Civale yielded two runs on seven hits and a walk over five innings Friday, taking a no-decision in a 9-8 win over the Guardians. He struck out two.
It wasn't a pretty outing, with Civale tying his season low with just two strikeouts and managing only three swinging strikes on 91 pitches. A lot of the contact he allowed was soft though, with his former team averaging just a 78.5 mph exit velocity off the right-hander. While Civale managed to limit the damage in this one, his first two starts for the Rays have been rather disappointing given favorable matchups versus the Tigers and Guardians.