Message #210761

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    Game Time: 7:10 pm    TV: MASN   Radio: WWWT 1500, 107.7 FM

Odalis Perez 0-3, 3.31 ERA	Zach Duke 0-2, 5.34 ERA
(2B) Felipe Lopez (SS) Cristian Guzman (3B) Ryan Zimmerman (1B) Nick Johnson (CF) Lastings Milledge (RF) Austin Kearns (LF) Wily Mo Pena (SC) Wil Nieves (SP) Odalis Perez	Nate McLouth (CF) Freddy Sanchez (2B) Jason Bay (LF) Ryan Doumit (SC) Xavier Nady (RF) Adam LaRoche (1B) Jose Bautista (3B) Chris Gomez (SS) Zach Duke (SP)

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On Friday, Perez pitched well against the Cubs, giving up two runs in six
innings, but he ended up with his third no-decision of the season, as the
bullpen was unable to protect a 3-2 lead. With the bases loaded in the
eighth, left-hander Mike O'Connor walked pinch-hitter Matt Murton to force
home Aramis Ramirez and tie the score at 3.

Dealing with baserunners on an inning-to-inning basis is not going to change
with Duke, whose game is making hitters put the ball in play. However, in
each of his last two starts, the balls have been finding the holes, and those
baserunners have been scoring. After giving up nine hits and six runs in his
last start (six innings), opponents are now hitting .344 against the lefty,
who is struggling to get his pitches down.