Steve Trachsel will get the start today for the Baltimore Orioles. He’s entering with a 3.86 ERA and a record of two wins and three losses. He was signed in the eleventh hour because Kris Benson went down for the season. No one knew what to expect from him. He’s coming off a 2006 season with the Mets, racking up fifteen wins, but was blessed with huge run support. He had an ERA of around five last season. This season he has been a pleasant surprise. 8 of his 9 games started, he’s given up 3 or less earned runs. Not bad for a fifth starter. With the high ERA posted in his last season in the National League, it was assumed he’d implode in the American League, where there are nine hitters in a batting lineup. The Orioles need this bright spot, as unlikely as it might have been predicted, because their team is gravely underachieving with the talented personnel that they have.
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