Starting Pitcher Rankings for May 31

Happy Memorial Day all

<CENTER>Starting pitcher rankings for May 31 </CENTER>

<TABLE style="MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 100%"><THEAD><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=6><CENTER></CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3><CENTER>2010 Statistics </CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3><CENTER>Past 21 Days </CENTER></TH></TR></THEAD><THEAD><TR><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>Rk </CENTER></TH><TH style="WIDTH: 30px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>Team </CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">Name <CENTER></CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>T </CENTER></TH><TH style="WIDTH: 35px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>Opp </CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>Rating </CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><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>W-L </CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>ERA </CENTER></TH><TH style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><CENTER>WHIP </CENTER></TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Roy Oswalt </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>WAS </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>10 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-6 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.35 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.01 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.17 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.83 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Ubaldo Jimenez </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@SF </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>8 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>9-1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.88 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.93 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.90 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.80 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Francisco Liriano </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>L </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@SEA </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.17 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.29 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.09 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.53 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Tim Lincecum </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>COL </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>10 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5-1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.00 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.12 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.32 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.65 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Justin Verlander </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>OAK </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>8 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.74 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.12 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.35 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.96 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Ervin Santana </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@KC </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.65 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.26 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.14 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.33 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>7 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Andy Pettitte </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>L </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>CLE </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6-1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.62 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.22 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.72 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.24 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>8 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Tommy Hanson </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>PHI </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>7 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.06 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.30 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.96 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.37 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>9 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Chad Billingsley </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>ARI </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>7 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.63 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.40 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-0 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.80 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.16 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>10 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Hisanori Takahashi </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>L </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@SD </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>10 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.13 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.24 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-0 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.98 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.15 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>11 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Kevin Correia </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>NYM </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-4 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.03 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.32 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.15 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.56 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>12 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Jaime Garcia </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>L </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>CIN </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>10 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.14 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.14 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-0 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.04 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.27 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>13 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Matt Garza </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@TOR </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.97 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.15 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.39 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.28 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>14 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Bronson Arroyo </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@STL </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.30 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.22 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-0 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.08 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.05 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>15 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Carlos Zambrano </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@PIT </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>8 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6.12 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.70 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.86 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.29 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>16 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Doug Fister </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>MIN </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>8 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.03 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.95 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.70 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.10 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>17 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Brandon Morrow </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>TB </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-4 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6.66 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.70 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>9.18 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.04 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>18 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Trevor Cahill </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@DET </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.31 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.10 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2.49 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0.91 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>19 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Luke Hochevar </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>LAA </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.95 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.38 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.85 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.08 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>20 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Joe Blanton </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@ATL </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.63 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.28 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6.05 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.19 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>21 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Nate Robertson </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>L </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>MIL </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-4 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.05 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.46 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.04 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.35 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>22 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Chris Narveson </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>L </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@FLA </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-2 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.53 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.68 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.06 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.59 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>23 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Luis Atilano </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@HOU </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4-1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.82 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.58 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.95 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.55 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>24 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Mitch Talbot </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@NYY </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>6-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3.73 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.28 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3-1 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.85 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.31 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>25 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Rodrigo Lopez </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>@LAD </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>2-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>4.57 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.48 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1-2 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.19 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.62 </TD></TR><TR class=last><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>26 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle> </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">Ross Ohlendorf </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>R </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>CHC </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0-3 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.11 </TD><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.78 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>0-3 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>5.49 </TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f8f2; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" align=middle>1.88 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Hitters' count:


