March 14, 2007 at 8:29 PM
Closer Watch: Tough day for Tavarez
Julian Tavarez stumbled today against Pittsburgh, hitting Luis Matos and allowing two runs in two innings. Joel Pineiro was much more effective striking out two in his single frame of work, while Brendan Donnelly pitched a scoreless 9th in a losing cause. Tavarez: 1 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (9.2 IP, 8 hits, 5 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 4.66 ERA)
Pineiro: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 2 K (7.1 IP, 10 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4.91 ERA)
Donnelly: 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 1 K (6.2 IP, 9 hits, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 6.75 ERA)
In addition, it was reported today that team physician Dr. Thomas Gill examined (nominal) contender Mike Timlin, who had been scheduled to resume throwing tomorrow, and pushed back his return for at least two more days.