Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 14, 2007
Playoffs Today

Looks like there's a good chance for cold rain tonight as the Diamondbacks and Rockies resume their series at Coors Field. I wonder if they'll play a little Prince at the park. :-)

Livan Hernandez takes the mound as the Diamondbacks try to fight back from losing the first two games at home. Livan's one of the great post-season pitchers, accumulating a 7-2 record and 3.75 ERA. He's at his best in the first two rounds where he's undefeated at 5-0 with a 2.12 ERA.

Against the Rockies, Livan pitched very well with little to show for it. Hernandez started five games, averaged seven innings per start, and posted a 1.54 ERA. Somehow he managed just a 1-0 record. And in all those innings against a good power team, Livan didn't allow a home run. That's one reason he was able to allow 47 base runners with only seven scoring. Another was just a .188 BA allowed at Coors.

Josh Fogg showed similar results versus Arizona. He allowed 37 base runners in twenty four innings, but only allowed eight runs. He held the Diamondbacks to a .208 BA with runners in scoring position, and all the hits were singles. And like Hernandez, he managed just a 1-1 record in four starts.

So this game could come down to the bullpens again. So far in the postseason, the Diamondbacks relievers own a 0.52 ERA while the Rockies are at 0.90. A good lead after five innings looks safe for either team.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 03:33 PM | League Championship Series | TrackBack (0)
Comments

I wonder if it is not best for the Rockies to drop one. If they sweep and Sox/Indians goes six/seven, this inexperienced roster sits for a week. That is a recipe for an AL rout, regardless of ALCS winner, in my eyes. We saw an inferior NL team make short work of the Tigers after a layoff.

Posted by: abe at October 14, 2007 06:12 PM
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