Outside of 1 month Howry hasnt posted an ERA under 4.5 for any month on the season. He has given up 56 hits in only 46.1 innings pitched. Teams are hitting almost .300 against him. Averaging giving up a hit per inning is not a good thing for a reliever. Howry has been pretty damn bad this year, and there really is no glossing over it. Howry since May 1: 33 IP, 12 ER, 35 H, 26/4 K/BB, 4 HR, that's good for a 3.27 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and .267/.287/.435/.722. You are really stretching it. Howry has been fine since he got off to a slow start, quite good actually. BUT HE GAVE UP 2 HITS ON FRIDAY!!!!!