Just For Starters Breaking Down Another

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Just For Starters Breaking Down Another

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Jeffrey Springs turned in another impre sive outing for Tampa Bay on Tuesday night, throwing six scorele s innings against the St. Louis Cardinals at Tropicana Natrez Patrick Jersey Field.He kept the hot Cardinals' lineup in check, but he also didn't get any help from his own hitters. He left the game after six innings with the score still tied at 0-0.POSTGAME UPDATE: The Rays won 4-2 in 10 innings thanks to a three-run homer by Taylor Walls. To read the complete game story, CLICK HEREHere are Springs' numbers from his start on Tuesday night, and the cumulative totals for the entire rotation. Scroll to ContinueRays' Starters By The NumbersStarter:Jeffrey SpringsGame:Tuesday (June 7) vs. St. Louis CardinalsDecision:NoneTeam result: Rays won 4-2 in 10 inningsInnings pitched:6.0Total pitches:92Strikes:60Runs allowed:0Earned runs:0Hits allowed:6Walks allowed: 2Total strikeouts:5Status upon departure:In Jeffrey Springs' last seven outings, he's held teams scorele s four times. He had to deal with a few base runners, but worked his was out of everything. Too bad the Rays' bats Champ Bailey Jersey were quiet once again. Springs left after six innings, with the scored tied 0-0. He was replaced by Matt Wisler in the top of the seventh.The skinny: Moving Springs into the starting rotation might be the best decision that Rays management has made all year. He's now got a nifty 1.62 ERA, and has been very impre sive.Season Totals for Rays StartersStarters: Shane McClanahan (11), Drew Rasmu sen (11), Corey Kluber(10), Ryan Yarbrough (6), Jeffrey Springs (6), Josh Fleming (2), Luis Patino, Tommy Romero,Games: 48 (7 openers, not included in numbers)Team record: 32-23 through TuesdayDecisions: 16-14 through Tuesday- Most wins: Shane McClanahan (6)Innings pitched (avg.): 233.1/4.86- Season high innings: 7.0, Shane McClanahan (April 24, May 11, May 17); Drew Rasmu NFL Denver Broncos Jersey sen (June 4)- Season low innings: 2/3, Luis Patino (April 11)Total pitches (avg.): 3,711/77.31- Season high pitches: 100, Shane McClanahan (May 11)- Season low pitches: 13, Luis Patino (April 11)Total strikeouts (avg.): 233/4.85- Season high strikeouts: 11, Shane McClanahan (April 30, May 11)Runs allowed (avg.): 95/1.98Earned runs (avg.): 90/1.87Hits allowed (avg.) DeMarcus Ware Jersey :204/4.25- Season most hits allowed: 11, Corey Kluber (April 22, May 10)Walks allowed (avg.): 59/1.23Starter ERA: 3.47Related stories on Rays baseballRAYS BEAT CARDS IN 10 (Tuesday): Tampa Bay shortstop Taylor Walls has been struggling at the plate, but it hasn't slowed his confidence or commitment to getting better. All that work paid off in the 10th inning on Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, when his three-run homer off the right-field foul pole gave the Rays a 4-2 win at Tropicana Field. PUJOLS UP TO NO. 9: St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols singled in the fourth inning on Tuesday night against Tampa Bay, moving into ninth place on baseball's all-time hits list with 3,320. He broke a tie Alexander Johnson Jersey with Paul Molitor. KIERMAIER BATTING CLEANUP: It's only happened once before in Kevin Kiermaier's long career with the Tampa Bay Rays that he's hit cleanup, but he's doing it Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. "I did a couple extra biceps curls and bench-pre s reps to kind of look the part of a clean-up hitter,'' he said with a laugh pregame. RAYS 2022 SCHEDULE: Here is the Rays' complete schedule for 2022, with results and stats thus far, and gametimes and locations for the rest of the year.
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