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03-09-2005, 12:25 PM
Roger Clemens will start the night game against the Braves at Disney World on Wednesday night. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT. Clemens will face Atlanta right-hander John Thomson. Other Houston pitchers scheduled to appear include left-hander Mike Gallo and righties Chad Harville, Travis Driskill and Phil Norton. On Thursday, the Astros travel to Jupiter to face the St. Louis Cardinals. Brandon Backe will start that game. The Cardinals have not yet named a starter.
he A's host the Giants on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. PT, with Dan Meyer facing All-Star starter Jason Schmidt.
Meyer had a rough time in his first spring start, allowing seven runs in two innings against Milwaukee, walking two and allowing two homers. He'll try to get back on track in the first of the A's six preseason contests against their cross-Bay rivals.
The Braves' first night game will come on Wednesday when they face Roger Clemens at Cracker Jack Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.
Clemens marks the third straight Cy Young Award winner the Braves have faced. They saw the Mets' Tom Glavine on Monday and Johnson on Tuesday. The trio has combined for 15 Cy Young Awards.
Thomson is scheduled to throw three innings. If he keeps the starting rotation's scoreless streak alive, the streak will have grown to 15 innings.
The Brewers will stay home on Wednesday to host the Colorado Rockies, one of the few teams in baseball that can boast a more dramatic youth movement than Milwaukee's. Left-hander Chris Capuano, who looked sharp in his Cactus League debut last week, will take the mound for the Brewers against the Rockies' Joe Kennedy.
Weather permitting, Wednesday will bring the Cardinals' first game away from Roger Dean Stadium this spring. They're scheduled to play at 12:10 p.m. CT against the Mets at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. However, there's a 70 percent chance of rain, so the game could be in jeopardy.
In addition, the Cards will play a "B" game on Wednesday at Roger Dean against the Marlins. Rick Ankiel will take the mound for his first spring game appearance in that contest.
The Dodgers will travel to St. Petersburg's Progress Energy Park Wednesday for a 1:05 p.m. game with the Devil Rays.
Kazmir will get the start for the Devil Rays. The left-hander had a shaky performance in his first outing of the spring against the Blue Jays Saturday when he walked three. He is a likely candidate to win a spot in the starting rotation.
Following Kazmir for the Devil Rays will be RH John Webb, LH Trever Miller, LH Bobby Seay, RH Chad Orvella, and RH Danys Baez. RH Edwin Jackson will start for the Dodgers
The Diamondbacks play host to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a 1:05 p.m. MT contest. Shawn Estes will start for Arizona with Oscar Villarreal, Brandon Lyon, Brian Bruney, Shane Nance, Donovan Osborne and Justin Wechsler scheduled to follow in relief
The Dodgers travel Wednesday morning across the state for an overnight trip with games scheduled against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg on Wednesday and Boston in Ft. Myers on Thursday. Fifth starter candidate Edwin Jackson is scheduled to start Wednesday and Scott Erickson is the likely starter Thursday.
The Indians play Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon at Chain of Lakes Park.
Davis will start for the Tribe. He'll face Carl Pavano, a right-hander that the Yankees signed in the offseason as a free agent. Relievers Arthur Rhodes and Paul Shuey and veteran Jason Bere are all scheduled to see action
The Mariners visit Surprise for the first time this spring, facing the Royals, and 18-year-old right-hander Hernandez makes his first start.
Hernandez, one of the contenders for the fifth spot in the rotation, pitched one scoreless inning of relief against the Padres last week but the big story was his hat falling off 12 times in the 26 pitches he threw.
Thanks to outfielder Wladimir "The Barber" Balentien, Hernandez had his hair cut Monday and can concentrate on throwing strikes with his 95 mph, sharp-breaking curve and tantalizing changeup.
he last two World Series champions meet on Wednesday as the Red Sox visit the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. Dontrelle Willis, who tossed four shutout innings in his last start against the Cardinals, faces Boston's Tim Wakefield. A.J. Burnett, who had a rough start in his previous outing, will pitch on Thursday when the Marlins visit the Nationals in Viera. In his last start, Burnett gave up four runs in two innings.
Martinez will make his second start of the spring on Wednesday, once again going against the Cardinals. The veteran right-hander pitched three strong innings against St. Louis in his debut last Friday in Jupiter.
The Nationals have a rematch against the Tigers on Wednesday at Space Coast Stadium. On Monday, the Nationals defeated the Tigers, 6-5.
