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Baseball Musings
September 26, 2008
Games of the Day

There are five games today that matter, and all the teams competing for a playoff berth are at home.

Washington travels to Philadelphia in a game threatened by rain. The Nationals send Collin Balester against Joe Blanton. Balestar keeps his walks low but tends to give up home runs. He's only walked one in two starts against the Phillies, but lost both games despite a 3.75 ERA. Blaton brought his ERA down 1/2 run with the Phillies compared to his time with the Athletics. The run support helps, as he's 3-0 with nine no decisions.

The Mets host the Marlins in another game threatened by rain. It's a great matchup of young pitchers as Chris Volstad takes on Mike Pelfrey. Volstad only allowed 3 home runs in 78 1/3 innings pitched. He's also held opponents to a .216 BA with runners in scoring position. Pelfrey's pitched much better at Shea Stadium this season, posting a 2.94 ERA at home and allowing just five homers in 113 1/3 innings there.

The Cubs send one of their three aces against the Brewers tonight as Ryan Dempster takes on Jeff Suppan. If Dempster pitches decently he'll end the season with the lowest ERA of his career. Suppan holds a 9.00 ERA in two starts against the Cubs this season. On top of that, he's allowed three unearned runs.

The Twins host the red hot Royals as Kyle Davies tries to derail Minnesota's playoff hopes. He's part of Kansas City's strong finish, posting a 2.45 ERA in September allowing just one home run. Francisco Liriano gets the call to keep the Twins ahead of the White Sox. He's 6-0 with a 2.05 ERA since returning to the majors, and is coming off a great start against Tampa Bay.

Finally the White Sox host the Indians with Scott Lewis facing John Danks. Lewis won all three of his starts, allowing no runs against the Twins and Orioles. Danks allowed just two home runs over the last two months of the season.

Enjoy!

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Posted by David Pinto at 02:31 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
Comments

About the Brewers/Cubs series:

Brewers shortstop JJ Hardy apparently hurt himself celebrating last night, might be done for the year. Good Grief:

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/09/26/hardy-might-have-hand-injury.aspx

Posted by: BobJ at September 26, 2008 03:21 PM

The Cubs aren't competing for a home playoff berth -- they already clinched home field advantage for the NL playoffs.

Posted by: Joe at September 26, 2008 05:01 PM

Sorry, my bad -- I thought you were saying the Cubs were at home.

Posted by: Joe at September 26, 2008 05:04 PM

Go Brewers

Posted by: adwred at September 26, 2008 05:47 PM
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