TAMPA BAY RAYS NOTES:
GAME, SET, SERIES — The Rays scored four times in the opening frame en route to an 8-2 win over the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon, securing a series victory in the three-game set with Houston…RF Josh Lowe (2-for-4, 2B, 3RBI, BB) delivered a two-out, bases-clearing double in the first inning before 1B Yandy Díaz (2-for-3, 2B, RBI, 2R, 2BB) and 2B Brandon Lowe (3-for-5, HR, 3RBI, 2R) added RBI-singles in the fourth for a 6-0 lead…the Astros got on the board with a pair of runs in the fifth, but the Rays responded in the following frame with Brandon Lowe’s 13th homer of the season, a two-out, two-run shot to give Tampa Bay a commanding 8-2 lead.
RHP Zack Littell (5.0IP, 8H, 2ER, 4SO) picked up his first victory of the season after tossing a career-high 5.0 innings (prev. 4.1IP, 5/30/19 at TB) on 82 pitches, his most since 9/2/18 at Texas (83)…RHP Erasmo Ramírez (3.0IP, 2H. 0R. 2SO) made his season debut with the Rays, following Littell with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief.
The Rays claimed two of three games in the weekend series, marking their first series victory over a team that entered with a .500+ record since 6/27-29 at Arizona — they had gone winless in their previous six tries (0-5-1)…it also marked their first series victory over Houston since 3/28-31, 2019, snapping a streak of six straight series losses…Tampa Bay improved to 2-4-1 overall in series play in July.
ROAD TRIPPIN’ — The Rays continue a nine-game, 10-day road trip through Houston, New York and Detroit with tonight’s series opener at Yankee Stadium…it marks their second-longest trip of the season, behind only a 10-game, 11-day swing through Baltimore, New York-AL and New York-NL from 5/8-18 (4-6)…Tampa Bay is on the tail end of a stretch of five consecutive series against clubs that are currently above the .500 mark, going 1-2-1 in sets against Texas, Baltimore, Miami and Houston (4-8 overall).
Tampa Bay has gone 3-6-4 over its last 13 series dating back to 6/12-15 at Oakland while posting a 16-24 (.400) record, fourth worst in the AL during that timeframe, ahead of only Oakland (13-27), Kansas City (14-28) and Chicago-AL (14-26)…the Rays opened the year 15-5-1 in series play (48-20 overall).
The combined winning percentage of Tampa Bay’s July opponents is .533, while its August opponents have combined for a winning percentage of .488…according to Elias, the Rays remaining opponents have the seventh-highest combined winning percentage in the majors (.515), trailing only Cleveland (.519) among AL clubs.
Tampa Bay has held a lead after six innings in only three of its 14 games since the All-Star break, winning all three contests…they have won 10 straight games when holding a lead after six innings dating back to 6/14 at Oakland, going 49-4 in such contests on the season.
The Rays have not scored more than four runs in a night game since a 15-4 win at Seattle on 6/30, a streak of 12 consecutive nighttime affairs plating four or fewer runs…it ties the longest such streak in club history (also 9/5-20, 2000).
DAWGS GOTTA EAT — Over his last five games, Brandon Lowe is 9-for-19 (.474) with three homers and 7 RBI…he is slashing .288/.373/.577 (15-for-52) with three doubles, four homers and 9 RBI since returning from the All-Star break…in his final 33 games prior to the break, he went .177/.266/.283 (20-for-113) with eight extra-base hits (2HR) and 13 RBI.
Since the All-Star break, Lowe is batting .342 (13-for-38) against offspeed/breaking pitches compared to 1-for-8 (.125) against fastballs…in the first half of the season, he hit .162 (16-for-99) against offspeed/breaking pitches and .264 (23-for-87) vs. fastballs
Among AL hitters with at least 150 pitches seen since the All-Star break, only BOS Masataka Yoshida (21.5%) and OAK Tyler Soderstrom (21.9%) have seen a lower rate of fastballs than Lowe (22.0%).
He has cut his strikeout rate from 31.3 pct. in 55 games prior to the All-Star break to 13.6 pct. in 15 games since the break, the lowest mark among Rays hitters min. 20PA) in that timeframe, ahead of Harold Ramírez (14.7%)…he did not strike out in 29 consecutive plate appearances from 7/8-21.
