June 10, 2006
Games of the Day
C.C Sabathia and Mark Buehrle meet for the fourth time this season. The Indians hit Buehrle hard so far, sticking him with an 8.04 ERA and collecting 25 hits in 15 2/3 innings. Sabathia's done twice as well vs. the White Sox, with many fewer hits allowed in his 13 1/3 innings.
Game 1 at Fenway today pits two promising left-handers against each other. John Rheinecker allowed just four runs and one walk in his first three starts. He's shutting down right-handed batters, allowing a mere .242 OBA against them. Jon Lester makes his major league debut for the Red Sox, and he's being compared to John Tudor. Lester's struck out 43 in 46 2/3 innings at AAA this year. He seems to have short starts, however, as he's made 11 so far.
And the battle of the first place teams continues in the west as the Mets send Alay Soler against Brandon Webb. Soler is coming off a very strong outing at Dodger Stadium. Webb leads the NL in ERA, but five of his six home runs allowed came at home this year.
Enjoy!
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Lester's been held to a low pitch count all season which is why he's had the short starts. I think the Sox were worried about the number of innings he threw last year and wanted to try to keep him fresh throughout the season.