6/30 Other Games

[ELCABALLO45]

D-Backs (Haren 6-5; 2.25) @ Reds (Arroyo 8-6; 5.54) - 6:10

 

Mets (Santana 9-5; 3.08) @ Brewers (Burns 0-1; 3.72) - 7:05

 

Giants (Johnson 7-5; 4.68) @ Cardinals (Carpenter 5-2; 1.78) - 7:15

 

Astros (Hampton 4-5; 4.70) @ Padres (Banks 0-0; 2.84) - 9:05

 

NL Central Standings

 

Brewers --

Cardinals 1 GB

Reds 3 GB

Cubs 3.5 GB

Astros 4 GB

Pirates 6 GB

[NeifiIsMyHomeBoy]

I haven't really been paying much attention to the D-Backs this year, but Dan Haren is really pitching great. His ERA+ is 203, and he has a WHIP of .815 on the season.

 

The Carpenter Johnson match up should be interesting, but I'd give the edge to the Cards in this one.

 

With a win tonight I think the Cubs can reasonably expect to gain ground on two of the three teams ahead of us based soley on the pitching matchups.

[JonJayCutler]

Haven't the Brewers owned Santana since he went to New York? Please stop.

[ELCABALLO45]

Haven't the Brewers owned Santana since he went to New York? Please stop.

 

Not last start. He went like 7 or 8 scoreless. We lost 1-0.

[Ball And Glove]

Santana's starts against the Brewers since joining the Mets:

 

April 12 2008 (home): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 3 HR, 2 BB, 7 K

September 1 2008 (away): 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K

April 18 2009 (home): 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 HR, 0 BB, 7 K

 

More or less what you'd expect...scattering about 5 hits, tons of strikeouts. That first start was part of a pretty rough April by his standards as he struggled to adjust to new surroundings, but he ultimately settled down.

 

I'm not expecting the Brewers to win tonight, but if they do, I'll be pretty upset if they can't sweep what's become a pretty bad Mets team.

[Keener98]

Go Mets, and lets hope RJ pitches like its 5 years ago.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm not expecting the Brewers to win tonight, but if they do, I'll be pretty upset if they can't sweep what's become a pretty bad Mets team.

 

That's kind of ridiculous. The Brewers, like 4 other NL central teams, are 4-6 in their last 10. They've scored 7 more runs than they've allowed. The Mets aren't kind of bad, but the Brewers aren't exactly good. Getting upset over not sweeping them is stupid.

[JonJayCutler]

Santana's starts against the Brewers since joining the Mets:

 

April 12 2008 (home): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 3 HR, 2 BB, 7 K

September 1 2008 (away): 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K

April 18 2009 (home): 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 HR, 0 BB, 7 K

 

Wow I could have sworn they roughed him up more than that. I suppose they got to him pretty good that first start.

[Ball And Glove]

I'm not expecting the Brewers to win tonight, but if they do, I'll be pretty upset if they can't sweep what's become a pretty bad Mets team.

 

That's kind of ridiculous. The Brewers, like 4 other NL central teams, are 4-6 in their last 10. They've scored 7 more runs than they've allowed. The Mets aren't kind of bad, but the Brewers aren't exactly good. Getting upset over not sweeping them is stupid.

 

Trust me, I know it's pretty dumb to get upset about not sweeping any team in the majors. I was trying to say that if they can somehow beat Johan Santana, losing tomorrow would be a bit of a letdown (especially with Gallardo pitching). A bit of a predictable letdown given the way the team has played lately, but still kind of a bummer.

[razzzorsharp]

Santana with some tough luck bad D tonight. Mike Burns looked good for the Brewers tonight as well (so far).

[illiniguy]

Pujols has two more homers tonight. QUIT PITCHING TO HIM!

[SouthSideRyan]

Pujols has two more homers tonight. QUIT PITCHING TO HIM!

 

One of them was a solo HR and the other was a 2 run HR while they were down by 5. There's no reason to not pitch to him in those situations.

[ISUCubsFan]

I don't know what's worse, getting shut out by the Pirates, or blowing a 9 run lead to the O's. Good job Boston.

[ELCABALLO45]

Jason Marquis is the NL's first 10 game winner.