Sox v.s. Mariners: Pitcher Preview

The Sox open up a series against the Seattle Mariners tomorrow/tonight. This is my pitching matchup preview...


Game 1

Pitching Matchup: Mariners - Jake Woods (5-3, 4.19) Sox - Javier Vazquez (11-9, 4.70)
Jake Woods is putting up great numbers. He has faced the Sox twice as a relivever but never as a starter. His ERA is 10.38! The Sox have "Lit him up". And Javier Vazquez is a great new pitcher for the White Sox. He has faced the Mariners once, and beat 'em! He is 1-0 against the M's so lets hope he dosent lose his first game against them.
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Game 2

Pitching Matchup: Mariners - Gil Meche (11-8, 4.34) Sox - Jose Contreras (13-8, 4.08)
Well, Contreras has the better ERA, and also has won more games than Meche. All time against the M's, Contreras is also 1-0 against the Mariners. Gil Meche is an old All Star who has not pitched as great as he should be. He has faced the Sox , you guessed it, once. And has a record of 0-0 against the Sox. So who do you think will win?
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Game 3

Pitching Matchup: Mariners - Felix Hernandez (11-4, 4.68) Sox - Mark Buehrle (12-13, 4.70)
O.k. Felix Hernandez was the highest ranked rookie coming into the season. What do you think of him now? He has won 11 games yes, but his ERA is WAY higher than expected. Mark Buehrle is just 1 win under .500 for the season. He needs this win, but if his bullpen dosent hold up, like it will, he might remain under .500 for awhile.
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Game 4

Pitching Matchup: Mariners - Ryan Feierabend (0-0, 0.00) Sox - Freddy Garcia (15-9, 4.63)
Nobody cares who this Ryan Feierabend is so I'll get right to Garcia. In his last 2 outings, Freddy has only given up 2 hits in 16 innings pitched. That is the sign of a new ace in the Sox pitching staff, next to Jon Garland. But this year he has only allowed 101 earned runs. And he has struck out 129 batters.