Probable Pitchers

May 18, 2008

Chicago White Sox at San Francisco Giants, 4:05pm ET

50 John Danks - LHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 6.1 0 2 5 99 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 1 16.0 2.25 5 15 295 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 3 3 2.74 8 0 0 46.0 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 41 14 14 2 12 35 92 VS. San Francisco   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career --- - - - - - - - CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 9-16 4.82 34 0 0 185.0 H R ER HR BB SO 201 106 99 30 66 144 Compare: Giants vs. Danks

18 Matt Cain - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 1 0 8.0 2 4 5 114 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 1 21.1 3.80 6 18 320 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 2 3 4.17 9 0 0 54.0 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 49 26 25 6 29 47 101 VS. Chicago   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career --- - - - - - - - CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 24-32 3.78 80 3 1 491.0 H R ER HR BB SO 403 215 206 42 214 419 Compare: White Sox vs. Cain

Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds, 1:15pm ET

31 Cliff Lee - LHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 9.0 0 2 5 117 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 2 0 22.0 1.23 2 15 317 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 6 0 0.67 7 1 1 53.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 32 5 4 1 4 44 108 VS. Cincinnati   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 3-1 5.60 5 27.1 28 17 14 19 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 60-36 4.37 136 4 1 795.1 H R ER HR BB SO 797 426 386 106 259 593 Compare: Reds vs. Lee

36 Edinson Volquez - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 1 0 6.0 1 2 5 110 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 2 1 19.0 0.95 10 24 328 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 6 1 1.12 8 0 0 48.1 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 35 7 6 1 26 57 102 VS. Cleveland   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 0-1 32.40 1 1.2 5 6 3 1 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 9-12 4.91 28 0 0 128.1 H R ER HR BB SO 146 75 70 15 68 112 Compare: Indians vs. Volquez

Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:10pm ET

29 Nate Robertson - LHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 7.0 2 0 2 82 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 1 19.0 4.74 4 9 297 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 1 4 6.04 8 0 0 47.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 62 32 32 6 11 33 96 VS. Arizona   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 0-0 1.35 1 6.2 4 1 4 5 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 43-59 4.68 150 4 0 880.1 H R ER HR BB SO 949 495 458 124 299 602 Compare: Diamondbacks vs. Robertson

51 Randy Johnson - LHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 1 0 5.0 4 0 4 90 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 2 0 15.0 8.40 2 12 260 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 3 1 5.40 6 0 0 31.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 36 24 19 5 11 32 91 VS. Detroit   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 10-7 4.04 19 122.2 95 55 73 158 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 287-151 3.24 572 98 37 3887.0 H R ER HR BB SO 3101 1580 1400 373 1433 4648 Compare: Tigers vs. Johnson

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, 3:05pm ET

41 Brandon Backe - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 1 6.0 3 1 3 86 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 2 17.2 4.58 9 15 276 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 2 5 4.62 9 0 0 48.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 53 27 25 8 29 37 89 VS. Texas   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 0-2 9.00 2 18.0 21 18 9 18 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 24-20 4.63 118 1 1 394.1 H R ER HR BB SO 404 211 203 54 184 260 Compare: Rangers vs. Backe

13 Kason Gabbard - LHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 5.1 2 1 2 82 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 0 0 11.0 1.64 8 4 190 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 1 0 2.12 6 0 0 29.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 28 7 7 1 14 11 80 VS. Houston   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career --- - - - - - - - CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 8-4 3.89 28 1 1 136.2 H R ER HR BB SO 120 60 59 9 71 81 Compare: Astros vs. Gabbard

Kansas City Royals at Florida Marlins, 1:10pm ET

23 Zack Greinke - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 6.0 2 2 2 100 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 1 20.0 3.15 4 19 312 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 4 1 1.93 8 1 0 56.0 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 48 13 12 6 14 38 102 VS. Florida   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 0-0 0.00 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 25-36 4.34 120 3 0 512.1 H R ER HR BB SO 553 257 247 68 132 363 Compare: Marlins vs. Greinke

66 Burke Badenhop - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 6.0 3 2 2 90 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 0 17.2 4.08 5 15 281 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 1 2 5.97 7 0 0 31.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 35 22 21 4 12 23 87 VS. Kansas City   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career --- - - - - - - - CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 1-2 5.97 7 0 0 31.2 H R ER HR BB SO 35 22 21 4 12 23 Compare: Royals vs. Badenhop

Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels, 3:35pm ET

23 Derek Lowe - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 6.0 4 3 6 95 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 0 2 16.1 8.27 9 14 283 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 2 3 4.62 9 0 0 50.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 57 32 26 4 16 36 89 VS. Los Angeles   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 6-5 2.86 11 107.0 103 34 23 80 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 114-99 3.84 508 8 3 1780.0 H R ER HR BB SO 1778 873 759 146 517 1164 Compare: Angels vs. Lowe

36 Jered Weaver - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 0 7.0 0 2 6 109 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 0 2 17.1 6.23 5 13 301 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 2 5 4.86 9 0 0 53.2 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 56 30 29 7 16 37 101 VS. Los Angeles   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 2-0 1.50 2 12.0 9 2 6 9 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 26-14 3.57 56 0 0 337.2 H R ER HR BB SO 328 143 134 39 94 257 Compare: Dodgers vs. Weaver

Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox, 1:35pm ET

12 Carlos Villanueva - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 1 0 6.0 2 0 2 83 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 1 2 16.0 8.44 2 12 266 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 2 4 6.00 8 0 0 45.0 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 59 31 30 10 13 28 97 VS. Boston   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career --- - - - - - - - CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 12-11 4.31 77 0 0 213.0 H R ER HR BB SO 203 105 102 34 77 166 Compare: Red Sox vs. Villanueva

19 Josh Beckett - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 1 5.2 5 2 5 97 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 2 1 20.2 4.35 3 18 299 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 4 3 4.21 7 0 0 47.0 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 42 23 22 5 10 47 99 VS. Milwaukee   W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2008 --- - - - - - - - Career 0-2 9.53 3 11.1 20 12 6 12 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 81-55 3.76 176 4 2 1061.1 H R ER HR BB SO 951 485 443 113 347 1006 Compare: Brewers vs. Beckett

Minnesota Twins at Colorado Rockies, 3:05pm ET

59 Kevin Slowey - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO PC 0 1 5.2 3 2 5 107 LAST 3 GAMES W L IP ERA BB SO PC 0 3 14.0 5.79 2 11 245 SEASON STATS W L ERA G CG SHO IP 0 3 5.79 3 0 0 14.0 H R ER HR BB SO PC/GS 13 9 9 4 2 11 82<