Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 23, 2008
Late Win Rays

The Rays score four runs in the top to the eighth to down the Chicago White Sox 5-3. That inning nullified a great pitching performance by Javier Vazquez, who took a perfect game into the sixth and a two home run performance by Jermaine Dye.

The Rays seem to be winning games late. Their last three wins all came with runs from the seventh inning on. The main reason appears to be that Tampa Bay's bullpen is superior to their opponents.

Through games of 8/22/2008
2008 OPSRays HittersRays Opponents
Vs. Starters.766.729
Vs. Relievers.741.650

It's not that the Rays hitters get good late, they're just more likely to score than their opponents. As long as the game is close, they have a chance to win.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:08 PM | TrackBack (0)
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