Robbie Ray’s postseason debut for Toronto sure looked familiar
Sep 29, 2020, 3:52 PM | Updated: 8:37 pm
Toronto Blue Jays' Robbie Ray pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning of Game 1 of a wild card series playoff baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Arizona Diamondbacks fans know full well what to expect when Robbie Ray is pitching. Toronto Blue Jays fans are starting to get there.
Ray, who was traded by the D-backs at the trade deadline to Toronto, made his postseason debut for the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Entering the game, Ray had a 4.79 ERA in 20.2 innings. His 1.74 WHIP is not quite as nuclear as the 2.00 mark he had in Arizona, but is still a glaring issue it appears he’s still working out the kinks on.
Ray entered in relief after Blue Jays opener Matt Shoemaker threw three scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, with the score tied 0-0.
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Against his first batter, Ray gave up a triple to Tampa’s Randy Arozarena that saw him go behind in the count 2-0. After striking out Nate Lowe next, he walked Willy Adames, and worst of all, ball four was a wild pitch that scored Arozarena.
He got another strikeout before falling behind 3-0 to Manuel Margot, eventually taking the eight-pitch at-bat to a foul out by Margot to end the inning.
Ray threw a first-pitch ball to all five batters and a total of 27 pitches in the inning,
The difference between Matt Shoemaker & Robbie Ray's pitch chart today is….. stark.
(I'm sure Jays twitter will react calmly to this) pic.twitter.com/eKQZaFmtzV
— Chris Black (@DownToBlack) September 29, 2020
Blue Jays Twitter summed up the experience well that D-backs fans are all too familiar with.
watching robbie ray navigate through an inning: pic.twitter.com/v5JfHlow2G
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) September 29, 2020
Good job by Robbie Ray with that terrifying exit from the mess his entrance into the game created.
— Andrew Stoeten (@AndrewStoeten) September 29, 2020
Scoring on a walk and wild pitch is SO ROBBIE RAY
— 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 (@dalter) September 29, 2020
Ray recovered from there, getting six straight outs. He finished with five strikeouts over 3.0 innings, holding that one earned run from the fourth inning that wound up earning him the loss.
