Steven

Matz

Matz retired the side in order in the first frame in what proved to be his only inning of work. He struck out Pete Alonso to begin the game and needed 14 pitches to retire Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo to finish things off. Matz hasn’t allowed a baserunner in his last five innings of work. He’s made just two starts since June and will likely revert back to the bullpen.

With Bryan Baker, Kevin Kelly, and Garrett Cleavinger unavailable after pitching on both Friday and Saturday nights, the Rays called on Matz to nail down the win. He didn’t allow a baserunner (or notch a strikeout) en route to his first save of the season. We would not assume there will be many more.

Matz provides the division-leading Rays with a multi-inning relief option heading into the home stretch after opening the season in the club’s rotation. The 35-year-old wound up being moved to the bullpen in early June following the emergence of both Griffin Jax and Ian Seymour as superior alternatives before hitting the shelf with a sprained ankle a couple weeks later. He can be safely ignored for fantasy purposes in a mop-up role.

Matz has been on the injured list with a sprained ankle since June 25th. The left-hander was moved to the bullpen before the injury and will reportedly remain there when he returns, so the Rays don’t need to worry too much about building up his pitch count. He may need one or two more appearances before rejoining the MLB club.

Matz landed on the injured list with a sprained ankle back on June 25. The 35-year-old southpaw lost his spot in Tampa Bay’s rotation back in early June and will continue operating out of the bullpen once he’s back. He doesn’t offer any fantasy appeal in his current role.

After a strong start to the season, Matz has struggled of late and was moved to the bullpen, where he has posted a 14.54 ERA in 8 2/3 innings in June. There’s no word yet on how long he will be out, but perhaps a reset would be beneficial.

Matz has been removed from Tampa Bay’s rotation after allowing 11 runs combined over 4 2/3 innings during his previous two starts. The 35-year-old got an opportunity to start with the Rays and delivered a bloated 5.48 ERA and 37/17 K/BB ratio across 46 innings over 10 starts. He was scheduled to take the ball for Monday’s series opener against the Red Sox. No word yet how the Rays will fill his rotation spot.

Matz gave up six hits, walked none and struck out two. He fell to 4-3 on the season with the loss. This is two very poor outings in a row for Matz as he’s now allowed 11 runs over 4 2/3 innings in his last two starts. He got off to a bad start Tuesday when Gleyber Torres hit a home run in the first at-bat of the game. He’s allowed nine home runs in 46 innings (1.76 HR/9). Matz will take a 5.48 ERA into his start against Red Sox next week.

Matz had nothing in this one. The first six Orioles he faced all reached base and five of them came around to score in the first inning. Gunnar Henderson had the big blow with a two-run homer on a changeup that may as well have been on a tee. Past that, Matz didn’t have any type of command of that changeup or his sinker and turned in his worst start of the season. He’ll take a 4.67 ERA and 35:17 strikeout to walk ratio over 44 1/3 innings into his next scheduled start against the Tigers.

Matz, who returned from elbow inflammation without a rehab assignment, left a 1-1 game after throwing 67 pitches. Jesse Scholtens followed and allowed two runs over four innings, resulting in a win for him after the Rays scored four times in the eighth. Matz should be ready to throw five innings next time out, and he’ll make for an intriguing mixed-league play with starts against the Orioles and Angels next week.