Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 26, 2008
Games of the Day

The Twins go for a sweep of the Padres this afternoon as they send Scott Baker against Josh Banks. Baker is just 3-2 this season, but he's sporting a 4.9 strikeout to walk ratio. Banks also is a control artist. Since moving into the Padres rotation he's walked one and struck out 15.

Matt Cain battles Cliff Lee in Cleveland this afternoon. Cain's strikeout and walk numbers aren't that different from his teammate Tim Lincecum, but Cain allows more home runs. He also has a tendency to give up his extra base hits with men on base, as opponents are slugging .507 against him in that situation. Lee pitched somewhat more normally in June, posting a 4.18 ERA so far. He's still showing great control, however, walking just five in 23 2/3 innings.

Finally, the Reds and Blue Jays finish up their series as Edinson Volquez faces Jesse Litsch. Volquez continues to avoid bats with walks and strikeouts, holding opponents to a .196 BA and a .262 slugging percentage. Litsch gives up hits instead of walks, so his OBA allowed is only 10 points higher than Volquez. However, a good number of his hits go for home runs, accounting for the higher ERA.

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