Game 2 Pitchers vs. Hitters

There are strange unwritten rules in baseball. For example, you can't change the lineup to maximize a lineup on Opening Day. So, Mark Teahan had good numbers against Carmona. But that does not matter on Opening Day. He is not the official starting third baseman . You can change things up on game 2. So, I will allow for alternative lineups.

Carlos Carrasco vs. White Sox lineup (career)

1.__ LF__ Juan Pierre _______.200/.429/.400 (7PAs)
2.__ 2B__ Gordon Beckham ___never faced each other.
3.__ CF__ Alex Rios _________.333/.333/1.333 (3 PAs) 1 HR
4.__ DH__ Adam Dunn ______never faced each other.
5.__ 1B__ Paul Konerko ______.000/.000/.ooo (6 PAs) 3 KOs
6.__ RF__ Carlos Quentin _____never faced each other.
7.__ SS__Alexei Ramirez ______.333/.333/1.333 (3 PAs) 1 HR
8.__ C___ A.J. Pierzynski _____never faced each other.
9.__ 3B__ Brent Morel _______.333/.333/.667 (3 PAs)

Very little here but that is to be expected. Don't look for Vizquel or Teahen. Vizquel is 0 for 8, and Teahen is 0 for 6. The HR numbers are noteworthy. 2 HR in 22 PAs. The 40 degree Cleveland weather should diminish the significance of this a bit. But it is worth monitoring.

Ttfc vs. Edwin Jackson

1.__ CF__ Michael Brantley _____.333/.333/.417 (12 PAs)
2.__ SS__ Asdrubal Cabrera _____.174/.200/.391 (25 PAs) 1 HR 7 KOs
3.__ RF__ Shin-Soo Choo ______.400/.478/.550 (19 PAs) 5 KOs
4.__ C___ Carlos Santana ______Never faced the White Sox
5.__ DH__ Travis Hafner ______.190/.261/.381 (23 PAs) 1 HR
6.__ 2B__ Orlando Cabrera _____.333/.500/1.333 (6 PAs) 1 HR
7.__ LF__Austin Kearns _______.167/.375/.167 (8 PAs)
8.__ 1B___ Matt LaPorta _______.000/.000/.000 (5 PAs) 2 KOs
9.__ 3B__ Jack Hannahan ______.000/.000/.000 (2 PAs)

alts._C__Lou Marson__________.400/.571/.400 (7PAs)
alts. _UT_Shelley Duncan_______.500/.600/1.500 (5 PAs) 1 HR

Not much history here. Jackson has been effective in missing our bats.

I like this matchup. You have two young right handers. Jackson is going bring mid-90s fastball with decent movement. He doesn't have great movement on his secondary pitches. He will try to keep hitters off balance by changing speeds. Carrasco doesn't throw as hard or change the velocity of his pitches as Jackson. He does have better movement on his pitches.