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Duel of the Day – Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Pitchers that went 7 innings: Tommy Hanson (W, 3 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 8 K’s), John Lackey (L, 7.2 innings, 8 hits, 3 runs – 2 earned, 3 walks, 6 K’s), Adam Wainwright (L, 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 8 K’s), Zach Duke (ND, 7.1 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 7 K’s), Randy Wolf (ND, 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 5 K’s), Barry Zito (W, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 9 K’s)
Pitchers that went 8 innings: Dan Haren (W, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 4 K’s)
Pitchers that went 9 innings: Cliff Lee (W, 6 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 9 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: Zach Duke v. Randy Wolf
The Matchups:
Cleveland Indians (Aaron Laffey, 7-5, 3.79) at Minnesota Twins (Nick Blackburn, 8-11, 4.39)
Florida Marlins (Josh Johnson, 14-4, 3.06) at St. Louis Cardinals (Joel Pineiro, 14-10, 3.21)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Kevin Hart, 4-6, 4.86) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Hiroki Kuroda, 6-6, 4.00)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Doug Davis, 7-13, 3.99) at San Diego Padres (Edward Mujica, 3-4, 3.33)
New York Mets (Bobby Parnell, 3-8, 5.49) at Atlanta Braves (Derek Lowe, 14-9, 4-47)
Kansas City Royals (Lenny DiNardo, 0-0, 3.60) at Detroit Tigers (Eddie Bonine, 0-0, 6.11)
Tampa Bay Rays (Andy Sonnanstine, 6-9, 7.15) at Baltimore Orioles (Chris Tillman, 2-3, 4.91)
Toronto Blue Jays (Brian Tallet, 7-9, 5.26) at New York Yankees (Chad Gaudin, 5-10, 4.81)
Washington Nationals (Livan Hernandez, 8-10, 5.30) at Philadelphia Phillies (Joe Blanton, 9-7, 4.11)
Los Angeles Angels (Joe Saunders, 13-7, 4.81) at Boston Red Sox (Paul Byrd, 1-1, 6.08)
Houston Astros (Yorman Bazardo, 0-1, 9.00) at Cincinnati Reds (Justin Lehr, 4-2, 4.93)
Oakland Athletics (Trevor Cahill, 8-12, 4.74) at Texas Rangers (Dustin Nippert, 5-2, 3.95)
Milwaukee Brewers (Braden Looper, 12-6, 4.77) at Chicago Cubs (Rich Harden, 9-8, 4.04)
Chicago White Sox (Gavin Floyd, 11-10, 3.98) at Seattle Mariners (Ryan Rowland-Smith, 3-3, 3.88)
Colorado Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa, 14-9, 4.37) at San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 13-5, 2.61)
The Duel:
The duel today is going to be the Rockies/Giants matchup. The pitchers are actually good too, but the stakes make it even better. The Giants can win today and be just 1.5 games back and I really think that can spark them to some great follow-up baseball. This is the last time these two teams play this season, unless they meet in a 1 game playoff, which could very well be possible. Jorge De La Rosa has 14 wins this season with a so-so ERA, but when I first heard of him a couple seasons ago, when he was with the Royals, all I knew was that he could strike anyone out, but he struggles with command. I think his command has definetly improved and he can certainly still strike out high numbers every game. Matt Cain should have more wins, it’s that simple, he was getting them for a while but his run support just seemes to vanish, and he came back to Earth a little bit too.
Don’t forget about Josh Johnson and Joel Pineiro, that one could be phenominal.
