Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 25, 2008
Games of the Day

The Tampa Rays send Scott Kazmir to the mound to try to win home field advantage in the first round. He'll face Armando Galarraga and the Tigers. Kazmir is another nice example of how the Rays defense helped their pitching shave two runs off their ERA. He gave up 196 hits in 206 innings in 2007, 117 hits in 147 innings this year.

The Cubs try to reduce the probability of the Mets making the playoffs as Rich Harden takes on Pedro Martinez. It's the chance to make up the proverbial win for the Mets. Harden won't make it easy as he's struck out 85 in 65 Cubs innings, good for a 1.66 ERA. Pedro doesn't have it down the stretch, going 0-3 with a 7.88 ERA in September.

The Brewers also get a chance to make up a win. Yovani Gallardo returns to try to save the day against Zach Duke. Gallardo made three good starts this year before injuries shut him down. He struck out batters in his minor league rehab, but also gave up a high number of hits.

The Twins go for the sweep of the White Sox as the three game series concludes in Minnesota. Whoever wins the game holds first place in the AL Central. A Twins win makes the White Sox playing Monday more likely. Gavin Floyd faces Kevin Slowey. Floyd is having a rough September, giving up seven home runs in 27 2/3 innings. Slowey is 1-3 with a 4.70 ERA in the same time period. He's keeping the ball in the park, but giving up a lot of hits.

Greg Maddux gets a chance to clinch the NL West for the Dodgers against the Padres Jake Peavy. The deal for Maddux was the opposite of the Manny deal. Greg has performed poorly, giving up hits and runs to the tune of a 5.71 ERA. Peavy, with his 2.77 ERA, deserves better than his 9-11 record.


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Posted by David Pinto at 12:42 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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Sweet lou's version of the Iowa Cubs line-up tonight just took a first inning lead. Solo homerun by Hoffpauir.......HOFFPAUIR !!!! WHO?...off Pedro Martinez.
Cubs up 2 zip in the 1st....Mets coming up.

My Metsies want to do this the hard way. Good Grief!

Posted by: Leco at September 25, 2008 07:24 PM
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