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ANALYSIS: It's been quite the inconsistent year for Odorizzi. He's currently 4-6 with a 4.95 ERA, 1.209 WHIP and 21.4 percent strikeout rate over 63 2/3 innings of work, and while his 4.77 xERA suggests he's been slightly unlucky on the mound, it's not by much. That being said, he has started to pitch a bit better over his last nine outings, where he's gone 3-3 with a 4.04 ERA, 1.158 WHIP and 19.4 percent strikeout rate. It's still not ideal, but it is at least a slight improvement.
He'll open up the week with what will easily be his best matchup, coming at home against the Rockies. For starters, Odorizzi has pitched better at home this year (4.73 ERA, 1.238 WHIP) than on the road (4.11 ERA, 1.189 WHIP). And then the Rockies are not only hitting significantly worse on the road (.212/.285/.331) than at home (.280/.341/.470), they're also hitting significantly worse against right-handed pitching (.240/.308/.390, 23.1 K%) than against lefties (.263/.330/.437, 21.2 K%).
After that outing, he'll head out on the road to face the Angels for the first time since April, in which he left the game with an injury after recording only one out. He'll face a struggling Angels squad that is slashing .216/.288/.326 and average 3.4 runs per game over their last 10 games. While they have been mired in a slump which could benefit Odorizzi, he won't get much help from their batting splits as they are putting up nearly identical numbers against both right-handers and left-handers, and they are also playing significantly better at home (.267/.331/.465) than on the road (.240/.298/.392).
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