The Twins will face starters John Lackey, Jered Weaver, and Joe Saunders in this series, all of whom have 'J' as their first initial. 34 of 95 games so far in 2007 have been against starters whose 1st name starts with ‘J’ (most of any initial).
Starters with first initial 'J' - 5.3 R/9
Starters with a different first initial - 4.8 R/9
Starters with a different first initial - 4.8 R/9
On the subject of starting pitcher’s first initials, the Twins have faced five initials five times or more. They have had the most success against the letter ‘D’ (5.6 R/9).
'M' is the letter that has given the Twins the most trouble (allowing 3.1 runs per nine innings). (Doesn’t get much more trivial than that, does it?)
| First Initial | Gms | IP | R/9 |
| A | 5 | 28.0 | 5.1 |
| B | 1 | 6.0 | 10.5 |
| C | 12 | 70.1 | 4.7 |
| D | 5 | 29.0 | 5.6 |
| E | 3 | 9.0 | 14.0 |
| F | 3 | 17.0 | 2.6 |
| G | 1 | 5.2 | 9.5 |
| J | 34 | 214.0 | 5.3 |
| K | 4 | 23.2 | 5.3 |
| L | 2 | 8.1 | 3.3 |
| M | 6 | 34.1 | 3.2 |
| N | 2 | 14.0 | 1.9 |
| O | 3 | 16.1 | 6.1 |
| P | 1 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| R | 3 | 18.0 | 5.5 |
| S | 3 | 22.0 | 2.0 |
| T | 3 | 21.1 | 1.3 |
| V | 2 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Z | 2 | 12.0 | 3.0 |
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