Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 08, 2008
Games of the Day

Joba Chamberlain make his second start against a team less likely to try to wait him out. The Royals have drawn the fewest walks in the American League this season, meaning they're not a team that sits back and waits for their pitch. Joba does seem to be in rotation against everyone else's aces, however, as he draws Zack Greinke. His best game of the season came on April 9th when he shutout the Yankees for eight innings.

The Orioles go for a sweep of the Blue Jays as Toronto's pitching went south just as the Blue Jays offense came to life. Roy Halladay tries to turn that around. He's pitching well in Toronto this season, allowing a .234 OBA there. He'll face Radhames Liz, making his second start of the season. So far, so good as he walked one and struck out four in 5 1/3 innings in his first start.

The Cardinals and Astros play the rubber game of their series as both teams try to narrow the gap with the Cubs. Kyle Lohse takes the hill for St. Louis, still one of the best signings of the winter. He's another pitcher who has really reduced his home run rate, from 22.8 per 200 innings in 2007 to 8.1 in 2008. Wandy Rodriguez was roughed up by the Cardinals in his first start coming off the DL, but rebounded to shutout the Pirates for six innings in his last start.

Finally, the Oakland Athletics try to salvage a win in their series against the Angels as Rich Harden hosts Ervin Santana. Last season, Santana gave up 24 more hits than innings pitched. This year, he's allowed 17 fewer hits than innings. Harden's posted a 1.76 ERA in his five home starts, although all three of his homers allowed came in Oakland.

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