Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 20, 2007
Games of the Day

It's a New York state of mind today as the teams from the Bronx and Queens battle for first place in their divisions. The Yankees are in Boston, trailing the first place Red Sox by one game. Andy Pettitte faces the Red Sox for the first time since Sept. of 2003. He's 13-5 against Boston for his career with a 3.01 ERA. Since arriving in Boston, Schilling holds a 6-3 record against the Yankees, but with a 4.35 ERA. He tends to pitch very well against New York, but sometimes gets hammered.

The Yankees are leading the majors with 6.5 runs per game, almost 2 more per game than the Red Sox. But Boston leads the AL in ERA with a 2.58 mark, about a run better than New York.

The team with the second highest runs per game in the majors plays in Queens. Their 6.21 runs per game is matched by their MLB leading 2.40 ERA. They host the Braves this evening as Tim Hudson faces Mike Pelfrey. The Mets lead the division by 1/2 game. Hudson is off to a great start as batters are hitting just .157 against him. He's faced a scoring position situation just 8 times and only allowed one hit, accounting for his 0.86 ERA. Walks hurt Pelfry. In his short career, he issued sixteen free passes in 27 innings pitched. Luckily for him, the Mets bullpen is very strong, allowing just a .181 BA and a .281 OBA so far this season.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 06:35 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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