July 28, 2016

Games of the Day

Tyler Anderson takes on Jacob deGrom as the Rockies travel to New York to face the Mets. Anderson is off to a good start in his rookie year, 3-3 with a 3.56 ERA. He’s walked just 10 batters in 48 innings. He also handled Coors Field well, with a 3.47 ERA there. In his third major league season, deGrom is working on his third sub-3.00 ERA. He currently stands at 2.73. His strikeout rate is much higher at home than on the road, 10.47 at Citi Field this year, 6.93 on the road.

Chris Sale returns to the mound, likely in a well-tailored uniform, as the White Sox and Cubs continue their series. John Lackey pitches for the Cubs. Sale’s worst start of the year came in his only interleague game, against the Braves. Sale, however, basically owns the Cubs, with a 0.56 ERA in four appearances, striking out 28 in 16 innings. Lackey is 0-3 with a 5.88 ERA in July, mostly due to allowing six home runs and 11 walks in 26 innings.

Finally, the Nationals make their way to San Francisco as Tanner Roark battles Johnny Cueto. Roark owns a reverse platoon split this season. The right-hander holds lefties to a .201/.296/.266 slash line, while righties hit .272/.314/.368. Cueto is 10-0 with a 1.90 ERA in night games this season. He made 12 of his 20 starts at night.

Enjoy!

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