Projected Matchups
Game 1: Paul Byrd (9-8, 4.77 ERA) vs. Adam Eaton (6-4, 4.77 ERA)
7:35 PM Central on FSN-HD
Game 2: Brian Slocum (0-0, 10.57 ERA) vs. Vicente Padilla (14-9, 4.27 ERA)
7:05 PM Central on KDFI
Game 3: Jake Westbrook (13-10, 4.15 ERA) vs. Kevin Millwood (16-10, 4.36 ERA)
1:05 PM Central on FSN
Game 1 Matchup Notes
Byrd: He has struggled in 3 September starts going 0-2 with an ERA of 5.00 and has given up 26 hits over 18 innings of work. One of those starts was his only other start against Texas this year. He gave up 4 runs on 10 hits over 6 innings for the loss.
Eaton: Adam has had a little bit of trouble in September this season. He is 2-0 in 3 starts but has posted an ERA of 4.91 allowing 10 runs on 24 hits over 18.1 innings. This will be his first start of the year against the Indians and he is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 2 lifetime appearances against them.
Game 2 Matchup Notes
Slocum: The rookies Slocum will be making the first start of his big league career. In 6 relief appearances this season he has allowing 9 runs on 15 hits over 7.2 innings. He has pitched against Texas once this season walking 1 and striking out 1 in 1 scoreless inning of work.
Padilla: Vicente has struggled greatly in his career against the Indians going 4-1 but with a 6.28 ERA in 5 career starts. He will be looking for his career high 15th win in this start and is coming off a start against the Angels where he pitched 7.1 scoreless innings.
Game 3 Matchup Notes
Westbrook: In 2 starts against the Rangers this year Westbrook has gone 1-0 and allowed 6 runs on 13 hits in 13 innings. He has had a very solid September going 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 4 starts so far this month. In his last outting, against Oakland, he allowed just 2 runs over 7.2 innings for the win.
Millwood: Kevin has continued to pitch well down the stretch going 6-2 with a stellar 3.36 ERA over his last 8 starts. He is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 2 starts against his former team this season, and has gone 6-3 with an ERA of 3.82 over his last 10 home starts.