The Astros open American League play tonight against 6'4" 250lb LHP Matt Harrison. What do you need to know about him?
*Drafted by the Braves in the 3rd Round of the 2003 draft.
*Acquired by the Rangers on July 31, 2007 with Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz and Jarrod Saltalamacchia for Ron Mahay and Mark Teixeira.
*Harrison has made 62 starts in the last two seasons, with a 3.34 ERA/1.27 WHIP and a 134 ERA+.
*According to FanGraphs, Harrison threw a fastball 63.7% of the time in 2012, averaging 92.1mph. His curve (78.7mph) and changeup (82.7mph) are his next-most used pitches, but he does have a slider that he mixes in, as well.
*Harrison hasn't pitched against the Astros since 2011 (6IP, 7H/5ER, 2K:2BB on June 30).
*Through Age 26, Harrison's 5th Most-Similar Pitcher is...Wade Miller.
*Strangely enough, this will be Bud Norris' first start against the Rangers.
*Norris' last two starts of the 2012 season: 13.1IP, 6H/0ER, 11K:2BB.
*The Rangers are 9-3 against the Astros in the last two years, and leads the all-time series 42-30.
*The Astros haven't won an Opening Day game since April 3, 2006 (a 1-0 win over the Florida Marlins).
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Matchup for G63 - Astros @ Rangers
So the Astros are going to be running spot-starters in 40% of their rotation for the next little while, what with Paulino's bad hammy and Hampton taking his assigned seat on the Meat Wagon through the rest of interleague play. How will the Astros respond? Hard to say. But the September call-ups could begin in July if the next two weeks go poorly.
Russ Ortiz
Ortiz earned this start due to his last start against the Cubs, in which he threw 5.1IP, 3H/0ER, 5K:3BB. Incredibly, the 16 outs he recorded are the most of the season so far. Pitch count is still high, 92 pitches for 17ABs - 5+ per, on average.
Starting vs Relieving:
Matt Harrison
Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison is getting his first start - and appearance - since May 25.
Last three starts:
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 58x167, .347/.402/.545, 19K:14BB
vs Lefties: 10x54, .185/.214/.296, 10K:2BB
When swinging at the first pitch (28): .286/.286/.500, 5XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (108): .272/.306/.408, 15K:4BB
After First-Pitch Balls (104): .356/.433/.567, 14K:12BB
RISP: 16x56, .286/.339/.482, 7K:5BB
Runners on: 32x107, .299/.333/.486, 16K:6BB
2OwRISP: 4x23, .174/.208/.348, 4K:1BB
Russ Ortiz
Ortiz earned this start due to his last start against the Cubs, in which he threw 5.1IP, 3H/0ER, 5K:3BB. Incredibly, the 16 outs he recorded are the most of the season so far. Pitch count is still high, 92 pitches for 17ABs - 5+ per, on average.
Starting vs Relieving:
| Role | IP | H/ER | K:BB | BA/OBP/SLG | ERA/WHIP |
| Starting | 22.1 | 21/11 | 13:17 | .256/.396/.354 | 4.43/1.70 |
| Relieving | 21.2 | 22/6 | 20:12 | .265/.354/.373 | 2.49/1.57 |
Matt Harrison
Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison is getting his first start - and appearance - since May 25.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/14 vSEA | 9 | 5/2 | 7:0 | 10/15 | 102/67 |
| 5/20 @DET | 5 | 9/5 | 3:2 | 7/12 | 94/55 |
| 5/25 vNYY | 5 | 11/7 | 2:1 | 10/13 | 96/61 |
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 58x167, .347/.402/.545, 19K:14BB
vs Lefties: 10x54, .185/.214/.296, 10K:2BB
When swinging at the first pitch (28): .286/.286/.500, 5XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (108): .272/.306/.408, 15K:4BB
After First-Pitch Balls (104): .356/.433/.567, 14K:12BB
RISP: 16x56, .286/.339/.482, 7K:5BB
Runners on: 32x107, .299/.333/.486, 16K:6BB
2OwRISP: 4x23, .174/.208/.348, 4K:1BB
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