August 15, 2007
Games of the Day
Both the Yankees and Red Sox play early this afternoon, but the Yankees pitching matchup is the most intriguing.
27 June 2007: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard (45) pitches in the 2nd inning against the New York Yankees. Bedard struck out eight in seven innings and only allowed two hits as the Orioles defeated the Yankees 4-0 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD.
Photo: Mark Goldman/Icon SMI
Erik Bedard sits one strikeout short of 200 as he goes against rookie Phil Hughes. Bedard hasn't lost a game since June 15th, and
in that stretch since he's 8-0 with a 2.40 ERA in eleven starts, striking out 96 in 75 innings.
Hughes makes his fifth start of his major league career, with two good ones and two poor ones under his belt. He's yet to pitch well at Yankee Stadium.
The Diamondbacks haven't lost often lately, but when they do it's a blow out like last night. Doug Davis tries to turn that around today as he faces Sergio Mitre. Davis has pitched great since the All-Star break, posting a 2.40 ERA in six starts. He's walking batters but not allowing hits, making the most of his defense. Mitre deserves better than his 5-5 record, but on the mound he's allowed 60 runs in 21 starts while the Marlins scored just 55.
And the Dodgers might actually manage to score some runs tonight as Jason Jennings takes on Brad Penny. Jennings' ERA is more than twice as high as Penny's, so if the Dodgers can't support Brad tonight, they might as well kiss their season good bye.
Enjoy!
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Look at the strain on his arm. That's not loose skin, those are muscles and ligaments and tendons. It baffles me, the amount of abuse those pitchers and their shoulders/elbows go through
