Team Pitching - September

post from Baseball In-Depth on 09 February 2010 10:02:00 PM. © Baseball In-Depth

Team ERA (Full Season Rank)

1. Angels: 2.96 (21st)
2. Reds: 3.04 (9th)
3. Dodgers: 3.08 (1st)
4. Cubs: 3.11 (5th)
5. Padres: 3.13 (17th)

26. Rays: 5.06 (15th)
27. Rangers: 5.07 (18th)
28. D-Backs: 5.24 (19th)
29. Nationals: 5.42 (28th)
30. Orioles: 6.22 (30th)

One of the biggest reasons that the Angels had such a good team ERA in September was that Scott Kazmir, who they acquired on August 28th from Tampa Bay, pitched really well after struggling for most of the year, going 1-2 with a 2.01 ERA. When they acquired him from Tampa Bay, he was 8-7 with an ERA of 5.92. This offseason, the Angels lost John Lackey to the Red Sox, but they should be fine if Kazmir continues to pitch well.