THURSDAY'S STARTERS

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Thursday June 7th 2001
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DR=days rest
NP=# pitches in last
REC=record as starter
TREC=team's record as starter
WHIP=(walks + hits) / innings pitched
ERA=eggplant rapidly accumulates
3RATE=a rating of the pitcher's last 3 starts weighted towards the more recent...
...min=6=brutal
...18+=good
...max=30=unbeatable
Team's with higher 3RATE went 5-5 on Wednesday
...1-3 American League
...4-2 National League
Team's with 3RATE differential of +4 or greater went 4-2 on Wednesday.
...Losers were Castillo to Mlicki
...and Williams to Rueter

Opponents batting average is posted only when OVER .300 or UNDER .300. All are up to date.

NAME...DR...NP...REC/TREC...WHIP...ERA...3RATE
Beimel....3*....30......1-0/1-0.......1.38......2.97
Clement...5....89......2-5/4-8.......1.55.....5.59.....10
...lefties hitting .305 vs Clement
...*Beimel's last was a relief appearance; he started once this season before making 16 appearances in relief; his start @Hou: 5 IP, 5 H (1 HR), 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W9-3
...opponents hitting .319 vs Clement with runners on base and .345 with runners in scoring position; Marlins have lost 5 of his last 6 starts and 3 straight
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Morris...4....85....8-3/9-3.....1.17....2.76......15
Tapani...4...89....8-1/8-2.....1.32....3.47......22.5
...righties hitting .333 vs Tapani (lefties .210, provided due to mega-lefty Cards lineup)
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Eaton....4....107.....6-3/7-4....1.34....4.90....19
Ortiz......4....115.....7-3/7-5....1.43....3.42....14
...lefties hitting .303 vs Eaton
...lefties hitting .305 vs. Ortiz
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Dreifort....4....123....3-4/5-6....1.23....3.99....19.5
Bierbrodt.....major league debut
...Bierbrodt is a 23 year old, 6 foot 5 hard throwing lefty and the first player ever drafted by the D'Backs; he has been impressive in the minors but has been troubled by injuries
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Perez.....8....95....3-3/4-4....1.80....5.68....15
Armas....4....110....6-5/7-5....1.24...3.42....16
...lefties hitting .333 vs Perez
...righties hitting .315 vs Perez
...righties hitting .200 vs Armas
...Armas has picked up the W in each of his past 5 starts
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Gonzalez...5...93....2-2/4-2....1.62....5.70....11
Chen.........5....86....2-3/5-5....1.30....4.47....19
...lefties hitting .362 vs Gonalez
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Reynolds....6....100....5-4/5-4....1.46....5.69...14
Chacon.....5......90.....3-2/4-3....1.59....6.21...15
...lefties hitting .333 vs Reynolds
...righties hitting .304 vs Chacon
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Rekar.....5....114....0-7/2-10....1.43....5.08...12.5
Parris......5.....98.....3-4/3-7.....1.78....5.76....10.5
...lefties hitting .438 vs Parris
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Buehrle...5...107....3-3/5-5....1.06....3.76....25.5
Durbin.....4....132....3-4/3-4....1.43...4.91....15
...righties .197 vs Buehrle
...Buehrle 2-0 w/2.25 era in 36 IP over past 5 starts giving up 24 H (3 HR), 8 BB, 26 K
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Ponson....5...103....3-3/5-3....1.30....4.89....18
Clemens...4...114....6-1/9-3....1.32....4.39....14
...Ponson 3-0 w/3.86 era in 5 starts since coming off DL on May 9th
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Santos......8...97....1-1/2-2....1.32....3.16....11
Wakefield...4*...103...1-0/2-1...1.09...2.19...20.5
...righties hitting .161 vs Santos
...*Wakefield actually only 1 day rest as he threw 15 pitches in relief in marathon game vs Detroit on Tuesday
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Colon.......4....91.....4-6/5-7.....1.31....4.43....11
Radke.....4....92.....7-1/10-2....1.11....3.35....15.5
...Colon has been suffering from a sore right elbow but a recent MRI revealed no damage and in recent bullpen work he was declared fine for this start
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Zito.......4....107....3-5/6-6....1.48....5.35....11.5
Schoenweis..4..97...5-3/8-3...1.49...3.82....19.5
...lefties hitting .141 vs Schoenweis
...righties hitting .319 vs Schoenweis
...Zito 3-0 w/3.03 era in night games
...Zito 3-2 w/3.38 era on road
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SIMPLE STUFF FROM AOL

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday, June 7, 2001
901----01:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH BEIMEL-L 9
Beimel is starting for the first time winning his major league debut, a 9-3 victory at Houston on April 8, Since then he has operated out of the bullpen, making 16 appearances, allowing nine runs and 27 hits over 28 1-3 innings of work.

FLORIDA CLEMENT-R 160 155
Clement is winless in his last three starts, losing two of them, including a 11-5 loss to New York last Friday. He allowed five runs - four earned - and five hits in just 4 1-3 innings. The right-hander has been reached for 11 earned runs in his last 16 1-3 innings, and has issued 40 bases-on-balls in his 67 innings of work this season. OVER

903----02:20 PM-----------------------------------------------
ST. LOUIS MORRIS-R
Morris has won five of his last six starts, but is coming off one of his worst outings of the season, allowing five runs and six hits over 5 1-3 innings Saturday in an 8-5 victory over Cincinnati. OF Jim Edmonds, mired in a 9-for-67 slump, made a rare start at first base Wednesday. ... OF Bobby Bonilla is 1-for-15 over his last nine games.
CHICAGO CUBS TAPANI-R 110
Tapani will try to become the second nine-game winner in the majors while extending the Cubs' nine-game home winning streak in the finale of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals
He has been brilliant over his last three appearances, yielding only two runs and 14 hits through 19 innings while walking four and striking out 13. The veteran right-hander has flourished at Wrigley Field this season, going 5-0 with a 1.69 ERA in six starts.

