May 16, 2006
Games of the Day
Two teams with tenuous leads on first place battle tonight as the New York Mets visit the St. Louis Cardinals. Veteran left-hander Tom Glavine take the mound for New York. Glavine is currently fourth in the NL with a 2.19 ERA. Tom's been very good at keeping himself out of trouble. Of 216 batters faced this year, only 47 have come up with runners in scoring position, 22% (compare to 27% for the team as a whole). The Cardinals send Jeff Suppan in opposition. Jeff's been the beneficiary of great support this season, getting 6.86 runs per nine innings, second in the National League.
The Padres and Diamondbacks go at it again tonight, with the winner holding first place in the NL West. Padres ace Jake Peavy faces the struggling Orlando Hernandez. Since pitching a poor start vs. Arizona on April 25th, Peavy is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three May starts. And since a superb start against the Padres on April 26th, Hernandez is 0-1 in two May starts with a 13.50 ERA.
Enjoy!
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what about the all-star matchup of the future when Brandon McCarthy takes on Scott Kazmir tonite?