Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 16, 2006
Games of the Day

The Phans of Philadelphia finally get to see their wunderkind Cole Hamels after four starts on the road. They'll send the rookie against the lowly Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It's a good matchup for his home debut, as Tampa Bay is near the bottom of the league in runs. The Devil Rays trot out a pretty good rookie of their own, James Shields. Sheilds gives up hits, but his strikeout and walks rates are good, and he's yet to allow a home run. He needs to become a bit more efficient so he can get past the sixth inning.

Another interesting pair of youngsters go in the Twins/Pirates game as Ian Snell hosts Francisco Liriano. Snell's last three starts produced three wins and a 1.40 ERA. He's been up and down this season, however, with a bunch of bad starts followed by a bunch of good ones. Liriano's had almost nothing but success since moving into the rotation. He's allowed zero runs in three of his five starts and has yet to allow a home run since moving into the rotation.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 12:12 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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Hamels doesn't have to be the next ace, he just has to be the stopper, tonight.

Posted by: MAW at June 16, 2006 01:05 PM
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