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Lohse aims to tame potent Phils lineup
06/14/2008 1:42 AM ETBy Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- Never in his eight-year career has Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse pitched this well consistently throughout the year. Halfway to tying his career-high win total for a season, Lohse will try to become just the second pitcher in the Majors to reach eight wins after switching teams in the offseason when he faces the Phillies on Saturday.
For a hurler signed during Spring Training, the Cardinals are certainly getting bang for their buck.
Never a high-strikeout, low-ERA or low-hit guy, Lohse has simply won while in St. Louis. While pitching for the Cards, Lohse has a 3.92 ERA and a 1.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has flourished against right-handed hitters, who are batting .246 off him.
Whatever the reason, Lohse has pitched superbly in 2008, filling in nicely for a patchwork rotation.
On Saturday, Lohse gets the chance to face the Phillies, a team with a group of hitters Lohse has dominated throughout his career. Philadelphia is batting only .235 against Lohse, with a .278 on-base percentage.
As well as he has pitched this year, Lohse has also received a great deal of run support in nearly all of his starts. In 14 starts, the Cardinals' offense has supported him with 5.07 runs per game.
He has only pitched more than six innings three times this year, most recently on May 13 against Pittsburgh.
Still, his efficiency for the Cardinals has been as good if not better than what they could have hoped for when they signed him on March 14.
Pitching matchup
STL: RHP Kyle Lohse (7-2, 3.92 ERA)
Lohse gave up a long home run to Houston's Lance Berkman in his last start Sunday, but not much else. He limited the Astros to five hits and three runs over six innings, striking out three and walking two. He has won his past four starts and hasn't lost since May 9. This will be Lohse's first appearance this year against Philadelphia.
PHI: RHP Adam Eaton (2-3, 4.62 ERA)
Eaton pitched six innings and threw 99 pitches in hot and humid conditions Sunday, but didn't factor in the decision against Atlanta. He gave up three runs on six hits, and his only real mistake was a pitch up in the zone to Mark Teixeira, who hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Eaton stranded seven baserunners, working in and out of jams in the second, third and fourth innings to keep the Phillies in the game. Eaton is 1-4 with a 6.82 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis. He has allowed six earned runs in each of his past two starts against the Cardinals, both of which came last season. In his most recent start against them, on July 15, 2007, he surrendered six runs on 10 hits in four innings and took the loss.
Tidbits
Righty Matt Clement will wait until Saturday to make his rehab start with Double-A Springfield after Friday's game was postponed due to rain. Clement allowed six runs, three earned, on seven hits and 75 pitches in his first start with Springfield. Lefty Mark Mulder will throw in Game 2 of the doubleheader as he continues to rehab. ... The Cardinals have used 59 different lineups in their 68 games. ... On Friday, Chris Duncan got his second hit since being recalled from the Minors on Wednesday.
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Up next
• Sunday: Cardinals (Mitchell Boggs, 1-0, 3.86) vs. Phillies (Brett Myers, 3-8, 5.34), 1:15 p.m. CT
• Monday: Off-day
• Tuesday: Cardinals (Braden Looper, 8-5, 4.34) vs. Royals (Kyle Davies, 2-0, 1.53), 7:15 p.m. CT
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
06/14/2008 1:42 AM ETBy Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- Never in his eight-year career has Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse pitched this well consistently throughout the year. Halfway to tying his career-high win total for a season, Lohse will try to become just the second pitcher in the Majors to reach eight wins after switching teams in the offseason when he faces the Phillies on Saturday.
For a hurler signed during Spring Training, the Cardinals are certainly getting bang for their buck.
Never a high-strikeout, low-ERA or low-hit guy, Lohse has simply won while in St. Louis. While pitching for the Cards, Lohse has a 3.92 ERA and a 1.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has flourished against right-handed hitters, who are batting .246 off him.
Whatever the reason, Lohse has pitched superbly in 2008, filling in nicely for a patchwork rotation.
On Saturday, Lohse gets the chance to face the Phillies, a team with a group of hitters Lohse has dominated throughout his career. Philadelphia is batting only .235 against Lohse, with a .278 on-base percentage.
As well as he has pitched this year, Lohse has also received a great deal of run support in nearly all of his starts. In 14 starts, the Cardinals' offense has supported him with 5.07 runs per game.
He has only pitched more than six innings three times this year, most recently on May 13 against Pittsburgh.
Still, his efficiency for the Cardinals has been as good if not better than what they could have hoped for when they signed him on March 14.
Pitching matchup
STL: RHP Kyle Lohse (7-2, 3.92 ERA)
Lohse gave up a long home run to Houston's Lance Berkman in his last start Sunday, but not much else. He limited the Astros to five hits and three runs over six innings, striking out three and walking two. He has won his past four starts and hasn't lost since May 9. This will be Lohse's first appearance this year against Philadelphia.
PHI: RHP Adam Eaton (2-3, 4.62 ERA)
Eaton pitched six innings and threw 99 pitches in hot and humid conditions Sunday, but didn't factor in the decision against Atlanta. He gave up three runs on six hits, and his only real mistake was a pitch up in the zone to Mark Teixeira, who hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Eaton stranded seven baserunners, working in and out of jams in the second, third and fourth innings to keep the Phillies in the game. Eaton is 1-4 with a 6.82 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis. He has allowed six earned runs in each of his past two starts against the Cardinals, both of which came last season. In his most recent start against them, on July 15, 2007, he surrendered six runs on 10 hits in four innings and took the loss.
Tidbits
Righty Matt Clement will wait until Saturday to make his rehab start with Double-A Springfield after Friday's game was postponed due to rain. Clement allowed six runs, three earned, on seven hits and 75 pitches in his first start with Springfield. Lefty Mark Mulder will throw in Game 2 of the doubleheader as he continues to rehab. ... The Cardinals have used 59 different lineups in their 68 games. ... On Friday, Chris Duncan got his second hit since being recalled from the Minors on Wednesday.
Tickets
Buy tickets now to catch the game in person. On the Internet
MLB.TV Gameday Audio• Gameday
• Official game notes
On television
• FOX
On radio
• KTRS 550
Up next
• Sunday: Cardinals (Mitchell Boggs, 1-0, 3.86) vs. Phillies (Brett Myers, 3-8, 5.34), 1:15 p.m. CT
• Monday: Off-day
• Tuesday: Cardinals (Braden Looper, 8-5, 4.34) vs. Royals (Kyle Davies, 2-0, 1.53), 7:15 p.m. CT
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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