Russ Ortiz
Russ Ortiz will attempt to build on the last four innings of his last outing and string some innings together where he isn't pushing a pitch count limit by the end of the third inning. This will be his third start of the season.
Last two starts:
| @PIT | 4.2IP | 5H/3ER | 2K:2BB | 9GB/8FB |
| vLAD | 5IP | 3H/3ER | 2K:2BB | 8GB/9FB |
Here's the thing. In those 9.2IP, Ortiz has faced 44 batters, walked seven, given up hits to six, and thrown 215 pitches. An average of 22 pitches per inning. That's a lot.
First-pitch strikes: 28 (.167/.276/.333), with 10K:4BB.
First-pitch balls: 31 (.292/.452/.375), 1K:7BB
Manny Parra
Handy Manny is another Brewers SP whose season hasn't exactly started as planned, starting out 0-3 with an 8.16 ERA / 1.74 WHIP. He did mix in one quality start, but here you go...
| @SFG | 4.1IP | 6H/5ER | 3K:2BB | 6GB/10FB |
| vCIN | 6IP | 3H/3ER | 4K:4BB | 6GB/10FB |
| @PHI | 4IP | 7H/5ER | 4K:3BB | 8GB/7FB |
I imagine we'll see Keppinger in the lineup today - righties hitting .256/.333/.488 off Parra while lefties are hitting .333/.474/.467. The Astros saw a lot of Parra last year:
| May 3 A | 4IP | 9H/5ER | 3K:4BB | 8GB/8FB | |
| May 30 H | 6IP | 4H/1ER | 6K:4BB | 4GB/12FB | |
| June 11 A | 5.1IP | 10H/5ER | 3K:0BB | 9GB/11FB | |
| July 25 H | 6IP | 8H/3ER | 5K:2BB | 14GB/5FB | |
| Aug 20 H | 5IP | 6H/2ER | 2K:4BB | 10GB/7FB |
Vs. HOU: 3-2, 26.1IP, 37H/16ER, 19K:14BB, 5.47 ERA / 1.94 WHIP
| Astro | HxAB | BA/OBP/SLG | HR-RBI | K:BB |
| Lee | 6x10 | .600/.667/1.100 | 1-2 | 2:1 |
| Berkman | 5x11 | .455/.600/.636 | 0-1 | 2:3 |
| Matsui | 4x11 | .364/.462/.364 | 0-1 | 3:2 |
| Tejada | 5x15 | .333/.333/.600 | 1-2 | 2:0 |
| Bourn | 2x8 | .250/.250/.750 | 1-1 | 5:0 |
| Pence | 3x13 | .231/.231/.308 | 0-0 | 1:0 |
| Keppinger | 0x4 | .000/.200/.000 | 0-0 | 0:1 |
