September 13, 2003
Games of the Day
A nice pitching matchup in Miami tonight as the Braves Russ Ortiz goes for his 20th win against rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis. What's interesting about Ortiz is that he's maintained his winning percentage despite having his ERA go up by a run since the all-star break. Nothing like a strong offense to help a pitcher to a good record. The Braves magic number against the Marlins is six, and the Marlins have been gaining ground lately. It's hard to imagine Florida catching Atlanta at this point, but strange things do happen.
St. Louis and Houston continue their series, with the Cardinals looking more and more like they are on the ropes. Matt Morris faces Roy Oswalt. Morris has been great since returning from the DL, posting an 0.96 ERA in four starts and walking only six in 28 innings. Houston's been on a bit of an offensive roll, averaging 6.5 runs per game over their last 17 contests. They probably should have saved some of their 14 runs scored last night for today. :-)
Two hot pitchers meet in Montreal as Steve Trachsel takes the mound against Javier Vazquez. They have the 6th and 7th best ERA's since 8/1; Trachsel is at 1.91, Vazquez 2.07 (min 35 IP). The best is Wilson Alvarez (1.29) who started the year with a minor league contract and threw a complete game shutout for the Dodgers last night. Welcome back, Wilson!
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