- Dan Haren is a 6-5, 215 pound right hander. The 28 year old has a big frame that can get up to 230 comfortably if he so desires. He comes from an over the top release and pauses at the balance point before accelerating through. His fastball is a 4-seam with some fade and a little sink. His curveball is a good 12-6 pitch with good downward movement. His splitter shows some fade and sink and served as his out pitch in this game. His cutter has come cut and sink and he appears to be throwing this pitch much more then last year. His cutter will flash slider movement. Not many pitchers can claim to have plus command, but Haren can as he was able to hit spots consistently with all his pitches. A strong # 2 starter.
1st: FB (91-92), CB (78-80), Split (84-86), Cut (87)
2nd: FB(91-92), CB (79), Split (85-86), Cut (87-89)
3rd: FB (90-93), CB (79), Split (85-86), Cut (87-88)
4th: FB (89-91), CB (79), Split (85-86)
5th: FB (89-92), CB (77-78), Split (86), Cut (85-87)
6th: FB (90-91), CB (78-79), Cut (85-86)
7th: FB (89-92), CB (77-80), Split (84-86), Cut (85)
- Tony Pena attacked hitters from a 3/4 release. His fastball is a straight 4-seam and he also throws a hard slider that can be flat or can be a sharp 2-7 offering. Potential closer, but he needs to develop more consistency with his slider and better command.
8th: FB (92-96), SL (87-90)
- Juan Gutierrez finally had a game finishing opportunity and failed. The righty came from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a 4-seam with some fade, his change shows good fade and sink but is just average and he throws a curve (a hard 12-6) and a slider that is just a harder curve and has slightly more horizontal movement then his curve.
9th: FB (94-97), CB (81), SL (83-84), CU (82-84)
- Chad Qualls allowed a home run to David Eckstein of all people to bring this game on. The 6-5, 220 pounder has a big frame that is maxed out. The 30 year old righty coems at you from a 3/4 release. His fastball shows excellent fade and sink and is a plus pitch. His slider is a sharp 2-7 offering with good bite and he is a solid closer, though he probably profiles better as a durable middle reliever to get you out of jams in the 6th-8th innings with his sinker.
9th: FB (91-94), SL (85-87)
- Jon Rauch came from an over the top release. His fastball is a 4-seam with natural sink. His slider is a sharp 1-7 offering with more downward movement then side to side. His change is a straight change that wasn't very impressive and his curve is a big breaking 12-6.
10th: FB (90-93), SL (83-86), CB (75-76), CU (86)
- Esmerling Vasquez came from a 3/4 release with a fastball that shows some good fade and sink, a change with similar movement and a slider that was a sharp, late breaking 3-8 offering. Good upside, but little command right now.
11th: FB (93-98), SL (79-82), CU (83-84)
12th: FB (93-97), SL (78-82), CU (84-88)
- Clay Zavada came from a 3/4 to high 3/4 release and threw pitches from both release points. The lefty showed a fastball with some fade, a change with some sink and a little fade, a curve that is an 11-4 offering with okay depth and a cutter that had a little sink and was his main weapon against lefties.
13th: FB (88-91), CU (78-83), CB (72), Cut (84)
14th: FB (88-89), CU (80-83), CB (72), Cut (83-84)
15th: FB (87-89), CU (78-82), CB (72-74), Cut (82-83)
- Leo Rosales got the win. He comes from an over the top release with a fastball that shows good fade and sink, a changeup with similar movement and a slider that is a 12-6 offering with some bite but can just hang.
15th: FB (91), CU (81)
16th: FB (88), CU (79), SL (79-84)
17th: FB (87-90), CU (80-82), SL (79-83)
18th: FB (88-91), CU (79), SL (79-83)
The Arizona relievers combined to allow zero hits in the final NINE innings of this game and San Diego never put any real good swings on any pitches. There offense is not good outside of Adrian Gonzalez.
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