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April 4, 2014

Games of the Day

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The Red Sox celebrate their 2013 World Championship as they open at home against the Brewers. Marco Estrada faces Jake Peavy. Estrada completed the transition from reliever to starter in 2013, posting a 3.87 ERA in 21 starts with an outstanding walk rate. He does tend to give up a high number of home runs, however. Peavy tries to continue a fantastic start for the Boston pitchers, who have walked four and struck out 26 in 26 innings.

The Dodgers finally come home as they battle division and ancient rivals the San Francisco Giants. Ryan Vogelsong makes his 2014 debut, while Hyun-jin Ryu takes the mound for the third time. Age appeared to catch up with Vogelsong in 2013 as his strikeout rate dropped and his ERA ballooned. Ryu allowed just five hits in 12 innings, along with four walks, none of them leading to a run. He’s yet to allow an extra base hit as well.

Finally, the Yankees travel to Toronto as Masahiro Tanaka makes his major league debut against Dustin McGowan. Tanaka’s Japanese career was off the charts. At age 25, the Yankees are getting him in his prime. His spring stats did not betray those previous numbers as he walked three and struck out 26 in 21 spring innings. McGowan is back in the rotation after working as a reliever in 2013. It’s been a very long road back for Dustin, as he missed three of the last five seasons due to shoulder surgery. He did pitched well in relief in 2013, however, and earned a spot in the rotation his spring.

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August 7, 2012 September 11, 2011

Games of the Day

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Two quick notes on pitcher come backs. Dustin McGowan takes the mound for the Blue Jays against Baltimore. He has not started in the majors since 2008, and made one four inning relief appearance this season. Stephen Strasburg makes his second start of the season, at home against Houston. At least the Nationals are giving him easy opponents early.

Jon Lester tries to halt Boston’s slide as he faces James Shields in Tampa Bay. The Red Sox are 2-8 in September, and Lester owns one of those wins. He allowed two runs of less in each of his last five starts, never more than one of those runs earned. He struck out 32 in his last 31 innings. Shields can earn his 12th complete game this afternoon. He would be the first at that level since Randy Johnson in 1999. Sheilds is 1-2 against the Red Sox this season with a 3.52 ERA. He only allowed 14 hits in 23 innings against them.

The Phillies go for a sweep of the Brewers as they continue to pound their possible playoff competition. Vance Worley battles Yovani Gallardo. Vance stands at 7-0 since the All-Star break. He improved his walk rate, but allowed six of his eight home runs in that time. Gallardo is at about the same number of innings as he pitched in 2010. His walks are down, but so are his strikeouts, and he doubled the number of home runs allowed. Despite that, his ERA is 0.13 runs lower.

The Braves came into their series at St. Louis with a magic number of 12, and they might leave with that intact as Tim Hudson takes on Jake Westbrook. Hudson started getting better results after the All-Star break, with an ERA of 3.57 before, 2.50 after. He allowed a .255 BA with men in scoring position before the break, .178 after. Westbrook sports a 5.74 ERA at home this season.

Rangers ace C.J Wilson tries to keep some distance between Texas and LAnaheim as he hosts Josh Outman and the Athletics. Outman makes just his ninth start of the season, but he has held opponents to a .358 slugging percentage, despite a high fly ball percentage. Wilson improved both his strike out and walk rates versus 2010, one reason he’s going for his 16th win today, one more than last season.

Finally, Freddy Garcia tries to put the brakes on the Yankees slide as he visits Ervin Santana and the Angels. The Yankees offense is really the culprit here, as they’ve scored nine runs during the four game losing streak. Garcia pitches better away from Yankee Stadium where just three of his 12 home runs have left the park. Santana owns a 2.13 ERA since the All-Star break, giving up just four of his 17 home runs since the middle of July.

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March 28, 2010

Rest from the Rehab

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Dustin McGowan needs to take two weeks off to rest his shoulder.

“I’m not concerned about us getting him back now,” Gaston said. “I’m just concerned about him coming back whenever, whether it’s two months from now or whenever it is healthy for his sake and his family’s sake. The club? We’re third.”

McGowan has not pitched since July, 2008, when he underwent season-ending surgery to repair a fraying labrum in his shoulder. The rehabilitation dragged through last season, preventing him from throwing a single pitch.

McGowan is not in pain. This does make you wonder, given the length of his recovery time, if the shoulder will ever be strong enough again.

February 21, 2010

McGowan Out of Options

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Dustin McGowan can’t be sent back to the minors by the Blue Jays, so he’s hoping that helps in his quest to rejoin the rotation:

The right-hander, who missed the entire 2009 season after surgery on his right shoulder, must be kept on the Jays’ 25-man roster, placed on the disabled list or put on waivers.

The ball is in the Jays’ court.

“I think it’s a blessing in a way,” the 28-year-old McGowan said of the Jays’ roster dilemma. “Guys don’t want any options. They want to get rid of them. That way if something little happens they can’t get sent down or stuff like that.”

When healthy, McGowan was a good strikeouts, low walk pitcher. I suspect he’ll be picked up quickly by another team if the Jays do release him. He hasn’t pitched since 2008 due to two separate injuries and surgeries.

January 29, 2010

Dustin the Wind

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Dustin McGowan threw without pain today.

The 27-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched in a game since July 8, 2008, when he left a start against Baltimore with shoulder pain. He had operations to repair a frayed labrum on July 31, 2008, and cartilage in his right knee last July 9.

“Dustin threw off a mound today and looked very good,” Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said in an e-mail to the Canadian Press on Friday. “He experienced no pain, which is a very encouraging sign. This is a positive step in his recovery.”

McGowan figured out his control in 2007, making him a good middle of the rotation starter. If he comes back healthy, he should be a nice addition to the Jays rotation.