Starting pitcher rankings for June 13

<center> Starting pitcher rankings for June 13

</center><table style="margin: 0pt; width: 100%;"> <thead><tr><th style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" 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="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> 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="center"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Chris Carpenter </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.54 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.07 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.95 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.05 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Matt Cain </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.11 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.00 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.26 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.68 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Phil Hughes </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 8-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.71 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.09 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.51 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.29 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Felix Hernandez </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3-5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.77 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.36 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.41 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.17 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jered Weaver </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.20 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.19 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.77 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.19 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Stephen Strasburg </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.57 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 0.57 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.57 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.57 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Yovani Gallardo </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.41 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.28 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.55 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.10 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Mike Pelfrey </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 8-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.23 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.17 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.90 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.90 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jeff Niemann </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.48 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.01 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.37 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.79 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Zack Greinke </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.05 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.30 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 7.97 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.97 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Clayton Richard </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </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"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.72 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.28 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.33 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.04 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Colby Lewis </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.17 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.84 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.26 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Kevin Slowey </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.45 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.31 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.37 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.87 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 14 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Carlos Monasterios </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.27 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.06 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.81 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.94 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 15 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Ted Lilly </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </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"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.28 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.09 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.84 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.99 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 16 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Cole Hamels </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </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"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5-5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.98 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.37 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.27 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.05 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 17 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Kris Medlen </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.21 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.22 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.29 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 18 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Gavin Floyd </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2-6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6.18 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.63 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.50 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.45 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 19 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Edwin Jackson </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3-6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5.38 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.64 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.11 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 20 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Chris Volstad </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3-6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.48 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.37 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.91 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.73 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 21 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Tim Wakefield </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5.48 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.31 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.76 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.36 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 22 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Armando Galarraga </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.77 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.00 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.98 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 23 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Kevin Millwood </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 0-7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.64 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.44 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 7.23 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.90 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 24 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jeff Francis </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </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"> 2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.45 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.21 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.07 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.19 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 25 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Sam LeCure </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.67 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.67 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 26 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Vin Mazzaro </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.91 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.85 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.52 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.83 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 27 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jesse Litsch </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 2 </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"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> -- </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 28 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jeff Karstens </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.81 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.53 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.22 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.45 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 29 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Brian Moehler </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </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"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6.12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.76 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 9.64 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.36 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 30 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> David Huff </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </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"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2-7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5.46 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.63 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.71 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.73 </td></tr> </tbody></table>Rk.: The author's ranking of that pitcher for that day only. T: Pitcher throws left-handed or right-handed. Opp: The pitcher's opponent for the day. Rating: The starting pitcher's matchup rating -- separate from the author's ranking -- which accounts for past history (three years' worth as well as past 21 days), opponent and ballpark. Ratings range from 1-10, with 10 representing the best possible matchup, statistically speaking, and 1 representing the worst. 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.

Selected notes:
• Top of the Charts: Chris Carpenter simply owns the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 4-0 record and a 2.09 ERA. ... Typical Matt Cain against the Athletics. His ERA is 2.44, but he is 2-5 lifetime including an inexplicable loss earlier this season despite allowing no earned runs and only five hits.
• Felix Hernandez did lose to the San Diego Padres a few weeks back, but he is still the owner of a 3.69 ERA against them for his career. ... Jered Weaver has a 2.94 ERA when going up against Joe Torre's Los Angeles Dodgers.
• Rounding out the top 10: Mike Pelfrey is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA against the Baltimore Orioles. ... Unbeaten Jeff Niemann has allowed only one run in six innings facing the Florida Marlins. ... Then there's Zack Greinke, who has just about used up all of his Cy Young capital.
• Middle-of-the-road options: Clayton Richard is 2-0 with an 0.69 ERA against the Mariners, including a win in 2010. ... Kevin Slowey beat the Atlanta Braves, allowing only two runs in six innings, in his only prior outing against the team. ... Ted Lilly is 5-2 against the White Sox, but that's thanks to his hitters, as the ERA is 5.94.
Streamers on alert: Cole Hamels, in my opinion, is no longer an automatic start, but he's always done well against the Boston Red Sox: 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA. ... Gavin Floyd gave up only one run in seven innings the last time he faced the Cubs. ... Jeff Francis is the owner of a 1.50 ERA against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Thanks, but no thanks: Winless Kevin Millwood? The adjective says it all, no? ... Brian Moehler is 3-6 with a 5.09 ERA facing the Bronx Bombers. ... Vin Mazzaro is 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA against the San Francisco Giants.

