September 16, 2008
Games of the Day
The White Sox and Twins send two good starters to the mound this evening as they take on the Yankees and Indians respectively in their battle for the AL Central. Gavin Floyd faces Andy Pettitte as the last week at Yankee Stadium continues. With 181 1/3 innings, Floyd pitched more this season than in his previous four years combined. In his final season at the old stadium, Pettitte performed poorly there, posting a 5.32 ERA. His other stats home and road are nearly the same. He has allowed a higher BA with runners in scoring position at home, .360 versus .319.
Meanwhile, Francisco Liriano battles Zach Jackson in Cleveland. Shouldn't Jackson's nickname be "Zachion"? With 51 hits allowed in 40 innings he certainly provides action to the hitters. Liriano's control is all the way back as he's only allowed one walk in 15 September innings.
If the Brewers had won a few more games recently, this series in Chicago might be more meaningful in the NL Central. The Brewers do get to hang on for dear life as they battle the Phillies and Mets for the wild card. It's a great matchup tonight as CC Sabathia tries to get Dale Sveum's career off on the right foot. He'll need to beat Ryan Dempster, however. The Cubs laid one of the the few no decisions on CC as they scored four runs off him in his only start against Chicago this year. Dempster comes into the game 3-0 against Milwaukee with a 2.37 ERA. He's yet to allow a home run to the Brewers this year.
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