Things you'll need to know: Wednesday by Jared Carrabis
Greinke, Pedroia, Byrd, Yankees and more!


Here are the things you'll need to know to impress your friends for Wednesday, September 23, 2009:

After going 1-for-4 with one of only two hits against right-hander Zack Greinke, Victor Martinez extended his career-best hitting streak to 21 games. He's hitting .359 during the streak with an OPS of .900.

Despite his dominating numbers on the mound, this stat reflects what kind of a season it has been for Kansas City: the Royals are just one game over .500 (16-15) when Zack Greinke takes the mound.

Getting back to hitting streaks, in the shadow of Martinez's 21-gamer, Dustin Pedroia has quietly put together a 14-game hitting streak of his own. Beginning on September 7, Pedroia has gone 20-for-56, with 4 doubles, 3 HR, 7 RBI, to go along with a .357 batting average over that span. His six walks over the hitting streak helped boost his OBP to .419 during his recent hot streak, good for an OPS of 1.009.

I guess you get what you pay for. Since rejoining the Red Sox on August 30, Paul Byrd has pitched his way to a 1-2 record with a 6.04 ERA. He has allowed 17 earned runs in 25.1 innings, and opponents are hitting .336 against the right-hander. As a result, the Red Sox are just 3-2 as a team when Byrd takes the mound.

The last time Paul Byrd walked four batters in a game was on the night of September 17 in 2006

On Tuesday night, Jason Bay completed the hat trick, striking out three times. It is the twelfth time this season in which Bay has K'd three times or more in a single game.

The New York Yankees announced their weekend starters for their final series against Boston.

Jon Lester Vs. Joba Chamberlain
Daisuke Matsuzaka Vs. CC Sabathia
Paul Byrd Vs. Andy Pettitte

I'm thinking two out of three? Anyone?

-Jared Carrabis

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Published on September 23, 2009

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