Littell’s Bold Move on Capitol Hill: What’s Really at Stake?

Tampa is second in the AL East, a division that will likely be battling for spots all season long. The Rays are eight games over .500 at the moment, and only a couple of games behind the Yankees in the division. The fact that they are even in this spot is a testament to the franchise and the teams makeup. If you look at the rosters in this division, I would say this is the one with the least amount of talent on paper. They find a way to make things work. I will always root for the teams that find ways to win. Even in a home that isn’t really a home for them this season they are above .500. Tonight they send out Zack Littell. For the year, Littell is 6-6 with a 3.84 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Littell doesn’t have the same drastic splits that Kremer does, but he is slightly better at home than he is on the road. Since the beginning of May, he has six quality starts in eight outings. If he can avoid giving up home runs, he doesn’t allow a ton of runs. He has allowed 37 earned runs this season, and 21 of them have come from homers. The Orioles, for all the bad things they’ve done this year, are 11th in homers. Overall, the Orioles are hitting .284 against him with five homers in 95 at-bats.

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