Tim Redding
Posted by Raphy on July 2, 2008
On Monday night the Marlins used a late inning comeback to beat the Nationals, ending a trivial but remarkable run for Tim Redding. While Redding did take his 8th consecutive no-decision in the game (the 6th longest such streak since 1956 -see the list for a possible explanation of a recent bizzare story), it was the first time in those 8 games that his team lost. This streak of 7 consecutive starts easily broke the previous (post '56) record of 5 held by many other pitchers.
In fact Redding's run has put him into a very interesting position. Despite having only 6 wins, he is the current leader among pitchers for starting games in which his team has won in 2008.
Here are the leaders through July 1.
Tim Redding 2008 14 Ind. Games Andy Sonnanstine 2008 13 Ind. Games Jonathan Sanchez 2008 13 Ind. Games Vicente Padilla 2008 13 Ind. Games Kyle Kendrick 2008 13 Ind. Games Brandon Webb 2008 12 Ind. Games Chien-Ming Wang 2008 12 Ind. Games Edinson Volquez 2008 12 Ind. Games Joe Saunders 2008 12 Ind. Games Ted Lilly 2008 12 Ind. Games Cliff Lee 2008 12 Ind. Games Livan Hernandez 2008 12 Ind. Games Ryan Dempster 2008 12 Ind. Games Aaron Cook 2008 12 Ind. Games EDIT: With 8 no-decisions in wins, Redding is inching closer to the (post '56) record of 13 set by Mike Krukow in 1987.