Tomo Ohka will face a Major League team for the first time this Spring. In his last outing, he pitched in an intrasquad game and threw three solid innings, giving up one run on four hits. Ohka, who has a plate and several screws in his forearm because of a fractured right radius, said he didn't feel any pain.
he Orioles travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on the Twins for the first time this spring. Daniel Cabrera will take the mound for the Orioles, followed by left-hander Bruce Chen, right-hander Hayden Penn, right-hander Aaron Rakers and left-hander Steve Kline.
The Twins will counter with right-hander Joe Mays.
Cabrera was impressive in his Spring Training debut on Saturday against Washington, tossing three scoreless innings. Cabrera, who is projected as the No. 3 starter this season, is scheduled to pitch four innings.
Penn, the organization's top pitching prospect, will be making his second appearance, while Rakers and Kline will pitch in their third game. Penn was touched for back-to-back home runs against the Nationals on Saturday.
The Padres will split squads Wednesday, with one side playing the White Sox at home and the other half playing the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
The White Sox game will feature pitchers Brian Lawrence, Stauffer, Trevor Hoffman, Akinori Otsuka and Rudy Seanez. Steve Sparks, Chris Oxspring, Randy Williams, Danny Patterson and Angel Tovar will face the Angels. Both games start at 1:05 p.m. MT.
Jon Lieber is scheduled to make his second spring start Wednesday against the Reds. He faces off with former Phillies farmhand Elizardo Ramirez, who was the player to be named later in last August's trade for Cory Lidle.
The Pirates will host the Toronto Blue Jays at McKechnie Field on Wednesday. Fogg will make his third spring start, against Gustavo Chacin of Toronto. Zach Duke, Mike Gonzalez, Brian Meadows and Mark Corey are also expected pitch for the Pirates, who have dropped three of their last four Grapefruit League games.
he Sox take their longest bus ride thus far this spring when they trek to Jupiter for Wednesday's contest against the Marlins. Veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield draws the start, his first against Major League competition. Wakefield pitched against Northeastern University in his first start. Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez and Mark Bellhorn are scheduled to make the trip.
Opening Day starter Joe Kennedy makes his second spring start against the Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park on Wednesday. Kennedy pitched two innings in his first start, giving up a run and two hits, and he'll be aiming at three quality innings against Milwaukee.
The pitchers scheduled to follow Kennedy include Scott Chiasson, Ryan
Speier, Chris Narveson, Aaron Taylor, Scott Dohmann, and Justin Hampson.
Right-hander Jose Lima will start for the Royals against Mariners right-hander Joel Pineiro at 2:05 CT on Wednesday at Surprise Stadium. Also scheduled to pitch for the Royals are Denny Bautista, Dennis Tankersley, Andy Sisco and Shawn Camp. Lima and Bautista are each penciled in to throw three innings.
Right-hander Kenny Baugh, Detroit's first pick and the 11th overall selection from the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, will pitch against the Washington Nationals and Tomo Ohka in a 1:05 p.m. ET game at Space Coast Stadium on Wednesday.
Woodyard, Roney, Bynum, Spurling, Douglass, Ennis and James are also scheduled to pitch against the Nationals.
At Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, left-hander Wilfredro Ledezma is the scheduled starter against Cincinnati and left-hander Eric Milton. Jason Grilli, Troy Percival, Jamie Walker, Fernando Rodney, Ugueth Urbina, Doug Creek and Nelson Cruz are also slated to pitch for the Tigers
The Twins will meet the Orioles for the first time this spring at 1:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Hammond Stadium. Right-hander Joe Mays will make his second exhibition start for Minnesota against Baltimore's Daniel Cabrera.
Mark Buehrle takes the mound Wednesday against San Diego in Peoria in a game that can be seen live on MLB.TV. The left-hander, who worked three solid innings during his first Cactus League start, looks to become the second consecutive White Sox pitcher to work at least four innings this spring.
The Yankees travel to Winter Haven on Wednesday to take on the Indians at 1:05 p.m. Carl Pavano makes his second start of the spring.
Pavano tossed two scoreless innings in his first outing, allowing three hits while striking out two in Bradenton last Friday against the Pirates. He will likely go three innings on Wednesday.
The Yankees will see an old friend when they get to Winter Haven, getting their first look at Aaron Boone in a Cleveland uniform. Boone, who hit the ALCS-clinching home run in Game 7 against the Red Sox in 2003, was released last spring after injuring his knee, paving the way for Alex Rodriguez to land in the Bronx.
