Unstoppable on the Mound: How Fried Left Rays’ Top Hitters Baffled and Silent

We have the start of a lot of new series today. Thursday and Monday are typically the lightest days on the diamond for us sports bettors. To be honest, I’m not sure which I prefer – the days where we have everyone playing, or the days that we have a lighter schedule. I mean, more sports is more better, but at the same time, I really like the ability to spend even more time on each game. Today, I’ve found one I like between the Rays and the Yankees as they begin a battle in New York. 

The Rays are playing decent enough baseball, but nothing that is all that exciting. If you have watched them over the past decade, they basically always find a way to be a competitive club over the course of a season, despite not having a ton or resources. They are only around the .500 mark at the moment and with the Orioles, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and, of course, Yankees, this is a very tough division. You can’t be average and think you’ll sneak into the playoffs as a division winner, at least not in the AL East. Today they send out Ryan Pepiot to the mound in hopes that he can be the guide for the team in at least winning this first battle against the Yankees toady. Pepiot is 2-3 with a 4.24 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. He has three quality starts already this season, including one against the Yankees. In that game against New York, he went six innings, allowed six hits, three earned runs, two homers, and struck out seven hitters. He has made just one road start this year, but it was a good one, going six innings against the Padres and allowing just one earned run. Overall, Yankees hitters are batting just .149 against Pepiot. 

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