Robbie Ray had a rough month of May. And a rough first week of June.
At least, it was rough by the numbers.
Between April 30th and June 6th, Ray gave up at least three runs in every game except one. The reigning Cy Young winner’s ERA skyrocketed over that stretch, topping out at an unsavory 5.56. It was a credit to the Mariner offense that Ray’s record wasn’t worse than 3-5 during that time.
Time and time again, Ray pitched pretty well in those starts. Until that one inning.
As the Seattle Times’ Matt Calkins pointed out about a month ago, Ray’s struggles all seemed to come in just one inning.