One Night Only: Game Previews for August 7th

An elderly, and even more dominant, Zack Greinke.
Featured Game
Milwaukee (7) at Houston (4) | 14:05 ET
If Zack Greinke’s (10) strikeout rate continues at the pace he’s established so far over the course of his career, he’ll strike out every batter he faces in the year 2055.

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Here’s the complete schedule for all of today’s games, with our very proprietary watchability (NERD) scores for each one. Pitching probables and game times aggregated from MLB.com and RotoWire. The average NERD Game Score for today is 5.6.

| Away | SP | Tm. | Gm. | Tm. | SP | Home | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minor | ATL | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | NYN | Dillon Gee | 13:10 |
| Jaime Garcia | STL | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | FL | Javier Vazquez | 13:10 |
| Mat Latos | SD | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | PIT | Kevin Correia | 13:35 |
| Ricky Romero | TOR | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | BAL | Alfredo Simon | 13:35 |
| Trevor Cahill | OAK | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | TB | David Price | 13:40 |
| Zack Greinke | MIL | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | HOU | Bud Norris | 14:05 |
| Jake Peavy | CHA | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | MIN | Brian Duensing | 14:10 |
| Max Scherzer | DET | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | KC | Bruce Chen | 14:10 |
| Bronson Arroyo | CIN | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | CHN | Randy Wells | 14:20 |
| John Lannan | WAS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | COL | Aaron Cook | 15:10 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | LAA | Ervin Santana | 15:35 |
| Roy Oswalt | PHI | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | SF | Tim Lincecum | 16:05 |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAN | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | AZ | Ian Kennedy | 16:10 |
| Josh Tomlin | CLE | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | TEX | Colby Lewis | 20:05 |
| Freddy Garcia | NYA | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | BOS | Josh Beckett | 20:05 |
NERD represents an attempt to anticipate the watchability of a game for the baseballing enthusiast.
To learn more about Pitcher NERD, click here and scroll down a little.
To learn more about latest Team NERD, click here.
To learn how Game NERD Scores are calculated, click here.
* = Fewer than 20 IP, NERD at discretion of very handsome author.
Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.
I’m surprised Romero is only a 6… hes been one of the best leftys in the league this season and is King almost 8 per 9…
do you know how pNERD is calculated?
Cistulli cares not for weekends.
How many words is a PNG of an Excel graph worth? Greater or less than a thousand?
Alfredo Simon and Ervin Santana have the same NERD. Do you not adjust your stats after the season is underway?
One would have to Clockwork Orange my ass for me to watch that Met’s game.
I’ll take Oswalt vs Lincecum, thank you.
I refuse to do that to your ass, or any other part of your body.
As such, feel free to watch SF and PHI with zero threat of violence.
My dear Mr. Cistulli,
1. I believe that a PNG of an Excel graph is usually worth exactly one thousand words, however, that number may change based on the following criteria; 1. The data that the PNG of an Excel graph is displaying, and 2. The worth of the words, for some words have more worth than others.
2. After 2055, will Greinke strike out more batters than he faces, and if he does, which of rhe following will occur a. He will be the best pitcher who ever did live, or b. Universe ending paradoxes will ensue.