Lowe’s 97 career homers are eighth most in Rays history, two shy of tying Hall of Famer Fred McGriff (99HR) for seventh…the next closest hitter on the list is sixth-place Carl Crawford (104HR).
FIRST FRAME FEATS — The Rays are out-scoring opponents, 66-31 (+37), in the first inning, the second-best first-inning run differential in the majors behind Atlanta (+72)… it signals MLB’s fewest runs allowed in the opening frame while tying San Diego for the fifth-most runs scored…in its most recent series at Houston, both of Tampa Bay’s wins were keyed by multi-run opening frames (7/28 – 3R; 7/30 – 4R).
Rays pitching paces the majors in first-inning ERA (2.58), opp. batting average (.197), opp. OPS (.598) and WHIP (1.10)…Tampa Bay’s offense ranks highly in the opening frame in stolen bases (T1st, 17), total bases (3rd, 204), extra-base hits (3rd, 47), OPS (4th, .829), OBP (4th, .350) and SLG (5th, .479).
The Rays are 26-10 (.722) when scoring in the first inning compared to 38-34 (.528) in all other contests…this includes a 14-4 (.778) mark when plating multiple runs.
Randy Arozarena is slashing .353/.451/.647 (24-for-68) with 15 RBI in the opening frame, ranking among the AL’s first-inning leaders (min. 60PA) in OBP (1st), SLG (1st), OPS (1st, 1.098), AVG (2nd) and RBI (2nd)…Wander Franco’s .970 OPS ranks second in the AL behind Arozarena under the same parameters.
JUMBLED UP JULY — The Rays are 7-16 (.304) in July after entering the month with MLB’s best record at 57-28 (.671)…it ties Arizona and Chicago-AL for the worst record in the majors this month…Rays pitching has turned in a 4.55 ERA (203.2IP, 103ER) in July, sixth best in the AL, but the offense is plating an AL-worst 3.6 runs per game, better than only San Francisco (3.3) among all major league clubs…Tampa Bay is 6-5 when scoring 4+ runs this month compared to 1-11 with three or fewer runs.
The Rays rank at the bottom of the AL’s July rankings in batting average (.215), OBP (.288) and OPS (.661) while its .373 SLG is ahead of only Chicago-AL (.370).
The Rays are slashing .202/.261/.321 (34-for-168) with runners in scoring position in July; their .582 OPS in scoring situations is the worst in the majors, while their .202 average ranks ahead of only New York-AL (.195) and San Francisco (.189).
Tampa Bay’s worst winning percentage over a full calendar month is .192 (5-21), set in June 2003…the club’s worst month since becoming the Rays in 2008 was 9-16 (.360), done in both July 2015 and July 2016…with a victory tonight, the Rays would finish July with a .333 winning percentage.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Rays and Yankees meet for the eighth contest in a 13- game season series tonight in the Bronx…Tampa Bay holds a 4-3 edge in the season series, outscoring New York, 44-38 (+6)…six of the seven matchups have been decided by one run, including each of the last three…New York won five straight season series from 2015-19, but the Rays have taken two of the last three since 2020, going 31-24 (.564) in that span…the Rays have dropped nine of their last 14 games at Yankee Stadium dating back to 10/3/21.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: RHP TYLER GLASNOW (4-3, 3.36)
TONIGHT’S START—The righty makes his 12th start of the season in tonight’s series opener at Yankee Stadium, including his fifth on the road…has pitched to a 2.23 ERA (36.1IP, 9ER) over his last six starts since 6/25, the fourth-best mark in the AL over that span (min. 30.0IP)…leads the AL in strikeouts (88) and strikeout rate (34.8%) since making his season debut on 5/27.
LAST TIME OUT — Turned in his second straight 7.0+ inning start in a 4-1 win over Miami on 7/25 at Tropicana Field (7.0IP, 2H, ER, 2BB, 8SO)…the only run he allowed came on a wild pitch in the third inning…it marked the second time in his career he has thrown 7.0+ innings in consecutive starts (3GS – 5/26-6/8, 2021)…held the opposition to two or fewer hits in a start of 7.0+ innings for the third time in his career (last: 4/12/21 vs. TEX – 7.2IP, 2H).
