Tuesday May 22 2001
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DR=days rest
NP=number of pitches in last appearance
REC=record as starter
TREC=team's record as starter
WHIP=walks+hits/IP
ERA=I'm not sure
NAME.....DR...NP....REC/TREC...WHIP...ERA
Smoltz......4......70.....0-1/0-1..........2.67....15.00
Smith.......4......123....2-0/2-1.........1.05....3.60
---righties hitting app. .100 vs Smith, while lefties are hitting app. .300
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Gonzalez..4*.....57*....1-1/2-1........1.96.....6.61
Armas......4......114.....3-5/4-5........1.21....3.51
---*Gonzalez last appearance, 4 days ago, was in relief; last start was May 12th @SF where he took the L3-10
---Armas threw 7 ShO IP in his last vs LA (W3-1)
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Schmidt.....5....93.......1-1/1-1.......1.12....2.53
Wolf..........4.....99.......3-4/4-4......1.49.....4.14
---Schmidt no HR's yet allowed, pretty good considering 1st 2 starts have been @Mil and vs StL
---Wolf looking much better in last 2: 15 IP, 10 H (0 HR), 2 R (earned), 2 BB, 19 K, @Ariz (W5-1) and vs Mil (ND2-1)
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Reith........5.....87........0-1/0-1.......0.95....2.84
Tavarez....5....89........3-3/3-5.......1.38.....2.92
---Reith kept Reds in game in 1st start vs Ariz (Schilling) but took the L1-2
---Tavarez back to earth after tremendous start; last 2: 13 IP, 13 H (2), 10 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, losing 1-11 @Mil and 2-6 vs Hou
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Williams....4....104......4-3/6-3.......1.49....4.85
Elarton......4....119......4-3/5-4.......1.60....5.88
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Kile.........5......118......6-2/6-3........1.37....3.19
Haynes...5.....123.......4-4/5-4........1.46....4.77
---Kile's last a CG 7 H ShO @Pit (1 BB, 4 K, W3-0)
---Haynes last went 8 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, taking the W at Philly, 6-1
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Gagne.....4......78........1-3/2-7........1.14....4.56
Neagle....4......103.......4-1/6-3........1.24...4.12
---lots of K's for Gagne, but also lots of exta-base hits
---Neagle has 4.30 era at Coors Field (2-0 record, team 4-0)
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Ortiz.......4......106.......6-2/6-3........1.28....2.79
Anderson...4....87.......1-3/1-5........1.64....6.54
---Ortiz has 3.96 era on the road (2-2 record)
---Anderson got first win in last @Cin: 6 IP, 4 H (1), 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W7-2
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Wakefield....5....83......0-0/0-1........1.12....2.21
Pettitte.......5.....144.....4-3/4-5........1.21...2.93
---Wakefield pretty good in 1st (& only) start @ Minny: 6 IP, 3 H (0), 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ND3-4
---Pettitte both keeping the ball in the park (4 HR) and limiting free passes (12 BB, vs 56 K)
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Schoenweis...5....112....3-2/6-2.....1.38....3.04
Roberts......4.......96.......3-3/3-3.....1.37....5.15
---Schoenweis also keeping HR's down (2)
---Roberts dropped last 3 starts, 2 vs NYY then last vs Det: 6 IP, 7 H (1), 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, L5-7
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Weaver....5.....105........3-5/4-5.....1.33....3.55
Colon.......5......120........4-3/5-4.....1.31....3.92
---Weaver bombed by Cleveland, in Detroit, on April 13th: 6 IP, 10 H (1), 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L8-9
---Colon won @Detroit on April 12th: 6.2 IP, 7 H (0), 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, W5-3
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Rogers.....4.....105.......2-3/4-5.......1.51....6.56
Rekar......5......103.......0-5/1-8......1.45.....5.05
---Rogers has not kept hits under IP since 1st start; 12 HR allowed including 5 in last 2 @ChWS (ND5-6) and vs Clev (W12-7); note that 12 of the 13 runs against Texas were against Rogers and all were earned
---Rekar not as bad as record indicates, certainly better than Rogers this year, anyway; team just may be playing crappy due to rumours that the franchise cannot afford to sign paycheques; another huge factor in his record is the fact that the Devil Rays bullpen is brutal
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Zito.......5......103........3-3/5-4......1.51....5.54
Suppan...5.....83.........2-3/4-5......1.61....4.45
---Zito has struggled big-time in 4 of his 9 starts this year, including 2 of last 3
---2/3 of Suppan's home starts--the 2 latest--have been jokes, but team has won all 3
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Abbott.....5....103........2-1/3-1......1.29....4.15
Radke.....4.....108.......7-1/8-1......1.01....2.83
---Radke bounced back from 1st crappy start to beat Boston in last: CG, 6 H (1), 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W5-3
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Signing off in a quest for caffeine,
Extrapolater
[This message has been edited by EXTRAPOLATER (edited 05-22-2001).]
