Saturday, April 25, 2009

Matchup for G18 - Brewers at Astros

Coming off a game where the Brewers hit a lot of singles, and the Astros didn't, Mike Hampton will try to stop a two game skid. It's important to note, however, that the Astros are 5-5 since starting the season 1-6. Lemons, meet lemonade.



Mike Hampton

Mike Hampton makes his 4th start of the season, and his second at home tonight. In his last two starts Hampton has thrown quality starts and 100 pitches each, and is throwing an average of 66.5% strikes - 43 looking and 22 swinging. Walks are down, too. After walking four batters in his first start at St. Louis, Hampton has walked two batters - one in each start.






@StL5IP4H/3ER5K:4BB9GB/5FB
@PIT6IP4H/0ER8K:1BB6GB/7FB
vsCIN6.1IP8H/3ER5K:1BB16GB/5FB


First-pitch strikes: 38 (.371/.425/.400), with 10K:3BB. Bizarre, huh?
First-pitch balls: 25 (.136/.231/.136), 8K:3BB

With RISP, hitters are 3x13, .231/.286/.308

Jeff Suppan

You know Jeff Suppan. He's 2-7 vs Houston from his time in St. Louis and Milwaukee, with a 5.34 ERA. He only made one start vs. the Astros last season - at home - and lost. Throwing 6IP, 11H/8ER, 3K:1BB, Suppan took the loss on July 27.

Here's Suppan this season so far. He looked good last start, but those first two starts? Eh...






@SFG4IP6H/6ER1K:1BB6GB/10FB
vCHC3.2IP2H/5ER1K:6BB7GB/5FB
@NYM6IP8H/2ER4K:1BB10GB/11FB


Of his 239 pitches thrown, only 135 of those were strikes. And in his last start, his stuff got a little better, as he had 17 strikes looking - but 20 his last time out at CitiField.











AstroHxABBA/OBP/SLGHR-RBIK:BB
Blum13x24.542/.560/.9582-94:1
Berkman14x32.438/.538/.8443-112:6
Pudge6x15.400/.400/.6670-22:0
Tejada8x26.308/.333/.4620-113:1
Lee15x64.234/.286/.4532-1013:5
Pence1x5.200/.333/.2000-01:1
Matsui3x16.188/.188/.3130-24:0