That’s right, ladies and gents. Our little Rays are on FOX Saturday Baseball today, taking on the White Sox. It’s a nice change of pace, isn’t it?
Apparently, Scott Kazmir is going to stop worrying about pitch counts and just pitch his game. We can only hope, because the Rays really need the old Kazmir from the first half of the season back. That would be nice, wouldn’t it?
What to watch for: All eyes will be on Kid K while the Rays take to the field on national television.
Scouting Report on today’s starters from MLB.com:
Scott Kazmir - Kazmir picked up his ninth win of the season on Sunday night when he held the Rangers to two runs on four hits while walking four and striking out seven. The 24-year-old left-hander has struggled with his mechanics lately and has worked all season with little luck to gain command of his slider, which has historically been his best pitch. Without his slider, Kazmir has relied primarily on a fastball-changeup combination. He is 3-1 with a 3.08 ERA in four career starts against the White Sox.
Javier Vazquez - On Sunday, for the second straight trip to the mound, Vazquez worked eight innings and dazzled the opposition. The right-hander did not allow a run against Oakland until the eighth inning, ending a stretch of 15 straight scoreless innings. He struck out eight and didn’t issue a walk, giving up four hits in total. Vazquez has yielded a mere nine hits over his past two starts. Vazquez has a 1-1 record with a 2.70 ERA against the Rays this year. He also holds a 6-4 record and a 4.11 ERA in 12 home starts this season.
Check out the Rays’ career numbers against Javier Vazquez.
View the game preview from Baseball Reference.
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Tags: White Sox
August 24th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Could this be the start of the collapse of a pennant contender? The white sox of course. How about those Rays. No Quit. Nice to see Pena driving in runs. Great finish for the doubting Thomases on national media. Going for a sweep on the road in
August? Wow, love it. 5 1/2 in front of the team from espn land, xmas in August.