Current Series
Astros lead the series 2-0
| Fri 06/26 | WP: Chris Sampson ( - ) SV: LaTroy Hawkins LP: Joel Zumaya ( - ) | 5 - 4 win |
| Sat 06/27 | WP: Felipe Paulino ( - ) LP: Alfredo Figaro ( - ) | 8 - 1 win |
Detroit Tigers Sunday, Jun 28, 2009, 1:05 PM CDT Edwin Jackson vs Russ Ortiz Mostly sunny. Game time temperature around 95.
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Looking at the raw numbers, you have to imagine that the Rays front office wishes they could take a mulligan on their selection of Jackson in the Jackson/Sonnanstine debacle of 2008. Depending on how you split it, though, they might not feel too bad. Jackson carries a 4.26 xFIP and a 3.04 tRA coming into this afternoon's game (make of that staggering differential however you'd like, I don't know what to say).
Ortiz has been sterling since going to the bullpen, having lowered his ERA nearly three runs in that time. Coming into today, Russ Ortiz has a 4.71 xFIP, but I can't report his tRA because tRA splits starting and relief pitching as separate measures. The Astros look to pull within a game of the break even point, and could possibly vault themselves into the top of the NL Central with a win today and a Reds and Cubs loss. Oh yeah, and they could claim the series sweep too.