Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 07, 2007
Games of the Day

The Braves come to New York trailing the Mets by 4 1/2 games in the NL East. Atlanta sends Buddy Carlyle against lefty Oliver Perez. Carlyle pitched well since the start of June, averaging just one walk per nine innings. Walks are a good stat for Perez also. He's already thrown more innings than in 2006 and hasn't reached his walk totals from last year. MetsBlog.com will air a preview of the series with writers for the Braves and Mets at 3:30 PM EDT.

On paper, the Jake Peavy/Anthony Reyes matchup looks like an easy win for San Diego. Not only is Peavy's ERA almost four runs lower than Reyes, Anthony's only won one game this season to go with ten losses. Jake is 2-2 against St. Louis in his career, and is making just his second regular season start at a Busch Stadium.

Finally, Joe Saunders tries to remain undefeated as he faces the Red Sox and Tim Wakefield. Despite allowing a .307 BA at home, Saunders is 2-0 there with a 3.72 ERA. No matter where he pitches, he keeps his walks low. Wakefield's received a decision in every start he made this season. The opposition hits him worse on the road, but his record is better at Fenway, likely due to run support.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 02:44 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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Plus, the cardinals don't score when Reyes pitches, whether it's Peavy or Germano... they've been shut out 6 out of the 15 times he has pitched. The cards have only scored 38 runs total in 15 starts, with only 20 runs scored while he's been in the game the entire season. He's completely cursed.

And it's not just STL- his AAA team (Memphis) doesn't even score for him in this year--6 starts, 38.1 IP, 12ER allowed, 2.79 ERA, 1W.

Posted by: SleepyCA at August 8, 2007 12:07 AM
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