Duel of the Day – Friday, September 11, 2009
Never will I forget this day 8 years ago. I was only in 4th grade, but everything was just very strange. In school, some of my teachers seemed to be acting rather strangely, and I obviously wasn’t sure why, they never did tell us what happened. Then I remember after school I had to go to my neighbors house because neither my mom nor dad was home yet, and that’s when I saw what happened. I didn’t understand it at first and thought it was just some sort of explosion, but, then I was told. My dad even had to stay in Canada overnight (he’s a truck driver, that was where his trip was that day) because they werent letting people back over the border. It was just so strange, and such a tragedy. Some of you may have lived through more than one tragedy, but this is the only one i’ve seen, and it really is something you can never ever forget.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Livan Hernandez (W, 7.1 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 2 K’s), Ryan Rowland-Smith (L, 10 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 5 K’s)
Pitchers who went 9 innings: John Lackey (W, 5 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 7 K’s)
The Matchups:
Cincinnati Reds (Justin Lehr, 4-1, 4.43) at Chicago Cubs (Rich Harden, 9-8, 4.10)
Baltimore Orioles (Chris Tillman, 1-3, 4.66) at New York Yankees (Andy Pettitte, 13-6, 4.10)
Kansas City Royals (Zack Greinke, 13-8, 2.22) at Cleveland Indians (Justin Masterson, 4-7, 4.40 – 1-4, 4.19)
New York Mets (Nelson Figueroa, 2-4, 4.74) at Philadelphia Phillies (Cole Hamels, 8-9, 4.32)
Toronto Blue Jays (Brian Tallet, 6-9, 5.31) at Detroit Tigers (Nate Robertson, 1-1, 5.40)
Washington Nationals (J.D. Martin, 3-4, 4.35) at Florida Marlins (Josh Johnson, 14-4, 3.04)
Tampa Bay Rays (James Shields, 9-10, 4.02) at Boston Red Sox (Jon Lester, 12-7, 3.44)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Charlie Morton, 3-7, 5.43) at Houston Astros (Bud Norris, 4-3, 6.05)
Seattle Mariners (Brandon Morrow, 0-4, 5.28) at Texas Rangers (Kevin Millwood, 10-9, 3.77)
Oakland Athletics (Clay Mortensen, 0-0, 9.00) at Minnesota Twins (Nate Blackburn, 9-10, 4.16)
Atlanta Braves (Jair Jurrjens, 10-10, 2.93) at St. Louis Cardinals (Joel Pineiro, 14-9, 3.28)
Milwaukee Brewers (Braden Looper, 11-6, 4.77) at Arizona Diamondbacks (Doug Davis, 7-12, 3.81)
Colorado Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa, 14-9, 4.51) at San Diego Padres (Edward Mujica, 3-4, 3.51)
Chicago White Sox (Gavin Floyd, 9-11, 3.84) at Los Angeles Angels (Joe Saunders, 12-7, 4.79)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Hiroki Kuroda, 5-6, 4.15) at San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 13-4, 2.51)
The Duel:
It turns out to be Jair Jurrjens against Joel Pineiro. It’s almost like two completely different stories when it comes to these pitchers. Jurrjens gets very little run support and therefore has only 10 wins. Pineiro, on the other hand, has not lost a game since the 28th of June, he has been pitching well, but not that well. Jurrjens has gone 7 innings or more his last 3 starts and 4 times out of his last 5. Sometimes I truly wonder why the Tigers gave this kid up, he’s a star without a doubt and it looks like he’ll get over 200 innings in this year for the first time ever, as long as he pitches good. Pineiro has allowed 4 runs in both of his last 2 starts, but again, no worries about losing. There isn’t much to say about Joel, he really has been pitching incredibly well all season, the Cardinals are going to need him if they want another World Series.
Duel of the Day – Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Phillies may have one of the best offenses in the majors, but when one goes cold, they all seem to go cold.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Bobby Parnell (ND, 5 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 7 K’s), Bronson Arroyo (W, 6 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 4 K’s), Derek Lowe (L, 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 5 K’s), Jeff Niemann (ND, 7.2 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 6 K’s), Wandy Rodriguez (W, 7 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 7 K’s), Jered Weaver (W, 9 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 6 K’s), Clayton Mortensen (L, 6 hits, 4 runs, 3 walks, 1 K)
Pitchers who went 8 innings: Justin Verlander (W, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 7 K’s), Ryan Rowland-Smith (W, 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4 K’s)
Pitchers who went 9 innings: Roy Halladay (W, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks, 9 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: Justin Verlander v. Jeff Niemann
The Matchups:
New York Yankees (Andy Pettitte, 12-6, 4.03) at Toronto Blue Jays (Brett Cecil, 6-3, 5.42)
Chicago Cubs (Rich Harden, 8-8, 4.19) at New York Mets (Nelson Figueroa, 2-3, 4.50)
Boston Red Sox (Tim Wakefield, 11-3, 4.12) at Chicago White Sox (Gavin Floyd, 10-9, 3.97)
San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-4, 2.50) at Milwaukee Brewers (Yovani Gallardo, 12-10, 3.56)
Minnesota Twins (Scott Baker, 12-7, 4.44) at Cleveland Indians (Justin Masterson, 4-6, 4.57)
Texas Rangers (Kevin Millwood, 10-8, 3.61) at Baltimore Orioles (Brian Matusz, 3-2, 5.28)
Cincinnati Reds (Kip Wells, 0-3, 5.48) at Atlanta Braves (Jair Jurrjens, 10-9, 2.89)
Florida Marlins (Josh Johnson, 13-4, 3.08) at Washington Nationals (Livan Hernandez, 7-9, 5.26)
Philadelphia Phillies (Joe Blanton, 9-6, 3.77) at Houston Astros (Roy Oswalt, 8-5, 3.80)
St. Louis Cardinals (Mitchell Boggs, 2-2, 4.57) at Pittsburgh Pirates (Ross Ohlendorf, 11-9, 4.17)
Detroit Tigers (Armando Galarraga, 6-10, 5.05) at Tampa Bay Rays (James Shields, 9-10, 3.86)
Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 9-7, 3.92) at Kansas City Royals (Zack Greinke, 13-8, 2.32)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Doug Davis, 7-11, 3.78) at Colorado Rockies (Jose Contreras, 5-13, 5.42)
Seattle Mariners (Luke French, 4-4, 4.62) at Oakland Athletics (Brett Anderson, 7-10, 4.42)
San Diego Padres (Mat Latos, 4-4, 4.53) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Randy Wolf, 9-6, 3.25)
The Rundown:
A pair of 12-game winners face off in Milwaukee as Gallardo and Cain do battle. Yovani has hit 7 innings just 3 times in his last 10 starts, for whatever reasonm if he wants to make a name for himself he has to go longer in these games. He is a phenominal pitcher if you’ve never been able to see him, but he’s gone too early, which is the problem with strikeout pitchers like him. Gallardo is 2-0 in 2 games against the Giants with a 1.91 ERA. Matt Cain hasn’t been quite as noteworthy lately, but he is a great pitcher who is having an incredible season. Clearly though, when you get to thjs time of year pitchers wear down, there is no way around it. If they didn’t wear down then maybe Matt Cain is the Cy Young winner hands down (he still as a chance to win it though). Against the Brewers, Cain is 1-1 in 2 starts with a 3.86 ERA.
