Wednesday, July 20, 2005
A Reversal of Style
One night after an 11-10 slugfest, the Yankees and Rangers reversed their style and played a 2-1 nail-biter last night in Arlington.
It was an odd game to watch, as it stayed scoreless all the way until the 8th inning, but with each team having various chances to score runs. Although Chan Ho Park’s overall numbers don’t look daunting (5.33 ERA), he’s actually thrown quite a few outings like the one last night:
His previous two outings, against Boston and Oakland, had been not been good: a combined 10.2 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 6 K
But the previous two starts had been solid, and very similar to his line from last night. In fact, his best starts this year have been generally in the 7 IP/2 R range:
Afternoon Delight
As I wrap up my lunch break a couple of games with implications on the AL East and Wild Card races are about 20 minutes away from first pitch.
The Astros and Pirates are already underway. Houston has a 1-0 lead in the first. The Pirates have really been struggling lately, particularly with the bats.
I don't want to sound like a broken record, but I fully expect the Boston bats to go to town on Mark Hendrickson (4-6, 6.35) at Fenway this afternoon. To this point, the Sox have a modest six runs in the first two games of the series.
In Minneapolis, the Orioles and Twins will play the rubber-game of their series; it's a 1:10 first pitch.
It also will be interesting to see if the rejuvenated Braves can continue putting heat on the Nationals, who steadied the ship last night with a shutout of the Rockies. Smoltz goes for his 11th win at Pac Bell later on this afternoon.
Busy day at work, but I'll be sure to take a quick glance at the scoreboard as the day goes on.
One night after an 11-10 slugfest, the Yankees and Rangers reversed their style and played a 2-1 nail-biter last night in Arlington.
It was an odd game to watch, as it stayed scoreless all the way until the 8th inning, but with each team having various chances to score runs. Although Chan Ho Park’s overall numbers don’t look daunting (5.33 ERA), he’s actually thrown quite a few outings like the one last night:
IP H R ER BB K
7.1 6 0 0 3 5
His previous two outings, against Boston and Oakland, had been not been good: a combined 10.2 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 6 K
But the previous two starts had been solid, and very similar to his line from last night. In fact, his best starts this year have been generally in the 7 IP/2 R range:
Date Game IP H R ER BB KOut of this batch of games, the only ones he didn’t get a win was last night and 6/26 vs. the Astros. And of course, he’s now stymied the Yankees twice this season.
13-Apr Ana 6.2 5 3 3 1 6
23-Apr at NY 6.2 3 1 1 5 6
29-Apr Bos 7 3 2 2 4 7
22-May Hou 7 6 0 0 0 2
29-May Chi AL 6 6 3 3 4 4
26-Jun at Hou 7 5 2 2 0 6
1-Jul at Sea 7 5 2 2 3 6
19-Jul NY 7 6 1 1 3 5
Afternoon Delight
As I wrap up my lunch break a couple of games with implications on the AL East and Wild Card races are about 20 minutes away from first pitch.
The Astros and Pirates are already underway. Houston has a 1-0 lead in the first. The Pirates have really been struggling lately, particularly with the bats.
I don't want to sound like a broken record, but I fully expect the Boston bats to go to town on Mark Hendrickson (4-6, 6.35) at Fenway this afternoon. To this point, the Sox have a modest six runs in the first two games of the series.
In Minneapolis, the Orioles and Twins will play the rubber-game of their series; it's a 1:10 first pitch.
It also will be interesting to see if the rejuvenated Braves can continue putting heat on the Nationals, who steadied the ship last night with a shutout of the Rockies. Smoltz goes for his 11th win at Pac Bell later on this afternoon.
Busy day at work, but I'll be sure to take a quick glance at the scoreboard as the day goes on.
