For the second straight day a free agent acquisition makes his 2010 debut, as Doug Davis and the Brewers look to take the series against Aaron Cook and the Rockies at 12:10.
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Colorado Rockies Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010, 12:10 PM CDT Aaron Cook vs Doug Davis Cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 50. Complete Coverage > | ||
Follow us after the jump for today's pitching matchup, lineup and conversation on today's game!
Doug Davis (9-14, 4.12 last season) is making his first regular season start for the Brewers since September 28, 2006. He's made 93 starts for the Diamondbacks over the last three years, so Davis is pretty familiar with the Rockies, going 2-6 in his career with a 4.97 ERA in ten starts against them, and posting a 1.69 WHIP. Seven current Rockies have faced Davis at least ten times:
| Player | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 22 | .353 | .500 | .412 | .912 |
| Jason Giambi | 21 | .176 | .286 | .353 | .639 |
| Todd Helton | 17 | .462 | .588 | .692 | 1.281 |
| Miguel Olivo | 14 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| Melvin Mora | 13 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 13 | .308 | .308 | .538 | .846 |
| Clint Barmes | 12 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
Aaron Cook (11-6, 4.16 ERA in 2009) is starting his ninth season as a Rockie and is the franchise's career leader in starts (166), wins (63) and innings pitched (1087.2). He gives up a fair number of hits (career 10.3 per nine innings) and doesn't get many strikeouts (3.7/9) but doesn't walk many batters (2.6/9). Four current Brewers have faced him at least ten times, and one should be pretty excited to see him again:
| Player | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Craig Counsell | 35 | .207 | .314 | .276 | .590 |
| Jody Gerut | 26 | .120 | .115 | .120 | .235 |
| Jim Edmonds | 18 | .563 | .611 | 1.188 | 1.799 |
| Prince Fielder | 16 | .214 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
Via Tyler Barnes, here's today's lineup:
Rickie Weeks 2B
Carlos Gomez CF
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder 1B
Jim Edmonds RF
Casey McGehee 3B
George Kottaras C
Alcides Escobar SS
Doug Davis P
And in the bullpen:
Trevor Hoffman pitched one inning (15 pitches) yesterday.
LaTroy Hawkins pitched one inning (12 pitches) yesterday.
Mitch Stetter pitched .1 innings (4 pitches) yesterday.
Chris Narveson pitched two innings (32 pitches) Monday.
Todd Coffey, Claudio Vargas, Carlos Villanueva and Manny Parra have yet to appear in a game.
Enjoy the game!