Brandon Lang 9/15
Brandon Lang
10 DIMER - LA ANGELS - All about John Lackey tonight.
Since he started the season on the DL, it's been an uphill battle for Lackey to get into the form we all know him for. He finally has it going now.
Over his last 3 starts he is 2-0 with an ERA of 0.35 and what is even more impressive is what he has done in his last 2 starts.
I'm talking back to back 9 inning efforts in which he just beat the Mariners with a complete game 6-hit shutout, and before that he allowed a run on 5 hits in a no decision over the Royals, a game the Angels won 2-1 in 10 innings.
All told he is on a run of 1 earned over his last 26 innings and the Angels have won all 3 of those starts.
Dice K's last start was back in June and he was torched for 6 runs, on 8 hits in 4 innings. He has battled shoulder problems all year long and truth be told, he hasn't been right and the numbers show.
He has made 8 starts here in 2009 and here are the numbers.
How about 32 runs in 34 innings and in 6 of those 8 starts he has given up 4 earned or more and he has made it to the 6th inning only twice.
You can throw as many bullpen sessions as you want, and you may look good doing it, but as a big league pitcher when you are not right you are not right but you take the mound anyways because you are getting big dollars to do so.
I feel that is the case with Dice K this year and the patience of the Angel hitters will get to him and Lackey will stay hot on the other end for a nice Angel win.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS (Lackey over Matsuzaka)
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Originally Posted by darrell74