The Notables: Scott Baker, who is 6-0 in his last 10 starts. Jair Jurrjens has pitched great in his last 4 starts but has only 1 win to show for it. Josh Johnson has had a rare taste at the other end of the pitching spectrum lately, the losing part, he has lost 2 of his last 3. Joe Blanton hasn’t allowed more than 3 runs in a game since June 18. Zack Greinke has been on the money again for his last 2 games, hopefully he can keep it up into October (that is when the season ends you know). Randy Wolf is 4-0 in his last 5 starts and has been unexpectedly great all year.
Duel of the Day – Sunday, August 30, 2009
Well that was a rather unproductive start by Cliff Lee. When he gave up that first home run, I thought to myself, wow did that look really strange. It was, it was the first home run he’s allowed in a Phillies uniform. I’d like to not see any more thank you very much Mr. Lee.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: David Price (W, 7.1 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 K’s), Jon Garland (W, 5 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 5 K’s)
Pitchers who went 8 innings: Clay Buchholz (W, 8.1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 9 K’s), Barry Zito (W, 8.1 innings, 8 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 7 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: N/A, terrible pitching.
The matchups:
Chicago White Sox (Freddy Garcia, 0-1, 6.75) at New York Yankees (Joba Chamberlain, 8-4, 4.34)
Tampa Bay Rays (Jeff Niemann, 12-5, 3.87) at Detroit Tigers (Justin Verlander, 14-7, 3.38)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw, 8-7, 2.96) at Cincinnati Reds (Bronson Arroyo, 11-12, 4.43)
San Diego Padres (Mat Latos, 4-3, 4.06) at Florida Marlins (Sean West, 5-5, 4.44)
Cleveland Indians (Justin Masterson, 4-5, 4.47 – 1-2, 4.37) at Baltimore Orioles (Brian Matusz, 2-2, 6.46)
Toronto Blue Jays (Roy Halladay, 13-7, 3.03) at Boston Red Sox (Paul Byrd – First Start)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Ross Ohlendorf, 11-8, 4.10) at Milwaukee Brewers (Jeff Suppan, 5-8, 5.38)
Texas Rangers (Kevin Millwood, 10-8, 3.63) at Minnesota Twins (Scott Baker, 12-7, 4.47)
Washington Nationals (Garrett Mock, 3-5, 5.23) at St. Louis Cardinals (Adam Wainwright, 15-7, 2.50)
New York Mets (Nelson Figueroa, 1-3, 5.40) at Chicago Cubs (Carlos Zambrano, 7-5, 3.80)
Oakland Athletics (Brett Anderson, 7-9, 4.35) at Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 8-7, 4.16)
Colorado Rockies (Jason Hammel, 8-7, 4.43) at San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-4, 2.39)
Houston Astros (Wandy Rodriguez, 12-8, 2.82) at Arizona Diamondbacks (Dan Haren, 12-8, 2.73)
Kansas City Royals (Zack Greinke, 12-8, 2.43) at Seattle Mariners (Ryan Rowland-Smith, 2-1, 4.05)
Atlanta Braves (Jair Jurrjens, 10-8, 2.91) at Philadelphia Phillies (Joe Blanton, 8-6, 3.88)
The rundown:
On July 18, Dan Haren’s ERA was 1.96, since that date however, he has seen it rise to 2.73, a far cry from where it once was. Alas, Haren is still having a great season overall on a dismal Arizona Diamondback team. 2 of his last 3 starts have been good ones, hopefully a good sign. Against Houston this season he is 1-0 in 1 game, he went all 9 innings and allowed just 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks. I always assumed that Wandy Rodriguez was a good, solid lefty starter, but he has surpassed even my expectations. He has been the ace of the Astros this season and i’m sure he’ll keep that title for next season. He pitched good in his last start, but got the loss, allowing just 1 earned run in 7 innings. Mr. Rodriguez has not faced the D’backs this season.
