Chart Observations: CHW @ MIN

1) John Danks: 114 pitches. 6 strikes swinging. Fastball (1st), 2 Cutters (2 in 1st), 2 Changeups (3rd, 6th), Curveball (6th)

• Danks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball, a change with good late fade and sink, a cutter with good cut that moves a little like a 11-4 slider and a sharp 11-4 curve with good depth. His command wasn't as good as it has been. He will throw the change to lefties.

1st: FB (88-92), Cut (86-89), CU (81-83)

2nd: FB (89-91), Cut (84-86), CU (82), CB (76)

3rd: FB (88-91), Cut (86), CU (82), CB (76-77)

4th: FB (88-90), Cut (83-88), CU (81), CB (75)

5th: FB (88-90), CU (81), CB (73-75)

6th: FB (91), Cut (83-85), CU (80-83), CB (75-76)

2) Nick Blackburn: 99 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs (2nd, 6th) and 2 on Cutters (3rd, 4th)

• Blackburn came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 2-seam fastball wtih good run in on righties and good sink, a cutter with good cut that flashes movement similar to a 2-7 slider, a big breaking 12-6 curve with good depth and a change with some fade from lefties with sink that he will throw to righties.

1st: FB (90-92), Cut (86)

2nd: FB (89-92), Cut (84-86), CB (77)

3rd: FB (87-93), Cut (85-88), CB (78), CU (82-84)

4th: FB (89-90), Cut (83-86), CB (76), CU (82-83)

5th: FB (89-92), Cut (86), CB (77-78), CU (82-83)

6th: FB (89-92), Cut (83-85), CB (82), CU (81-82)

7th: FB (90-91), Cut (86-87), CB (80), CU (81)

3) Octavio Dotel: 9 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Slider (6th)

• Dotel came from a 3/4 release and showed a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite, a sharp 1-7 curve with good depth and a fastball with late life with cutting action or running action with sink.

6th: FB (93), SL (80-82)

7th: FB (90-92), CB (78)

4) Matt Thornton: 13 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Thornton came from an over the top release with a straight 4-seam fastball and a 11-4 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (94-97), SL (83)

5) Bobby Jenks: 15 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

• Jenks came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righteis with sink and a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (93-95), SL (89)

6) Matt Guerrier: 10 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Guerrier came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a big breaking 12-6 curve with above average depth and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (92-93), SL (85-87), CB (78)

7) Joe Nathan: 17 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Nathan came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a 12-6 curve with good depth and a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (88-89), CB (81-82)

Chart Observations: LAD @ MIL: MIL Pitchers

1) Braden Looper: 98 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 2 on Sliders (1st, 4th) and 2 on Splitters (2 in 1st)

• Looper came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink, a split with great dive and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

1st: FB (90-92), Split (83-86), SL (85-87)

2nd: FB (87-90), Split (82-85), SL (85-86)

3rd: FB (88-90), Split (82-85), SL (84)

4th: FB (88-90), Split (84), SL (84-87)

5th: FB (88), Split (82-83), SL (84-85)

6th: FB (87-89), Split (82-84), SL (83-85)

2) Chris Smith: 6 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Smith came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (87), SL (76-77)

3) Mitch Stetter: 5 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Stetter is a sidearming lefty who showed a fastball with some late run in on lefties and a sweeping 9-3 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (86), SL (78-80)

4) Mark DiFelice: 14 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters

• DiFelice came from a 3/4 release and showed a cutter with good cut that he could locate to both sides of the plate.

8th: Cut (82-84)

5) Trevor Hoffman: 8 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Hoffman came from an over the top release and showed a change with good fade from lefties and above average sink, a 1-7 slider with okay bite and a fastball that had a little run in on righties.

9th: FB (85-86), CU (73), SL (79-80)

6) Carlos Villanueva: 26 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Changeup.

• Villanueva came from an over the top release and showed a big breaking 12-6 curve with good depth, a fastball with some run in on righties, a change with good fade from lefties with sink and a sharp 2-7 slider with bite. He will throw his change to righties,

10th: FB (87-90), CU (82-84), SL (80-82), CB (72)

7) Seth McClung: 7 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• McClung came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a 12-6 curve with good depth.

10th: FB (92-96), CU (85), CB (79) * CU was spiked, so no idea on how it moved yesterday.

Chart Observations: LAD @ MIL: Dodgers Pitchers

1) Chad Billingsley: 110 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters (1st, 5th), 2 Curveballs (2nd, 5th)

• Billingsley came from an over the top release with a fastball with some run in on righties, a big breaking 12-6 curve with good depth, a cutter with good cut and the slider is a sharp 2-7 with good late bite.

1st: FB (89-92), CB (78-79), Cut (88-91)

2nd: FB (88-93), CB (77-78), Cut (87), SL (86)

3rd: FB (91-93), CB (77-79), Cut (88)

4th: FB (88-93), CB (78), Cut (87-88)

5th: FB (90-92), CB (68-79), Cut (86-89), SL (82)

6th: FB (91-93), CB (81), Cut (88-91), SL (85)

2) Guillermo Mota: 6 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Mota came from a 3/4 release with a fastball with good run in on righties, a flat slider and a change with good fade from lefties with sink that he will throw to righties.

6th: FB (94-95), SL (87), CU (85)

3) Cory Wade: 13 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Wade came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and a big breaking 12-6 curve with good depth that served as his out pitch.

7th: FB (90-92), CB (74-76)

4) Brent Leach: 8 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Leach came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a 11-4 curve with good depth.

8th: FB (92-93), CB (77-79)

5) Ramon Troncoso: 22 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs (9th)

• Troncoso came from an over the top release with a fastball with good run in on righties with good sink and a power 1-7 curve with good depth.

8th: FB (91-92)

9th: FB (91-93), CB (76-79)

6) Jonathan Broxton: 28 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Broxton is a 6-4, 295 pound man child. The 25 year old righty has a big frame that is maxed out and shockingly doesn't seem to have any bad weight there. He came from an over the top release. His fastball has some late run in on righties and his slider is a sharp 2-7 with above average bite. One of the best (and unknown) closers in baseball.

10th: FB (95-99), SL (88-89)