Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Tribe starting rotation "pitching in"

If you're looking for the best starting rotation in the majors right now, you'd be crazy to look anywhere else but Cleveland. The numbers speak for themselves.

5/9 vs. Tor. - Sabathia - 7 IP, ER, 9 K
5/10 vs. Tor. - Laffey - 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 K
5/12 vs. Tor. - Carmona - 9 IP, 0 ER, 3 K
5/12 vs. Tor. - Lee - 9 IP, 0 ER, 5 K
5/13 vs. Oak. - Byrd - 7.1 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
5/14 vs. Oak - Sabathia - 9 IP, 0 ER, 11 K

Don't rack your brain. I'll do that math. In their last 6 games, Indians starting pitchers have thrown 48.1 innings and allowed just 1 earned run. That's an ERA of 0.18 in the last week. Unbelievable. Obviously they can't keep this up forever, but if you've had any of these guys recently, you've undoubtedly reaped the reward.

No comments: