Leake: 0.00 ERA, five scoreless innings and six strikeouts.
Wood: 1.29 ERA,
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Who do you like? I don’t do the “if the season started today” stuff because it doesn’t start today. Anything can happen between now and April 5,
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Here is the breakdown of the battle:
That leaves Matt Maloney,
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Lehr: 4.26 ERA through 4 games
Maloney: 6.75 ERA through 3 games,
MRIs rescheduled on Cano, Marte,
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Wells: 6.00 ERA in four games.
Chapman: 1.29 ERA,
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“We’re starting to narrow it down,
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Based on what we’ve seen so far,
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No shock here — Mike Lincoln is out of the fifth spot battle. Manager Dusty Baker told Lincoln this morning that he is going back to the bullpen. Lincoln posted a 11.37 ERA in his three starts.
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Owings: 9.00 ERA in two games but is pitching vs. Indians tonight.