It's the one they kept versus the one that got away in Boston this morning. Today's the annual 11 AM Patriots Day game at Fenway with Kason Gabbard taking on Clay Buchholz. So far, Gabbard's pitched well for Texas. In eleven starts with the Rangers, he's 3-1 with a 4.58 ERA, but he's started 2008 with a 2.41 mark. He does depend on the opposition putting the ball in play, something that's always dangerous at Fenway. Buchholz is off to a tough start in 2008. The strikeouts are there, the walks aren't, but the opposition is hitting .370 against him with runners in scoring position.

Toronto hosts their neighbor Detroit in an early start as well as Armando Galarraga visits Shaun Marcum. Galarraga pitched very well in his first start of the year, striking out six and walking none as he allowed just two runs in 6 2/3 innings. Marcum appears to have made a leap this season as he's ratcheted up his strikeouts and dialed down his walks. The result so far is an ERA about 1 1/2 runs better than 2007.

The first place Marlins continue their easy schedule as they visit Pittsburgh to take on the reeling Pirates. Despite just nine strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings, Mark Hendrickson is limiting the number of hits against him and is 3-1 with a 3.97 ERA. He is easy to run on, however, as opposition base stealers are 4-0 against him. Matt Morris takes the mound for the Pirates and brings along a 7.02 ERA. He is simply getting pounded as he's allowed a .356 BA so far with ten of the twenty six hits going for extra bases. I doubt he'll last much longer in the majors if those numbers continue.

Finally, Mich Owings hosts Kevin Correia as the Giants visit the Diamondbacks. Correia has pitched better than his ERA. He hasn't timed his extra base hits allowed well as they tend to come more often with men on base. Owings, like Marcum, upped the strikeouts and downed the walks. With a 2.29 ERA and a .200 BA, he might end up with a higher batting average (times 10) than his ERA.

Enjoy!

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