Rays vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitchers Today – July 4

By Lineups Staff | Aug 23, 2024, 4:45am

The Tampa Bay Rays (43-43) visit the Kansas City Royals (48-40) at 8:10 PM ET on Thursday, with both teams hoping to win the series.

The Rays will look to Zach Eflin (4-5) against the Royals and Alec Marsh (6-5).

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Rays vs. Royals Pitcher Matchup Info

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The Rays will send Eflin (4-5) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
The right-hander allowed four hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Washington Nationals on Friday.
The 30-year-old has pitched to a 3.92 ERA this season with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 0.7 walks per nine across 15 games.
He has five quality starts in 15 chances this season.
Eflin has pitched five or more innings in four straight games and will look to extend that streak.
He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 15 chances this season.
Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 30-year-old’s 3.92 ERA ranks 55th, 1.122 WHIP ranks 28th, and 7.1 K/9 ranks 54th.

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Marsh (6-5) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 16th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.19 ERA in 81 2/3 innings pitched, with 74 strikeouts.
The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
The 26-year-old has a 4.19 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings during 15 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .238 to opposing batters.
Marsh has four quality starts under his belt this season.
Marsh will try to prolong a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 15 appearances this season.

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