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Steven Matz
Tampa Bay Rays
RP · #32 · Bats R · Throws L · 6'2" · 205 lb · Age 35 · 12 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
6.6
- Runs prevented
- −6.1
- IP · ERA
- 80.1 · 5.49
- K · BB
- 61 · 25
- Rank
- 192 of 205 relievers
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Home runs allowed15 vs 10 avg−6.4
- Strikeouts61 vs 76 avg−4.1
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)238 vs 221 avg+2.4
- Walks25 vs 30 avg+1.5
- Hit batters2 vs 4 avg+0.7
- Parks pitched in−0.2
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 26@PHI | W 12-1 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 85.7 |
| Thu, Sep 24@NYY | L 4-6 | L | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16.9 |
| Wed, Sep 23@NYY | L 2-9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 39.0 | |
| Sun, Sep 20vsBOS | W 5-1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 42.0 | |
| Thu, Sep 17vsATH | W 10-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 93.0 | |
| Sun, Sep 13vsHOU | W 14-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 42.2 | |
| Wed, Sep 9@ATL | W 7-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 95.6 | |
| Sun, Sep 6@TEX | L 6-8 | L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 13.7 |
| Wed, Sep 2vsNYM | L 4-10 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 97.2 | |
| Mon, Aug 31vsNYM | L 2-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 35.3 | |
| Fri, Aug 28vsSD | W 9-4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 97.9 | |
| Tue, Aug 18vsTOR | L 5-10 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6.7 | |
| Sun, Aug 16vsBAL | L 2-10 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1.1 | |
| Fri, Aug 14vsBAL | L 5-6 | GS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 64.7 |
| Wed, Aug 12@ATH | W 8-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 94.0 | |
| Sun, Aug 9@SEA | W 4-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 69.2 |
| Sat, Aug 8@SEA | W 3-2 | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 97.3 |
| Tue, Aug 4@COL | W 9-7 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 60.8 | |
| Sun, Aug 2vsCHW | L 1-9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 80.5 | |
| Thu, Jul 30vsTEX | W 3-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 95.7 | |
| Tue, Jul 28vsTEX | L 1-4 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 29.6 | |
| Tue, Jun 23vsKC | L 5-12 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4.6 | |
| Fri, Jun 19vsWSH | W 5-2 | H | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 89.5 |
| Mon, Jun 15@LAD | L 3-4 | L | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 30.2 |
| Wed, Jun 10vsBOS | W 7-5 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.3 | |
| Sun, Jun 7@MIA | L 1-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 60.8 | |
| Tue, Jun 2vsDET | L 0-8 | L | 1.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 1.5 |
| Wed, May 27@BAL | L 2-11 | L | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 8.6 |
| Wed, May 20vsBAL | W 5-3 | GS | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 68.7 |
| Sun, May 3vsSF | W 2-1 | GS | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 69.6 |
| Mon, Apr 27@CLE | W 3-2 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 85.2 |
| Tue, Apr 21vsCIN | L 6-12 | L | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 4.4 |
| Thu, Apr 16@CHW | W 5-3 | GS | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 38.5 |
| Fri, Apr 10vsNYY | W 5-3 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 74.7 |
| Sat, Apr 4@MIN | W 7-1 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 94.8 |
| Sun, Mar 29@STL | W 11-7 | W | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 34.6 |
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