Hitters' count: Sunday
Ramiro Pena, SS, New York Yankees: With A-Rod possibly sidelined for the weekend, Pena will get some whacks against the Houston Astros. The switch-hitter is far better against right-handers, so Sunday is the day to roll the dice.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, San Francisco Giants: He has eight hits in his last six games and a .400 batting average against Vin Mazzaro. For today, the Kung Fu Panda is back in my good graces.
Cristian Guzman, SS, Washington Nationals: Everybody is going to be focused on the Washington pitcher today, but Guzman is hitting .364 in his limited experience against the Cleveland Indians.
Jason Kendall, C, Kansas City Royals: Sure he went 0-for-12 against the Minnesota Twins. But this is the Cincinnati Reds he's facing now. Over the past three seasons, Kendall is hitting .301 when facing the Ohio players.
Aaron Hill, 2B, Toronto Blue Jays: If Hill can't get it together at Coors Field, against a staff he's hitting a combined .300 against, then it's probably time to cut bait once and for all.
Pitchers' count: Sunday
Carlos Santana, C, Cleveland Indians: The hot prospect is likely to be making his debut in this series against the Nationals, but in today's battle of rookies, we're all in on Stephen Strasburg.
Andre Ethier, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers: Certainly, the dropoff from a .453 May batting average was expected, but the reason to sit Ethier today is the .143 average against Jered Weaver.
Todd Helton, 1B, Colorado Rockies: Helton is hitting just .160 for the month of June, and his ownership in ESPN leagues has fallen to below 50 percent. Sigh.
Jose Lopez, 3B, Seattle Mariners: With a 4-for-25 stretch over the last week, it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel for Lopez, who is 0-for-6 against Clayton Richard.
Jay Bruce, OF, Cincinnati Reds: Only one home run so far this month, and the slugging percentage is steadily dropping -- .500 in April, .440 in May and .400 in June.

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Astros (25-38) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Phil Hughes, RHP (8-1, 2.71)
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Astros: Moehler had a critical outing in Colorado, surviving a first-inning Rockies rally that put the Astros down by three, then making key adjustments and coming up with five shutout innings as his team slowly inched its way back and finally took the lead for good in the eighth inning. Moehler sensed a need to curtail Colorado's aggressive approach at the plate, and he began coming inside more to keep the Rockies honest. He ended up with his first quality start of the season, pitching six innings and allowing three runs on nine hits and three walks (one intentional) while striking out four, and his determined battling after digging himself holes was an inspiration to his teammates. Yankees: Hughes will look to win his fourth consecutive start on Sunday as the Yankees complete a three-game set with the Astros. Hughes wasn't thrilled with his stuff on June 8, but it was good enough to beat the Orioles, hurling six innings of three-run, nine-hit ball, walking none and striking out four. Hughes said that the Orioles were more aggressive, so he wasn't even elated with the zero walks. Hughes has never faced the Astros and is 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA in six Interleague appearances (one start).


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Pirates (23-39) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Armando Galarraga, RHP (2-1, 2.77)
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Pirates: Karstens put up a good effort on Tuesday, especially considering it came in one of the most hyped games (Stephen Strasburg's debut) in recent memory. Karstens actually took a lead into the sixth inning, before two Washington home runs sunk him. Still, the outing earned Karstens a stay in the Pirates' rotation for the time being. The right-hander has been a fairly stable presence in the Pirates' rotation when called upon to start this season. As a starter, Karstens is 1-2 with a 4.40 ERA in five games. He has, however, allowed six home runs in 28 2/3 innings.Tigers: Galarraga will be making his first start at Comerica Park since his bid for a perfect game a week and a half earlier set up a surge of national publicity and made him a name in Detroit. He got back to some sense of normalcy in his last start Tuesday at Chicago, where he gave up two runs over five innings against the White Sox. The Tigers aren't expecting complete games from him, let alone perfect games, but the more innings they can get out of him, the better. He owns a 4-3 record and 5.12 ERA in nine career Interleague starts but was roughed up was four runs on eight hits in two innings against the Pirates last June in Pittsburgh.


