Anthony Reyes gets the start tonight. He arrived in Cleveland last year after a July trade with St. Louis. He can throw a mid-nineties fastball, a slider, and a good change-up. He has command issues, though. He falls behind too many batters and gives up too many walks. He is able to get right-handed batters out pretty well but struggles with lefties.
Fausto Carmona gets the ball on Wednesday. After having a break-out season in 2007, Carmona started off his 2008 season okay. But then he strained his hip (I don't know what they mean by that) and when he got back he wasn't the same pitcher. In his single start against Boston last season (after the injury) he gave up four runs on five hits, with a walk, and a hit batsman, in a single inning. So far this season, Carmona seems to be more akin to the 2008 version than the 2007. His control seems to have gone away, resulting in more walks. And he's getting hit hard, four starts, five home runs. He is back to getting more ground outs, though.
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