PINSTRIPE PROFILE — In seven career starts against the Yankees, Glasnow is 2-2 with a 3.47 ERA (36.1IP, 14ER)…he last faced New York-AL on 6/1/21 and did not factor into the decision after working 7.0 innings, scattering three runs on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.
Has made four starts at Yankee Stadium and is 2-0 with a 2.28 ERA (23.2IP, 6ER).
He has recorded 7+ strikeouts in five of the seven starts opposite New York-AL.
In three starts against the AL East this season, Glasnow is 0-1 with a 4.86 ERA (16.2IP, 9ER), recording 22 strikeouts against five walks while posting a .246 (16-for-65) opponent average.
GLAS IS BACK — Since allowing a season-high six runs on 6/20 vs. Baltimore, Glasnow has recorded a 2.23 ERA (36.1IP, 9ER) over his last six starts dating back to 6/25 vs. Kansas City.
During that stretch, he has recorded 55 strikeouts against just seven walks while holding opponents to a .200 (27-for-135) average.
STRIKEOUT ARTIST — Since making his season debut on 5/27, Glasnow has 88 strikeouts across 61.2 innings (12.84 SO/9.0IP)…his 88 strikeouts in that span are third most in the majors, trailing only ATL Spencer Strider and SD Blake Snell (102SO each)…he paces the AL in both strikeouts per 9.0 IP and strikeout rate (34.8%) in that timeframe (min. 50.0IP).
His 88 strikeouts are tied with Chris Archer (2017) for fourth most through a Rays pitcher’s first 11 starts of a season, trailing only himself in 2021 (98SO) and 2020 (91SO) and Shane McClanahan in 2022 (91SO).
Glasnow has struck out 6+ batters in a franchise-best 11 consecutive games to begin his season…including his final start of 2022, he has recorded 6+ SO in 12 straight starts, the third-longest streak in club history behind his own 17-start streak from 8/13/20-5/14/21 and a 13-start run by Shane McClanahan from 5/11-7/26, 2022.
Glasnow has a combined 46.0 pct. whiff rate on his breaking pitches (slider/curveball), the highest mark in the AL (min. 250 pitches swung at) and fourth highest in MLB behind Strider (57.2%), Snell (55.1%) and MIA Jesús Luzardo (50.9%).
He became the 15th fastest pitcher (by innings) to reach the 600 strikeout mark (Elias).
LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT — Right-handed batters are hitting just .159 (17-for-107) with a .476 OPS and 6 XBH against him…lefties have seen greater success against Glasnow, posting a .258 (32-for-124) AVG with 15 XBH (6HR) and an .813 OPS (.492 SLG).
LOCKED IN LATE — From the fifth inning on, Glasnow has a 1.02 ERA (17.2IP, 2ER) while holding opponents to a .159/.264/.236 (10-for-63) clip…in innings 1-4, he has a 4.30 ERA (44.0IP, 21ER) while yielding a .232/.282/.435 (39-for-168) slash line.
He has worked 5.0+ frames in each of his last six starts after doing so in only three of his first five starts of the season.
WILD THING — Glasnow has thrown a wild pitch in five consecutive starts, the longest streak by any pitcher in the majors this season.
It is tied with Blake Snell (5/29-6/19, 2018) and Brian Rose (5/4-30, 2001) for the second-longest streak in club history, trailing a seven-game stretch by Matt Moore from 7/22-9/24, 2013.
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin a seven-game homestand tonight with the first game of a three-game set vs. Tampa Bay (through Wed.)…will also play a four-game series vs. Houston from Thurs.-Sun.…went 1-2 on their three-game road trip at Baltimore.
Have won five of their last eight games (since 7/21).
Are in a stretch of playing six straight games against the AL East (7/28-8/2)…are 1-2 thus far.
