Game #122: Edwin tries to join 10-win club
By Scott Caruso | August 16th, 2008 | Posted in Game Thread
Matt Garza, James Shields, and Andy Sonnanstine are already in the 10-win club, and Edwin Jackson gets his chance to join tonight as he takes on Matt Harrison and the Rangers.
What to watch for: Matt Harrison is not that great of a pitcher (at least not yet), so the Rays might be able to play a little it more home run derby tonight.
Scouting Report on today’s starters from MLB.com:
Edwin Jackson – Jackson picked up his ninth win of the season Sunday in Seattle when he held the Mariners to one run on seven hits in seven innings worked. The 24-year-old right-hander has shown marked improvement from the 2007 season when he had a 3-11 mark on the same date as Sunday’s win. If Jackson is locating his 97 mph fastball, his other pitches can work well, particularly his slider. Jackson is 1-1 with a 3.74 ERA in three career starts against the Rangers.
Matt Harrison – How do you allow six runs and coast to victory? Get 12 runs of support. That’s what happened to Harrison his last time out, when he allowed six runs on 10 hits and two walks in five innings against the Orioles. He also gave up two home runs, didn’t record a single strikeout in the start, and saw his ERA rise from 6.46 to 7.07. Harrison will go for his third straight victory against the American League East on Friday, when the Rays come to Texas. It will be his first game against Tampa Bay.
View the game preview from Baseball Reference.
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August 17th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Edwin still is not a member of the club. Thanks to the weak and/or absent bats.
Take it today and still win the series though.
Someone needs to track the W-L stats of the games that BJ does not play.