5.15.2007

Squeeze Play

Kelvim Escobar (4-1, 2.21 ERA) vs. Felix Hernandez (2-1, 1.56 ERA)

After missing nearly a month with elbow soreness, right-handed phenom Felix Hernandez is back and he's ready to bring the heat.

Hernandez will take the hill for the Seattle Mariners (17-16) when they host division rival Kelvim Escobar and the Los Angeles Angels (22-17) at 10:05pm tonight.

Felix was dominant in his first two starts, allowing just four hits and striking out 18 over 17 scoreless innings before feeling a twinge in his elbow during a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 18th.

Escobar, on a four-start winning streak, has limited opponents to three runs and 17 hits in 23.2 innings during this run. He is 5-7 with three saves and a 4.66 ERA in 14 starts and 27 overall appearances versus the Mariners.

Angels right fielder/hitting monster Vladimir Guerrero is a .367 career hitter at Safeco Field with six longballs and 22 RBIs, and is batting .286 lifetime against Hernandez.

2 comments:

rstiles said...

You gotta love Carlos Zambrano....this dude is a loose cannon ready to explode at any moment....

Sooze said...

Haha! He looks like an animal next to smiley John Maine.

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