April 19, 2007
Bonds vs. Pujols
Albert Pujols visited Barry Bonds' home park last night and both sluggers delivered home runs. Albert picked up three hits to raise his average to the Mendoza line, and his two-run homer in the third inning gave the Cardinals a 4-1 lead at the time. Bonds waited until the eighth inning when his solo shot tied the game at five. That sent the game to extra innings. Rich Aurilia won it with a single in the twelfth.
Both bullpens pitched well last night, as was the case across the majors (four extra-inning games yesterday). Despite a no-hitter by Buehrle, major league starters yesterday posted a 4.11 ERA while relievers were over a run lower at 3.09. They struck out more per nine and gave up far fewer home runs per 9 IP. For the year, relief ERAs are running about .5 runs lower than starters, and the big difference is home run rates, 0.7 per 9 for relievers, 0.9 for starters.
Posted by David Pinto at
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