Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News reports that righthander Vicente Padilla has returned to Nicaragua to attend to a family matter. The club is pushing his Monday start against Cleveland back a day to Tuesday. If he's not back in time, lefthander A.J. Murray will likely come up from Oklahoma for a spot start.- Tampa Bay: 23-11
- Toronto: 21-14
- Boston: 19-15
- New York: 16-16
- Baltimore: 13-19
AL Central:
- Minnesota: 18-15
- White Sox: 18-16
- Cleveland: 15-18
- Detroit: 13-19
- Kansas City: 13-21
AL West:
- TEXAS: 22-12
- Angels: 19-15
- Oakland: 15-18
- Seattle: 10-23
Today's matchup is Aaron Laffey against Doug Mathis.
Mathis hasn't had a great run as a starter in the majors this season. He's worked 11.1 major league innings and shows a 5.56 ERA for his effort. He is 1-1 this season and 0-1 as a starter. His last start was against the Tribe, where he pitched 6 innings to a no-decision. The Rangers won that game 2-1. This is his first start at home. Cleveland batted .318 against him on 5/25/08...
Laffey has a 3-3 record and a 1.59 ERA. He has picked up a decision in all of his starts this season, and managed to miss the Rangers in Cleveland. In fact, he has never faced the Rangers in his short career. This post is going to be a bit small. One thing is for certain, however, is that Laffey is for real. He can pitch.
Forecast: Mathis had success against Cleveland. Laffey has success due to skill, but really lacks lady luck. Here's the thing: Laffey just doesn't give up hits... I think the Tribe might generate a little more offense, just enough to scape this one out. Score: 3-1, Tribe.
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