Buehrle, Sox Top Silva And Cubs In Crosstown Pitchers’ Duel, 2-1

Our Seattle Mariners blog, Lookout Landing, is obviously still sore over the Carlos Silva Era in Seattle. If you’ll recall, Silva signed a ludicrous 4-year, $48 million contract with the Mariners before the 2008 season, only to go 5-18 in two years in Seattle. That’s nearly $5 million per win, if you’re keeping track at home. His peripheral stats were scarcely better, if at all: 6.81 ERA, 1.617 WHIP, 12.14 H/9 IP.

But since going to the Cubs, Silva has been resurgent. He won his first eight decisions of the season, and even in defeat yesterday, he was valiant: 7 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 6 K. That’s a winning line most days.