Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 23, 2008
Games of the Day

MLB scheduled just five games tonight, but a few of them sport fine pitching matchups. First place clubs battle in Boston as the Diamondbacks take on the Red Sox. Dan Haren takes the mound for Arizona sporting a 3.26 ERA. He's given up quite a few hits at Fenway, leading to an 0-3 record and a 4.60 ERA. Josh Beckett pitches for the host team. He's pitched very well starting 5/24, and hasn't allowed a home run in his last three starts.

Milwaukee is making a run at the wild card and sends Ben Sheets against Jo-Jo Reyes in Atlanta. Sheets is undefeated on the road with a 5-0 record, but Atlanta owns one of the best home records in the majors. Reyes, on the other hand, hasn't fared well at home. He posts a 5.17 in Atlanta this year versus 2.83 on the road.

A pair of aces take the mound for new managers as the Mets host the Mariners at Shea. I wonder how the crowd will react to Jerry Manuel in his first home game as manager? He'll send Johan Santana against Felix Hernandez. King Felix owns a 1.90 road ERA, third best in the American League. We're starting to see the Santana second half surge. He owns a 2.03 ERA in June, but poor support means a 1-2 record in four starts in the month. He's only allowed one home runs so far in June after giving up twelve in the first third of the season.

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Posted by David Pinto at 01:16 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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The man's name is Joseph Reyes. Jo-Jo is a name for poodles and/or strippers.

Posted by: Matt Davis at June 23, 2008 05:09 PM
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