MARINERS PROBABLE: REDS PROBABLE:
Miguel Batista (7-6, 4.99) Bronson Arroyo (2-8, 5.24)
Bronson hasn't pitched since a week ago today, making this his longest rest of the season. Here are Bronson's career numbers on 4, 5 and 6+ days' rest:
D IP BB H WHIP ERA K/9
4 431 140 425 1.31 4.26 5.97
5 267 73 285 1.34 4.35 5.66
6+ 138 49 152 1.46 4.49 6.85
Not terribly inspiring, but most of those 6+ days' rest performances probably came when he was a reliever with Pittsburgh. Also, he's maybe never been as worn out as he is now. I would have preferred an entire skipped start, but we got two extra days. That's something.
Right it, Bronson. Go Reds.
Some other goodies:
Baseball Reference's game preview
Lineups
Reds
1 Scott Hatteberg 1B
2 Brandon Phillips 2B
3 Ken Griffey Jr. RF
4 Adam Dunn LF
5 Edwin Encarnacion 3B
6 Josh Hamilton CF
7 Alex Gonzalez SS
8 Javier Valentin DH
9 David Ross C
Mariners
1 Suzuki cf
2 Lopez 2b
3 Vidro dh
4 Sexson 1b
5 Broussard rf
6 Beltre 3b
7 Betancourt ss
8 Burke c
9 Bloomquist lf