July 21, 2006
Games of the Day
First plays first as the Oakland Athletics visit the Detroit Tigers. It's a nice matchup of young pitchers as Dan Haren faces Justin Verlander. Both pitchers show excellent control. Haren walks 1.9 per 9 and Verlander 2.7. Justin does a better job of keeping the ball in the park, however.
There's also a battle of second place teams as the Rangers invade Chicago to take on the White Sox. With every one waiting for the Tigers to fade, it's the White that went into a slump, losing seven of their last nine. They're still hitting for power, but not much else during the stretch. On top of that, they're hitting is very poor with runners in scoring position. Texas isn't much different, but managed to go 6-5 in the same time period.
Finally, the Giants attempt to gain ground on the division leading Padres as the 1-2 teams in the NL West go head-to-head. Jake Peavy visits Matt Cain. Peavy is in the middle of a disappointing season, but he's 2-0 vs. the Giants with a 1.80 ERA this year. Cain sports a better record but a worse ERA than Jake. He's struck out 11 Padres in the six innings he pitched against them this season.
Enjoy!
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