Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Cardinals and Reds continue their NL Central battle with a matinee in Cincinnati, while the Yankees look to beat the Rangers in Texas.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The American League schedule for Wednesday has Tampa Bay at Detroit, Kansas City at the Angels, Oakland at Seattle, Baltimore at Cleveland, Boston at Toronto, Minnesota at the White Sox, and the Yankees at Texas. Javier Vazquez (9-8, 4.63 ERA) is slated to get the ball for New York on Wednesday, while the Rangers will send Cliff Lee (10-5, 2.44 ERA) to the mound. Righthander Vazquez was tagged for a loss in his most recent start, giving up six runs (three earned) on six hits over 5 1-3 innings of work against the Red Sox. Lefthander Lee had no trouble with the Athletics in his last trip to the mound, giving up just one run on seven hits over his eight innings of work and striking out eight.
Meanwhile, the National League on Wednesday offers up Atlanta at Houston, the Dodgers at Philadelphia, Florida at Washington, Colorado at the Mets, Arizona at Milwaukee, Pittsburgh at San Diego, the Cubs at San Francisco, and St. Louis at Cincinnati. Adam Wainwright (16-6, 2.07 ERA) is set to take on Bronson Arroyo (12-6, 3.83 ERA) in that Cardinals/Reds contest. Righthander Wainwright blanked the Marlins over nine innings in a victory in his last outing, giving up just two hits while fanning seven batters. Righthander Arroyo is also coming off a shutout performance, holding the Cubs scoreless on five hits over seven innings of work last time out, striking out seven.
