Crooked Pitch

Today’s pitch count is 10.

1. For the second straight time Rich Harden walked more hitters then he struck out Wednesday night. In those two games he’s given up nine earned runs in 10.1 innings. In related news, Harden hasn’t won a game sine May 12th.
2. David Ortiz hit another home run on Wednesday night. He has three over his last seven games and is batting .363 over that same time period.
3. The Phillies bullpen screwed Joe Blanton big time on Wednesday.  Blanton struck out ten and walked two over seven innings and only gave up two earned runs. On the other hand J.C. Romero and Chan Ho Park combined to give up five earned runs in the final two innings. Blanton has pitched well as of late. Over his last seven starts he’s 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA and 44 strikeouts with ten walks.
4. David Wright went 4-for-4 on Wednesday with a double and three singles. Where’s the power David?
5. Speaking of David Wright, R.J. Anderson, on Fangraphs, wrote an interesting piece on how fortunate Wright has been at the plate from a BABIP standpoint. I happen to agree with him.
6. The Braves bullpen blows another one after Kenshin Kawakami had to leave a perfect game after three innings because he was hit with a line drive. It appears Kawakami will be ok.
7. I’m declaring Ricky Nolasco to be officially back. He struck out seven in seven innigs last night and didn’t give up an earned run. In his last three starts Nolasco has a 1.50 ERA and has struck out 21 while only walking two.
8. Finally, Roy Oswalt pitches like… well, Roy Oswalt and, as seems to be the thread today, his closer blows the game for him. Jose Valverde gave up two hits and walked one to blow a save opportunity and kill Oswalt’s great start that saw him strike out eight in six innings.
9. Josh Fields blasted two home runs on Wednesday night while desperately trying to save his job. Unfortunately, his three hits last night were his first in ten games.
10. The Diamondbacks “Haren’d” their starting pitcher again on Wednesday night. True to form it was actually Dan Haren on the mound. He struck out eight over seven innings and only gave up two earned runs. Diamondback hitters could only muster one run in support though.

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