The word from Portland is that Hunter Jones is making the start for the Zs in Game 1, opposed by John Geer. This probably means that the VandenHurk-Inman matchup originally scheduled for yesterday will take place in the second game. The first game is officially the make up of yesterday rainout.
Pitching Matchup
Hunter Jones (3.77) vs. Josh Geer (5.98)
Along with Jose Alvarez, the Marlins organization received Jones in the Jeremy Hermida trade with Boston. It felt like Florida was somewhat hosed in that deal, even though Jones has become a solid AAA starter and potential insurance to the big club in case of a Nate Robertson meltdown. His tailing fastball has generated almost double the amount of grounders to fly balls. Still, comparing his stats to his good years like 2008 in Boston's system, his walks are significantly up now that he's starting and the strikeouts are down. It could be his conscious reinvention as a ground-ball pitcher, or simply evidence of a AAAA guy in slow decline.
In eight starts this year, Geer has given up 67 hits in 49 innings (9 of them homers) and a .327 batting average against. Lefties crush him. His numbers are somewhat artificially inflated by a disastrous relief outing in which he went three innings and gave up six earned, but still, this is a guy a hot Zs team should make hay against.
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