Chris Narveson attempts to give Milwaukee the sweep on the road as he goes up against Barry Zito.
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Chris Narveson (11-7, 5.05) is trying to impress management in order to gain the upper hand on winning a rotation spot in 2011. The Narv-Dog hasn't given up more than three earned runs since July 23. Since that date, he has had nine starts and has put up a 3.35 ERA and has given up an opponent batting line of .234/.295/.328. On the season, Narveson has a 4.28 FIP.
Barry Zito (8-13, 4.02) is having a near identical season to his 2009 campaign. Just look at how similar his stats are:
Stat | 2009 | 2010 |
ERA | 4.03 | 4.02 |
IP | 192 | 186 |
H/9 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
HR/9 | 1 | 0.9 |
BB/9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
SO | 154 | 139 |
FIP | 4.31 | 4.27 |
Runs | 89 | 87 |
HBP | 8 | 7 |
WAR | 2.2 | 2 |
Bullpen Report:
Jeremy Jeffress pitched 1 inning (10 pitches) Tuesday.
Manny Parra hasn't pitched in a week.
Trevor Hoffman hasn't pitched since he picked up his 600th save.Carlos Villanueva hasn't pitched in forever.
John Axford pitched 1 inning (21 pitches) yesterday.
Mike McClendon pitched 1 inning (14 pitches) Wednesday.
Todd Coffey pitched .2 innings (5 pitches) Monday.
Zach Braddock pitched 0.0 innings (2 pitches) Monday.
Kameron Loe pitched 1 inning (15 pitches) yesterday.
Brandon Kintzler pitched 0.2 innings (35 pitches) Monday.
Mark Rogers pitched 1 inning (8 pitches) on Wednesday.