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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