<center> Starting pitcher rankings for April 11
</center><table style="margin: 0pt; width: 100%;"> <thead><tr><th style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" colspan="6"><center> </center>
</th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;" colspan="3"><center> 2009 Statistics </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;" colspan="3"><center> Spring Training </center></th></tr></thead> <thead><tr><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> Rk </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 30px;"><center> Team </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"> Name </th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> T </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 35px;"><center> Opp </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> Rating </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> W-L </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> ERA </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> WHIP </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> W-L </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> ERA </center></th><th style="vertical-align: bottom;"><center> WHIP </center></th></tr></thead><tbody> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Tim Lincecum </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> ATL </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 15-7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.48 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.05 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 7.23 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.50 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Roy Halladay </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @HOU </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 17-10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.79 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.00 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.17 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Chris Carpenter </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @MIL </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 17-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 2.24 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.01 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.65 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Justin Verlander </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> CLE </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 19-9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.45 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.18 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.55 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.52 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Johan Santana </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> WAS </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13-9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.21 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6.97 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.04 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Derek Lowe </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @SF </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 15-10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.67 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.52 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4.50 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.23 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Mark Buehrle </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> MIN </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13-10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.84 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.25 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.65 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Roy Oswalt </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> PHI </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 8-6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.24 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0.90 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.00 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Greg Smith </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> SD </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.50 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.11 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Shaun Marcum </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @BAL </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 8.10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.30 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Randy Wolf </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> STL </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11-7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.23 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.15 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.05 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> A.J. Burnett </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @TB </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13-9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.04 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.18 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.83 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Joe Saunders </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> OAK </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 16-7 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.60 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.43 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.60 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 14 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jake Westbrook </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @DET </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.00 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.73 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 15 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Clay Buchholz </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @KC </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.21 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.38 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 9.73 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.89 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 16 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Scott Feldman </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> SEA </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 17-8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.08 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.28 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.98 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.46 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 17 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Edwin Jackson </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> PIT </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13-9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.62 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.26 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.43 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.59 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 18 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Gil Meche </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> BOS </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 6-10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5.09 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.57 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6.55 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.91 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 19 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Nick Blackburn </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @CHW </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11-11 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.03 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.37 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.38 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.13 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 20 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> James Shields </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> NYY </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11-12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.14 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.32 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.14 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 21 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Tom Gorzelanny </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @CIN </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5.55 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.32 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.27 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 22 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Jon Garland </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @COL </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11-13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.01 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.40 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.76 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.22 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 23 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Dallas Braden </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @LAA </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 8-9 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.89 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.36 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 5.97 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.61 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 24 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Mike Leake </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> CHC </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> -- </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.00 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.11 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 25 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Ian Snell </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @TEX </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 7-10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.84 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.59 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-4 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 7.13 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.42 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 26 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Anibal Sanchez </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> LAD </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4-8 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.87 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.51 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1-3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6.38 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.75 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 27 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Kevin Millwood </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> TOR </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 13-10 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.67 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.34 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 13.33 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 3.21 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 28 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Zach Duke </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> L </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @ARI </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 11-16 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 4.06 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.31 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-2 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 6.43 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.48 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 29 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Livan Hernandez </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @NYM </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 9-12 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 5.44 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.56 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 0-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.25 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.38 </td></tr> <tr class="last"><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 30 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center">
</td><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Charlie Haeger </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> R </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> @FLA </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1-1 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 3.32 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle;" align="center"> 1.05 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2-0 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 2.24 </td><td style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 242);" align="center"> 1.37 </td></tr> </tbody></table>Rk.: The author's ranking of that pitcher for that day only. T: Pitcher throws left-handed or right-handed. W-L: Pitcher's win-loss record. ERA: Pitcher's earned run average. WHIP: Pitcher's average number of walks plus hits surrendered per inning. K/9: Pitcher's average number of strikeouts per nine innings. OPSA: Pitcher's on-base plus slugging percentage surrendered to opponents. OPS: Pitcher's opponent's composite team on-base plus slugging percentage. CT%: Pitcher's opponent's success rate putting the ball in play (versus striking out).
Selected notes: Tim Lincecum likely will reside at the top of the charts for quite some time in 2010, especially as long as he continues to keep a perfect 0.00 ERA. Roy Halladay slots in just behind the San Francisco Giants' ace, as he takes his turn at facing the Houston Astros on Sunday. … Chris Carpenter went 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA against the Milwaukee Brewers last season. Hard to find anything we don't like in his game right now. Ditto that for Justin Verlander, who won all four of his starts against the Cleveland Indians last season with an 0.90 ERA. … Derek Lowe is 2-0 in five starts against the San Francisco Giants over the past two seasons, and few pitchers are as good as Mark Buehrle when they are in a groove, as he appears to be right now. … Rounding out our top 10, we'll go out on a limb with Greg Smith, a late insert as the Colorado Rockies try to juggle their staff early to improve their fortunes, and Shaun Marcum, who looked pretty good up until Nelson Cruz took him deep in the season opener. … Middle-of-the-road picks: Randy Wolf won his Milwaukee Brewers debut because his lineup kept the runs coming. He's facing Chris Carpenter, so we don't expect that to happen in his second start. We're a little leery that the change in leagues will be the fantasy death of Edwin Jackson, especially when he takes the mound at Chase Field. … Bringing up the rear of the rankings, and only for the brave, is Kevin Millwood, who seems to lose his control when he sees maple leaves. He's got a 5.33 career ERA versus Toronto. Also at the bottom of the barrel, Livan Hernandez -- who should be activated by the Washington Nationals in time to square off against the New York Mets -- and Charlie Haeger. Never put your trust in a knuckleballer not named Wakefield.
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Selected notes: Tim Lincecum likely will reside at the top of the charts for quite some time in 2010, especially as long as he continues to keep a perfect 0.00 ERA. Roy Halladay slots in just behind the San Francisco Giants' ace, as he takes his turn at facing the Houston Astros on Sunday. … Chris Carpenter went 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA against the Milwaukee Brewers last season. Hard to find anything we don't like in his game right now. Ditto that for Justin Verlander, who won all four of his starts against the Cleveland Indians last season with an 0.90 ERA. … Derek Lowe is 2-0 in five starts against the San Francisco Giants over the past two seasons, and few pitchers are as good as Mark Buehrle when they are in a groove, as he appears to be right now. … Rounding out our top 10, we'll go out on a limb with Greg Smith, a late insert as the Colorado Rockies try to juggle their staff early to improve their fortunes, and Shaun Marcum, who looked pretty good up until Nelson Cruz took him deep in the season opener. … Middle-of-the-road picks: Randy Wolf won his Milwaukee Brewers debut because his lineup kept the runs coming. He's facing Chris Carpenter, so we don't expect that to happen in his second start. We're a little leery that the change in leagues will be the fantasy death of Edwin Jackson, especially when he takes the mound at Chase Field. … Bringing up the rear of the rankings, and only for the brave, is Kevin Millwood, who seems to lose his control when he sees maple leaves. He's got a 5.33 career ERA versus Toronto. Also at the bottom of the barrel, Livan Hernandez -- who should be activated by the Washington Nationals in time to square off against the New York Mets -- and Charlie Haeger. Never put your trust in a knuckleballer not named Wakefield.
Now batting
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