
The Marlins relievers failed to match the improvement of the starters in August. The rotation allowed a .310 OBA and a .378 slugging percentage in the month. The pen’s numbers during that time are .356/.449.
Pedro Feliz came off the disabled list on Wednesday and the Phillies scheduled him for a start tonight against the Nationals. Philadelphia holds a 54-45 record when Feliz plays (.545) and are 14-13 (.519) without him.
During the dirty dozen losses, Washington’s offense consists of seven players with at least ten at bats hitting below the Mendoza line. The great hitting by Ronnie Belliard and Lastings Milledge aren’t enough to overcome that.
Mike Hampton’s two good starts this season both came against San Francisco. Against teams with good offenses, his ERA stands at 11.08.
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