Rays have had to place 12 pitchers on the IL during first five weeks of 2020 season and in past three weeks have still moved from 15th in MLB ERA to 4th. And moved from 19th in MLB WHIP to 9th
Still third in MLB Runs Scored
This club should hit 40 wins plus maybe a couple more and will be a clear Top3 seed in AL playoffs
Still third in MLB Runs Scored
This club should hit 40 wins plus maybe a couple more and will be a clear Top3 seed in AL playoffs
Thru Sep 30
Rays pitching has allowed exactly 100 runs in past 32 games (3.1 pg)
This pace is one that if extended over a full season would break the record of 524 (3.23 pg) from 2011 Phillies and be extremely close to all time record of 482 (2.97pg) from 1968 Detroit Tigers
The final three rounds of 2020 playoffs will be unique for several reasons but perhaps most notable to forecasters and (series or futures) bettors is that there will be no days off between games
So a truly deep staff is demanded which previously could be handled by maybe three strong SP, one middlin' SP and seven to eight RP
Rays have a solid 14 man staff including four men who could start for all 29 other teams
Rays pitching has allowed exactly 100 runs in past 32 games (3.1 pg)
This pace is one that if extended over a full season would break the record of 524 (3.23 pg) from 2011 Phillies and be extremely close to all time record of 482 (2.97pg) from 1968 Detroit Tigers
The final three rounds of 2020 playoffs will be unique for several reasons but perhaps most notable to forecasters and (series or futures) bettors is that there will be no days off between games
So a truly deep staff is demanded which previously could be handled by maybe three strong SP, one middlin' SP and seven to eight RP
Rays have a solid 14 man staff including four men who could start for all 29 other teams
TB Rays pitching this season vs NYY -- 10 gms 34 total runs (3.4pg) w 7 games of 3 or less
Overall past 18 gms vs NYY -- 62 total runs (3.45pg) w 9 games of 3 or less
2020 Rays went 25-2 when holding opponent to 3 or less runs
Take it back to June 20, 2019 and Rays are 55-6 when holding oppponent to 3 or less
It's now set that their series vs NY will be in San Diego's Petco Park where the deep stat guys report that almost 60% of NYY homeruns hit to RF in Yankee Stadium would be a fly ball out in San Diego
Overall past 18 gms vs NYY -- 62 total runs (3.45pg) w 9 games of 3 or less
2020 Rays went 25-2 when holding opponent to 3 or less runs
Take it back to June 20, 2019 and Rays are 55-6 when holding oppponent to 3 or less
It's now set that their series vs NY will be in San Diego's Petco Park where the deep stat guys report that almost 60% of NYY homeruns hit to RF in Yankee Stadium would be a fly ball out in San Diego
Six....but they have been stifling Yankees offense since midseason 2019
NY m.o. past two seasons is pretty much bombing weaker staffs which includes 57 gms per (full) year vs Bos, Tor & Bal + about another 60-70 games vs lower tier interdivision clubs
When confronted by Rays, 2019 Astros, Tribe or the Swingin' A's of Oakland they become much more 'league-average'
And they themselves have at best two legit SP and four to five very strong RP
Should be a quality matchup this coming week
It was 4-3 in the 9th until one reliever couldn't find the plate.
