timbob
08-27-2008, 12:29 PM
Wednesday’s MLB streaking and slumping starters
Streaking
Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins (11-3, 3.90)
Perkins is 3-0 with a solid 1.64 ERA in his last three starts and has not relinquished a single earned run in two of his last three overall.
Perkins has just one setback in his last 10 and is 2-1 in his last four road starts. He is 4-1 on the road and is 1-0 this season against the Seattle Mariners.
The Twins are 9-3 in their last 12 Wednesday contests and are 4-1 in their last five against the Mariners.
Johan Santana, New York Mets (12-7, 2.64)
Santana is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his last three starts, including back-to-back shutouts over the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Santana, who spent eight seasons with the Twins, has conceded three earned runs in his last three starts. He also has 18 strikeouts against three walks in that period.
The Mets are 16-5 in their last 21 against the NL East and are 5-2 in their last seven road games against the Phillies.
Slumping
Brian Bannister, Kansas City Royals (7-13, 5.89)
Bannister, who had a career-high 12 wins last season, has struggled recently. In his last three starts, he is 0-3 with a lofty 10.13 ERA.
Bannister is winless in his last five road starts, including a recent loss to the Detroit Tigers in which he relinquished four earned runs and two homers in just eight IP. He is also 0-1 with a 9.90 ERA in one start this season against the Texas Rangers.
The Royals are 1-7 in their last eight against a club with a losing record and are 1-5 in their last six versus the Rangers.
Streaking
Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins (11-3, 3.90)
Perkins is 3-0 with a solid 1.64 ERA in his last three starts and has not relinquished a single earned run in two of his last three overall.
Perkins has just one setback in his last 10 and is 2-1 in his last four road starts. He is 4-1 on the road and is 1-0 this season against the Seattle Mariners.
The Twins are 9-3 in their last 12 Wednesday contests and are 4-1 in their last five against the Mariners.
Johan Santana, New York Mets (12-7, 2.64)
Santana is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his last three starts, including back-to-back shutouts over the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Santana, who spent eight seasons with the Twins, has conceded three earned runs in his last three starts. He also has 18 strikeouts against three walks in that period.
The Mets are 16-5 in their last 21 against the NL East and are 5-2 in their last seven road games against the Phillies.
Slumping
Brian Bannister, Kansas City Royals (7-13, 5.89)
Bannister, who had a career-high 12 wins last season, has struggled recently. In his last three starts, he is 0-3 with a lofty 10.13 ERA.
Bannister is winless in his last five road starts, including a recent loss to the Detroit Tigers in which he relinquished four earned runs and two homers in just eight IP. He is also 0-1 with a 9.90 ERA in one start this season against the Texas Rangers.
The Royals are 1-7 in their last eight against a club with a losing record and are 1-5 in their last six versus the Rangers.