Baseball Evolution's Daily Top 10 by Richard Van Zandt, BaseballEvolution.com May 1, 2007 Every weekday, Richard Van Zandt provides three Top 10 lists: One for pitchers, one for hitters, and one concerning team totals. Enjoy! Pitchers – Top Ten – Strikeouts per 9 Innings Pitched 10. Ted Lilly – ChC – 9.00 (33 K – 33.0 IP) 9. Randy Wolf – LAD – 9.08 (36 K – 35.2 IP) 8. James Shields – TB – 9.25 (37 K – 36.0 IP) 7. C.C. Sabathia – Cle – 9.26 (35 K – 34.0 IP) 6. Cole Hamels – Phi – 9.99 (37 K – 33.1 IP) 5. Johan Santana – Min – 10.13 (45 K – 40.0 IP) 4. Daisuke Matsuzaka – Bos – 10.36 (38 K – 33.0 IP) 3. Boof Bonser – Min – 10.52 (30 K – 25.2 IP) 2. Jake Peavy – SD – 10.53 (46 K – 39.1 IP) 1. Erik Bedard – Bal – 11.12 (42 K – 34.0 IP) Hitters – Top Ten – Batting Average 6th Inning or Later 10. David Ortiz – Bos - .407 (11-for-27) 9. Aaron Boone – Fla - .409 (9-for-22) 8. Kelly Johnson – Atl - .423 (11-for-26) 7. Juan Pierre – LAD - .432 (16-for-37) 6. Edgar Renteria – Atl - .441 (15-for-34) 5. Jim Thome – ChW - .444 (8-for-18) 4. Jose Lopez – Sea - .455 (10-for-22) 2t. Chris Duncan – StL - .458 (11-for-24) 2t. Adrian Beltre – Sea - .458 (11-for-24) 1. Joe Mauer – Min - .462 (12-for-26) Team – Top Ten – Record in 1-Run Games 10t. Los Angeles Dodgers - .625 (5-3) 10t. Washington Nationals - .625 (5-3) 6t. Cincinnati Reds - .677 (4-2) 6t. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - .677 (4-2) 6t. Oakland Athletics - .677 (6-3) 6t. Arizona Diamondbacks - .677 (8-4) 3t. Pittsburgh Pirates - .714 (5-2) 3t. Milwaukee Brewers - .714 (5-2) 3t. Minnesota Twins - .714 (5-2) 1t. Boston Red Sox - .750 (3-1) 1t. Cleveland Indians - .750 (6-2) Disagree with something? Got something to add? Wanna bring up something totally new? Richard resides in San Francisco, California and can be reached at richard@baseballevolution.com.