July 14, 2006
Games of the Day
Barry Zito pitches against the Red Sox tonight in Boston. If you're going to scout Zito for a trade, this seems a good game to select. Success against the Red Sox would make him look more desirable to the teams chasing the AL East leader. I doubt, however, that Zito will be traded, especially with the Athletics in the pennant hunt. Beane's M.O. with his stars is to play out the season, let them go to free agency, and take the draft pick. That's the most likely scenario, in my opinion.
The Yankees get a weekend to try to narrow the wild card race. Trailing the White Sox by six game, they host the defending World Champions for a three game series. Jose Contreras faces Randy Johnson tonight. Contreras was wild in his last start Sunday, but the White Sox came back to take the 19-inning game and keep Jose's winning streak alive. Johnson walked none in his last outing. A week off from pitching means he should be fresh, and maybe some of his injuries had a little extra-time to heal.
The Rockies and Reds go at it again as they jockey for positions in their respective divisions and in the wild card standings. It's a good matchup this evening as Jason Jennings faces Aaron Harang. Both deserve accolades for pitching well having to play in hitter friendly parks. Jennings manages to be effective both home and away, keeping his slugging percentage allowed under .400. Harang's allowed 10 of his 13 homers at home.
Enjoy!
Posted by David Pinto at
12:29 PM
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