Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 06, 2007
Games of the Day

Micah Owings makes his major league debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks today as he faces Jerome Williams of the Washington Nationals. Owings is most famous as the pitcher the Yankees didn't get in the Randy Johnson deal, but in his 1 1/2 seasons in the minor leagues he's gone 17-3. His great strength is keeping the ball in the park, as he's allowed just 8 home runs in 184 innings. Having him make his first start against the Nationals in Washington is also a good idea, as Washington is not the best offensive team in the league. This is a chance for him to build confidence with a win.

The St. Louis Cardinals move Adam Wainwright out of the bullpen and into the rotation tonight as they travel to Houston to face the Astros and Wandy Rodriguez. Wainright showed impressive control as a reliever in 2006, striking out 72 and walking just 22 in 75 innings. Rodriguez hasn't been a magic Wandy for the Astros in his brief career. While his pitching lines aren't outstanding, they don't look as bad as his ERA. That's because once men get on, hitters really start teeing off on Rodriguez.

Finally, the Mets and Braves meet in Atlanta in a battle of undefeateds. Oliver Perez is the latest reclamation project for Rick Peterson. If he can return the lefty to his 2004 glory, the Mets will end up with a real steal. Mark Redman takes the hill for the Braves. He was a last minute replacement when Mike Hampton went down with an injury. He hasn't pitched well since his 2003 season with the Marlins, as his strikeouts plummeted.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 11:10 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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I caught Micah Ownings a few times in college (before he transferred to Tulane). Good to see him break into the bigs, especially with an NL team, cause he was a pretty good hitter too.

http://geocities.com/beesball/owings.html

Posted by: Mecha-Shiva at April 6, 2007 12:55 PM
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