• Martin Prado, 1B/2B/3B, Braves: Prado is batting .417 versus Joe Blanton, going deep twice in just 12 at-bats.
• Cody Ross, OF, Marlins: Right-handers consider Chris Narveson batting practice, judging by the triple-slash line he's allowed this season: .359 AVG/.417 OBP/.581 SLG in 117 at-bats. Ross is officially hot (.344 average in May) and is at his best against left-handers to boot, so expect a big game.
• Adam Dunn, 1B/OF, Nationals: While his batting average is predictably low (.261), Dunn has otherwise done quite well versus Roy Oswalt. He has 69 at-bats and 13 walks against the Houston right-hander, giving him a Dunn-like .378 OBP, and with 12 extra-base hits -- including four home runs -- the power has been there, too.
• Billy Butler, 1B, Royals: Butler has managed only four hits off Ervin Santana in 15 at-bats, but boy has he made it worth it, considering three of them have left the park.
• Seth Smith, OF, Rockies: Smith has been heating up recently, swatting three home runs and a double in his past four games, and he hasn't had many troubles against Tim Lincecum in his career. While he's struck out six times in 14 at-bats, he's taken Lincecum deep twice and slapped a double, too.
• Adam LaRoche, 1B, Diamondbacks: While LaRoche may be batting an ugly .118 in the past week, he has quite a bit of success against Chad Billingsley, especially when it comes to hitting for power. He's 4-for-12 (.333) with a pair of home runs and a double, and with Billingsley's struggles against southpaws (.470 slugging percentage allowed) LaRoche could very well go deep again.
• Jonny Gomes, OF, Reds: When Gomes gets hot he can carry teams with him, and his May (.375 average in 80 at-bats, seven doubles, five home run and a triple) is certainly proof. There's a good chance he'll keep it going against Jaime Garcia, primarily because he crushes left-handers, batting .333 with five doubles and three home runs in just 48 at-bats.


Pitchers' count:


• Shin-Soo Choo, OF, Indians: Andy Pettitte has been virtually untouchable versus left-handers, limiting them to a .497 OPS in 59 at-bats. While Choo has been superb this year, lefties have been his weakness, with only four of his 16 extra-base hits coming off southpaws. His OPS is a whopping 328 points worse when facing left-handers instead of righties.
• Troy Glaus, 1B/3B, Braves: The hot-and-cold Glaus is glacial against Joe Blanton, striking out six times and batting a woeful .095 in 21 at-bats.
• Nyjer Morgan, OF, Nationals: Morgan is in the midst of a very ugly 7-for-46 (.152) slump since May 15, and with eight caught-stealings in 17 attempts this season, he might even be feeling a little anxious on the basepaths, too. Running into Roy Oswalt won't help matters, especially considering Morgan is just 2-for-13 (.154) against the righty.
• Ian Stewart, 2B/3B, Rockies: A May slump has brought Stewart down to earth, and Tim Lincecum will do his best to continue that free-fall. It has been a one-sided matchup, with The Freak striking out Stewart a whopping 12 times in 20 at-bats; it's a minor miracle Stewart has managed three hits off him.
• Ryan Ludwick, OF, Cardinals: It's tough to recommend a batter who has gone down on strikes in a third of his at-bats, and it may be even more surprising that it's Bronson Arroyo who has left Ludwick so helpless. Overall the outfielder is hitting .222 in 36 at-bats versus Arroyo.


Baseball Challenge Pick of the Day



Jhonny Peralta, 3B, Indians: Need power from third base? Check out Peralta, who is a robust 5-for-13 (.385) with four extra-base hits against Andy Pettitte, including two home runs.

Selected notes:

• Ervin Santana has navigated a number of tough offenses this season, most recently the Blue Jays, and he went the distance while striking out 10 batters along the way. Sure, three home runs marred the performance, but it was a good day's work against a team lapping the field in home runs hit. Overall, with a 2.78 ERA and 34 K's in 35 2/3 innings this month, Santana looks to be back, and the schedule-makers are rewarding him: He'll draw the Royals and then the Mariners and Athletics (all on the road) in his next three starts. Since he's still available in close to 60 percent of ESPN.com leagues, it's time to make that leap if you haven't done so already.