Joining Pavano on the trip will be Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Bernie Williams, Tony Womack, John Flaherty and Mike Stanton.
he A's host the Giants on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. PT, with Dan Meyer facing All-Star starter Jason Schmidt.
Meyer had a rough time in his first spring start, allowing seven runs in two innings against Milwaukee, walking two and allowing two homers. He'll try to get back on track in the first of the A's six preseason contests against their cross-Bay rivals.
The Braves' first night game will come on Wednesday when they face Roger Clemens at Cracker Jack Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.
Clemens marks the third straight Cy Young Award winner the Braves have faced. They saw the Mets' Tom Glavine on Monday and Johnson on Tuesday. The trio has combined for 15 Cy Young Awards.
Thomson is scheduled to throw three innings. If he keeps the starting rotation's scoreless streak alive, the streak will have grown to 15 innings.
The Brewers will stay home on Wednesday to host the Colorado Rockies, one of the few teams in baseball that can boast a more dramatic youth movement than Milwaukee's. Left-hander Chris Capuano, who looked sharp in his Cactus League debut last week, will take the mound for the Brewers against the Rockies' Joe Kennedy.
Weather permitting, Wednesday will bring the Cardinals' first game away from Roger Dean Stadium this spring. They're scheduled to play at 12:10 p.m. CT against the Mets at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. However, there's a 70 percent chance of rain, so the game could be in jeopardy.
In addition, the Cards will play a "B" game on Wednesday at Roger Dean against the Marlins. Rick Ankiel will take the mound for his first spring game appearance in that contest.
The Dodgers will travel to St. Petersburg's Progress Energy Park Wednesday for a 1:05 p.m. game with the Devil Rays.
Kazmir will get the start for the Devil Rays. The left-hander had a shaky performance in his first outing of the spring against the Blue Jays Saturday when he walked three. He is a likely candidate to win a spot in the starting rotation.
Following Kazmir for the Devil Rays will be RH John Webb, LH Trever Miller, LH Bobby Seay, RH Chad Orvella, and RH Danys Baez. RH Edwin Jackson will start for the Dodgers
The Diamondbacks play host to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a 1:05 p.m. MT contest. Shawn Estes will start for Arizona with Oscar Villarreal, Brandon Lyon, Brian Bruney, Shane Nance, Donovan Osborne and Justin Wechsler scheduled to follow in relief
The Dodgers travel Wednesday morning across the state for an overnight trip with games scheduled against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg on Wednesday and Boston in Ft. Myers on Thursday. Fifth starter candidate Edwin Jackson is scheduled to start Wednesday and Scott Erickson is the likely starter Thursday.
The Indians play Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon at Chain of Lakes Park.
Davis will start for the Tribe. He'll face Carl Pavano, a right-hander that the Yankees signed in the offseason as a free agent. Relievers Arthur Rhodes and Paul Shuey and veteran Jason Bere are all scheduled to see action
The Mariners visit Surprise for the first time this spring, facing the Royals, and 18-year-old right-hander Hernandez makes his first start.
Hernandez, one of the contenders for the fifth spot in the rotation, pitched one scoreless inning of relief against the Padres last week but the big story was his hat falling off 12 times in the 26 pitches he threw.
Thanks to outfielder Wladimir "The Barber" Balentien, Hernandez had his hair cut Monday and can concentrate on throwing strikes with his 95 mph, sharp-breaking curve and tantalizing changeup.
he last two World Series champions meet on Wednesday as the Red Sox visit the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. Dontrelle Willis, who tossed four shutout innings in his last start against the Cardinals, faces Boston's Tim Wakefield. A.J. Burnett, who had a rough start in his previous outing, will pitch on Thursday when the Marlins visit the Nationals in Viera. In his last start, Burnett gave up four runs in two innings.
Martinez will make his second start of the spring on Wednesday, once again going against the Cardinals. The veteran right-hander pitched three strong innings against St. Louis in his debut last Friday in Jupiter.
The Nationals have a rematch against the Tigers on Wednesday at Space Coast Stadium. On Monday, the Nationals defeated the Tigers, 6-5.