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Nationals: Making his Major League debut after 11 sensational Minor League starts, Strasburg pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the Pirates on Tuesday, earning the win and striking out 14 in a 5-2 victory. Delwyn Young's two-run home run with two outs in the fourth was the only damage against Strasburg. A sellout crowd of 40,315 saw Strasburg allow just four hits. The 14 strikeouts established a club record and were one shy of the record in a debut set by Karl Spooner in 1954 and J.R. Richard in '71. Even more amazing was that he struck out no more than nine batters in a game when pitching in the Minor Leagues. Strasburg, who did the job without looking at scouting reports, threw 94 pitches, 65 for strikes, and didn't walk a batter. The righty retired his final 10 batters, striking out his last seven.Indians: Huff recovered from an abysmal outing against the Tigers (not to mention the beaning he took from an Alex Rodriguez liner one start earlier) to give the Indians six strong innings against the Red Sox on Tuesday night. If not for a two-out Trevor Crowe error in center field that opened the door to a three-run fourth inning for Boston, Huff would have been in line for a victory. He allowed just those three runs, all of which were unearned, on eight hits with a walk and six strikeouts. This was an important pick-me-up outing for Huff, who continues to have to prove himself in the Tribe rotation.


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Royals (26-37) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Sam LeCure, RHP (1-2, 3.12)
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Royals: Greinke was zinged for six runs in five innings last Tuesday night at Minnesota, giving up three runs in the first. It was his fourth straight loss and his ERA inched above 4.00 for the first time since Aug. 9, 2008, when it reached 4.09. Greinke hasn't pitched close to his Cy Young form of last year, particularly in his past four starts, which he's left losing 7-0, 1-0, 4-0 and 6-0. That's right, the Royals have not scored a single run while Greinke was still in the game. He has never faced the Reds in his career.Reds: LeCure gets another start after Homer Bailey experienced soreness following his rehab start on Tuesday. LeCure has made three starts in place of the injured Bailey, winning the first but dropping the last two. Although he was charged with the loss Tuesday against the Giants, LeCure allowed just one run in six innings of a 3-0 loss and was outdueled by Matt Cain, who pitched a complete game. The only real problem for LeCure has been walks, as he's walked four in each outing.
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Mets (34-28) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Kevin Millwood, RHP (0-7, 4.64)
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Mets: To throw nine innings of one-run ball last Tuesday against the Padres, Pelfrey needed merely 103 pitches. He struck out six, walked none and reduced his ERA to 2.23, its lowest point since April. The only blemish on Pelfrey's night was the fact that the Mets scored just one run behind him, giving him a no-decision. He will look to improve the end result Sunday against the Orioles, a team he faced -- and beat -- for the first time last season.Orioles: After getting off to a solid start to the season but being plagued by poor run support, Millwood has regressed in his last three starts. He is 0-3 with a 8.31 ERA in those outings, including consecutive starts against the Yankees in which he went 5 2/3 innings and gave up six runs each time. He is 8-5 in 20 starts all-time against the Mets with a 3.36 ERA and 6.5 K/9.


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<table bgcolor="#e6e6e6" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="581"> <tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#cacaca"> </td></tr> <tr><td height="20"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right"> Fenway Park | 1:35 PM ET </td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Cole Hamels, LHP (5-5, 3.98)
Phillies (31-29) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Tim Wakefield, RHP (2-4, 5.48)
Red Sox (37-27) </td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td class="pad5">
Phillies: Hamels carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning Monday against the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank. He then allowed back-to-back home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and Scott Hairston, which proved to be too much in a 2-1 loss. Hamels has pitched well this season, especially lately. He is 3-3 with a 3.02 ERA in his past seven starts, a sign that Hamels has turned a corner after a frustrating 2009. The only thing he needs now is a little run support, but every Phillies starter is looking for that these days.Red Sox: The veteran knuckleballer achieved quite the milestone in his last start, passing Roger Clemens as the all-time innings leader in Red Sox history. Wakefield has pitched 2,777 innings since coming to Boston in 1995. More importantly to Wakefield, he got the win in that outing, holding the Indians to four hits and one earned run over 7 1/3 innings. This will be Wakefield's fifth start back in the rotation since Josh Beckett went on the disabled list with back woes. Wakefield turned in one of his best starts of the season against the Phillies, pitching eight shutout innings in a May 23 victory. As a starter this season, Wakefield is 2-4 with a 5.37 ERA. Lifetime at Fenway, Wakefield is 91-72 with a 4.37 ERA.


