Behind The Box Score

Heck of a pitching performance by one Bronson Arroyo last night against the Mets, going the distance, giving up only 4 hits in a 3-0 win. The hits he gave up were bloop singles and off the end of the bat types of base knocks. Last night was the first game that Bronson has pitched like this since late May, when he had another CG against Houston, giving up only one run in that appearance. The problem I find with him though is that he is way too inconsistent. He has had 7 starts this year that he has gone less than 6 innings, and in all of those starts he has given up 5+ runs. He has delivered some very solid pitching performances also, don’t get me wrong, I just think that being a key starter for any team in the hunt requires much more consistency than he has been showing.

Also, a pitching performance that tops Bronson’s has to be the no-hitter pitched by the Giants Jonathan Sanchez, with the only blemish being an 8th inning error. I did not get to witness the feat, but it had been 33 years since a Giants pitcher pitched a no-hitter. A no-hitter certainly ranks up in the top 3 things I want to see in person at a baseball game. I nearly got to see one of the three feats accomplished at a game this year, Ramon Hernandez was a home run from the cycle, at the Cincy-Cleveland game on June the 28th, a game which the Reds won 8-1.