June 11, 2006
Games of the Day
Shawn Hill takes the hill near Capitol Hill this afternoon as the Washington Nationals host the Phillies and Cole Hamels. Hill's made two starts and sports a 2.77 ERA, although given the batting numbers against him that's a bit low. He's been deadly against righties so far, which might split up the hits against him enough so they're not that effective. Hamels is making his fourth start, all on the road. He's been tough to hit (.158 batting average allowed) and because of that the eleven walks he's issued still allows him to sport a good opposition OBA (.286). Left-handed batters are 0 for 19 against the rookie.
Despite their six game losing streak, the Diamondbacks are still tied for first place in the NL West. The chances of stopping the streak are slim as Pedro Martinez faces off against Russ Ortiz. Pedro, despite a 3.01 ERA hasn't won a game since April, and the Mets are 2-5 in his starts from May on. Ortiz is interestingly bad this year as he's walked more than he's struck out and while lefties hit him for average, righties are very close in slugging. So when a right-hander gets a hit off Ortiz, it's most likely a double!
Enjoy!
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