Monday, March 15, 2010

NOTHING ELSE MATUSZ

Brian Matusz continues to look like a future ace of, well, the Gunslingers anyway, if not the Orioles.  That would be Kevin Millwood.  Ha!  Anyway, Matusz lasted five strong innings, giving up only three hits, no walks, one earned run, and striking out two Phillies.

Hunter Pence got the offense back on track, sort of, with a homer and a single.  In that same game, Kenshin Kawakami looked like he had a yen for some home sushi, giving up eight hits and three earned runs in what was supposed to be his first five-inning outing, but was shortened to three and two-thirds.

Over in Arizona, Jonathan Sanchez followed up his good outing in the last game with a clunker, walking five and giving up six earned runs to the Brewers in only two innings.

Bobby Abreu was scratched due to pain in "his side".  Not sure which side or what body part even, but I'm guessing it's a lat or pec or ab injury or something.  Maybe it was a bad enchilada, or whatever they eat in Venezuela (Wikipedia says the national dish is Pabellón criollo - looks pretty good).  Come on, Bobby, hold it together for at least one more year, buddy.  We need you.

Another statistical roundup and a team evaluation to follow.


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