The notables: Jeff Niemann, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, and Roy Halladay all need serious improvement, they have all hit bumps in the road in recent outings. Scott Baker has been pitching pretty good as of late, going 6-0 in his last 9 games. Adam Wainwright needs consideration for the Cy Young, the guy has been pitching his arm off since the start of July, he hasn’t given up more than 2 runs in 2 months. Matt Cain hasn’t been pitching poorly overall, but he hasn’t won since July 24th, his last 2 starts have been very good. Zack Greinke was nothing short of amazing last time, striking out a franchise high 15 batters, hopefully that sends him surging through the rest of the season. Jair Jurrjens is having a goos season, and he’s been pitching good in his last 3 starts.
Duel of the Day – Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A quick thought on Jim Thome. Here is a guy who hits with great power and a guy who just got to #12 on the All-Time Home Run Leaders list. Well I believe that he is higher than 12th. I have gone through the list of players ahead of him, and have removed 5. Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, and Rafael Palmeiro. Those names have been removed because they have all been involved with steroids. One thing Jim Thome has never been accused of, was steroids. He doesn’t get enough credit for defeating the Steroid Era, in all reality, he is #7 on the All-Time Home Run List and is 9 behind Harmon Killebrew.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Cliff Lee (W, 6 hits, 2 runs – 0 earned, 0 walks, 5 K’s), Scott Baker (W, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 5 K’s), Jeremy Sowers (W, 6 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 2 K’s), Gil Meche (ND, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 3 K’s)
Pitchers who went 8 innings: Jason Marquis (ND, 6 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 5 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: Barry Zito v. Jason Marquis
The matchups:
San Diego Padres (Mat Latos, 4-3, 4.82) at Atlanta Braves (Jair Jurrjens, 10-8, 2.99)
Texas Rangers (Kevin Millwood, 9-8, 3.48) at New York Yankees (Joba Chamberlain, 8-3, 3.98)
Philadelphia Phillies (Joe Blanton, 8-6, 3.86) at Pittsburgh Pirates (Ross Ohlendorf, 11-8, 4.15)
Tampa Bay Rays (James Shields, 7-10, 3.81) at Toronto Blue Jays (Brett Cecil, 5-2, 4.58)
Chicago White Sox (Freddy Garcia, 0-1, 10.38) at Boston Red Sox (Jon Lester, 10-7, 3.58)
New York Mets (Nelson Figueroa, 1-2, 6.30) at Florida Marlins (Sean West, 4-5, 4.70)
Cincinnati Reds (Bronson Arroyo, 11-12, 4.56) at Milwaukee Brewers (Jeff Suppan, 5-8, 5.27)
Washington Nationals (Garrett Mock, 2-5, 5.10) at Chicago Cubs (Carlos Zambrano, 7-4, 3.35)
Baltimore Orioles (Brian Matusz, 2-2, 6.75) at Minnesota Twins (Armando Gabino – First Start)
Cleveland Indians (Justin Masterson, 4-4, 4.36 – 1-1, 3.78) at Kansas City Royals (Zack Greinke, 11-8, 2.44)
Houston Astros (Wandy Rodriguez, 12-7, 2.89) at St. Louis Cardinals (Adam Wainwright, 14-7, 2.61)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw, 8-7, 2.96) at Colorado Rockies (Jason Hammel, 8-7, 4.54)
Detroit Tigers (Jarrod Washburn, 8-7, 3.18 – 0-1, 6.04) at Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 8-6, 4.00)
Oakland Athletics (Brett Anderson, 7-9, 4.51) at Seattle Mariners (Ryan Rowland-Smith, 2-1, 4.24)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Dan Haren, 12-8, 2.74) at San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-4, 2.43)
The rundown:
Yes, I chose against Dan Haren/Matt Cain. Aside from one horrible start by Wandy Rodriguez, he has been outstanding. His ERA is at 2.89, but before he gave up 10 runs 2 starts ago, it was 2.51. His most recent outing was a fantastic one against the Marlins, going 8 innings and allowing 0 earned runs (1 run). Against St. Louis this season he is 1-1 in 3 starts with a 2.65 ERA. Adam Wainwright is having a Cy Young caliber year for sure. His last start was against the Dodgers, he got a no decision after allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. This season against the Astros he is 1-1 in 2 starts with a 1.50 ERA.
The notables: Joe Blanton, who is really having a good go of it lately. Jon Lester, who is coming off of a strong start and he has really having a solid season. Carlos Zambrano, who is making his first start since August 1st. Zack Greinke, who is still having a career year, in case you all forgot. Dan Haren is taking on Matt Cain tonight, Haren has been slumping, bit I still think it will be good.