• Tommy Hanson's performance against the Marlins (four hits -- but five walks -- in six innings, two runs allowed, including one home run, and four strikeouts) doesn't exactly inspire confidence, especially since he was torched by the Reds in his previous outing. That means his owners have a tough decision when he faces the Phillies, who can rough up any pitcher not on his A-game. Fortunately for Hanson, the Phillies' offense hasn't been quite as good as we're accustomed to seeing, and he gets to face them at home while missing out on their elite pitchers, facing Joe Blanton instead. That gives him a much better chance at picking up a win, and overall Hanson has still pitched quite well this season, so I'd keep him active.


• Surprised to see Hisanori Takahashi and Kevin Correia outrank Jaime Garcia and Matt Garza? Well, Takahashi has earned his recommendation on the strength of two sterling outings against two of the best offenses in the majors, the Yankees and the Phillies. He's been nearly flawless, allowing 11 baserunners in 12 innings while fanning 11 and allowing zero runs. It stands to reason, then, that he should continue that success against the Padres, who can't hit left-handers and struggle at home. For Correia, meanwhile, it's simply taking advantage of Petco Park, as he has a 2.83 ERA and 1.29 WHIP at home.


• It's a red flag that Garcia has allowed a third of his walks in his past two starts, because Garcia isn't the type of pitcher who can be very successful walking a bunch of batters. He still is second in the league in ground-ball rate, so it's not all bad, but as his batting average on balls in play (.250, about 40 points below average) and HR/9 (a microscopic -- and unsustainable -- 0.16) continue to rise, his ERA is due for a massive correction. If you're a forward-thinking person, benching him versus the Reds is a legitimate option. Their offense has been scorching-hot in May (.897 OPS) and they now sport the best OPS in the league against left-handers (.814). The Reds also got a look at him just a few weeks ago, so you have a tough decision whether to keep him active.


• Garza has been exceptional for much of the year but was off versus the Red Sox in his last start, allowing an uncharacteristic five walks and three home runs in just five innings of work. You also can't ignore that the last time he faced the Blue Jays he allowed eight hits, five runs and four walks in five innings. This is a powerhouse offense that should be taken very seriously. They lead the league in runs scored and team OPS against right-handers, both by comfortable margins, and have hit a ridiculous 31 more home runs off of righties than any other team in the majors. Wow. That's just too much power to risk starting Garza against, especially on the road.


• It's nice that Trevor Cahill is inducing a lot of ground balls, which helps make up for his lack of strikeouts, but he's getting awfully lucky: A .213 BABIP means his already high home run rate could continue to increase, especially since his fly-ball percentage is sky-high at 30.4 percent. As a result, you probably have to sit him against a solid Tigers offense, especially since Cahill has struggled a bit on the road in his career.

American League

Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees

Andy Pettitte takes the mound on Monday looking for a rare home victory against Cleveland. He hasn’t beaten the Indians in Yankee Stadium since 1996 – his second year in the league. Since then, he is 0-4 with a 5.60 ERA in his last six home starts against the Tribe.

Oakland A's at Detroit Tigers

Justin Verlander needed 115 pitches and faced just three batters over the minimum against Oakland back on May 19, allowing one run in his only complete game this season. The Tigers ace struck out five and walked one, surrendering the lone run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.

That outing marked the end of a four-start stretch in which the 27-year-old right-hander went 4-0 while allowing five runs in 30 combined innings and holding opponents to a .149 batting average and .382 OPS.

The A’s have rarely presented much of a challenge for Verlander in his career, however, putting them as the perfect mark. In eight total starts against Oakland, Verlander owns a 4-3 record with a 2.72 ERA. He has struck out 49 batters in 53 innings while limiting the A’s hitters to a .223 batting average.

Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won their first game without slugger Kendry Morales, but the future might not be quite as bright.

The Angels will be looking to fend off the Kansas City Royals without their centerpiece slugger when they open a four-game series on Monday.

Morales suffered one of the oddest injuries anyone will ever see when he jumped on home plate to celebrate a walk-off grand slam and broke his leg, requiring surgery that could end his season. The 26-year-old was scheduled to undergo the procedure on Sunday but doctors decided to wait until the swelling subsided

Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays

The Jays have swatted 53 home runs in May, easily surpassing the franchise record for a single month. They had nine against the Orioles, bringing their season total to 88 - far and away the most in the majors.

