Coming into this season, Rays rookie starter Matt Moore was expected to be one of the Rays' best starters. After seven starts, Moore has a 5.31 ERA, 34 strikeouts, 22 walks, and has allowed six homers. These aren't really great signs. His bad ERA is boosted by a 4.98 FIP and 5.01 xFIP. He's only getting ground balls in 33.1% of plate appearances. His BABIP is high at .325, and his strand rate is a little low at 67.7%. While Moore hasn't dominated the competition like he was expected to this year, the Rays playing behind him really aren't helping all that much. It's been a disappointing start for Tampa Bay's phenom, and the fact that the Rays are still a 20 win team says something about them.
Game of the Night: Angels 4, Rangers 2. The Angels bullpen did something on Saturday that was difficult for them to do all year: protect a lead. The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the second on a monster Mark Trumbo homer, but starter CJ Wilson soon gave up that lead. C...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Moore,
Mark Trumbo,
CJ Wilson,
Craig Gentry,
Josh Hamilton,
Ernesto Frieri,
Brandon McCarthy,
Luke Hochevar,
Juan Nicasio,
David Wright,
Andrew McCutchen,
Michael Bourn,
Brandon Beachy,
Adam Wainwright,
Carlos Beltran,
Rafael Furcal,
Dan Uggla,
Brian McCann,
Tyler Pastornicky,
Tommy Hanson,
Shaun Marcum,
Roy Halladay,
Felix Doubront,
Jordan Zimmermann,
Drew Hutchison,
Matt Cain,
Trevor Cahill,
Edwin Jackson,
James Shields,
Jake Arrieta,
Carlos Zambrano,
Justin Masterson,
Daniel Bard,
Cole Hamels,
Jeff Suppan,
Phil Humber,
Danny Duffy,
Wandy Rodriguez,
AJ Burnett,
Ricky Romero,
Scott Diamond,
Jeff Samardzija,
Justin Verlander,
Jered Weaver,
Neftali Feliz
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers
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