S. Gray, Rice, Clemens, Massey, Latz

Gray's strikeout totals on the upswing? … Sonny Gray (RHP, BOS) has delivered steady results at a quick glance (3.03 ERA, 1.20 WHIP), although his season strikeout metrics (19 K%, 10.1 SwK%) would represent his lowest marks since 2016 and 2022, respectively. Any chance this gets better in the second half? 

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	K%	BB%	K-BB%	H%/S%	SwK%	HR/F	Vel	BPX
2022	119	3.08/3.62	24%	7%	17%	30/76	9.6%	9%	92.1	124
2023	184	2.79/3.70	24%	7%	17%	31/76	11.7%	5%	92.9	132
2024	166	3.84/3.07	30%	6%	24%	33/69	13.9%	14%	92.6	184
2025	180	4.28/3.35	27%	5%	22%	36/69	12.4%	14%	92.0	186
2026	62	3.03/3.76	19%	6%	13%	32/78	10.1%	10%	92.0	134

While Gray's strikeout numbers look much better since returning from a hamstring injury, some risk still lingers:

• Over the 23 IP prior to the injury, Gray averaged a 13 K% and...

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