Alex Cobb

#53 SP
Throws: R, Bats: R
Tampa Bay Rays

Birth DateOctober 7, 1987 (Age: 25)
BirthplaceBoston, MA
Experience2 years
CollegeNone
Ht/Wt6-3, 190 lbs.

2013 Season

ERA	W-L	SO	WHIP
2.73	5-2	54	1.13
Career
3.59	19-13	197	1.24

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SPLITS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Last seven days	12.2	6	2	2	4	8	0.79	1.42
Away	25.1	28	12	11	5	19	1.30	3.91
vs. Tor	6.1	3	1	1	2	2	0.79	1.42
vs. AL	48.0	40	13	12	11	35	1.06	2.25
May	24.0	19	8	8	7	27	1.08	3.00

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STATS

	GP	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	W	L	P/GS	WHIP	BAA	ERA
2013 Regular Season	9	9	0	0	59.1	53	19	18	8	14	54	5	2	103.0	1.13	.235	2.73
Career	41	41	2	1	248.1	232	107	99	22	75	197	19	13	96.0	1.24	.247	3.59
Projected	32	32	0	0	212.1	191	68	65	29	50	194	18	7	103.0	1.13	.235	2.73

10 Game Log
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
05/21	@ TOR	W 4-3	6.1	3	1	1	1	2	2	15	5	24	107	W(5-2)	--	2.73
05/16	vs BOS	L 3-4	6.1	3	1	1	0	2	6	8	8	24	92	--	--	2.89
05/10	vs SD	W 6-3	4.2	5	3	3	2	2	13	5	2	23	117	--	--	3.09
05/05	@ COL	W 8-3	6.2	8	3	3	3	1	6	13	9	29	107	W(4-2)	--	2.79
04/30	@ KC	L 2-8	5.2	10	4	4	1	0	5	11	11	27	88	L(3-2)	--	2.55
04/24	vs NYY	W 3-0	8.1	3	0	0	0	1	7	12	8	28	106	W(3-1)	--	1.82
04/19	vs OAK	W 8-3	7.1	10	3	3	1	1	3	13	14	31	101	W(2-1)	--	2.53
04/14	@ BOS	L 0-5	6.2	7	4	3	0	2	6	10	10	29	106	L(1-1)	--	1.93
04/06	vs CLE	W 6-0	7.1	4	0	0	0	3	6	9	9	27	103	W(1-0)	--	0.00

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Matt Harvey keeps rising

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses Matt Harvey's continued rise up the fantasy rankings as well as other players who have risen or fallen sharply in the quarter-pole rankings.
about 6 days ago | Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com
Strikeouts Up

Baseball Tonight's Rick Sutcliffe and Nomar Garciaparra break down the increased strikeout numbers around the league.
about 10 days ago | ESPN.com
Three Strikes: Cobb K's 13, flirting with perfection

Rays starter Alex Cobb recorded 13 strikeouts and 14 outs against the Padres, and rookie Shelby Miller and Jon Lester both tossed 28-batter complete games. What an amazing Friday night!
about 11 days ago | Jayson Stark | ESPN.com
Cobb Strikes Out 13 But Leaves In 5th And Leaves His Mark In Baseball History

From Elias: Another day, another strikeout achievement. On Friday night, Alex Cobb racked up 13 strikeouts while pitching only four and two-thirds innings and wound up with no decision as the Rays came from behind to overtake the Padres, 6-3. Cobb became the first pitcher in major-league history to amass that many strikeouts in a game in which he pitched fewer than five innings. The strikeouts are piling up throughout baseball; attention must be paid. To be clear, Cobb wasn't the first big-league pitcher ever to rack up 13 strikeouts over the first 4¿ innings of a game - he was just the first one to come out of the game at that point, something that was unlikely to happen over most of baseball history, before managers' reliance on pitch counts became so pervasive. Randy Johnson was the last major-leaguer to get 13 strikeouts over the span of a game's first 14 outs; The Big Unit did it while pitching for the Diamondbacks at Houston in 2001. Cobb achieved some kind of immortality in the third inning of Friday's game when he struck out four batters, but allowed a run. The sequence: Will Venable struck out but reached first on a wild pitch, stole second as Chase Headley struck out, then stole third. Then, after Carlos Quentin fanned, Venable scored on a balk. Yonder Alonso ended the inning by striking out. Get this: Cobb became the first pitcher in major league history to strike out every batter that the opposition sent to the plate in an inning, but to allow a run in that inning!
about 11 days ago | Elias Sports Bureau
MLB- Cobb 1st in modern era 13 K <5 IP

From Elias: Alex Cobb (13 K, 4 2/3 IP on Friday) is the first pitcher in modern baseball history (since 1900) to strike out 13 or more batters in an appearance of LESS than 5 innings.
about 11 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
Cobb Notches 11th Win Since August 1

From Elias: Alex Cobb improved his record to 4-2 this season in the Rays' 8-3 victory at Colorado. Cobb is 11-3 with a 2.97 ERA since August 1, 2012. That ties him with Gio Gonzalez (11-5, including his victory on Sunday) for the most wins in the majors over that span.
about 16 days ago | Elias Sports Bureau
Rays Hold Yankees Power In Check

From Elias: Alex Cobb scattered three singles and Fernando Rodney allowed only a single in saving the victory for Cobb as the Rays defeated the Yankees, 3-0. Tampa Bay became the first team in nearly 13 years to play New York in consecutive games and not allow an extra-base hit in either. (The Yankees had nine hits, all singles, in a 4-3 win on Tuesday.) The last team to do so was Detroit, on May 13-14, 2000. The Tigers' starting pitchers were Jeff Weaver and Dave Mlicki.
about 27 days ago | Elias Sports Bureau
Nitkowski: Five breakout pitchers

C.J. Nitkowski looks at five pitchers he expects to have breakout seasons in 2013, starting with Detroit's Rick Porcello.
about 48 days ago | C.J. Nitkowski | ESPN Insider
Fantasy Facts - Cobb's changeup

Alex Cobb threw his changeup 34 percent of the time last season, the highest rate of any pitcher with at least 20 starts. Batters chased 50 percent of those changeups out of the zone, the second-highest rate among those pitchers.
about 48 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
Under the Microscope: Who I Like and Don't Like

Todd Zola offers strong, statistically based opinions on key fantasy options such as Allen Craig, Andrew McCutchen, Jose Reyes and Mike Trout.
about 56 days ago | Todd Zola | Mastersball.com
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