BALTIMORE ORIOLES SEATTLE MARINERS
Roberts 2B Ichiro RF
Sosa DH Winn LF
Mora 3B Ibanez DH
Tejada SS Sexson 1B
Palmeiro 1B Beltre 3B
Surhoff RF Bloomquist CF
Matos CF Morse SS
Bigbie LF Lopez 2B
Whiteside C Borders C
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Chen (7-5, 3.87) Moyer (8-3, 4.64)
Bruce Chen has faced current Mariners a total of 47 times. Jamie Moyer has faced Rafael Palmeiro twice as often by himself. So, if either one of these pitchers has the whole "unfamiliarity" thing working for him tonight, it won't be the one we want. Chen's been your standard #3 pitcher this year, with all of his peripherals hovering around the league average and a decent BABIP that's kept his ERA under four. The difference between him and Moyer is a strikeout and a half per game, which gives you an indication of both how strikeout-deprived our starting staff is, and how far Moyer has regressed from his career peak. Hopefully he re-discovers some of that old magic for a few hours tonight.
LET'S GO MARINERS!