April 20, 2006
Games of the Day
The best pitching matchups are in the afternoon today. The Indians and Orioles used up a lot of offense last night, and Fausto Carmona and Erik Bedard may be the beneficiaries of the tired teams. Bedard is off to a 3-0 start and hasn't seen a ball leave the park in 20 innings. Carmona was very tough on righties in his first major league appearance as they were a mere 1 for 12 against him.
Barry Zito and former Athletic Jeremy Bonderman face off in Oakland. Both start the season with high ERAs, but Bonderman is pitching well. He's struck out 20 and walked three in 17 1/3 innings. That's a formula for success. Zito is also pitching better than his record indicates, although his six walks in 14 1/3 innings has hurt him.
And for those interested in evening baseball, the Mets visit the Padres to face San Diego ace Jake Peavy. Lefties have Jake's number this year. The sinister batters are 10 for 35 with eight extra-base hits against Peavy in 2006. The Mets lefties can use a break, as they are only hitting .213 as a unit in April.
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What? No mention of Hector Carrasco v. Scott Baker?