July 21, 2003
Games of the Day
Two big games in each league today. The Oakland A's, having been swept by the Twins head south to KC to take on the AL Central leading Royals. The Royals tried to do the A's a favor by taking three out of four from the Mariners, but instead lost a game in the standings to Minnesota. The Twins host the same Mariners, who send Joel Pineiro to the mound against them. Pineiro is 5-0 in his last five starts with an ERA of 1.77. He'll face Kyle Lohse, who is as cold as Pineiro is hot. In his last five, Lohse is 0-4 with an 11.45 ERA. He's striking out batters (21 in 22 innings), but he's given up nine HR in those same 22 innings.
In the NL, the Cubs visit the Braves. Not a great pitching matchup as Estes faces Reynolds (let's hope it's not too hot tonight), but a great matchup between two of the top right-handed power hitters in the game, Sheffield and Sosa. In their 91 career games head-to-head, Sheffield has hit better (.316 BA, 67 BB vs. .263 BA, 28 BB for Sosa), but Sosa has out homered him 21-18. Both have scored 61 runs, while Sosa has knocked in 67 to Sheffield's 60.
In the other big game in the NL, the Diamondbacks try once again to gain ground on the Giants as they send Elmer Dessens against rookie sensation Jerome Williams. Williams pitched six scoreless innings against the DBacks his last time out.
Enjoy!
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