Seven at 7: MLB Wednesday

[Willie Bee]

Seven at 7: MLB Wednesday

A quick look at the starting pitchers, weather and umpires for the seven MLB contests beginning right around seven o’clock (Eastern) on Wednesday evening. Looks like it could be a wet one, gang.

Tigers (-124) at Indians (+114, 9)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:05 p.m.
Starting Pitchers: Rick Porcello (17-11, 4.22) vs. Justin Masterson (4-10, 4.49)
Umpire: Paul Nauert (13-18 Home/Vis; 14-16-1 O/U)
Weather: Should be in the mid-70s when the game starts, cloudy with a slight chance of rain and little to no wind.

Dodgers (-183) at Nationals (+176, 9)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:05 p.m.
Starting Pitchers: Chad Billingsley (17-13, 4.05) vs. Ross Detwiler (1-9, 5.80)
Umpire: Tom Hallion (16-15 Home/Vis; 15-14-2 O/U)
Weather: The forecast is calling for a 40% chance of rain into the night, upper-70s for the first pitch with light winds out to center.

Reds (-116) at Pirates (+106, 8½)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:05 p.m.
Starting Pitchers: Homer Bailey (6-11, 5.15) vs. Kevin Hart (4-9, 4.71)
Umpire: Bob Davidson (15-15 Home/Vis; 16-13-1 O/U)
Weather: There’s a 40% chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon and early evening hours, mid-70s without much wind.

Orioles (-101) at Blue Jays (-109, 9½)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:07 p.m.
Starting Pitchers: Jeremy Guthrie (11-19, 5.05) vs. Scott Richmond (10-12, 5.31)
Umpire: Adrian Johnson (22-11 Home/Vis; 13-14-6 O/U)
Weather: Retractable roof, 40% chance of rain during day tapering to 20% tonight, about 70°F (21°C) at game time.

Mariners (+160) at Rays (-170, 8½)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:08 p.m.
Starting Pitchers: Brandon Morrow (3-5, 5.08) vs. Wade Davis (1-2, 4.34)
Umpire: Damien Beal (4-2 Home/Vis; 2-4 O/U)
Weather: Indoors.

Braves (-136) at Mets (+126, 8½)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:10 p.m.
Starting Pitchers: Tim Hudson (2-2, 3.70) vs. Mike Pelfrey (15-14, 5.10)
Umpire: Dana Demuth (18-13 Home/Vis; 14-16-1 O/U)
Weather: Low-to-mid 70s on the thermometer, 40% chance of rain, winds out of the SW at 5-10 MPH (out to right-center).

Phillies (-157) at Marlins (+147, 8½)
Wed, Sep 23, 7:10 p.m. ESPN
Starting Pitchers: Cole Hamels (16-13, 4.07) vs. Rick VandenHurk (5-4, 4.24)
Umpire: Mike Estabrook (8-13 Home/Vis; 9-11-1 O/U)
Weather: Low-80s at game time, 40% chance of scattered t-storms, Winds ENE 6-10 MPH (in from left-center)

NOTE: The W-L records shown for starting pitchers are their team's W-L mark when they start games. Statistical sources for this article were Retrosheet.org, Baseball-Reference.com and ESPN.com

[moses millsap]

any starters on specific pitch counts/limited innings you know of?

[Willie Bee]

Moses, a few that appear to be somewhat restricted are:

Porcello (DET): Leyland has actually allowed him to hit the 100-mark his last two starts and three of his last five after not reaching the figure in any of his first 23 starts. Would guess he only goes 95-100 or six innings, whatever comes first.

Billingsley (LAD): On shaky ground to start with, wouldn't be surprised if he's gone after 75 tosses.

Davis (TAM): Coming off a 124-pitch, complete game shutout at Baltimore on Sep 17, just his fourth MLB game after hurling nearly 160 innings at Durham. I would be surprised if he throws more than 100 in this one at this stage of the season. Amazing that Durham lost a bunch of key players from their team in the last few weeks and still one the Triple-A title last night.

Hudson (ATL): Fifth start since coming off DL, threw 90 times in one of the games, would guess he's on an 85 or so limit in this one.

[moses millsap]

thanks willie, was looking at porcello's game logs and was surprised leyland allowed him to throw so much. hope rain disrupts the dodgers game, so chad's outing is cut short.

[shoebox]

Thanks for the info willie....