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Mariners pitching....

Posted on April 22, 2009 at 03:31 PM.

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Going into the weekend, the 8-4 Mariners had the lowest bullpen ERA in the American League (2.56), and the starters haven�t been too shabby either. Lefty Erik Bedard is fully healthy after a 2008 season shortened by a shoulder ailment, and he has worked three quality starts and allowed just four earned runs. He has a 1.86 ERA and has recorded just three walks and 23 strikeouts in 19.1 innings, though he lost a 2-0 decision to the Tigers on Saturday night. Another lefty, Jarrod Washburn, is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA after suffering through arguably his worst big league season a year ago (5-14, 4.69 ERA). The M�s also have budding ace Felix Hernandez, who is 2-0, though with a heftier 4.26 ERA.
The biggest surprise has got to be the bullpen ERA....on a Washburn note....last season he got the lowest run support of any starter in the MLB, this year he is off to a great start, a little run support and some imaginative pitch selection works wonders...