Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 05, 2004
Games of the Day

A great pitching matchup in Milwaukee this afternoon has Matt Clement of the Cubs takes on Ben Sheets of the Brewers. Both have records out of line with their ERAs. Clement is 7-6 with a 2.93 ERA, while Sheets is a little better at 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA. Both strike out over 9 per 9, so it should be a relatively easy day for the defenses. This three game series offers an excellent chance for the Brewers to gain some ground in the division and wild card race.

There's a battle of lefties in Cleveland today as Kenny Rogers of the Rangers goes for his 12th win against CC Sabathia of the Indians. Milliliter is another pitcher who's record doesn't match his ERA. Rogers and Sabathia both get over 6 runs of support per nine innings pitched. The difference in the records come from the bullpens. Cleveland relievers have a 5.33 ERA and have saved just 13 games in 32 opportunities. The Rangers pen has a 3.67 ERA and has saved 25 of 32. Sabathia is going to need to complete games if he wants to get the wins and avoid the losses.

Finally, the Mets try to inch closer to first tonight as they travel down I-95 to face the Phillies. Tom Glavine will be opposed by Paul Abbott. Glavine has pitched great this year, but has a 7-5 record despite the best ERA in the NL. However, with a heart of the order consisting of Piazza, Floyd and Hidalgo, the Mets have been scoring runs, averaging 5.5 runs per game since Richard H. joined the lineup. They're 10-5 over that stretch. The Phillies offense is just as hot, scoring 28 runs in their first four games of July. They need to improve on their June ERA of 5.84, which brought their record in that month to 13-14.

Enjoy!


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