Duel of the Day – Thursday, August 20, 2008
Sorry for the no-post yesterday, you know that it’s not like me. What happened was, after I wrote the whole thing up, I went to post it and one of those screens popped up where it said the page couldn’t be found or whatever, I clicked refresh, but by that time it was too late, and I wasn’t going to re-write the whole thing.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Zack Greinke (L, 6 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 8 K’s), Jose Contreras (W, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 8 K’s), Paul Maholm (W, 8 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 5 K’s), Jeff Niemann (W, 7.1 innings, 7 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 5 K’s), Rich Harden (W, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks, 8 K’s), Brett Anderson (L, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 6 K’s), Adam Wainwright (ND, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 3 K’s)
Pitchers who went 8 innings: Justin Verlander (L, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 10 K’s), Bronson Arroyo (L, 9 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 5 K’s)
Pitchers who went 9 innings: Cliff Lee (W, 2 hits, 1 run – 0 earned, 0 walks, 11 K’s), Jered Weaver (W, 7 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: Barry Zito v. Bronson Arroyo
The matchups:
San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-4, 2.49) at Cincinnati Reds (Aaron Harang, 6-14, 4.35)
Seattle Mariners (Ryan Rowland-Smith, 2-1, 3.60) at Detroit Tigers (Jarrod Washburn, 8-7, 2.95 – 0-1, 5.12)
Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 8-5, 3.73) at Cleveland Indians (Justin Masterson, 3-4, 4.70 – 0-1, 6.10)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Doug Davis, 7-10, 3.59) at Philadelphia Phillies (Joe Blanton, 7-6, 3.88)
Colorado Rockies (Jason Hammel, 7-7, 4.73) at Washington Nationals (Garrett Mock, 2-4, 5.27)
Boston Red Sox (Jon Lester, 9-7. 3.71) at Toronto Blue Jays (Brett Cecil, 5-1, 4.35)
Baltimore Orioles (Brian Matusz, 1-2, 6.75) at Tampa Bay Rays (James Shields, 7-9, 3.88)
Atlanta Braves (Kenshin Kawakami, 5-9, 4.13) at New York Mets (Johan Santana, 13-8, 3.10)
Minnesota Twins (Anthony Swarzak, 3-6, 5.87) at Texas Rangers (Derek Holland, 6-7, 4.88)
Florida Marlins (Josh Johnson, 12-2, 2.85) at Houston Astros (Wandy Rodriguez, 11-7, 3.05)
St. Louis Cardinals (Joel Pineiro, 11-9, 3.25) at San Diego Padres (Tim Stauffer, 1-5, 3.50)
Chicago Cubs (Tom Gorzelanny, 5-2, 5.24 – 2-1, 5.27) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Jeff Weaver, 5-4, 3.71)
The rundown:
No, your eyes are not decieving you, Aaron Harang is in one of the highlight games. Harang has has a brutal season, partially being on a sub-par team, but also, he hasn’t been pitching that good. Well his last 3 starts have been really pretty good, 3 starts ago, he struck out 10 Cubs, 2 starts ago (against the Giants) he allowed 2 runs in 7 innings, and last start he also allowed 2 in 7. Hopefully things are looking up for Aaron, he’s better than this. Matt Cain, well I don’t know how he could be better than he has been. His last 3 starts havn’t been as good as his season, but he is still a dominant force on the mound and could easily tear a lineup apart. The Reds beat him last time out, I think he’d like some revenge on them. The game will be on soon (12:35), so get to it.
The notables: Jarrod Washburn who returned to his season last time out, throwing 8 scoreless innings. John Lackey who is really looking like his old self these days, he has had a bunch of solid starts in a row. Doug Davis who will give you 6 or 7 innings on 2 run ball, he’s done this 4 starts in a row. Joe Blanton who has quietly come around to be the bulldog that he is on the mound, he has looked real good, but gotten few wins as of late. Johan Santana who should have a good start because his last one was not so good, it’s almost like he goes good start, bad start. Josh Johnson who almost threw a no-hitter through 7.1 innings last time out against the Rockies.
