Surprising Starting Pitchers, The Challenge of Hitting in Seattle & How to Pitch to Elly De La Cruz
Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Christian Scott ahead of his debut against the Rays, and four surprising starting pitchers that have put up great numbers over the first month-plus of the season. They also examine the unique challenges of hitting in Seattle -- and try to determine why the park consistently boosts strikeouts -- before building a game plan to pitch to Elly De La Cruz.\n\nRundown\n1:10 Christian Scott Debuting Saturday\n3:45 Jack Flaherty: Career-Best K%, BB% & SwStr%!\n14:07 Spencer Turnbull: Can He Maintain the Elevated K%?\n21:48 Tanner Houck\u2019s Breakout\n29:38 Is Zack Littell\u2019s Approach Meshing Well in Tampa?\n35:42 What Makes Hitting in Seattle So Difficult?\n55:15 Building a Game Plan: Elly De La Cruz\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMay\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail:\xa0ratesandbarrels@gmail.com\n\nJoin our Discord:\xa0https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe\nJoin us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!\nSubscribe to The Athletic:\xa0theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices