Apr 30 2008
For Greg Maddux last night was the third time he aimed for career win 350 and unfortunately for him and the Padres they ran into the buzzsaw that is Cole Hamels.
Maddux allowed three runs over six, including eight hits but took a loss to fall to 2-2 as the Philadelphia Phillies bested the San Diego Padres 7-4.
Apr 26 2008
Greg Maddux will again be going for milestone win number 350. In his last outing he was two outs away before Trevor Hoffman gave up a game-tying homer to Bengie Molina.
Maddux had pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just four hits. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out five. He threw 75 pitches, 51 for strikes. This came on the heels of one of his worst outings ever when he allowed six runs in the first inning against the Diamondbacks. In that game he threw 113 pitches, the most he had tossed in a start in 2 1/2 seasons.
The opponent is not an easy one. Maddux faces the Philadelphia Phillies and Cole Hamels. After posting a 0.82 ERA in his first three outings, Hamels has a 5.79 ERA in his past two, having allowed nine runs in 14 innings. He threw 121 pitches in his April 23 outing against Milwaukee — striking out 11 — but lost because he gave up two home runs to Prince Fielder. Hamels has never beaten the Padres, the team for which he grew up rooting, in three career meetings.
Apr 13 2008
Just a reminder that Greg turns 42 tomorrow. He’s always said he thought it would be cool to be the oldest guy in the league after being the youngest when he started.
Well… Jamie Moyer is still going strong at 45 so I guess Greg is going to just have to keep paying for a few more seasons.
Apr 13 2008
Greg Maddux again showed why he has been successful in the big leagues. The result was Maddux picking up win number 349 for his career and the second of the 2008 season propelled behind five innings of scoreless ball in which he allowed just two hits and a walk.
The win puts Maddux just 5 behind Roger Clemens, and 14 away from tying Warren Spahn for the most victories after World War II.
Apr 11 2008
Pardon the delay in my posting but Greg Maddux picked up his first win of the season April 7th at San Fransisco.
It was win #348 for his career as he pitched 7 innings allowing 1 earned run, 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out five.
Apr 07 2008
Greg Maddux pitched seven innings of one-run ball to beat the Giants on Monday.
Maddux is 6-0 against the Giants in nine starts since the beginning of 2004. He allowed three hits, walked two and struck out five today.