Duel of the Day – Saturday, August 15, 2009
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Zack Greinke (ND, 3 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks, 7 K’s), Josh Johnson (W, 7.1 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 3 walks, 11 K’s), Aaron Harang (L, 6 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 6 K’s), Joe Blanton (ND, 7 hits, 2 runs – 1 earned, 1 walk, 2 K’s), Jair Jurrjens (ND, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 6 K’s), Ryan Rowland-Smith (ND, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 5 K’s), Adam Wainwright (W, 8 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 K’s)
Pitchers who went 8 innings: Jarrod Washburn (ND, 3 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 4 K’s), Roy Halladay (W, 8 hits, 2 runs – 1 earned, 0 walks, 6 K’s), James Shields (L, 8 hits, 5 runs, 0 walks, 7 K’s), Dan Haren (6 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 8 K’s)
Pitchers who went 9 innings: Scott Baker (W, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: Zack Greinke v. Jarrod Washburn
The matchups:
Pittsburgh Pirates (Zach Duke, 9-10, 3.40) at Chicago Cubs (Tom Gorzelanny, 4-2, 6.23)
Philadelphia Phillies (Cole Hamels, 7-7, 4.77) at Atlanta Braves (Kenshin Kawakami, 5-9, 4.12)
Chicago White Sox (Gavin Floyd, 9-7, 4.06) at Oakland Athletics (Gio Gonzalez, 4-2, 5.57)
Cleveland Indians (David Huff, 6-6, 6.72) at Minnesota Twins (Anthony Swarzak, 3-5, 5.44)
San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-4, 2.44) at New York Mets (Johan Santana, 13-8, 3.00)
Colorado Rockies (Aaron Cook, 10-4, 3.93) at Florida Marlins (Rick Vandenhurk, 2-1, 4.15)
Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 7-5, 3.88) at Baltimore Orioles (Brian Matusz, 1-1, 7.04)
Kansas City Royals (Luke Hochevar, 6-5, 5.38) at Detroit Tigers (Edwin Jackson, 8-5, 2.79)
Houston Astros (Brian Moehler, 7-8, 5.40) at Milwaukee Brewers (Mike Burns, 2-4, 5.89)
Toronto Blue Jays (Brain Tallet, 5-6, 4.85) at Tampa Bay Rays (Scott Kazmir, 6-7, 6.50)
Washington Nationals (J.D. Martin, 1-2, 5.91) at Cincinnati Reds (Johnny Cueto, 8-9, 4.23)
San Diego Padres (Tim Stauffer, 1-4, 2.90) at St. Louis Cardinals (Joel Pineiro, 10-9, 3.22)
Boston Red Sox (Brad Penny, 7-6, 5.16) at Texas Rangers (Derek Holland, 5-7, 5.04)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Hiroki Kuroda, 5-5, 4.21) at Arizona Diamondbacks (Doug Davis, 7-10, 3.62)
New York Yankees (Sergio Mitre, 1-1, 7.04) at Seattle Mariners (Lucas French, 2-2, 4.31)
The rundown:
I think this choice was obvious. Two Cy Young candidates in Cain and Santana take the hill against one another tonight at Citi Field. Cain has faced the Mets once this season, getting the win after 6 shutout innings, allowing only 3 hits, but walking 5. Johan has faced the Giants once, also getting the win, but he allowed 11 hits and 6 runs (4 earned) in 7 innings. Looking forward to this matchup, Cain has a phenominal ERA and Johan Santana is coming off a great start.
The notables:
Edwin Jackson faces the Royals today after yesterday’s great duel and Joel Pineiro pitches against the Padres.
Duel of the Day – Sunday, August 9, 2009
More disapointment emanates from the pitching of Cole Hamels.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Bronson Arroyo (L, 7 hits, 3 runs, 0 walks, 2 K’s), CC Sabathia (W, 7.2 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 9 K’s), Jered Weaver (W, 7.1 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 11 K’s), Carl Pavano (W, 5 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 K’s), Zack Greinke (W, 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 5 K’s), Kenshin Kawakami (ND, 4 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 4 K’s), Clayton Kershaw (ND, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 10 K’s)
The Duel of Yesterday: Kenshin Kawakami v. Clayton Kershaw
The matchups:
Minnesota Twins (Scott Baker, 9-7, 4.59) at Detroit Tigers (Jarrod Washburn, 8-7, 2.93)
Baltimore Orioles (Brian Matusz, 1-0, 1.80) at Toronto Blue Jays (Roy Halladay, 11-5, 2.75)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Yusmeiro Petit, 2-5, 5.81) at Washington Nationals (J.D. Martin, 0-2, 7.16)
Florida Marlins (Josh Johnson, 10-2, 2.98) at Philadelphia Phillies (Jamie Moyer, 10-8, 5.55)
St. Louis Cardinals (Joel Pineiro, 9-9, 3.18) at Pittsburgh Pirates (Zach Duke, 9-10, 3.45)
Cleveland Indians (David Huff, 5-6, 6.81) at Chicago White Sox (Jose Contreras, 4-10, 4.95)
Milwaukee Brewers (Yovani Gallardo, 10-8, 3.59) at Houston Astros (Wandy Rodriguez, 10-6, 2.63)
Oakland Athletics (Brett Anderson, 6-8, 4.20) at Kansas City Royals (Luke Hochevar, 6-4, 5.40)
Chicago Cubs (Randy Wells, 8-4, 2.73) at Colorado Rockies (Jason Hammel, 6-6, 4.62)
Texas Rangers (Derek Holland, 4-7, 5.60) at Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 7-4, 3.96)
Cincinnati Reds (Aaron Harang, 5-13, 4.52) at San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-3, 2.25)
New York Mets (Johan Santana, 12-8, 3.10) at San Diego Padres (Tim Stauffer, 1-3, 3.12)
Tampa Bay Rays (Scott Kazmir, 6-6, 6.10) at Seattle Mariners (Ryan Rowland-Smith, 1-1, 4.22)
Atlanta Braves (Javier Vazquez, 9-7, 2.99) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Eric Stults, 4-2, 4.80)
Boston Red Sox (Jon Lester, 9-7, 3.79) at New York Yankees (Andy Pettitte, 9-6, 4.35)
The rundown:
Aside from his atrocious start last time out against the Dodgers, Yovani Gallardo has been very good this season. His ERA for most of the season hung around 3.00, it’s now just over 3.50. He is striking out more than a batter per inning. Last time against the Astros he allowed 6 runs in 5 innings, the time before that was a complete game win. Wandy Rodriguez is not getting enough credit for his season. His ERA is incredible and his record is solid. In his last start, he left after only 4 innings due to injury, he was pitching good again, 4 K’s allowing 1 run. In his only start this season against the Brewers, he got the W after 7 innings of 1 run ball.
