Ouch.
The Mets fans cannot be feeling any better than Red
Sox fans this morning after watching what the Mets pitching staff
coughed up
yesterday. Mike Pelfrey continues
to
struggle, giving up 7 runs, 6 earned over 5.2 IP against the Nationals
yesterday. He gave up 5 hits and walked 5 with 3 Ks. He threw just 55
strikes
in 97 pitches to get 17 outs. Over 70 IP into the season Mike is
walking 4.8/9
and that just isn’t going to cut it. He has thrown just 57%
of his 1285 pitches
for strikes this year, dropping to 3-8 with the loss with a 5.57 ERA.
He has
had reasonable control and been reasonably effective over previous five
outings
(3.70 ERA, but 11 walks in 24.1 IP, or 4.1/9) but this is a set back.
Pass on
his start against the Marlins if he makes it this weekend. This year
turns out
to be a disappointment, even if we warned you about it this spring.
Hope he
makes significant gains next year.
Marlon
Anderson’s
appeal of his two-game suspension will be heard tomorrow, so if you
have daily
transactions you will need to stay tuned. He will serve whatever
suspension he
ends up with prior to the end of the season in all likelihood.
Matt
Chico
held
the flustered Mets to 3 runs in 5.1 IP as he collected his 6th win
on Monday. Matt gave up 9 hits and 2 walks (2.06 WHIP) without a
strikeout and
got away with a pretty level GB/FB split (7/8) he stands at 6-9 with a
4.75
ERA. In his last 6 starts he has posted 2 QS and allowed less that 4
runs 4
times. He is just 1-3 in that span, in part due to reaching the 7th
inning just twice. He could start Sunday in Philly, but that is a start
you
will want to avoid.
Albert
Pujols was
0- for -3 on Monday with a walk after missing 5 games with a strained
left
calf. He apparently politicked his way into the cards lineup over Tony
LaRussa’s objections. He reported that all went well, but he
did not commit to
whether he would play today.
Adam
Wainwright
dropped top 13-12 on the year on an ugly afternoon against the Brewers.
He gave
up 9 runs in 5 IP but only 4 were earned as the Cards made three errors
behind
him. Adam did his part however allowing 8 hits and walking 2. He did
strikeout
7 however and his ERA bloated to 3.69, a number that suggests that he
could have
done better in the decision columns with a little luck. He’s
been good as of
late holding opponents to 2 earned runs or less in his last 8 starts.
The Bucs
are next on Sunday and that is a very favorable looking start.
Chris
Young’s
slide continues. He gave up 7 runs to the Giants on Monday in 5 IP on 8
hits
and 4 walks while striking out 3. He suffers the loss, dropping to 9-8
on the
year with a 3.13 ERA. He had entered the game second in the majors in
ERA at
2.83. he also entered the game 0-5 in his previous 9 starts since his
last win
in mid July. Obviously his injury has set him back some. He is 1-5 with
a 4.97
ERA since the break, giving up 6 HRs in 63.1 IP after allowing just 3
in 103.2
IP prior to the break while posting a 2.00 ERA. Still, he is holding
opponents
to a .189 OBA so he still has some stuff working for him. You have to
ride your
big horse to the other side of the stream, even if the water is getting
a bit
deep. It’s unlikely there’s a better option
available to you at this point.
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