905----03:35 PM-----------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO EATON-R 9
SAN FRANCISCO ORTIZ-R 145 150

907----04:35 PM-----------------------------------------------
LOS ANGELES DREIFORT-R 8.5ov 9
The right-hander is 0-2 in his last three starts, giving up 10 runs and 18 hits over 22 innings. Dreifort pitched well in a 2-1 loss at Houston on Saturday, allowing one earned run and seven hits over seven innings

ARIZONA BIERBRODT-L 115 PK
The left-hander is making his major league debut as he fills in for injured left-hander Brian Anderson. Arizona's first-round pick in the 1996 amateur draft and allowed one earned run while striking out 26 in 19 2-3 innings for Triple-A Tucson before being promoted.
Arizona has won 11 of its last 13 games overall. Greg Colbrunn on the 15-day disabled list with a bone bruise in his left knee

909----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
ATLANTA PEREZ-L 9un 8.5ov
Season-high five-game winning streak. Odalis Perez (3-4, 5.68 ERA). Perez hasn't lost since April 29 at Arizona, a span of four starts and one relief appearance
MONTREAL ARMAS-R 110
Armas is almost as hot as the Braves themselves, having won five straight starts and six of his last seven. He hasn't suffered a defeat since May 7 at San Francisco. 3-0 mark with a solid 3.68 ERA in three career starts against the Braves. Tatis is hurt and may not play. Montreal is 0-31 when trailing after six innings

911----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
N.Y. METS GONZALEZ-R 9ov
PHILADELPHIA CHEN-L 150
913----09:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
HOUSTON REYNOLDS-R 14 14ov Reynolds of rotation b/o funeral of GF
The Astros have allowed nine runs in each of their last three games and 37 over their last five
With LH closer Billy Wagner on the disabled list, all 12 pitchers currently on the Astros rosters are right-handers. (!!!!)
COLORADO CHACON-R 120
The Rockies, who have won four in a row overall, have pounded Astros pitching for 18 runs and 28 hits en route to winning the first two games

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AMERICAN LEAGUE
915----12:35 PM-----------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY REKAR-R 10.5
The right-hander struggled in his last start, allowing six earned runs and seven hits in seven innings of Tampa Bay's 8-4 road loss the Seattle Mariners on Friday. He is 1-1 with a 1.97 ERA in 32 career innings against Toronto.
: Devil Rays - OF Randy Winn has one hit in his last nine at-bats. ... OF Ben Grieve has one hit in his last 17 at-bats. Blue Jays - 1B Delgado has just one hit in 13 at-bats against Rekar

TORONTO PARRIS-R 180 200
Blue Jays have won just three of their last 13 games at SkyDome.
Parris has struggled of late, allowing eight earned runs in his last 11 1-3 innings. He has surrendered nine home runs in his last 32 2-3 innings.

917----02:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
CHICAGO W. SOX BUEHRLE-L 125 130
Mark Buehrle looks to continue his streak of shutout innings as he takes the mound for the Chicago White Sox in the finale of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals. . . hasn't allowed a run in his last 16 2-3 innings

KANSAS CITY DURBIN-R 9ov ?SUPPAN
Royals won for just the third time in 12 games.

919----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE PONSON-R 8.5ov
The right-hander has not lost in five starts since returning from the DL on May 9, going 3-0 - including victories in his previous two outings. Baltimore has won all five of those starts and he has not yielded more than four runs in any of his last five starts.
PONSON AND O'S ARE THE BEST LIVE DOG OF THE DAY. ROCKET IS A "MEDICAL" GO-AGAINST TODAY. HE IS INJURED BUT YANKS ARE NOT LETTING THAT OUT FULLY. PLAY "ACTION" NOT LISTED IN CASE HE IS A LATE SCRATCH.

N.Y. YANKEES CLEMENS-R 220
he hard-throwing right-hander has been roughed up for nine runs over 13 innings during his last two outings, but the Yankee offense has provided the five-time AL Cy Young Award winner with 21 runs of support during that stretch. He left Sunday's 9-4 victory over Cleveland after six innings with a slight leg cramp. PULLED MUSCLE?

921----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
DETROIT SANTOS-R 10ov ??WEAVER?
WEAVER has allowed two earned runs or less in each of his previous six starts. Weaver has struggled in his career against Boston, posting an 0-4 record and a 7.48 ERA in 27 2-3 innings.

BOSTON WAKEFIELD-R 180 200
has been excellent as a starter, surrendering three earned runs or less in each of his outings.

923----08:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND COLON-R 9ov
Colon was bothered by soreness in his right elbow during his last start, a 9-4 loss at New York on Saturday, but an MRI showed no damage in the joint. Colon has lost each of his last three outings and is 0-4 over his last five starts, DAMAGED GOODS!
Gonzalez was forced to leave after six innings due to a strained groin.
The muscle-bound slugger, who leads the Indians in batting average, homers, RBIs and runs scored, had been 5-for-12 with two homers and three RBIs in the series. He is listed as day-to-day.
Cleveland starters have failed to pitch six innings in nine of the last 12 games. LOOKS LIKE AN OVER?.PLAY AGAINST RECTUM HERE FOR MEDICAL REASONS.

MINNESOTA RADKE-R 110

925----10:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
OAKLAND ZITO-L 9
Barry Zito looks for his first victory in eight starts

ANAHEIM SCHOENWEIS-L 110 PK
. Schoeneweis, who was pounded for 11 runs and 12 hits over four innings in a 12-5 loss at Baltimore on May 23, has rebounded by yielding just two earned runs in 15 innings while posting back-to-back victories.

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