MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Archer spent the first half of last season toiling for the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-12 record and 4.66 ERA. After the tough start, the right-hander’s strong second half was somewhat overshadowed when he had a 3.25 ERA and 103 strikeouts in his final 91 1/3 innings.
Archer kept it going this season and has again been the ace at the top of the Tampa Bay rotation.
Archer (3-3, 3.76 ERA) will try to get the Rays’ nine-game road trip off on good footing when he starts Friday against the Minnesota Twins.
“I focus on the process, and the process was pretty good tonight,” Archer told the Tampa Bay Times after his last outing, a loss to the New York Yankees where he gave up three runs in 6 1/3 innings.