Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 13, 2007
Games of the Day

If you like lots of runs, tonight looks like a good night for them. There aren't many great pitching matchups on tap for today. The most extreme mismatch takes place in Tampa Bay, where Jake Peavy faces Edwin Jackson. Jackson brings an 0-7 record with a 7.39 ERA to the mound. He's an interesting pitcher, because his FIP is much lower than his ERA. He walks a lot of batters, but he really gives up a ton of hits. This really may be an example of someone who loses it when he gets in trouble. Batters are 7 for 11 against him with the bases loaded this season, and his slugging percentage allowed goes up 100 points with men on base. In contrast, Peavy's slugging percentage goes down with men on base.

The Athletics and Astros send out Joe Blanton and Chris Sampson, each pitching well but each just one game over .500. Sampson survives despite a high number of balls in play. His strikeout rate is extremely low, but his walk rate is lower. Blanton has an extreme home/road split. He's a Cy Young candidate in Oakland with a 1.91 ERA, but he's bring up the rear away with a 5.44 mark. It's all in the hits allowed, making me wonder if for some reason batters don't see his pitches well in Oakland.

The best matchup of the day take place in Los Angeles as two one-loss pitchers face off. Jorge Sosa comes into the game with a 6-1 record and 2.64 ERA. He's holding batters to a .256 OBA. Brad Penny turns up for the Dodgers. He was finally tagged for two home runs, but his slugging percentage allowed is a mere .320.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 12:00 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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