This is the second time Moehler has faced the Cubs this year. The May 17 game was pretty good, but the April 8 game was a massacre.
Moehler
Moehler has done pretty well in his last two starts: 15IP (including the complete game), 5ER. Moehler isn't missing too many bats, though, in his last three starts, he only has 14 swinging strikes.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/23 vTEX | 5 | 9/6 | 4:0 | 7/12 | 68/50 |
| 5/29 @PIT | 9 | 7/1 | 4:2 | 12/17 | 123/85 |
| 6/3 vCOL | 6 | 7/4 | 2:1 | 9/12 | 74/42 |
Vs the Cubs, Moehler has thrown 6.2IP (over two starts, if you can believe that), allowed 13H/10ER, 5K:3BB.
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 32x72, .444/.452/.722, 10K:0BB
vs Lefties: 24x98, .245/.318/.378, 16K:10BB
Righties are tee-ing off on Moehler, obviously.
When swinging at the first pitch (29): .519/.536/.889, 6XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (86): .300/.341/.450, 16K:4BB
After First-Pitch Balls (71): .286/.343/.460, 10K:6BB
RISP: 17x49, .347/.389/.531, 7K:4BB
Runners on: 28x84, .333/.380/.536, 12K:6BB
2OwRISP: 4x22, .182/.250/.182, 4K:2BB
Ted Lilly
With the exception of Randy Wells, who has made six starts, Lilly has the lowest ERA and WHIP, and the highest K:BB ratio of the Cubs' starting rotation. But he has given up the most dingers, too. Lilly has also started two games against the Astros this season, winning both - one on April 8 (The Moehler Meltdown game) and on May 7, both of them in Houston.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/24 @SD | 6.1 | 8/5 | 4:2 | 12/10 | 95/66 |
| 5/29 vLA | 7 | 4/1 | 5:3 | 9/9 | 102/68 |
| 6/3 @ATL | 7 | 6/2 | 7:1 | 9/12 | 108/73 |
Vs the Astros this season:
Pudge: 2x4, 2XBH-2RBI, 1K:0BB
Tejada: 3x6, 2XBH-2RBI
Keppinger: 2x5, 1XBH-1RBI
Lee: 2x5, 1XBH, 0K:1BB
Pence 1x5
Berkman: 1x6, 1XBH-1RBI, 2K
Bourn: 0x2, 1K
Michaels: 0x2, 1BB
