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Baseball Musings
June 27, 2005
Games of the Day

Two weeks until the All-Star game, and it's all intra-league play from here on in. The Orioles host the Yankees tonight. Both teams are playing poorly; the Yankees are 2-5 over their last seven and the Orioles 1-6. The teams will send Carl Pavano Daniel Cabrera to the mound in a crucial series for both teams. Cabrera's era is three and a half points better at Camden Yards than on the road. Pavano is coming off two starts in which he allowed 11 earned runs in 12 innings.

An important wild card game in Boston as the Indians face the Red Sox. Millwood faces Arroyo. While Boston tries to keep their winning ways alive, the Indians are trying to knock off teams that could compete with them for the wild card. Kevin Millwood faces Bronson Arroyo. Millwood record of 2-5 doesn't reflect how well he's pitched this season. Arroyo's ERA is higher than it should be based on three bad outings. Take away those 19 earned runs in 12 1/3 innings and you have a pitcher with a 2.88 ERA.

Texas is on the brink of falling out of the NL West race. At this point, they're closer to third place Oakland than first place Anaheim. The get a chance to gain some ground as they host the Angels tonight. They'll have a tough time as the Angels send Bartolo Colon to the mound vs. C.J. Wilson. Colon is having a good year vs. the Rangers; in two starts he's struck out twelve and allowed only 1 home run to the powerful lineup, converting both starts into wins.

Enjoy!

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Posted by David Pinto at 02:44 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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Once upon a time - when Ken Griffey and Jay Buhner ran wild in the AL West - the Rangers developed an almost comical inability to beat the Mariners.

They've switched that problem to the Angels, and to Colon in particular. The Angels have beaten the Rangers 7-2 this year, which accounts for almost all the distance between the two teams. Colon is only 9-0 in his last nine starts against Texas.

An Angels sweep almost certainly finishes the division race, and even three out of four for the Halos makes the standings look real one-sided.

So much for my predictions. I thought it was almost impossible for the Rangers to fall out of the AL West race with their offense. Come Friday, I could be proven very wrong.

Posted by: Casey Abell at June 27, 2005 04:04 PM

the rangers are falling out because they aren't getting the pitching they were ( TWO of their starters were released) and dellucci has stopped getting on base

Posted by: lisa gray at June 28, 2005 10:50 AM
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