The notables:
Roy Halladay pitches at 1:00 against the Orioles, Josh Johnson looks to finish off my Phillies at 1:30, Joel Pineiro looks to bounce back against the Pirates after a poor outing, Randy Wells hopes to continue his great season against Colorado, Matt Cain goes against the Reds at 4:00, at the same time, Johan Santana looks to salvage the series against the Padres and Scott Kazmir faces Ryan Rowland-Smith in a possible pitchers duel. Javier Vazquez is also pitching at the same time, he faces the Dodgers.
Duel of the Day – Monday, August 3, 2009
So much for that bold prediction.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: Jason Marquis (ND, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 4 K’s), Bronson Arroyo (ND, 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 1 K), Brian Bannister (W, 5 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 7 K’s), James Shields (L, 7.1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs – 1 earned, 4 walks, 6 K’s), CC Sabathia (W, 10 hits, 5 runs, 0 walks, 5 K’s), Bud Norris (W, 2 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks, 5 K’s), Adam Wainwright (L, 8 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 5 K’s), Ricky Romero (W, 8 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 5 K’s), Ricky Nolasco (ND, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 8 K’s), Scott Feldman (W, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 4 K’s)
Pitchers who went 8 innings: Carl Pavano (W, 7 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 K’s)
Pitchers who went 9 innings: Jon Garland (W, 7 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 2 K’s)
Duel of Yesterday – Brian Bannister v. James Shields
The matchups:
Kansas City Royals (Zack Greinke, 10-6, 2.08) at Tampa Bay Rays (Scott Kazmir, 5-6, 6.22)
Washington Nationals (Garrett Mock, 0-4, 7.09) at Pittsburgh Pirates (Charlie Morton, 2-3, 3.72)
Baltimore Orioles (Chris Tillman, 0-0, 5.79) at Detroit Tigers (Justin Verlander, 12-5, 3.16)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Dan Haren, 10-6, 2.19) at New York Mets (Nelson Figueroa, 0-1, 4.50)
Chicago Cubs (Randy Wells, 7-4, 2.84) at Cincinnati Reds (Aaron Harang, 5-12, 4.50)
San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 12-2, 2.12) at Houston Astros (Mike Hampton, 6-8, 5.36)
Texas Rangers (Dustin Nippert, 3-0, 3.38) at Oakland Athletics (Brett Anderson, 6-8, 4.33)
Atlanta Braves (Kenshin Kawakami, 5-8, 4.37) at San Diego Padres (Mat Latos, 2-1, 2.70)
Milwaukee Brewers (Manny Parra, 5-8, 6.50) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw, 8-5, 2.76)
The rundown:
I will continue to feature Scott Kazmir on here, because I know who is really is and i’m waiting to see it. This one has the possibility of being so good if we can get this year’s Greinke and 2007′s Kazmir. Yesterday’s matchup went really good and I hope that this one goes even better, it has the potential, that’s for sure.
The notables:
Justin Verlander faces the hapless Orioles who just has 18 scored on them, Danny Haren goes up against the Mets after a complete game by Jon Garland yesterday, Matt Cain, with run support, has been incredible and he’ll face the Astros, and Clayton Kershaw takes on the Brewers.
Duel of the Day – Friday, July 24, 2009
Congratulations to Mark Buehrle on that performance yesterday, it was incredible to watch and I was into it every second I watched. I’m not a White Sox fan or anything but as a huge baseball fan it was an amazing thing to see. When I saw Dewayne Wise make that catch, I jumped up and screamed, one thing was for sure, that was the greatest catch I have ever seen, especially because of the situation. Two outs later I jumped up again and was yelling “Yes!” along with Ken Harrelson. Outstanding performance Mark Buehrle.
