Tonight's Target: Ervin Santana

Vitals: Ervin Ramon Santana, 24 yo RHP. Born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. 31-22, 4.65 career. 3-6, 6.00 in 2007. $425,000 salary.

Arsenal: Mid-90s fastball, great slider, and a change.

Recent Battles: Of Santana's 10 starts this year, only three have been any decent--one of those was April 22 against the M's. He went 7 innings, and allowed 1 run on 6 hits.

Our Best Weapon: Ibanez is 6-11 off of Santana.

Memories from the corners of my mind: Santana's the pitcher who came in for an injured Bartolo Colon in Game 5 of the 2005 ALDS against the Yankees. He pitched 5.1 innings and got the win. That's the game where A-Rod hit into a double play in the ninth, setting off a wild celebration in my basement and spawning the classic tabloid headline "A-Dog".

Ryan Feierabend (first MLB start in '07) goes for the M's. Gametime is 7:05 at Angels Stadium. TV: FSN. Radio: KOMO-1000.

Ervin Santana [ESPN]
Angels 6, Mariners 1, 4/22/07 [Baseball Reference]