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<table bgcolor="#e6e6e6" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="581"> <tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#cacaca"> </td></tr> <tr><td height="20"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right"> Tropicana Field | 1:40 PM ET </td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Chris Volstad, RHP (3-6, 4.48)
Marlins (30-32) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Jeff Niemann, RHP (6-0, 2.48)
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Marlins: Volstad was given a big lead twice in his last start. Both times he couldn't hold it, and he was lifted after four-plus innings. Volstad had a tough time trying to preserve leads of four runs and three runs at Philadelphia. The right-hander ended up with a no-decision. He hasn't won since May 7, as he's lost four straight decisions.Rays: Niemann had arguably the best outing by any Rays pitcher this season in his last start against Toronto on Tuesday, when he threw a two-hit shutout. He walked only one batter and struck out six while throwing 69 of his 114 pitches for strikes. The quiet, 6-foot-9 right-hander took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and has become the most consistent starter in a rotation of excellent Rays pitchers. He pitched primarily with his fastball but mixed in his offspeed stuff later on. He has recorded 10 quality starts in 12 outings this season. The shutout was the third of his career, and he became the seventh Tampa Bay pitcher in team history to throw two shutouts in a Rays uniform. Niemann will make his 13th start of the season Sunday and the second of his career against the Marlins. He threw six four-hit, one-run innings in his only other start against Florida.


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Twins (36-26) </td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td class="pad5">
Braves: In his most recent outing on Tuesday against the Twins, Medlen was forced to leave early due to a left shoulder injury that occurred when he slid into home plate. Prior to his exit, the 24-year-old completed five innings while allowing four earned runs. He's continued that trend during his last five starts. In them, Medlen has completed 30 1/3 innings with a 3.86 ERA. In three of those starts, he surrendered just two runs in each. Medlen's season-high innings total is 7 1/3 innings on June 1 against the Dodgers.Twins: Slowey was impressive in his last start against Kansas City on Tuesday. Slowey pitched seven innings, giving up no runs on three hits. He put no runners on base through the first four innings. He also had three strikeouts. Slowey is 5-2 in his past 10 starts and has given up only 23 runs in that span. He has an ERA of 0.64 in two June starts and hasn't allowed more than two runs in game since his May 17 outing against Toronto, in which he gave up three. He hasn't walked more than one batter since his May 9 start against Detroit, in which he walked two.
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Blue Jays: Litsch will be making his season debut after coming off the 60-day disabled list after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 25-year-old right-hander takes the rotation spot of Brian Tallet, who was moved into the bullpen following his last outing on Tuesday, when he gave up five runs on six hits in four innings of a 9-0 loss to the Rays. Litsch will be trying to duplicate the stuff he showed in 2008 when he went 5-2 with a 1.92 ERA in nine starts after returning from a stint in the Minors in the middle of the summer. He finished the year 8-7 with a 4.46 ERA in 20 games (19 starts). Last year, Litsch made only two starts before being placed on the disabled list April 14 with a right forearm strain and then underwent the reconstructive surgery on June 12. This will be Litsch's first career appearance against the Rockies.Rockies: The Rockies lost Francis' last start, 4-3, to the Astros, but Francis didn't figure in the decision though he pitched well enough to win -- two runs in seven innings, with seven hits, one strikeout, 14 groundouts. Many of the hits came when Francis missed high with the fastball, but a changeup that has been accurate all season bailed him out of numerous jams.


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Athletics: The 23-year-old righty picked up his second consecutive win on Wednesday, in a 10-1 win over the Angels. Mazzaro allowed an earned run on five hits over five innings, while striking out three. Manager Bob Geren gave Mazzaro the start after Brett Anderson returned to the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his left arm. Righties are batting .405 against Mazzaro this season, while lefties are hitting .242. In two career starts against the Giants, Mazzaro is 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA.Giants: Cain has worked at least eight innings and allowed no more than one run in each of his past four starts. He has three complete games and two shutouts in that 34-inning stretch, in which he has yielded one earned run -- a 0.26 ERA. Only four Giants pitchers have sustained similar streaks since the franchise moved to San Francisco in 1958. Two are Hall of Famers: Juan Marichal (1965 and '66) and Gaylord Perry (1967 and '70). Vida Blue (1978) and Mike Krukow (1985) also accomplished the feat.


