John Patterson Tries To Carry Nats To 10 Over .500, Jamie Moyer Tries to Help M's Rebound After Last Night's Loss
Lefthanded veteran Jamie Moyer takes the mound tonight for the Seattle Mariners and goes against one of the pleasant surprises of the year so far, righty John Patterson. The Nationals go for their 9th win in a row while Mariners try to build on the good work they began earlier this week while playing the Florida Marlins. Jamie Moyer, 42, is not the same pitcher he was two years ago, but his years of experience help him get through games when his "stuff" just isn't there. From 2001-2003, Moyer won 54 games while losing only 21. His ERA during that period was a stingy [for the AL] 3.30. Last year, however, he imploded, recording a 7-13 record with a gruesome 5.23 ERA. Moyer's walk to strikeout ratio, hits to innings, etc. haven't changed since his glory days. He just gave up a bunch more runs in 2004.He's winning more in 2005, but he's also giving up the same number of runs as 2004. Moyer is 5-2 with an ERA of 5.21. He's pitched a little better the past couple of starts but not much. Here are his last 5 starts: 1] 6 innings, 4 runs 2] 6 innings, 1 run 3] 8 innings, 3 runs 4] 5 innings, 6 runs and 5]2 innings, 6 runs Moyer's ERA was 6.33 five games ago, 5.21 now, so he is pitching better.
After two subpar games before going on the disabled list, Nats hurler John
Patterson is again as sharp as he was at the beginning of the season. His last 5 starts: 1] 6 innings, 1 run 2] 5 innings, 1 run 3] 5 innings, 4 runs 4] 3 innings, 4 runs 5] 6 innings, 3 runs.Over the last 5 games, Patterson has an ERA of 4.68 [but 1.63 over his last two games] and Jamie Moyer a 6.66 ERA [but 3.75 over his last two games]. So both pitchers are pitching well now. We won't know who has the "Mojo" until the end of the 9th inning.
C'mon Nats, lets push the team to 10 games over .500!
# posted by Farid Rushdi @ 2:46 PM 
