Tim Hudson looks poised for a win tonight. He's 5-0 over his last five starts, and 7-0 with a 1.71 career ERA against the Orioles. It should also be noted that instead of being a devestating loss, the Athletics are 11-2 since Mark Mulder's injury.

The battle of the Sox continues in Chicago, with Derek Lowe facing Mark Buehrle. Buehrle is 2-0 against the Red Sox with a 1.62 ERA in 16 2/3 innings.

Atlanta's Rus Ortiz goes for his 19th win of the season against the Mets' Steve Trachsel this afternoon. I never know what to make of Trachsel; he'll have stretches of brilliance, must mostly stretches of mediocrity. He's on one of the brilliant stretches right now, going 4-1 with a 2.31 ERA over his last five starts. When he's good, he's very very good,...

Kevin Brown will try to regain the NL ERA lead from Jason Schmidt tonight. Schmidt leads Brown by .05 runs. Brown faces the Astros' Jeriome Robertson, who struggled in August with a 6.83 ERA. Brown needs to pitch 5 1/3 without an earned run or better to pass Schmidt. If he gives up an earned run, he'll have to go 10.

Enjoy!