Strikeouts not leading to success for Ray

PHOENIX — D-backs starter Robbie Ray can see some common trends if he looks back over his last three starts. On a positive note, he’s striking out batters at a high rate.

But on the bad side, he’s giving up home runs, struggling later in his outings and allowing a few mistake pitches to be his downfall. That was the case again in Tuesday night’s 10-4 loss to the Nationals.

“It’s frustrating,” Ray said. “I don’t need to tell you that; you can see it on my face.”

Perhaps even more frustrating was the way this particular outing unfolded.

Ray had limited Washington to two runs through four innings, again using his high-velocity fastball and getting swings and misses on his offspeed arsenal. He recorded the …

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