Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 18, 2006
Games of the Day

The Blue Jays try to salvage one game from their series with the Marlins as they send ace Roy Halladay against Josh Johnson. Johnson might very well qualify as the Marlins ace right now, given the poor season by Dontrelle Willis. He has the best ERA, K per 9 and HR per 9 of any Marlins starter. Halladay ranks 15th in the majors in batting average allowed with runners in scoring position, one reason he's been so tough this season.

Detroit goes for a sweep of the Cubs with their ancient ace Kenny Rogers, but all eyes will be on Mark Prior's return. Unless the Cubs can start scoring runs, however, Prior will need to pitch shutouts if he wants to win. Rogers is close to where he was in 2005 at this point. Last year he had a 9-2 record with an incredible 1.98 ERA through June 17. His home runs are up this season, leading to a higher ERA, but the Tigers must be happy with his 9-3 record and the 10-4 record in games he starts.

Finally, ESPN brings us the battle of the ageless wonders as Curt Schilling and the Red Sox go for the sweep of the Braves against John Smoltz. A perfect game to try out the new HD TV your received for Fathers Day! Although their ERAs aren't that different, (Schilling 3.59, Smoltz 3.78) their run support is. Smoltz allowed 42 runs so far while getting 54 while he's on the mound. The Red Sox gave Schilling 68 runs in support of the 38 he's allowed.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 11:24 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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