Tomo Ohka will face a Major League team for the first time this Spring. In his last outing, he pitched in an intrasquad game and threw three solid innings, giving up one run on four hits. Ohka, who has a plate and several screws in his forearm because of a fractured right radius, said he didn't feel any pain.
he Orioles travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on the Twins for the first time this spring. Daniel Cabrera will take the mound for the Orioles, followed by left-hander Bruce Chen, right-hander Hayden Penn, right-hander Aaron Rakers and left-hander Steve Kline.
The Twins will counter with right-hander Joe Mays.
Cabrera was impressive in his Spring Training debut on Saturday against Washington, tossing three scoreless innings. Cabrera, who is projected as the No. 3 starter this season, is scheduled to pitch four innings.
Penn, the organization's top pitching prospect, will be making his second appearance, while Rakers and Kline will pitch in their third game. Penn was touched for back-to-back home runs against the Nationals on Saturday.
The Padres will split squads Wednesday, with one side playing the White Sox at home and the other half playing the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
The White Sox game will feature pitchers Brian Lawrence, Stauffer, Trevor Hoffman, Akinori Otsuka and Rudy Seanez. Steve Sparks, Chris Oxspring, Randy Williams, Danny Patterson and Angel Tovar will face the Angels. Both games start at 1:05 p.m. MT.
Jon Lieber is scheduled to make his second spring start Wednesday against the Reds. He faces off with former Phillies farmhand Elizardo Ramirez, who was the player to be named later in last August's trade for Cory Lidle.
The Pirates will host the Toronto Blue Jays at McKechnie Field on Wednesday. Fogg will make his third spring start, against Gustavo Chacin of Toronto. Zach Duke, Mike Gonzalez, Brian Meadows and Mark Corey are also expected pitch for the Pirates, who have dropped three of their last four Grapefruit League games.
he Sox take their longest bus ride thus far this spring when they trek to Jupiter for Wednesday's contest against the Marlins. Veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield draws the start, his first against Major League competition. Wakefield pitched against Northeastern University in his first start. Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez and Mark Bellhorn are scheduled to make the trip.
Opening Day starter Joe Kennedy makes his second spring start against the Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park on Wednesday. Kennedy pitched two innings in his first start, giving up a run and two hits, and he'll be aiming at three quality innings against Milwaukee.
The pitchers scheduled to follow Kennedy include Scott Chiasson, Ryan
Speier, Chris Narveson, Aaron Taylor, Scott Dohmann, and Justin Hampson.
Right-hander Jose Lima will start for the Royals against Mariners right-hander Joel Pineiro at 2:05 CT on Wednesday at Surprise Stadium. Also scheduled to pitch for the Royals are Denny Bautista, Dennis Tankersley, Andy Sisco and Shawn Camp. Lima and Bautista are each penciled in to throw three innings.
Right-hander Kenny Baugh, Detroit's first pick and the 11th overall selection from the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, will pitch against the Washington Nationals and Tomo Ohka in a 1:05 p.m. ET game at Space Coast Stadium on Wednesday.
Woodyard, Roney, Bynum, Spurling, Douglass, Ennis and James are also scheduled to pitch against the Nationals.
At Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, left-hander Wilfredro Ledezma is the scheduled starter against Cincinnati and left-hander Eric Milton. Jason Grilli, Troy Percival, Jamie Walker, Fernando Rodney, Ugueth Urbina, Doug Creek and Nelson Cruz are also slated to pitch for the Tigers
The Twins will meet the Orioles for the first time this spring at 1:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Hammond Stadium. Right-hander Joe Mays will make his second exhibition start for Minnesota against Baltimore's Daniel Cabrera.
Mark Buehrle takes the mound Wednesday against San Diego in Peoria in a game that can be seen live on MLB.TV. The left-hander, who worked three solid innings during his first Cactus League start, looks to become the second consecutive White Sox pitcher to work at least four innings this spring.
The Yankees travel to Winter Haven on Wednesday to take on the Indians at 1:05 p.m. Carl Pavano makes his second start of the spring.
Pavano tossed two scoreless innings in his first outing, allowing three hits while striking out two in Bradenton last Friday against the Pirates. He will likely go three innings on Wednesday.
The Yankees will see an old friend when they get to Winter Haven, getting their first look at Aaron Boone in a Cleveland uniform. Boone, who hit the ALCS-clinching home run in Game 7 against the Red Sox in 2003, was released last spring after injuring his knee, paving the way for Alex Rodriguez to land in the Bronx.
Joining Pavano on the trip will be Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Bernie Williams, Tony Womack, John Flaherty and Mike Stanton.