strikeouts and a 3.67 WHIP in three innings pitched against Washington.įleming is likely the weak link with this Rays pitching rotation. Only Enrique Hernandez and Rob Refsnyder have hit lefties consistently, dating back to last season.īeeks has thrown three innings and has two strikeouts in two games played. They've had little power and extra-base hits against lefties. Jalen Beeks will get the start, but Josh Fleming will get most of the work.īeeks and Fleming are both left-handed pitchers.ĭating back to last season, the Red Sox lineup has not hit lefties very well. They're 9-0 and will have an opener for Josh Fleming tonight. The Rays out-analytic everyone in the MLB.

Out: SS Adalberto Mondesi (Knee), 2B Trevor Story (Elbow).

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