Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 15, 2008
Games of the Day

The Giants celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first major league game in San Francisco with a 1:34 start against the Diamondbacks. That's the minute the Giants' first game played at Seals Stadium took place. That was an 8-0 victory for over the Dodgers.

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18 September 2007: Arizona Diamondbacks' Micah Owings pitches a shut out against the San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks won 5-0 against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Today, a pair of 2.63 ERA pitchers take the mound as Micah Owings battles Kevin Correia. Kevin is off to a good start in an effort to drop his ERA for the fourth year in a row. The righty is having great success against left-handed batters so far, holding them to a .222 OBA and a .269 slugging percentage. Owings is simply blowing away hitters, striking out 13 in his first 13 2/3 innings.

Toronto and Baltimore continue their battle in the tight AL East with the best pitching matchup of the day in the league. Shaun Marcum faces Steve Trachsel. Marcum's been consistent in his first two starts, going seven innings, walking one and striking out eight in each. That kind of performance makes a manager's life easy. Despite an ERA of 3.00, Trachsel is living on the edge. With more walks than strikeouts, he's being saved right now by lefties hitting just .083 against him, vs. .350 for righties. That reverse platoon difference is unlikely to last.

In Chicago, converted closer Ryan Dempster hosts Reds ace Aaron Harang. Dempster is pitching like a closer, striking out ten and allowing just four hits in 13 innings so far. Harang is averaging seven innings a start and holding the opposition to a .238 OBA early in the season.

Finally, the Yankees and Rays battle again with Andy Pettitte taking the mound against Edwin Jackson. Pettitte pitched one good game and one poor game so far, the poor start coming against this Tampa Bay team. Jackson is the surprise of the year. His 0.64 ERA is the result of allowing fewer hits, although his strikeout and walk rates are about the same as in 2007. He might be the pitcher the Rays improved defense is helping the most.

Enjoy!

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Posted by David Pinto at 08:37 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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The Jays are leading the league in OBP so I wouldn't bet on Trachsel... As long as Gibby starts Rios that is..

Posted by: Andrew at April 15, 2008 03:20 PM
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