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DR=days rest
NP=number of pitches in last appearance
REC=record as starter
TREC=team's record as starter
WHIP=walks+hits/IP
ERA=I'm not sure
NAME.....DR...NP....REC/TREC...WHIP...ERA
Smoltz......4......70.....0-1/0-1..........2.67....15.00
Smith.......4......123....2-0/2-1.........1.05....3.60
---righties hitting app. .100 vs Smith, while lefties are hitting app. .300
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Gonzalez..4*.....57*....1-1/2-1........1.96.....6.61
Armas......4......114.....3-5/4-5........1.21....3.51
---*Gonzalez last appearance, 4 days ago, was in relief; last start was May 12th @SF where he took the L3-10
---Armas threw 7 ShO IP in his last vs LA (W3-1)
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Schmidt.....5....93.......1-1/1-1.......1.12....2.53
Wolf..........4.....99.......3-4/4-4......1.49.....4.14
---Schmidt no HR's yet allowed, pretty good considering 1st 2 starts have been @Mil and vs StL
---Wolf looking much better in last 2: 15 IP, 10 H (0 HR), 2 R (earned), 2 BB, 19 K, @Ariz (W5-1) and vs Mil (ND2-1)
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Reith........5.....87........0-1/0-1.......0.95....2.84
Tavarez....5....89........3-3/3-5.......1.38.....2.92
---Reith kept Reds in game in 1st start vs Ariz (Schilling) but took the L1-2
---Tavarez back to earth after tremendous start; last 2: 13 IP, 13 H (2), 10 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, losing 1-11 @Mil and 2-6 vs Hou
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Williams....4....104......4-3/6-3.......1.49....4.85
Elarton......4....119......4-3/5-4.......1.60....5.88
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Kile.........5......118......6-2/6-3........1.37....3.19
Haynes...5.....123.......4-4/5-4........1.46....4.77
---Kile's last a CG 7 H ShO @Pit (1 BB, 4 K, W3-0)
---Haynes last went 8 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, taking the W at Philly, 6-1
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Gagne.....4......78........1-3/2-7........1.14....4.56
Neagle....4......103.......4-1/6-3........1.24...4.12
---lots of K's for Gagne, but also lots of exta-base hits
---Neagle has 4.30 era at Coors Field (2-0 record, team 4-0)
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Ortiz.......4......106.......6-2/6-3........1.28....2.79
Anderson...4....87.......1-3/1-5........1.64....6.54
---Ortiz has 3.96 era on the road (2-2 record)
---Anderson got first win in last @Cin: 6 IP, 4 H (1), 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W7-2
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Wakefield....5....83......0-0/0-1........1.12....2.21
Pettitte.......5.....144.....4-3/4-5........1.21...2.93
---Wakefield pretty good in 1st (& only) start @ Minny: 6 IP, 3 H (0), 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ND3-4
---Pettitte both keeping the ball in the park (4 HR) and limiting free passes (12 BB, vs 56 K)
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Schoenweis...5....112....3-2/6-2.....1.38....3.04
Roberts......4.......96.......3-3/3-3.....1.37....5.15
---Schoenweis also keeping HR's down (2)
---Roberts dropped last 3 starts, 2 vs NYY then last vs Det: 6 IP, 7 H (1), 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, L5-7
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Weaver....5.....105........3-5/4-5.....1.33....3.55
Colon.......5......120........4-3/5-4.....1.31....3.92
---Weaver bombed by Cleveland, in Detroit, on April 13th: 6 IP, 10 H (1), 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L8-9
---Colon won @Detroit on April 12th: 6.2 IP, 7 H (0), 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, W5-3
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Rogers.....4.....105.......2-3/4-5.......1.51....6.56
Rekar......5......103.......0-5/1-8......1.45.....5.05
---Rogers has not kept hits under IP since 1st start; 12 HR allowed including 5 in last 2 @ChWS (ND5-6) and vs Clev (W12-7); note that 12 of the 13 runs against Texas were against Rogers and all were earned
---Rekar not as bad as record indicates, certainly better than Rogers this year, anyway; team just may be playing crappy due to rumours that the franchise cannot afford to sign paycheques; another huge factor in his record is the fact that the Devil Rays bullpen is brutal
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Zito.......5......103........3-3/5-4......1.51....5.54
Suppan...5.....83.........2-3/4-5......1.61....4.45
---Zito has struggled big-time in 4 of his 9 starts this year, including 2 of last 3
---2/3 of Suppan's home starts--the 2 latest--have been jokes, but team has won all 3
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Abbott.....5....103........2-1/3-1......1.29....4.15
Radke.....4.....108.......7-1/8-1......1.01....2.83
---Radke bounced back from 1st crappy start to beat Boston in last: CG, 6 H (1), 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W5-3
$$$$$$$$$$
Signing off in a quest for caffeine,
Extrapolater
[This message has been edited by EXTRAPOLATER (edited 05-22-2001).]
