A couple of good pitching matchups today. The Windy City series pits Carlos Zambrano vs. Bartolo Colon. Each has pitched better than his record. Neither has gotten very good run support this year. Colon has the 11th lowest run support in the majors, and 7th lowest in the AL (3.78). Zambrano has the 25th lowest run support in the majors, and 14th in the NL (4.33). Look for a double shutout. 🙂
The other good matchup is on the West Coast as Barry Zito crosses the bay to face Kirk Rueter. Both have won 7 games, although Zito has pitched better. Rueter is one of two NL ERA qualifiers who has walked more than he has struck out, the other being his teammate Damian Moss. I wonder how long either will be successful with that ratio.