August 17, 2007
Games of the Day
The Angels and Red Sox play a split admission double header today, but all eyes will be on game one as Clay Buchholz makes his major league debut against John Lackey. Boston is throwing the pitcher right into the fire. To read the scouting report on him, he appears to be Clemens, Martinez and Mussina rolled into one. His minor league numbers support that optimism. Lackey will be a tough challenge as he tries to become the first 16 game winner in the majors. If Buchholz can prevent that, Beckett gets a shot in the night cap.
The Cardinals just finished dispatching the Brewers, and now they get to take on the Cubs. The matchup favors Chicago, however, as Braden Looper takes on Rich Hill. The experiment of turning Looper into a starter worked for the month of April, but since then he's posted a 6.18 ERA. Despite that, his record stands at 7-8 over that time. The Cubs have only scored 51 runs for Rich Hill while he's on the mound, helping him to a record one game below .500 despite a good ERA.
And out on the west coast, another pitcher makes his first major league start, Dan Meyer. His minor league numbers are not as impressive as Buchholz, but he'll try to make the Tim Hudson trade worthwhile for the Athletics. He'll get an easier first assignment as the A's face the Royals.
Enjoy!
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