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Mariners: In his last start against the Rangers, Hernandez gave up seven runs on eight hits in six innings with five strikeouts in a 7-1 loss on Tuesday. It was just the third time in 21 career June starts that he was defeated. In his only start against the Padres this season, he took the loss by giving up three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts in seven innings of work. In six career starts against San Diego, Hernandez is 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 39 innings.Padres: Richard has not allowed more than a run in four of his past six starts. But for the second consecutive start, he shackled his opponent without getting a win. In his last two starts -- both against the Mets -- Richard has pitched 13 innings and allowed two runs with nothing to show for it. After winning three consecutive starts from May 12-22, Richard has been held without a victory in his last three. Except for allowing four runs against the Nationals on May 28, he doesn't have to blame himself for that.


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Angels (35-30) </td> <td class="textXl"> @ </td> <td width="38"> </td> <td class="textSm" width="50%"> Carlos Monasterios, RHP (3-0, 2.27)
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Angels: Weaver endured a rare ineffective outing on Tuesday night in Oakland, surrendering six earned runs on 12 hits in six-plus innings. It was only the fourth time in 13 starts in which the angular right-hander had yielded more than two earned runs. The crushing blow was a three-run homer in the seventh by Kurt Suzuki after a pair of infield rollers for singles. Weaver struck out six, giving him 89 in 81 2/3 innings. He is 3-2 with a 2.94 ERA in six career starts against the Dodgers and has been brilliant at Dodger Stadium despite a 1-1 record in three outings with a 0.55 ERA.Dodgers: Manager Joe Torre has been treating this Rule 5 right-hander with the kid gloves you'd expect to show a rookie with little experience, except that the right-hander has been pitching well beyond his years. Torre has been using Monasterios as a fill-in until Vicente Padilla returns from the disabled list. But Monasterios considers himself a starter and is pitching so well that he is making it tough for Torre to send him back to the bullpen. In a year when rookie pitchers are making an impact throughout the league, none of them has a lower opponents batting average than Monasterios.
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Cardinals: Carpenter was in a groove against the Dodgers on Monday when he tossed seven scoreless innings but was stuck with a no-decision as the Cardinals were shut out for the sixth time this season. Carpenter, though, said his cutter is starting to come around and is feeling better than he did earlier in the season, and the stats certainly prove it as he is 2-0 with a 0.83 ERA dating back to May 28. He is 4-0 with a 2.09 ERA in nine career appearances (eight starts) against the D-backs.D-backs: One start after dominating the Dodgers (nine shutout innings), Jackson was only so-so Tuesday night against the Braves. While he did keep the D-backs in the game, Arizona's No. 2 starter allowed four runs on nine hits over six innings. A sign of Jackson's endurance: He had pitched at least seven innings in four straight starts prior to Tuesday. The right-hander is also doing a better job of keeping the ball in the park: He hasn't allowed a home run in three consecutive outings after yielding seven June dingers. Jackson faces St. Louis next; he allowed four runs on seven hits over eight innings in an April 21 no-decision opposing the Cardinals.


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White Sox: Floyd pitched well enough to win his last start, as he held Detroit to one run in six innings. He left the bases loaded in the second inning, and followed that up by leaving two on in the third. The only run was scored when Brandon Inge's single in the sixth knocked in Ryan Raburn, who led off the frame with a double. Unfortunately for Floyd, he didn't get the win, as the bullpen imploded in the seventh inning and the Tigers pushed across six runs. Floyd has one career start against the Cubs, and in that start he went seven innings, giving up one run over four hits.Cubs: Lilly did not get a decision in his last start against the Brewers. It was his sixth straight quality start -- and he has not earned a win in any of them. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Lilly is the second pitcher in Cubs history to go winless over six consecutive quality starts. The other was Sheriff Blake in 1926. Lilly struck out six Brewers, a season high, and gave up one run on Corey Hart's home run. Maybe this time, he'll get some run support.
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you do a great job, keep up the great work.

In a few days you will be able to post these without a problem again BadCo

Wasted effort IMO.