Pitchers who went 7 innings: David Huff (W, 7.2 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 4 K’s), Barry Zito (W, 3 hits, 1 run, 5 walks, 6 K’s), Jarrod Washburn (W, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 3 K’s), CC Sabathia (W, 9 hits, 3 runs, 0 walks, 4 K’s), Cole Hamels (W, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 6 K’s), Jered Weaver (ND, 6 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 5 K’s).
Pitchers who went 9 innings: Mark Buehrle (W, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 6 K’s).
The matchups:
Chicago White Sox (Jose Contreras, 4-8, 4.75) at Detroit Tigers (Justin Verlander, 10-5, 3.34)
Cincinnati Reds (Aaron Harang, 5-10, 4.17) at Chicago Cubs (Randy Wells, 5-4, 3.00)
Chicago White Sox (Bartolo Colon, 3-6, 4.23) at Detroit Tigers (Eddie Bonine, 0-0, 9.00)
San Diego Padres (Mat Latos, 0-1, 4.50) at Washington Nationals (Garrett Mock, 0-3, 7.71)
Oakland Athletics (Brett Anderson, 5-7, 4.25) at New York Yankees (Joba Chamberlain, 5-2, 4.05)
St. Louis Cardinals (Joel Pineiro, 8-9, 3.09) at Philadelphia Phillies (J.A. Happ, 7-0, 2.68)
Tampa Bay Rays (Matt Garza, 6-7, 3.80) at Toronto Blue Jays (Roy Halladay, 11-3, 2.73)
Baltimore Orioles (Brad Bergensen, 6-4, 3.51) at Boston Red Sox (Brad Penny, 6-4, 5.02)
Atlanta Braves (Javier Vazquez, 7-7, 2.86) at Milwaukee Brewers (Manny Parra, 4-8, 6.37)
New York Mets (Johan Santana, 11-7, 2.92) at Houston Astros (Mike Hampton, 5-7, 4.63)
Texas Rangers (Scott Feldman, 8-3, 3.87) at Kansas City Royals (Zack Greinke, 10-5, 2.08)
San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain, 11-2, 2.32) at Colorado Rockies (Jason Hammel, 5-4, 4.26)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Zach Duke, 8-9, 3.38) at Arizona Diamondbacks (Yusmeiro Petit, 0-4, 7.15)
Minnesota Twins (Francisco Liriano, 4-9, 5.33) at Los Angeles Angels (John Lackey, 5-4, 4.39)
Cleveland Indians (Aaron Laffey, 3-2, 4.27) at Seattle Mariners (Ryan Rowland-Smith, 0-0, 0.00)
Florida Marlins (Josh Johnson, 8-2, 2.74) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw, 8-5, 2.95)
The rundown:
For the first time since The Pitchers Duel has been active, a Phillies pitcher is in one of my feature matchups. I’ve been saying it for a few weeks now, J.A. Happ is the best pitcher on the team right now. He’s 7-0, his ERA is under 3, and he’s just getting the job done while Cole Hamels is slacking off. Joel Pineiro is not one to forget about, although many do (myself included). He’s really doing a good job for St. Louis this season along with Carpenter and Wainwright. This one should be a good matchup in the Bank and hopefully Happ can keep a 0 in the loss column.
This one had great written all over it. When I saw that it was Garza/Halladay, I was put into an immediate state of happiness, I cannot wait to see this game. I know Garza isn’t having that great of a season but I really like the guy. HIs fastball/curveball combination can be deadly for sure. Then there’s Halladay, who is never short of perfect in my mind. Odds are he’s stuck in Toronto for another year and he might as well make the best of it. I want Halladay for Cy Young this year, I think he can pull it off too. Lets see if he can have a great outing against a team who was just decimated by Mark Buehrle.
Johnson/Kershaw, sounds interesting enough to me. Johnson is having himself a career season and Kershaw is doing pretty well for himself as well. Both of these guys have ERA’s below 3, but surprisingly they only have 8 wins a piece. These guys are better than 8 wins that’s for sure. This one should be really good and will easily be the best matchup on the West Coast, so enjoy.
The notables:
Justin Verlander pitches in Game 1 of the day/nighter with Chicago, Javier Vazquez faces the Milwaukee Brewers, Johan Santana heads to Houston, Zack Greinke takes on the heavy-hitting Rangers, Matt Cain looks to continue his incredible season in Colorado, Zach Duke faces the Diamondbacks, John Lackey takes on the Twins, and one of my favorites, the Aussie with the pitchers goggles, Ryan Rowland-Smith, returns tonight to battle the Indians.
The winner:
I’ll take Garza/Halladay myself, I really have high expectations for this game, especially for Halladay, who will hopefully live up to them, enjoy the pitching and congratulations the Mark Buehrle once again.
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