Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 14, 2005
Mussina and Wells

Mike Mussina is battling two Wells tonight. In the Bronx, Mussina is facing Kip Wells and has retired 11 straight batters. In Boston, former Yankee David Wells set down the first nine he's faced. We'll see who can go longer without allowing a hit.

Update: Mussina strikes out Bay to end the inning. He used only six pitches to get the side in the fourth inning. He's averaging nine pitches an inning this game, and has thrown 27 of 37 pitches for strikes.

Update: Griffey grounds into a force play to end the 4th. Wells lost the perfecto but still has the no-no.

Update: Chris Carpenter also has a no-hitter through three, but he's walked a batter.

Update: Chris Carpenter allows nothing in the fourth. He has six strikeouts. Meanwhile, with two out in the 4th, Wells hits a batter.

Update: Daryle Ward gets the first hit for the Pirates with two out in the 5th, a scorcher down the right field line.

Update: They just showed a great comparison in the Cardinals-Blue Jays game. The broadcast put up side by side stills of Carpenter's arm angle on the curve and and the fastball. The arm angle is exactly the same. The only difference is how the ball is being released.

Wells gets his fifth strikeout as he retires the side in order in the fifth inning. Carpenter finishes the 5th as well without a hit, and has eight strikeouts.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:58 PM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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