| Hot | 5/19/2013 8:00:00 PM |
Description: Tampa Bay lefty Matt Moore became the first pitcher in MLB to reach eight wins Sunday against Baltimore. | Insight: He allowed just five hits and one run over seven innings. Opposing hitters are batting just .174 against Moore (8-0, 2.29 ERA) in 2013. | | |
| Hot | 4/22/2013 9:46:00 PM |
Description: Rays starter Matt Moore improved to 4-0 with a win against the Yankees Monday night at Tropicana Field. | Insight: Moore (8 IP, 2 H, ER) generated a season-high nine strikeouts in the victory. His ERA sits at 1.04 through four starts. | | |
| 4/10/2013 8:39:00 PM |
Description: Rays left-hander Matt Moore walked six batters in 5 1/3 innings Wednesday versus Texas but he only allowed one hit and struck out five in a 2-0 win. | Insight: Moore has started out 2-0 with a spotless ERA. He had some trouble with walks last season but trimmed those down as the season went on. Moore has some of the best swing-and-miss stuff in the big leagues and we expect him to break out in 2013. | | |
| 4/5/2013 10:57:00 PM |
Description: Rays lefty Matt Moore tossed six shutout innings Friday in a win over the Indians. | Insight: He struck out eight while allowing only two hits. Moore didn't live up to the hype as a rookie last year but he still has a lot of potential. He could be a fantasy dark horse this year. | | |
| Hot | 8/30/2012 10:30:00 PM |
Description: Tampa Bay starter Matt Moore hasn't allowed more than three runs in a start since July 7. | Insight: Moore has gone 5-2 with an impressive 2.08 ERA and a 56/19 K/BB in 56 1/3 innings in his last nine starts. In his first 17 starts, the young lefty was 5-6 with a 4.42 ERA and a 96/50 K/BB in 99 2/3 innings. | | |
| Hot | 7/29/2012 10:27:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay lefthander Matt Moore threw six and a third scoreless innings Saturday in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles. | Insight: The 23-year-old is heating up. He's now 2-1 with a 1.86 ERA in three starts since the All-Star break. | | |
| 7/22/2012 5:57:00 PM |
Description: For the first time this season, Rays starter Matt Moore didn't walk a batter, which allowed him to toss eight innings for the first time in his big league career. Moore struck out seven and scattered five hits but took a loss as Tampa Bay could only muster one run. | Insight: Moore (6-7, 4.23 ERA) came in with 55 walks on the year but he mowed down Seattle in eight two-run innings. The lefty has unlimited potential but he's going to have to keep that walk total down if he's going to reach it this season. We'll monitor his progress to see if he can keep the free passes down over his next few starts. | | |
| 7/17/2012 10:06:00 PM |
Description: Rays starter Matt Moore recorded his sixth victory of the season Tuesday, but he didn't pitch very well. Moore walked five more batters and didn't make it past the fifth inning. | Insight: Moore (6-6, 4.39 ERA) has 55 walks in 104 2/3 innings, a ridiculous 4.73 BB/9. It's looking more and more like Moore isn't going to reach his potential this season due to his control problems. | | |
| 7/7/2012 9:15:00 PM |
Description: Rays starter Matt Moore walked five batters and served up five runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings Saturday against Cleveland. | Insight: Moore (5-6, 4.42) can't seem to shake his control issues this season, and it has caused him to have uneven results. The lefty now has 50 walks against 96 strikeouts in 99 2/3 innings. | | |
| 6/21/2012 10:37:00 PM |
Description: Rays starter Matt Moore allowed two runs on three hits with four walks and six strikeouts in five innings Thursday against Washington. | Insight: Moore (4-5, 4.13) has 40 walks in 80 2/3 innings this season. Unless he can correct that problem he's going to have many more five-inning performances. | | |
| 6/15/2012 10:44:00 PM |
Description: Rays starter Matt Moore had his best start of the season Friday against Miami. Moore held the Marlins to one hit in seven shutout innings. He walked three and struck out eight to improve to 4-5. | Insight: Moore (4-5, 4.16) is still walking too many batters, but he's won three straight starts and has a 9.4 K/9 this season. Continue to start him and take the good with the bad, because he still has loads of potential. | | |
| 5/28/2012 10:15:00 PM |
Description: Matt Moore's record dropped to 1-5 after taking another loss on Monday against Chicago. | Insight: Moore (4.76 ERA in 10 starts) hasn't been as dominant as we were expecting him to be this year but he actually pitched pretty well against the White Sox, allowing just four hits and two runs over seven innings. Moore was also able to establish a new career-high by recording 10 strikeouts on Monday. | | |
| 5/17/2012 10:38:00 PM |
Description: Matt Moore fell to 1-4 on the season after giving up three runs on five hits in six innings against the Red Sox on Thursday. | Insight: On the bright side, Moore walked just one batter while striking out eight. Prior to Thursday, Moore had struggled with control, walking 22 batters and posting a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.5. | | |
| 5/12/2012 10:31:00 PM |
Description: Matt Moore only lasted 4 1/3 innings against Baltimore on Saturday. Moore threw 101 pitches, gave up four hits, walked four batters and surrendered four runs (one earned) while striking out six. | Insight: Moore (1-3, 5.31 ERA) still hasn't pitched past the sixth inning this season. He's averaging just over five innings per start. With a plethora of pitching options available, the Rays may decide Moore needs some minor league seasoning soon. | | |
| 5/6/2012 3:45:00 PM |
Description: Matt Moore was roughed up against Oakland on Sunday, giving up eight runs on seven hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. | Insight: Moore hasn't gotten past the sixth innings this season. His control problems resurfaced on Sunday after he decreased his walk total by one in each of the last four starts. Moore has now allowed 55 baserunners in 34 2/3 innings (1.59 WHIP). | | |
| 4/15/2012 6:07:00 PM |
Description: Matt Moore suffered his first career loss on Sunday, giving up six runs on eight hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings. | Insight: The highly-touted Moore hasn't pitched well this season. He now has nine walks in his first two starts, and is a pitcher you should put on the bench until he gets rolling this season. | | |
