Finally this weekend my prospective pitchers got things rolling again. I believe 4 days have passed since I have been able to write something exciting about my top 13. There wer actually some quality pitching performances this weekend.
Let me start with Zach Greinke. Finally his squad got him some run production. The Royals scored nine times in 7 innings to ensure a victory for the struggling Royals. In seven innings of pitching Greinke struck out 5 and only allowed 3 ER, all in the second inning. Win #11 on the season and career win #45 was much needed by his team and him personally.
CC Sabathia had his most dominant outing of the season, this time at the expense of the BoSox. What a performance it was. Once again the Sox could not get the bats going and wer shutout again. CC pitched 7 2/3 innings of 2 hit ball while striking out 9. CC picked up win #12 on the season aedged closer to 130 career wins, needing only one more to hit the mark.
Is there a better pitcher right now in the AL then Angels right hander Jered Weaver. For the second consecutive start Weaver racked up 11 K's as he overpowered the Rangers in a close 3-2 victory. Weaver is emerging as the top Cy Young candidate in the Al with his 12-3 record. Weaver's start was his 100th of his career and he now has an impressive record of47-22. This kid can pitch.
Finally Doc Halladay got back in the win column after a particularly poor month of outings for him. Roy mowed down the Orioles over 8 innings to pick up his twelfth win of the campaign. With a 12-5 record on the season, Doc also has to be in the running for the Cy Young. Roy now needs just 7 more wins to reach the 150 mark. When Doc is on his game there are none better, so let's hope he finishes strong and wins 20. He would need to win all his starts to do so.
Will there be a 20 game winner this season, if so who do you think will do so? My pick will be Weaver.
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