Washburn’s turn to be skipped against Tigers

Considering that Detroit has a 7-3 record against left-handed starters, manager John McLaren has decided to pass up Jarrod Washburn’s turn in the rotation against the Tigers this weekend.

The plus side is that Washburn will avoid a possible repeat of his two-inning, 12-hit, nine-run outing that he produced against the Tigers two starts ago.  The caveat, however, is that Washburn’s next turn to pitch will come after Erik Bedard in the Angels series.

Washburn has stated disdain for starting after another left-handed starter, contending that batters can get too comfortable if they see two left handed starters in a row, and cites the poor outings he had pitching after Horacio Ramirez to back up his concerns.  McLaren shares these concerns as well, so don’t expect Washburn to be pitching after Bedard for an extended period of time.