Colorado Rockies: Mid-season ranking of the 2018 starters

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies delivers the ball against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Rockies 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies delivers the ball against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Rockies 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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Tyler Anderson of the Colorado Rockies
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 29: Tyler Anderson #44 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on June 29, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

2. Tyler Anderson

Tyler Anderson had the best outing of the season Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went eight innings while giving up four hits, no earned runs and striking out eight.

This season, he is 5-3 with a 4.23 ERA. He is the first pitcher in this ranking with an adjusted ERA above league average. His ERA+ is 112.

Anderson started slowly this season but has really come on in the month of June. His ERA this month is 3.52.

What is interesting is the fact that despite Anderson being a lefty, he struggles against lefty batters and pitches well against righties. Lefties are hitting .329 while righties are hitting only .232.