Lyles afternoon was shortened to 37 pitches due to a lengthy rain delay. The righty failed to register a whiff while finishing the start with an average pitch velocity of 84.7. It was an obvious disappointment after his complete game in his last start. The 31-year-old owns a 4.55 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, and a 135/51 K/BB ratio on the year. The Hartsville native is scheduled to start versus the Yankees in New York on October 1.
Lyles hasn t recorded a six inning workload since August 2 as his ERA increased to 4.61 Friday. Furthermore, the strikeouts remain sporadic as the righty owns a 7.72 K/9 on the year. Until he can consistently earn more quality starts, Lyles doesn t have much value in fantasy. The Hartsville native is scheduled to start versus the White Sox in Baltimore on August 25.
Lyles faced 16 batters while surrounding two home runs as his ERA increased to 4.76 on the year. Sunday was the righty s first start this season where he didn t last at least three innings. The five strikeouts in a shortened start was the lone positive takeaway from a performance that Lyles will like to forget. The Hartsville native will likely be scheduled to start versus the Rays in Baltimore on July 26.