Rays vs. Guardians Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – August 11, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 11, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (56-60) start a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays (69-48) on Friday at Tropicana Field. First pitch is at 6:40 PM. The probable pitchers are Aaron Civale (5-3) for the Rays and Xzavion Curry (3-1) for the Guardians.

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Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland Pitcher Matchup Info

  • When: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
  • Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
  • How to Watch on TV: BSSUN
  • Probable Pitchers: Civale – TB (5-3, 2.55 ERA) vs Curry – CLE (3-1, 2.95 ERA)

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Rays vs. Guardians Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)

Civale Curry
14 GS 4
5-3 W-L 3-1
2.55 ERA 2.95
81.1 IP 64
22 BB 17
62 SO 45

Rays Probable Starting Pitcher: Aaron Civale

  • The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing nine hits.
  • The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.55, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 14 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .218 batting average against him.
  • Civale heads into the outing with six quality starts under his belt this year.
  • He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • Civale and his team are 8-6-0 ATS this season when he starts.
  • In Civale’s 14 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over six times.

Civale’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
at Tigers Aug. 5 4.1 9 3 3 4 0
at White Sox Jul. 30 6.0 3 0 0 4 2
vs. Royals Jul. 25 8.0 5 1 1 5 2
at Pirates Jul. 19 5.1 5 2 2 3 1
at Rangers Jul. 14 5.0 5 2 2 2 1

Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher: Xzavion Curry

  • The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings against the Chicago White Sox.
  • The 25-year-old has pitched in 29 games this season with an ERA of 2.95, a 2.65 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.156.
  • He has 15 appearances with no earned runs allowed in 29 chances this season.
  • When Curry starts, the Guardians are 1-3-0 against the spread.
  • Curry has started four contests with a total set by bookmakers this season. The teams have combined to hit the over in two of them.

Curry’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. White Sox Aug. 6 5.0 4 2 2 4 0
at Astros Aug. 1 1.2 2 0 0 3 0
at White Sox Jul. 28 3.0 2 1 1 0 3
vs. Royals Jul. 26 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
vs. Phillies Jul. 23 3.0 1 1 1 3 3

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