Game Time: 7:10pm
Record: 2-4 Era: 3.94 K: 39 BB: 25 WHIP: 1.67
Mets Notes:
The rookie’s first big league start, against the Padres Saturday night, was difficult to assess. Parnell, who had pitched more than 1 1/3 innings only twice in 54 relief appearances this season, was to be limited to 65 pitches Saturday. He threw 68 in 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, three walks and four hits and hitting a batter. Throwing 29 pitches in the first inning assured him of a relatively brief outing. Parnell’s second start comes at Citi Field. He made two one-inning appearances against the Giants in May, allowing two runs in one and none in the other.
LINEUP
Pagan, CF
Castillo, 2B
Wright, 3B
Sheffield, LF
Francoeur, RF
Tatis, 1B
Santos, C
Hernandez, SS
Parnell, P
- Record: 8-10 Era: 4.40 K: 105 BB: 53 WHIP: 1.35
Giants Notes:
Zito has thrived since the All-Star break, following a pattern he established years ago. He’s 3-1 with a 2.32 ERA in five second-half starts, contrasting sharply with his 5-9, 5.01 showing in the first half. Sources of Zito’s improvement are easy to spot. He has allowed two home runs in 31 second-half innings after coughing up 13 in 106 innings before the All-Star Game. He also has averaged 2.6 walks per nine innings since the break, compared with 3.7 beforehand.
LINEUP
Velez, LF
Sanchez, 2B
Sandoval, 3B
Molina, C
Garko, 1B
Schirholtz, RF
Rowand, CF
Renteria, SS
Zito, P
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3 comments
GravediggerHebner
8/14/2009-7:14pm at 7:14 pm (UTC -4)
LGM, bake Zito!
whataputz
8/14/2009-7:26pm at 7:26 pm (UTC -4)
These uniforms are awesome. Please incorporate this into the rep-e-twar (not going to attempt that spelling) and take out those ugly snow whites
sabermetrician
8/14/2009-9:03pm at 9:03 pm (UTC -4)
Parnell has proven he can handle a triple A lineup very nicely. But seriously, very nice performance.