Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 19, 2005
Games of the Day

For those of you with an afternoon to spare, the Oakland-Texas game offers a nice pitching matchup. Joe Blanton faces Pedro Astacio in the Lone Star State. Blanton has pitched well so far but has nothing to show for it. He's throwing a lot of pitches and is out of the game by the 5th or 6th inning. Astacio is showing the good control he's always had, and so far in keeping the ball in the park.

If your taste runs more toward slugfests, check out Arizona at Colorado this afternoon. Shawn Estes has a 6.82 ERA at Coors for his career, while Jeff Francis sports a 7.00 ERA and he hasn't pitched in Denver yet this season! (He does have a 2.45 ERA in his 11 innings at Coors).

Sidney Ponson is coming off two bad starts and will try to turn his season around vs. the Tigers tonight. He has a 13.50 ERA and has walked more batters than he's struck out so far. Detroit is not a light hitting team by any means. They are leading the American League in runs per game this season at 6.4. Nate Robertson can use a little of that support. He's 0-1 despite a 3.75 ERA.

Brandon Claussen makes his first start of the season, and draws Mark Prior for the assignment. Prior pitched six good innings in his first start of the year against the Padres. The Cubs have not hit lefties well this season, batting just .243 with a .317 OBA vs. .275/.335 vs. righties.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 12:02 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)
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