Friday, July 06, 2007

Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore: 37-48
Texas: 36-49

Kameron Loe takes the mound for the Rangers tonight. He's trying to make it five wins in five starts. The Rangers have not lost a series in almost a month. I think this series, they are going to continue with the winning. I can't see why they won't sweep. Loe faces off against Jeremy Guthrie for Baltimore.

Jeremy has had no success in his limited time against the Rangers. He's thrown 2 1/3 innings of batting practice. He's given up 4 hits and 2 runs (one HR), one walk and issued a strikeout. The Rangers clock him with a .400 batting average. I really hope the Rangers continue where they left off with this guy. That would be sweet! Guthrie, however, has been the best thing for the O's. He has a 4-2 record and swaggers in with a 2.62 ERA over 96 innings. And when he's outside the Baltimore city limits, he's 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA. He's just a little bit better and a lot more successful. Oh well, he's due for a road loss, right?

On a side note, the O's are 2-4 in his last six starts. Guthrie has only two decisions in those (1-1). Now, onto Kameron Loe.

Loe has won his last four starts. He went down to the minors, but didn't pitch, and returned to pitch for the Rangers in an emergency situation. He had to have learned something in a pitching session in Oklahoma, because he's just about unstoppable. He's dropped his ERA from 7.40 to 5.72. In his last 27 2/3 innings, he's given up only 6 runs. In case you're wondering, that's a 1.95 ERA. His last four starts have all been quality starts (three runs or less over six innings or more). He's walked 8, given up 2 HRs, given up 24 hits, and K'd 13. Kameron Loe's WHIP over the last four games is a solid 1.16.

Forecast: Another win for the Rangers and Kameron Loe... with a score of 5-2.

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