Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 29, 2008
Game of the Day

The White Sox host the Detroit Tigers with Chicago's season on the line this afternoon. A win by the White Sox sends them into a playoff with Minnesota for the AL Central title Tuesday. A loss sends Minnesota to Tampa Bay to play the Rays in the ALDS.

Gavin Floyd gets the ball for the White Sox. A regular starter for the first time in his career, Floyd responded with 200 innings and a 3.91 ERA. His main strength lies in his walk rate, a good one batter every three innings. His strikeout and home run rates are unremarkable.

He started the season strong, but July was the only month he didn't see his ERA rise. Gavin's September ERA stands at 5.40 coming into this game. Detroit failed to hang a loss on him in four starts, but his Floyd's 4.24 ERA against them indicated they hit well enough to give him trouble.

Detroit send Freddy Garcia to the mound. He took most of the year to recover from shoulder surgery and pitched just ten innings this season. He went five innings in both starts, shutting down Texas but getting pounded by Kansas City. He has struck out nine batters in his ten innings, a good sign. However, given the matchup, I'd put a high probability on a playoff game Tuesday.

Enjoy!

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Posted by David Pinto at 08:54 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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Don't forget that these guys were traded for each other last year...

Posted by: Tim at September 29, 2008 10:31 AM
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