Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026
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Tampa Bay Rays at Colorado Rockies (2026-08-05). Nick Martinez vs Tomoyuki Sugano at Coors Field.
Starters — Nick Martinez enters with a 2.77 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 123.1 innings. His profile is built more on command than swing-and-miss, with 5.04 K/9, 1.46 BB/9, and 1.09 HR/9. Over his last three starts, he has gone 6.0 innings with 6 earned runs, 6.0 innings with 0 earned runs, and 6.0 innings with 1 earned run. The recent form is labeled trending up, although the most recent outing was his roughest of the three. Tomoyuki Sugano has a 4.47 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and 102.2 innings. He also works with modest strikeout volume at 5.08 K/9, paired with 2.10 BB/9, but the main pressure point is 1.84 HR/9. In his last three starts, he logged 6.2 innings with 1 earned run, 5.1 innings with 2 earned runs, and 6.1 innings with 3 earned runs. His trend is marked down, but the recent game log shows fairly steady run prevention.
Teams — Tampa Bay brings a .733 OPS, .259 average, and 506 runs scored. The Rays also support their pitching staff well with a 3.77 team ERA and 1.15 WHIP, and they are 7-3 over their last 10 games. Colorado has been slightly better by OPS at .747 and has scored 554 runs with a .256 average, so the lineup has produced. The issue has been run prevention, with a 5.52 team ERA and 1.52 WHIP, and the Rockies are 4-6 in their last 10. From a betting perspective, this sets up as Tampa Bay bringing the cleaner overall pitching baseline, while Colorado offers the more dangerous raw scoring output.