Why Robbie Ray’s “Coasting” Strategy Against the Guardians Could Change the Game Forever

The Giants are a team I expected significantly less for the season than they have accomplished already. San Francisco is 41-31 for the year and currently in second place in the NL West. They have been consistent and surprising for most of the year. The offense has been better than expected, and now they add Rafael Devers to their roster. This gives them a great combination for their lineup, and they could use a jolt as they are hitting just .232 for the year. The pitching staff has been better than I thought it would be as well. Some of that can be attributed to today’s starter, Robbie Ray. Ray has been great this season, going 8-1 for the year with a 2.55 ERA (11th in the league), and the 1.12 WHIP which is 24th. He has been very good at home this season, allowing just 10 earned runs in 45 innings. After turning in eight straight quality starts, Ray went just four innings in his last start against the Rockies, allowing two earned runs and four runs overall. Guardians haven’t hit Ray well in their careers going just 10-for-54 against him.

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