If you had to name two groups of starting pitchers who have consistently made the Sox look mediocre, it'd be:
- Left-handers
- Starters making their debuts against the Sox
But the funny thing is, when you put them together, the Sox have fared fairly well. Today's win over Joe Saunders pushed their record against lefties this season to 30-29, and this was the first time the Sox faced the southpaw Saunders.
| Name | W/L | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
J. Saunders
| W | 3.1 | 8 | 7
| 3 | 5 |
K. Gabbard
| L | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Z. Miner
| W | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
J. Lester
| L
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
S. Marshall
| W
| 6 | 8 | 4
| 3 | 6 |
Z. Duke
| L | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
P. Maholm
| W
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
B. Claussen
| W | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0
|
J. Koronka
| W | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
J. Rheinecker
| L | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
R. Hill
| W | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Total
| 7-4 | 58.1 | 76 | 49 | 25 | 37 |
I didn't bother to include Scott Kazmir or Francisco Liriano, since they don't fit the mold. This is more of the Luke Hudson/Anthony Reyes/Tim Corcoran mold where they shut down the Sox, then find themselves struggling in the minors three weeks later.