Are also in a stretch of playing 12-of-15 games at home (7/21-8/6)…overall, are 5-3 during that stretch and 4-1 at home during that span.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Orioles, 9-3, on Sunday at Camden Yards…RHP Luis Severino (3.1IP, 10H, 9ER, 2BB, 5K, 1HR, 1WP) started and took the loss after allowing a career-high 9ER…RF Jake Bauers (2-for5, 1R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI) drove in two of the Yankees’ three runs, hitting a solo home run in the third inning and an RBI double in the fourth inning…CF Harrison Bader (2-for-3, 1R, 1RBI, 1SF) hit a sac fly in the fifth inning…DH Giancarlo Stanton (1-for-4, 1R, 1BB) and SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-3, 1 double, 1BB) each reached base twice… RHP Ron Marinaccio (2.2IP, 4K, 1HP) and RHP Albert Abreu (2.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 3K) combined to toss 4.2 scoreless innings of relief.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu has reached base multiple times in a season-high five straight games (since 7/23)…marks his longest such streak since a six-game streak from 7/27-8/2/22…is tied for the fourth-longest streak by a Yankee this season, trailing Gleyber Torres’ seven-game streak from 7/8-18 and a six-game streak from 4/2-8, and Aaron Judge’s six-game stretch from 5/17-24…has reached base in 12-of-22 plate appearances over that span (4H, 8BB, .545 OBP).
Is batting .309/.415/.436 (17-for-55) with 6R, 4 doubles, 1HR, 1RBI and 10BB in his last 16 games (since 7/6), hitting safely in 13 of those games.
Has reached base in 17 of his last 18 games (since 7/4) and 24 of his last 27 games (since 6/23).
In seven games vs. the Rays this year, has hit .346/.433/.385 (9-for-26) with 4R, 1 double, 1RBI and 4BB.
STANTON ISLAND: DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton has hit 7HR and recorded 15RBI in his last 16 games (since 7/8).
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .308 (28-for-91) with 16R, 4 doubles, 2HR, 14RBI, 14BB, 1HP, 3SF and 4SB in his last 36 games (since 6/4).
Over his last four games (since 7/25), has reached base in 8-of-15 plate appearances (4H, 3BB, 1HP, .533 OBP).
In his last 24 games (since 6/22), has hit .317/.425/.460 (20-for-63) with 11R, 3 doubles, 2HR, 13RBI, 13BB, 1HP, 3SF and 1SB in that span.
PEN PALS: Yankees relievers tossed 4.2 scoreless innings on Sunday at Baltimore…have not allowed a run in their last 8.2 innings and have allowed just 1R/ER over their last 13.1 innings over their last four games (3H, 2BB, 18K, 1HR, 1HP).
Have posted a Major League-best 3.14 ERA (389.2IP, 136ER) this season…are the only Major League bullpen to own an ERA under 3.50…also own a Major League-best .218 opponents’ BA, rank second in HR/9.0IP (0.85) and rank fifth in WHIP (1.22).
RHP Ian Hamilton has not allowed an earned run in 20 of his last 23 appearances (since 4/13), going 1-0 with one save, a 1.29 ERA (28.0IP, 4ER) and 32K in that span.
RHP Clay Holmes has not allowed a run in 28 of his last 31 appearances (since 5/6), going 4-0 with 10 saves and a 0.88 ERA (30.2IP, 3ER) in that span…his 0.88 ERA
since 5/6 is the second-lowest ERA among all Major League pitchers in that span (min. 30.0IP), trailing only Baltimore’s Félix Bautista (0.51).
LHP Wandy Peralta has not allowed a run in 18 of his last 20 appearances (since 6/4), going 1-0 with one save and a 1.17 ERA (15.1IP, 2ER) over that stretch.
JAKE RAKES: INF/OF Jake Bauers drove in two of the Yankees’ three runs on Sunday at Baltimore, hitting a solo home run in the third inning and an RBI double in the
fourth inning…10 of his last 14 hits (since 6/16) and 19 of his last 27 hits (since 5/23) have gone for extra bases (13 doubles, 6HR).
Over his last 32 games (since 5/29), has posted a .549 slugging percentage.
Has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games (since 6/25).
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge has reached base safely in 44 of his 51 games this season, batting .298/.414/.685 (54-for181) with 44R, 10 doubles, 20HR, 42RBI, 38BB, 3SB and a 1.099 OPS…has hit at least 20HR in six of his first eight Major League seasons, becoming just the third Yankee in franchise history to do so, joining Joe DiMaggio (eight) and Mickey Mantle (seven).
Has reached base safely in 21 of his last 22 games (since 5/12)…is batting .346/.490/.936 (27-for-78) with 23R, 4 doubles, 14HR, 26RBI, 22BB and 1SB in that span.
