Normally when a team is slumping, you look to the next day’s starting pitcher to put a stop to the slide. It’s one of those things that people talk about when defining an ace. Well how much more can you ask for from a rotation that has put up these performances over the last 6 games?

Date	Pitcher		Opponent	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
08/30	Robertson	At NYA		7	10	2	2	1	2	4
08/30	Ledezma		At NYA		5 1/3	2	2	2	0	1	2
08/31	Bonderman	At NYA		5 1/3	11	4	4	0	3	5
09/01	Rogers		Vs. LAA		7	4	0	0	0	2	2
09/02	Verlander	Vs. LAA		7	4	0	0	0	4	6
09/03	Ledezma		Vs. LAA		6	3	2	2	1	3	2
Totals					37 2/3	34	10	10	2	15	21
									
									
									
ERA	K per 9	BB per 9	HR per 9	K/BB				
2.39	5.0	3.6		0.5		1.4	

When the team’s worst effort is a 4 run 5 1/3 inning performance against the Yankees, I think it’s safe to say the starters are doing their job. Unfortunately, the team has only won 2 of those games. (And in what is rough luck for the starters, Kenny Rogers was the only member of the rotation to pick up a win)

I guess it is time for the team to rely on something other than Big League Chew to generate offense.