Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 17, 2008
Games of the Day

The Cardinals go for their eighth win at home and the Brewers try to close the gap in the NL Central as these two rivals face off this afternoon. Manny Parra takes the hill for Milwaukee. Parra's allowed a few runs so far due to four singles with men in scoring position. His strikeout, walk and home run numbers, however, indicate a good pitcher in the making. Kyle Lohse continues to be the surprise signing of the spring. Opponents managed just one extra-base hit off the Cardinals pitcher in three starts leading to a mere .290 slugging percentage against.

Edinson Volquez tries to keep the Reds from a sweep as he takes on Ted Lilly and the Cubs. Volquez is one of the young guns who is turning the Reds rotation into a solid staff. He's yet to allow a hit with runners in scoring position this season. Lilly, like a few starters detailed yesterday, is simply getting hit. He's allowed nineteen hits so far, and nine of those resulted in extra bases for an opposition slugging percentage of .614.

In New York, the Yankees and Red Sox finish up their five games in seven days as Josh Beckett faces Mike Mussina. After a rough first start against Toronto, Josh pitched decently against the Yankees, allowing three runs over 6 2/3 innings and receiving the win. His control was back, as he walked just one against a very selective team. The matchup on the other side to watch is Mussina and Manny. Mike has pluses and minuses against Ramirez. Manny's been held to a .321 OBA, but his hits tend to go for extra bases as he's slugging .561 against Mike.

Enjoy!

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Posted by David Pinto at 09:13 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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It's kind of funny to listen to the Cardinals broadcasters on Extra Innings. They seem to be pinching themselves, wondering if this team is for real or if the carriage will soon morph back to a pumpkin.

Last night they chattered that if Mulder comes back strong and Wainwright keeps it together...well, gee, this staff may not be the cesspool we all thought it was going to be.

Okay, they didn't say it that exactly that way. But the Cardinals aren't doing it with mirrors. As I type they've got the best run diff in the division, and they're tied for the second-best in the NL.

Posted by: Casey Abell at April 17, 2008 11:17 AM
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