Has 6HR and 9RBI over his last eight games (since 5/28), 9HR and 16RBI over his last 16 games (since 5/18), 12HR and 21RBI over his last 19 games (since 5/15) and 14HR and 26RBI over his last 21 games (since 5/13).
Since returning from the injured list on Friday, has reached base in 6-of-9 plate appearances (3H, 3BB). His 10 game-winning RBI are tied for the fifth-most in the AL and his 20HR are tied for the sixth-most in the AL.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games (since 7/6), hitting .311 (23-for-74) with 10R, 1 double, 1 triple, 3HR, 8RBI, 3BB, 3SF and 1SB in that span…has also hit safely in 21 of his last 25 games (since 6/29) and 23 of his last 28 games (since 6/25).
Has reached base in 25 of his last 29 games (since 6/24) and 38 of his last 43 games (since 6/8-G1).
Is batting .337/.371/.506 (28-for-83) with 11R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 9RBI and 5BB in the first inning this season…his 28H in the first inning are tied for second in the AL and his .337 BA is sixth in the AL (min. 50PA)…has reached base in the first inning in 10 of his last 15 games, 11 of his last 17 games and 12 of his last 20 games.
DARTH BADER: OF Harrison Bader recorded a multi-hit game and drove in the Yankees’ third run of the game on Sunday with a sac fly in the fifth inning…is hitting .391 (9- for-23) with 5R, 1 double, 2RBI, 1SF and 2SB in his last seven games (since 7/22).
In 10 career games vs. the Tampa Bay Rays, has hit .306/.359/.528 (11-for-36) with 6R, 1 triple, 2HR, 8RBI, 2BB, 1HP and 1SB.
As a Yankee (since September 2022), has hit .313/.310/.531 (20-for-64) with 5 doubles, 3HR, 36RBI, 2BB and 5SF with RISP.
THE EAST IS A BEAST: Five of the top seven records in the American League are held by AL East teams…the AL East is the only division in the Majors to have five teams with a winning record…the AL West is the only other division to have more than three such teams (AL West: four; NL East, NL Central and NL West: three; AL Central: one).
FAN-TASTIC: The Yankees have averaged 41,450 fans per home gate this season, the highest home average attendance in the American League and the third-highest in the Majors, trailing only Los Angeles-NL (48,152) and St. Louis (42,227)…12 of their last 26 home gates have been sellouts.
GETTING HIGGY WITH IT: C Kyle Higashioka is batting .280 (14-for-50) with 5R, 2 doubles, 3HR, 8RBI, 2BB and 2SF in his last 16 starts (since 6/28).
FOUR SCORE: The Yankees are 45-12 this season when scoring at least 4R…are 47-18 this season when holding their opponent to 4R-or-fewer.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP DOMINGO GERMÁN (5-7, 4.77 ERA)
RHP Domingo Germán will make his 20th start of the season in tonight’s series opener vs. Tampa Bay…the 30-year-old will start on extended five days’ rest due to the team off day on Thursday…last pitched on Tuesday vs. New York-NL and took the loss after allowing 6ER over 6.0IP (7H, 1BB, 9K, 3HR)…his .210 opponents’ BA (81-for-385) ranks eighth in the Majors (fifth in AL) this season (min. 100.0IP)…threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history on 6/28 at Oakland (9.0IP, 9K)…was the first Major League pitcher to throw a perfect game since Seattle’s Félix Hernández on 8/15/12 vs. Tampa Bay…was the first Dominican-born pitcher to throw a perfect game…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in nine of his last 14 starts…allowed 2R-or-fewer in four straight starts from 5/1-16, tying the longest such streak of his career (also four straight starts from 7/27-8/12/22 and from 5/9-27-G1/21)…in 2022, went 2-5 with a 3.61 ERA (72.1IP, 65H, 31R/29ER, 19BB, 58K, 11HR) in 15 games (14 starts) with the Yankees…allowed 3R-or-fewer in a career-high 12 consecutive starts from 7/27-9/30/22…missed the first 93 games of the season with right shoulder impingement syndrome…in six seasons with the Yankees, is 31-28 with a 4.45 ERA (517.1IP, 256ER) and 539K in 111 career games (89 starts)…was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 12/11/15…was originally acquired by the Yankees from the Miami Marlins along with RHP Nathan Eovaldi and INF Garrett Jones in exchange for RHP David Phelps and INF Martín Prado on 12/19/14.
