Slugfest of the day is a tough choice, but I'm going with Texas at Toronto as Brandon McCarthy faces Tomo Ohka. Brandon's big problem comes from left-handed batters. They're slugging .735 against the righty. Ohka is a righty who can't get righties out. Righties are posting a .361 OBA against him, while lefties are getting on at a .270 clip.

Paul Maholm comes off a three-hit shutout of the Astros as he faces Aaron Harang and the Reds. Maholm shows good control this season walking just six in twenty five innings. Harang will try to end April 4-0. He's not only showing good control like Maholm, but he's adding a high strikeout rate as well.

In the battle of 23-year-old lefties, the veteran Scott Kazmir visits the rookie Dallas Braden. Dallas handled the Orioles easily in his major league debut, striking out six and walking just one in six innings of work. Scott's main problem this season is five home runs and a tendency to give up hits with men in scoring position.

The Cubs and Cardinals appear on National TV tonight. The teams are tied for last in the NL Central with Houston, so one of them will move up a spot after tonight. Rich Hill takes the hill for the Cubs. He's third in the majors in ERA based on incredible work against right-handed batters. They're hitting just .127 against Rich with a .207 OBA and a .215 slugging percentage. After three good starts at the beginning of the season, Kip Wells allowed eleven earned runs in his last two appearances.

Enjoy!

Update: Sorry, I just saw the Cardinals game was postponed due to the death of Josh Hancock. Please see the next post.