Monday`s hottest starting pitchers

Monday`s hottest starting pitchers   

 

By Covers.com staff
Mon, May 22, 2006  

 

Chien-Ming Wang (New York Yankees) - Wang looks for his fourth straight victory when he starts for New York today in Boston as a +138 underdog. Wang has allowed five combined earned runs in his last three outings and has dropped his ERA from 4.89 to 3.79. He is 0-1 with a 4.41 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox.

 

Bronson Arroyo (Cincinnati Reds) - Arroyo said he had a ``vibe`` the last time he faced the Brewers on April 21 and ended up with a 3-1 win as a +134 underdog. The Reds won three out of a four-game series at Milwaukee last month and Arroyo is 3-0 with a 2.74 ERA in four career starts against the Brewers. Cincinnati is a -153 home favorite tonight. The total is set at 10 runs.

 

Kelvim Escobar (Los Angeles Angels) - Escobar leads the Angels with five wins and sports a respectable 3.51 ERA through eight outings. He`s out to remain perfect on the road, where he is 3-0 with a 2.21 ERA in three starts. The Angels are +125 road underdogs tonight against the Texas Rangers.

 

Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers) - Verlander (5-3, 3.18 ERA) has a chance to build on one of his best career outings when he faces the Royals for the first time. The right-hander went eight innings, allowing six hits with no strikeouts or walks in a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. The 24-year-old rookie has surrendered three or fewer earned runs in seven of his eight starts this season.

 

Mark Mulder (St. Louis Cardinals) - Mulder hasn`t been lights out this season, but the Cardinals have won eight of his nine starts, with the only loss coming against the Reds in Cincinnati on May 1. Since that loss, Mulder has won three straight and worked his ERA down to 3.69 with 33 strikeouts and only 16 walks on the season. He pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings in a 1-0 victory against the Mets on May 17, allowing only four hits in his longest effort of the year. The Cardinals are -134 favorites tonight against Jamey Wright (4-3, 4.29 ERA) and the San Francisco Giants.