Moehler
Hampton should be rested, throwing just 136 pitches in his last two starts, but the Rangers hit him hard his last time out on May 24 (but they hit everybody hard last weekend), but there has only been one start this month - vs Chicago on May 6 - that Hampton got more than 18 non-contact strikes.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/13 @COL | 6 | 7/5 | 3:2 | 6/15 | 95/52 |
| 5/19 vMIL | 4 | 3/2 | 3:2 | 2/7 | 60/31 |
| 5/24 vTEX | 5 | 8/5 | 0:1 | 6/16 | 76/48 |
Against the Pirates on 4/15?
Morgan: Groundout to 2nd, Strikeout swinging, Strikeout swinging
Sanchez: Groundout to catcher, Lineout to first, Strikeout swinging
McLouth: Single to right, Walk, Single to second
Doumit: Groundout to third, Strikeout looking, Flyout to left
LaRoche: Flyout to left, Strikeout looking
Monroe: Flyout to center, Single to right
LaRoche: Groundout to pitcher, Flyout to right
Vazquez: Strikeout swinging, Strikeout swinging
#9 spot: Strikeout swinging, Single to right
1st PA: 1x9
2nd PA: 3x8, BB
3rd PA: 1x4
Paul Maholm
Maholm has been pitching well for the Pirates this season, coming in with a 3-1 record and a 4.11 ERA. He has only given up three homers all season, but his K:BB ratio (1.62) is the lowest it's been since 2006 and lower than his career 1.82 ratio. He had strung together two good starts, giving up 1 ER in 13IP before getting rocked at Wrigley Field last time out (the ERA was 3.30 before that Cubs game...)
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/15 vCOL | 7 | 5/0 | 4:1 | 10/11 | 103/60 |
| 5/20 @WSH | 6 | 4/1 | 7:3 | 6/10 | 114/74 |
| 5/25 @CHC | 4 | 7/7 | 2:3 | 6/12 | 93/59 |
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 54x188, .287/.343/.420, 20K:16BB
vs Lefties: 7x50, .140/.259/.160, 14K:5BB
When swinging at the first pitch (40): .297/.316/.405, 2XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (113): .259/.292/.343, 22K:4BB
After First-Pitch Balls (112): .237/.360/.376, 12K:17BB
RISP: 22x70, .314/.360/.414, 5K:5BB
Runners on: 34x108, .315/.362/.407, 11K:8BB
2OwRISP: 9x31, .290/.371/.484, 1K:4BB
Encouraging stat of the splits:
4th inning: 20x48, .417/.462/.563
