Mets: Orlando Hernandez has receivied a cortisone shot in his elbow, after feeling some discomfort in his start against the Phillies on August 30. Currently, he hopes to start again when the Mets play Atlanta, Sept. 10 - 12. This may be good news for the Braves, but Hernandez has a 2.77 ERA in two starts against Atlanta this year. To take his place Mike Pelfrey was recalled from Triple-A to pitch against the Braves, where he pitched very well. He gave up one hit, one run, in six innings of work in a 5-1 Mets victory. Pedro Martinez made his return to the rotation this week. He was on a 75 pitch count, and wasn't to exceed 35 pitches in an inning. He mostly threw in the low 80's, and only reached a high of 87 mph. He pitched well enough to get the win, 3 runs, 2 earned in 5 innings.The Mets posted a 5-2 record over the last week. Their team ERA of 4.40 was good enough for 5th in the NL. Billy Wagner has continued his struggles, appearing in 2 games and giving up 4 runs. He recorded one loss, but still managed a save. On the other side of the ball, the Mets had a good week also, they scored 46 runs, and had a .292 batting average. The whole Mets lineup had a good week, but Alou had an especially good week hitting .500 in 18 at-bats, with 1 homerun and two doubles.
Phillies: Cole Hamels, who was scheduled to pitch on the weekend was scratched from his start. He felt some soreness in a bullpen session. The Phillies are saying it's nothing structural, but his had a history of arm trouble, it'd be a blow to the Phillies future rotations if this is serious. Freddy Garcia underwent surgery on a torn labrum. He's a free agent next year, and won't be ready until the All Star Break.The Phillies went 3-4, which is miraculous, seeing as they had a team ERA of 7.09. That was worst in the NL. The charge was lead by Alfonseca who pitched only 1.2 innings and gave 7 earned runs. Things were much better for their offense, hitting .316 for the week. Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Jayson Werth all hit over .400 in at least 25 at-bats.
Marlins: Scott Olsen's start was pushed back a few days to work on a flaw in his delivery. This was sorely needed he was 1-7 in his last 8 starts. They recalled INF Robert Andino, the Marlins had hoped that he could play short, so they could move Hanley to center, but that doesn't look it'll happen any time soon with his poor hitting in Triple-A.The Marlins didn't fare much better that the Phillies in the pitching aspect, having a team ERA of 6.27 which can be explained by their .319 BAA. Overall they went 2-4, their batting didn't fare to well either. They hit .278 but only scored 31 runs over the week. Nobody hit particularly well, the best was Hanley who had a .375 BA with a homerun and 4 doubles.
Nationals: John Patterson will have surgery on a nerve in his elbow, he had a similar surgery on a different nerve last off season. He should be able to make a full recovery during the winter. Christian Guzman, who was supposed to be out for the season with a thumb injury, could make a comeback for the last two weeks of the season. During September call ups the Nationals promoted Ross Detwiler, Justin Maxwell, Jonathan Albaladejo, Arnie Munoz and Ryan Langerhans.The Nationals had an excellent week, going 5-1, and held a 2.77 ERA which was best in the NL over that span. The pitching was led by Jason Bergmann and Matt Chico, who both pitched 7 inning, 4 hit, 1 run ball. Their offense didn't fare quite as well, but was enough to get by. They scored 24 runs which was only better than Atlanta and San Fransisco.
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