Friday, August 31, 2007

Pitching Predictions -- August 31 (and Results)

A bad, bad day for the Predictamatic. That's baseball.


Pitchers IP H HR BB SO ER 4+Runs 5+Runs

Davies (KCR) 5.0 6 0 3 3 3 32% 19%
5.0 4 1 1 5 2 Grade: B
Garza (MIN) 5.1 6 1 2 5 3 40% 28%
5.1 9 0 2 6 4 Grade: A

Rodriguez (HOU) 5.1 7 1 2 5 3 36% 23%
6.0 4 0 3 5 0 Grade: C
Marshall (CHC) 5.1 6 0 2 4 2 25% 14%
3.2 5 1 4 3 1 Grade: C+

Liz (BAL) (insufficient data)
Wakefield (BOS) 6.0 7 0 2 3 3 32% 19%
(did not start -- Tavarez instead)

Buehrle (CHW) 6.1 7 1 1 4 3 38% 25%
7.0 4 0 0 4 2 Grade: B-
Carmona (CLE) 6.1 7 1 2 5 3 36% 24%
6.0 7 0 6 4 5 Grade: C-

Shearn (CIN) (insufficient data)
Reyes (STL) 5.1 6 1 2 4 3 33% 20%
1.0 4 2 1 2 4 Grade: D

Jimenez (COL) 5.1 5 0 2 6 2 23% 12%
6.2 3 1 1 6 3 Grade: B
Hernandez (ARI) 6.0 7 1 3 3 4 45% 32%
7.0 9 0 1 2 0 Grade: C

Vasquez (DET) (insufficient data)
Blanton (OAK) 7.0 7 0 1 4 2 25% 14%
7.0 5 0 1 6 2 Grade: A

Meche (KCR) 6.1 7 - 1 4 2 28% 16%
7.0 7 0 3 3 3 Grade: B
Baker (MIN) 6.1 6 0 1 5 2 23% 14%
9.0 1 0 1 9 0 Grade: C

Wells (LAD) 5.0 7 1 2 3 4 47% 30%
5.0 6 0 1 3 3 Grade: A-
Cassel (SDP) (insufficient data)

Maine (NYM) 6.0 6 1 2 5 3 34% 20%
7.0 3 0 3 8 1 Grade: B
Hudson (ATL) 6.1 7 - 2 3 2 22% 11%
6.0 6 2 0 1 4 Grade: C-

Kendrick (PHI) 5.2 7 1 1 3 3 42% 27%
7.0 6 0 1 4 2 Grade: B-
Mitre (FLA) 5.2 7 0 2 4 3 37% 24%
3.1 7 0 1 1 6 Grade: C-

Armas (PIT) 5.0 7 2 2 4 5 68% 54%
6.0 4 1 2 5 3 Grade: D
Gallardo (MIL) 6.2 6 1 1 6 2 24% 12%
7.0 5 1 1 7 2 Grade: A

Washburn (SEA) 6.0 7 0 2 3 3 34% 20%
3.1 7 3 5 0 6 Grade: F
Marcum (TOR) 5.2 7 2 1 4 4 56% 38%
5.0 7 2 2 3 4 Grade: A

Correia (SFG) (insufficient data)
Redding (WSN) 6.0 6 - 2 3 2 22% 13%
5.0 5 0 5 1 3 Grade: C

Sonnanstine (TB)5.1 8 2 1 4 4 60% 42%
8.0 2 0 0 5 0 Grade: F
Hughes (NYY) 5.0 5 - 3 6 2 22% 11%
4.1 7 1 4 4 4 Grade: D

Padilla (TEX) 4.2 8 1 2 3 4 60% 47%
6.2 10 1 1 0 6 Grade: C
Saunders (LAA) 6.0 7 0 2 4 3 34% 19%
5.0 10 0 1 5 2 Grade: B-


Big Games: J.Buck (DNP), A.Ramirez (3/4, 1R), D.Ortiz (1/3, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI), Holliday (1/5, 1R), Hawpe (3/5, 1R, 2RBI), Cust (2/3, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI), Teixeira (0/4), Uggla (1/3, 1R), Cabrera (1/4, 1RBI), Willingham (1/1, injured), Fielder (0/2), Braun (0/3), Gross (2/3, 2R), Sexson (DNP), Beltre (2/4, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI), Guillen (0/4), A-Rod (1/3, 1RBI), Matsui (0/3), Giambi (0/3), Guerrero (2/5, 1R, 1RBI), Morales (2/4, 1R), G.Anderson (1/4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI)

Game Winners: Minnesota (Gm1) (tossup- L), Cubs (L), Boston (n/a -- different starter), Cleveland (W), Cincinnati (L), Colorado (W), Oakland (W), Minnesota (Gm2) (W), San Diego (W), Atlanta (L), Florida (L), Milwaukee (W), Seattle (L), Washington (tossup-L), Yankees (L), Angels (W)