Brewers Need Less Distractions, More Hits Tonight At RFK
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The Brewers, who hope to end their three game losing streak tonight, give the ball to Wes Obermueller, a pitcher I've never heard of. Surprisingly, he has 35 career starts. He hasn't, however, done much with those starts, going 8-15 with a 5.60 ERA. Obermueller is being whacked around by opposition hitters at a .300 clip. Obermueller is so inconsequential that several of the on-line baseball sites don't even list him as a major league player. That's good for the Nats this evening.
Nationals manager Frank Robinson will counter with Claudio Vargas in his second game back from his New Orleans vacation. He pitched well in his first outing, giving up one unearned run in six innings in a game the Nationals ultimately lost to Arizona. Vargas has experience as a starter, starting 20 games in 2003, and was named "pitcher of the month" in June.
Jose Guillen's rib cage pull as gotten worse of the past few games, and will likely sit for the rest of the series. He will replaced by a lineup that includes Marlon Byrd in one of the outfield positions.
The Nationals are attempting to win their fourth game in a row after suffering three consecutive setbacks that ended against the Cubs.
# posted by Farid Rushdi @ 1:36 PM 
