Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 12, 2008
Games of the Day

It's a good afternoon to take a late, long lunch and watch some baseball at your local watering hole. The Diamondbacks and Mets start us off with Dan Haren facing Johan Santana. Haren is looking for his first win on the road, where he owns a 4.94 ERA in five starts. The biggest change for Santana this season is his batting average allowed. Through 2007, opponents hit just .221 off Johan. This year, it's .251.

The Braves try to win one on the road as their one uninjured starter, Tim Hudson takes on Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano. Hudson has yet to give up a home run to a right-hander this season, and six of the seven hit off him were solo shots. Zambrano is off to a great start despite his second straight year showing a major drop in strikeouts. His K per 9 innings number for the last three seasons: 8.8 in 2006, 7.4 2007, 6.1 in 2008.

Jake Peavy returns to the mound in San Diego to host the Dodgers and Hiroki Kuroda. Kuroda pitched well in his first start against the Padres, allowing three hits in seven innings. Jake is getting slammed by lefties this season, allowing a .357 OBA and a .365 slugging percentage. For some reason, however, he's faced about 40 more righties than lefties.

For those of you more interested in night baseball, Florida can pull to within one game of Philadelphia with a sweep of the Phillies tonight. Jamie Moyer takes on Scott Olsen. Moyer refuses to walk batters, so he gives up hits and home runs. With the Phillies superb offense, however, Jamie can win pitching like that. Runners have problems stealing against Olsen, as only eight attempts have been tried and only three of those were successful.

Enjoy!

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Posted by David Pinto at 11:19 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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