Just For Starters: Breaking Down Shane Baz's Solid Start vs. Brewers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shane Baz deserved better on Tuesday night. He pitched great against the Milwaukee Brewers, but his bullpen let him down.

Baz pitched 5 2/3 innings, throwing 95 pitches. And when Rays manager Kevin Cash came to get him, he left with a 1-0 lead and a runner on first. But then Matt Wisler came in and gave up four straight hits — including two two-run homers — to put a sudden damper on things.

Baz has now allowed just two earned runs in his last three starts, covering 16 2/3 innings. That's an ERA of 1.08.

Here are his numbers from Tuesday night, plus the cumulative numbers for the Rays starters this season.

Rays' Starters By The Numbers

Starter: Shane Baz
Game: Tuesday (June 28) vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Decision: None
Team result: Lost 5-3
Innings pitched: 5.2
Total pitches: 95
Strikes: 59
Runs allowed: 1
Earned runs: 1
Hits allowed: 3
Walks allowed: 2
Total strikeouts: 6
Status upon departure: Baz pitched great, leaving with a 1-0 lead with two outs and a man on base in the sixth. He was replaced by Matt Wisler, who promptly gave up four straight hits, including two two-run homers.
The skinny: Baz was terrific for the third straight start, and it's a shame that Wisler imploded. That's three straight solid starts now for Baz.

Season Totals for Rays Starters

Starters: Shane McClanahan (15), Corey Kluber (14), Drew Rasmussen (12), Jeffrey Springs (9), Ryan Yarbrough (6), Shane Baz (4), Josh Fleming (2), Luis Patino, Tommy Romero,
Games: 64 (9 openers, not included in numbers)
Team record: 40-33 through Tuesday
Decisions: 20-19 through Tuesday
- Most wins: Shane McClanahan (8)
Innings pitched (avg.): 321.0/5.01
- Season high innings: 8.0, Shane McClanahan (June 9)
- Season low innings: 2/3, Luis Patino (April 11)
Total pitches (avg.): 5,082/79.4
- Season high pitches: 102, Jeffrey Springs (June 24)
- Season low pitches: 13, Luis Patino (April 11)
Total strikeouts (avg.): 331/5.17
- Season high strikeouts: 11, Shane McClanahan (April 30, May 11)
Runs allowed (avg.): 132/2.06
Earned runs (avg.): 118/1.84
Hits allowed (avg.): 273/4.26
- Season most hits allowed: 11, Corey Kluber (April 22, May 10)
Walks allowed (avg.): 77/1.20
Starter ERA: 3.31