Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 21, 2008
Games of the Day

The Tampa Bay Rays go for a sweep of the Oakland Athletics as Andy Sonnanstine faces Dana Eveland this afternoon. Sonnanstine is undefeated away from the Trop, allowing just two home runs and three walks in twenty eight innings. Eveland is undefeated at home, posting a 0.92 ERA in Oakland. He's allowed just twelve hits in 19 1/3 innings. They've played two one-run games so far in this series, and this might well be another one.

Bartolo Colon

Batolo Colon
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Baltimore tries to extend the Yankees misery as undefeated pitchers Garrett Olson and Darrell Rasner meet in the battle of double double letters. Olson gives up almost nothing but singles. Of the 25 hits against him, three doubles are the only ones for extra bases. Rasner has yet to allow a hit with runners in scoring position.

Bartolo Colon makes his 2008 debut tonight, facing Kansas City at Fenway Park. The Red Sox gave him an easy opponent, as the Royals managed just one run in two games and hits in just one of them. Brett Tomko is pitching much better than his ERA, with low walks and low home runs allowed. That makes me wonder if the defense behind him has been shaky.

Finally, in the battle for the AL Central, the first place White Sox host the third place Indians. Chicago brings a six game winning streak into the game, while the Indians dropped four in a row. Paul Byrd takes the hill for the Tribe. He's only walking one batter every nine innings, but giving up two home runs over the same span. Javier Vazquez, Mr. Scrabble, greatly cut down on his home run rate. He is getting hit hard by lefties, however, who slug .491 against him.

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Posted by David Pinto at 12:35 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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For the NLers out there, Johan Santana takes the hill against Tim Hudson in Atlanta. The Braves took both games in yesterday's double-header and are looking to take the series tonight. Rumors persist that a poor showing in this road trip will mean the axe for Willie Randolph.

Posted by: Brett at May 21, 2008 01:51 PM
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