They'll kick things off against the Rays, who own baseball's best record and have been terrorizing teams in their own ballparks. Tampa Bay is 19-5 away from Tropicana Field, with the team ERA nearly a full run lower on the road than at home.

Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners

Minnesota flies into Seattle hurting literally after center fielder Denard Span collided with second baseman Orlando Hudson as Span caught the final out in Sunday night’s 6-3 victory to cap a sweep of the Texas Rangers. The two players walked off after being dazed on the play for a few minutes but their status for Monday's game is unknown.

Losing either would be a blow to the Twins. Span is 19-for-47 (.404) in his last 11 games and Hudson is 7-for-16 (.438) in Minnesota's four-game winning streak. Hudson is third on the team in batting at .305.

National League

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves

Phillies sluggers Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are mired in awful slumps. Utley has four hits in his last 30 at-bats, and Howard is in the midst of a 4-for-27 stretch and doesn't have an extra-base hit in the last eight games.

Milwaukee Brewers at Florida Marlins

Milwaukee owns the second-worst bullpen in the National League with a 5.70 ERA and a .296 batting average against. The rotation hasn’t been much better, ranking 14th in the league with a 4.80 ERA and tied for last with 20 quality starts.

The faulty pitching was behind a nine-game losing streak earlier this month and is the key reason the Brewers remain eight games below .500. All of this despite an offense that is tied for second in the NL with 248 runs scored.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh has scored the second-fewest runs in baseball (166), but has averaged nearly six runs per game in winning five of six against the Cubs this season.

Washington Nationals at Houston Astros

Houston's lack of offense has been hurting Roy Oswalt, who has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his 10 starts this season and recently went 0-4 over five outings despite yielding just 11 earned runs in 35 innings.

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants

An epic pitching matchup is the featured attraction as the San Francisco Giants host the Colorado Rockies on Monday during a Memorial Day matinee contest in the opener of a three-game series.

Two-time reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum will pitch for the Giants against Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez, who is off to the best start of any pitcher since 1966.

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals

Cincinnati (30-21) has a one-game lead over St. Louis in the division thanks to a hot stretch of play that has seen the Reds win 16 of their last 22 games. Cincinnati had won four straight before losing to the Houston Astros, 2-0, in 10 innings on Sunday.

Part of the reason for the Reds' recent surge has been a home run barrage that also ended Sunday. Cincinnati had hit a home run in 18 straight games - the third-longest run in franchise history - before Sunday's shutout.

Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers should have Andre Ethier back from the disabled list and that can only be a good thing considering he was the National League triple crown leader when he went down with a broken pinkie.

The left-handed hitting outfielder is expected to be in the lineup Monday against Rodrigo Lopez (2-3, 4.57 ERA) with his .392 batting average, 11 home runs and 38 RBIs.

New York Mets at San Diego Padres

The New York Mets might have lucked their way into a stellar starting pitcher.

Of course, two good outings in a row doesn’t assure a season’s worth of quality starts but Hisanori Takahashi’s 12 scoreless innings have opened eyes as well as stifling opponents’ bats.

Takahashi will look for a third consecutive standout performance on Monday night when the Mets visit the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game series.

randy wells is going for the cubs today

all teams played yesterday which means many odd flights for early games today. Here's the movers...mets/min nasty flights but playing tonight instead of day. milwaukee and nationals with quick turnarounds for sure

philly from miami to atlanta
!! milw from milw to miami
bucs from atlanta to pit/ cubs from chi to pit
!! nats from san diego to houston / astros from cincy to houston
rockies from col to san fran
cards from chi to stl / reds from cincy to stl
lad from col to la / dbacks from sf to la
!! nym from milw to SD
laa from la to kc/ kc from boston to kc
tb from tb to tor night
!!min from min to sea