Pedro Martinez was the final piece of the puzzle for the Phillies. He joined the rotation to make the Phillies become the team to beat in the NL. When he joined the rotation it forced Jamie Moyer to the pen. So how has Moyer done? Well last night he pitched better than Pedro.
Moyer pitched 6 innings of 2 hit ball in relief. He struck out 5 and showed why he should still be in the starting rotation. I have a feeling that within another few weeks Mr. Martinez will develop some kind of arm problem and Moyer will be called back to front line duty. Moyer now has 257 wins and sits 41st in all time wins, 40th if you take out Roger Clemens!!! It will be almost impossible for him to reach 300 as a starter, but as a reliever, well the odds just got harder.
Chad Billingsley picked up a victory last night over the talented Cardinals. Win #47 on his career and 12th on the season was important for Chad as he was coming back from injury. He was not dominant but he did pitch well enough to win. The Dodgers need a healthy Billingsley if they are going anywhere this post season.
CC Sabathia continued his winning ways with a victory over the A's. It looked early on that he might get ejected after plunking Kurt Suzuki in retaliation for the A's pitcher hitting A Rod. Suzuki had the biggest laugh as he homered off CC moments later. CC got his game back on track. He knew he would get lots of run support as always. Pitching 8 solid innings ensured the victory for Sabathia who now is tied with Beckett for the league lead in wins with 14. He now has 131 for the career.
It is great to have 3 pitchers add to their win column. Maybe Halladay, Verlander, and Latos can do the same tonight.
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