May 24, 2009, 5:05 PM
Price a risky start, Gallardo is not
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The story of the day is the call-up of uber-prospect
David Price, a pitcher perceived to be so good that despite being stuck in Triple-A for six weeks, he was still owned in more than three-fourths of ESPN leagues before the Rays even announced they were recalling him for Monday. Price takes the place in the rotation of
Scott Kazmir , whose poor performance to date finally earned him a trip to the disabled list. All those owners who have waited patiently for Price, however, may need to continue exercising patience, as he gets a tough initial start against the Indians.
That is the theme for the day, in fact, as it's a brutal day for pitching matchups outside of the top nine or 10 pitchers. Fortunately, there's something to look forward to, as two of the top five pitchers in strikeouts toe the mound:
Justin Verlander of the Tigers and
Javier Vazquez of the Braves. The rest of the rankings, however, may surprise you.
For starters
Starting pitcher rankings for Monday
<table style="margin: 0pt; width: 100%;"> <thead><tr><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>Rk</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 30px;"><center>Team</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;">Name</th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>T</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 35px;"><center>W-L</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>ERA</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>WHIP</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>K/9</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>OPSA</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>Opp</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>OPS</center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center>CT%</center></th></tr></thead><tbody> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Justin Verlander</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-2</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.99</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.15</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">12.30</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.617</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@KC</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.744</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">80.5%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Javier Vazquez</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.39</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.10</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">11.26</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.633</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@SF</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.672</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">78.6%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Ryan Dempster</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.40</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.27</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.69</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.709</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
PIT</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.715</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">78.5%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Wandy Rodriguez</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5-2</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.83</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.00</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">8.08</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.553</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@CIN</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.741</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">80.5%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Chris Carpenter</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-0</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">0.00</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">0.80</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.80</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.392</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@MIL</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.773</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">75.9%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Ervin Santana</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">0-1</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.09</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.46</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.17</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.680</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
CHW</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.699</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">80.3%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Yovani Gallardo</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-2</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.83</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.12</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">8.71</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.672</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
STL</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.754</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">82.6%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">8</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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John Danks</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.60</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.37</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">8.58</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.751</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@LAA</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.753</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">83.2%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">9</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Paul Maholm</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-1</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.30</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.26</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.02</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.649</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@CHC</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.729</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">77.1%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">10</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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John Maine</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.53</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.42</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.31</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.676</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
WAS</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.789</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">76.8%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">11</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Gil Meche</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.42</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.40</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.79</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.711</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
DET</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.772</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">81.5%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">12</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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David Price</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">--</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">--</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">--</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">--</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">--</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@CLE</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.779</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">77.9%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">13</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Aaron Harang</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.19</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.23</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.89</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.689</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
HOU</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.737</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">82.3%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">14</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Doug Davis</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-6</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.95</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.28</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.42</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.724</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
SD</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.694</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">79.3%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">15</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Brian Tallet</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-2</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.47</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.24</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.70</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.704</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@BAL</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.755</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">83.9%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">16</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Jonathan Sanchez</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.74</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.58</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">8.76</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.748</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
ATL</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.735</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">82.2%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">17</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Chad Gaudin</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.18</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.54</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.75</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.647</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@ARI</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.715</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">76.4%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">18</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Brett Anderson</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.54</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.45</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.82</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.810</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
SEA</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.678</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">82.7%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">19</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Chris Jakubauskas</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.10</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.35</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.48</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.752</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@OAK</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.666</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">81.9%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">20</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Jeremy Guthrie</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.37</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.43</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.20</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.876</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
TOR</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.800</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">84.2%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">21</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Jorge De La Rosa</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">0-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.27</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.29</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">8.94</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.670</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
LAD</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.792</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">81.0%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">22</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Fausto Carmona</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.74</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.56</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.06</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.756</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
TB</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.812</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">77.4%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">23</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Francisco Liriano</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-5</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.04</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.46</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.11</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.818</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
BOS</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.807</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">79.4%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">24</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Chris Volstad</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.64</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.12</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.45</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.687</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@PHI</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.809</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">80.7%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">25</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Jamie Moyer</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3-4</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.62</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.81</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.57</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.039</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
FLA</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.700</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">75.7%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">26</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Brad Penny</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-1</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">6.07</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.65</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.60</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.875</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@MIN</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.788</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">81.7%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">27</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Eric Stults</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-1</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.82</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.41</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">5.97</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.731</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@COL</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.758</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">77.3%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">28</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Phil Hughes</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">R</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-2</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.06</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.94</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">7.89</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.033</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@TEX</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.815</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">76.8%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">29</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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John Lannan</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">2-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">3.63</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.44</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.67</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.795</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
@NYM</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.779</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">83.2%</td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">30</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
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Matt Harrison</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">L</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4-3</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.71</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">1.45</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">4.89</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">.805</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">
NYY</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">.829</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center">81.8%</td></tr> </tbody></table>
Rk.: The author's ranking of that pitcher for that day only.
T: Pitcher throws left-handed or right-handed.
W-L: Pitcher's win-loss record.
ERA: Pitcher's earned run average.
WHIP: Pitcher's average number of walks plus hits surrendered per inning.
K/9: Pitcher's average number of strikeouts per nine innings.
OPSA: Pitcher's on-base plus slugging percentage surrendered to opponents.
OPS: Pitcher's opponent's composite team on-base plus slugging percentage.
CT%: Pitcher's opponent's success rate putting the ball in play (versus striking out).