LAST TIME OUT: Made his 19th start of the season on Tuesday vs. New York-NL and took the loss after allowing 6ER over 6.0IP (7H, 1BB, 9K, 3HR)…surrendered an RBI single to Pete Alonso in the first inning, a three-run homer to Alonso in the third and back-to-back solo HRs to Alonso and Daniel Vogelbach in the sixth.
Allowed 3HR-or-more in a game for the third time this season (also 4HR on 6/22 vs. Seattle and 3HR on 4/26 at Minnesota).
Has allowed 11R over his last two games after allowing just 5R/3ER over his previous three starts from 6/28-7/9.
Has recorded at least 9K in three consecutive starts for just the second time in his career (also recorded at least 9K in three straight starts from 6/9-19/18)…has recorded 9K in four of his last five starts (since 6/28).
VS. TAMPA BAY: Is 3-3 with a 5.04 ERA (55.1IP, 31ER) and 55K in 13 career games (11 starts) vs. the Rays. Has made two starts vs. the Rays this season (5/6 at Tropicana Field and 5/11 at Yankee Stadium), going 0-1 with a 2.53 ERA (10.2IP, 7H, 4R/3ER, 5BB, 8K, 0HR, 1HP)…tossed at least 5.0IP with 2ER-or-fewer allowed in each start.
Is 2-1 with a 4.25 ERA (29.2IP, 14ER) in seven career appearances (six starts) vs. the Rays at Yankee Stadium.
Tossed his first career double-digit strikeout game vs. Tampa Bay on 6/14/18 at Yankee Stadium (10K).
HOME SWEET HOME: Is 2-5 with a 4.61 ERA (56.2IP, 29ER) and 66K in 10 home starts this season.
Has gone 14-13 with a 4.02 ERA (251.0IP, 199H, 122R/112ER, 84BB, 280K, 51HR) in 54 career games (43 starts) at Yankee Stadium…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 36 of his 43 home starts.
Has held opponents to a .212 BA (199-for-938) at Yankee Stadium in his career, compared to a .244 BA (253-for-1,036) on the road.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 15 of his last 19 starts at home (since 6/30/21), including 10 starts with 2R-or-fewer allowed.
His 12 wins at Yankee Stadium since 2019 are the third-most by any pitcher at the venue during that span, trailing only Jameson Taillon (13) and Gerrit Cole (21).
2023: Will make his 20th start of the season tonight…is 5-7 with a 4.77 ERA (103.2IP, 55ER) and 110K in 19 starts this season.
His .210 opponents’ BA (81-for-385) ranks eighth in the Majors (fifth in AL) this season (min. 100.0IP).
Has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in nine of his 19 starts…are tied for the sixth-most such starts in the AL this season.
On 6/28 at Oakland, threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history (9.0IP, 9K), joining David Cone (7/18/99 vs. Montreal), David Wells (5/17/98 vs. Minnesota) and Don Larsen (1956 World Series Game 5 on 10/8/56 vs. Brooklyn)…marked his first career complete game…struck out Brent Rooker swinging in the first inning for his 500th career strikeout.
Recorded at least 9K in three consecutive starts for just the second time in his career from 7/9-25 (also recorded at least 9K in three-straight starts from 6/9-19/18).
Allowed 1R-or-fewer in two straight starts from 6/4-10, marking the fifth time in his career he’s recorded consecutive such starts.
Allowed 2R-or-fewer in four straight starts from 5/1-16, tying the longest such streak of his career (also four straight starts from 7/27-8/12/22 and from 5/9-27-G1/21).
Was ejected on 5/16 at Toronto prior to the bottom of the fourth inning for violating MLB’s prohibitions on foreign substances and served a 10-game suspension from 5/17-27.
Earned his first win of the season on 4/15 vs. Minnesota after recording a career-high 11K (6.1IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB)…marked his third career double-digit strikeout game (also 10K on 7/25/21 at Boston and 6/14/18 vs. Tampa Bay).
