Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 27, 2008
Helping Both Teams

Josh Hamilton and Edinson Volquez swapped teams over the winter, and both were instrumental in helping their teams win today and this year. Hamilton picked up three hits today, including a home run. He scored twice and drove in two and sports a .385 OBA and a .581 slugging percentage in the middle of the Texas order. Combined with a complete game shutout by Vicente Padilla, Texas took home a 10-0 victory over the Twins.

Edinson Volquez

27 April 2008: Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez during the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 victory over the Giants in San Francisco, California.
Photo:Icon SMI

In San Francisco, Edinson Volquez continued his dominance of the National League. He lasted seven innings against the Giants, allowing one runs while striking out ten. His walk rate remains high, but with only three today he's his K/BB is over two at 33/16.

Volquez lowers his ERA to 1.23, tied with Lincecum for second in the NL. With a 4-0 record, he's making an early bid to win both the Jackie Robinson and the Cy Young Awards.


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Dominance is definitely the keyword here. Watching him pitch out of a one-out bases loaded jam was awesome, something I haven't been able to say about Reds pitching in recent times. But that's what I was thinking as I watched him fanning the Giants hitters... dominant. Hopefully this is Krivsky's legacy, rather than the failed Nats trade.

Posted by: Matty G. at April 27, 2008 09:33 PM
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