Battle for the bottom, round deux

Tonight we get Zach Duke and Scott Olsen. The key for Duke this year has been the walks, he's currently 9th in the NL in walks allowed, which is obviously not what you want to see from a guy like Duke. In his two starts that he's limited himself to one walk, he's picked up both his wins. Still, he's definitely been improving as the year has gone on and he's only been scored upon in 1 of his last 15 innings. Unfortunately, he gave up 5 runs in the one inning he was scored on and he took an L against the Nats. He hasn't pitched at PNC in almost a month, but I'm thinking we can expect a good start from Duke tonight. I don't know much about Olsen, but his ERA has been steadily climbing this year and he's only pitched 6 and 2/3rds in his last two starts. I can't imagine the Fish can stand for another short start tonight after needing 9 innings from their pen last night. So as usual, the key is to get an early lead. But as we all know, that's easier said than done with this team.

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