Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 08, 2007
Games of the Day

Boston faces Baltimore against tonight, with Daisuke Matsuzaka taking on Jon Leicester. Not a great matchup, but I'm disappointed we didn't get Jon Lester vs. Jon Leicester. On a serious note, should the Red Sox be worried about Matsuzaka? Is the longer MLB season wearing down on him? His last two starts have been poor, but on top of that he's only struck out five in his last 11 2/3 innings. Dice-K's pitching at this point won't keep the Red Sox out of the playoffs, but it could very well make a difference once the Red Sox are there.

The NL Central remains a division in which no team can take charge. The Pirates play the Cubs, and Pittsburgh is tied for last but only 9 1/2 games out of first. This is a team the Cubs should stomp on, but in this crazy division, the Pirates can't really feel they're out of the race. They have five more games with the Cubs, three with the Brewers and three with the Cardinals. The Reds play the Brewers today, and they are only 7 1/2 out. They play five more vs. Milwaukee, six more vs. the Cubs and three with the Cardinals. Both the Pirates and Reds boast good offenses, they just need to figure out who can pitch down the stretch! They'll send their best out today, as Ian Snell faced Carlos Zambrano and Aaron Harang takes on Jeff Suppan. Can one of these teams do what the Astros almost did in 2006?

Colorado tries to gain on wild card leader San Diego again as Greg Maddux faces Jeff Francis. Maddux has a 5.58 ERA in ten starts at Coors. The Padres have Francis' number, however. In three starts against San Diego, he's allowed 19 runs, all earned, in 15 1/3 innings, including five homers.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 11:25 AM | Matchups • | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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