Thursday, May 20, 2004
Astros-Marlins 5/19
Is Tim Redding back? He certainly made a case for it last night, with his third consecutive quality start, and second against Florida.
In his last three starts (@ATL, FLA, @FLA) Redding has:
Contrast that to his first four outings (@MIL, MIL, STL, CIN):
It's a great turnaround, but Florida and Atlanta rank 14th and 11th, respectively, in NL Team Batting. Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cinci rank 3rd, 5th and 8th. For now, the jury is still out. Redding's next start comes on Tuesday in Cinci.
Other thoughts from last night:
- Lance Berkman is 7-for-his-last-10. Nice.
- Nicer: Alyssa Milano drinking a beer in the stands at Pro Player Park. She was watching her boyfriend, Carl Pavano, pitch. If I were a Fox SW cameraman, my lens would stay focused on her all night.
- I said, prior to the series, that Houston's bats would come alive in the dead Miami air. Yes, I am a genius (or somesuch).
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In his last three starts (@ATL, FLA, @FLA) Redding has:
- lowered his ERA from 10.57 to 5.29 (0.98 ERA during that stretch)
- allowed just 15 hits and 4 walks in 18.2 innings
- compiled a 2-0 record
- surrendered just 2 HRs
- pitched at least 6 innings each time
Contrast that to his first four outings (@MIL, MIL, STL, CIN):
- allowed 18 ER in 15.1 innings (10.57 ERA)
- gave up 26 hits and 7 walks (2.19 WHIP v. 1.04 in last three)
- compiled an 0-3 record
- surrendered 5 HRs
- failed to make it out of the 5th inning each time
It's a great turnaround, but Florida and Atlanta rank 14th and 11th, respectively, in NL Team Batting. Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cinci rank 3rd, 5th and 8th. For now, the jury is still out. Redding's next start comes on Tuesday in Cinci.
Other thoughts from last night:
- Lance Berkman is 7-for-his-last-10. Nice.
- Nicer: Alyssa Milano drinking a beer in the stands at Pro Player Park. She was watching her boyfriend, Carl Pavano, pitch. If I were a Fox SW cameraman, my lens would stay focused on her all night.
- I said, prior to the series, that Houston's bats would come alive in the dead Miami air. Yes, I am a genius (or somesuch).
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