It was a big day for the HomeSide Saturday, grabbing 3 wins with 3 assigned starts. Because I usually go chronologically, I will reverse myself and start with the late game first:
In Oakland, Josh Outman made his 2nd start for the A's since his return, and was strong for 6 innings against the Orioles. Fighting with his control, Josh walked 5 but only allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and managed to minimize the damage each time he got into a jam. Outman was the winning pitcher in Oakland's 4-2 victory, his first since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2009.
In New York, the win goes to Cole Hamels, his 7th of the season, as Philadelphia beat the Mets, 5-2. Cool Cole continues to be fantastic (I predict he will win a career high in games this season) allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits over 7 innings- NO walks, 10 Ks!- lowering his ERA to 3.01. Ryan Howard had a double and 2 RBI (40), and Domonic Brown was 2 for 4 (6 for his last 10), a single and a double.
In St Pete, Carlos Carrasco won his 3rd consecutive start, and his 4th overall in the Indian's 7-3 win over the Rays. Carlos is on a good roll, and went a strong 6 innings yesterday in a game that was close as long as he was in it. Carrasco allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, NO walks, and struck out 4, leaving the game with a 3-2 lead.
The 3 wins make a total of 33 major league wins for former Claws this year.
We had a chance at a fourth as the White Sox and Blue Jays went extra innings and the Sox called on Gavin Floyd to pitch in the 14th inning. Gavin gave up the game winning home run to Cory Patterson and the Jays took a 9-8 decision. I do not think this appearance will effect Gavin's turn to pitch Monday, having only thrown 15 pitches Saturday, but we will wait and see if he gets pushed back a day.
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