Baseball Evolution's Daily Top 10 by Richard Van Zandt, BaseballEvolution.com May 17, 2007 Every weekday, Richard Van Zandt provides three Top 10 lists: One for pitchers, one for hitters, and one miscellaneous list. Enjoy! Pitchers – Top Ten – Earned Run Average – Last 30 Days 9t. Jon Lieber – Phi – 2.20 (8 ER – 32.2 IP) 9t. Tim Hudson – Atl – 2.20 (11 ER – 45.0 IP) 8. Joe Kennedy – Oak – 2.05 (7 ER – 30.2 IP) 7. Jason Marquis – ChC – 2.02 (8 ER – 35.2 IP) 5t. James Shields – TB – 2.01 (9 ER – 40.1 IP) 5. Jake Peavy – SD – 2.01 (9 ER – 40.1 IP) 4. Fausto Carmona – Cle – 2.00 (8 ER – 36.0 IP) 3. Brad Penny – LAD – 1.72 (6 ER – 31.1 IP) 2. Dan Haren – Oak – 1.49 (7 ER – 42.1 IP) 1. Gil Meche – KC – 1.32 (6 ER – 41.0 IP) Hitters – Top Ten – Batting Average - Last 7 Days 10. Orlando Cabrera – LAA - .452 (14-for-31) 9. Chase Utley – Phi - .455 (10-for-22) 8. Mike Redmond – Min - .474 (9-for-19) 7. Jorge Posada – NYY - .476 (10-for-21) 6. Ryan Garko – Cle - .500 (11-for-22) 5. Ichiro Suzuki – Sea - .520 (13-for-25) 4. Cesar Izturis – ChC - .524 (11-for-21) 3. Carlos Lee – Hou - .542 (13-for-24) 2. Rafael Furcal – LAD - .577 (15-for-26) 1. Hunter Pence – Hou - .611 (11-for-18) Miscellaneous – Top Ten – Pitchers Batting Average (min 10 AB) 10t. Aaron Cook – Col - .250 (3-for-12) 10t. Carlos Zambrano – ChC - .250 (5-for-20) 10t. Jason Marquis – ChC - .250 (5-for-20) 9. Freddy Garcia – Phi - .273 (3-for-11) 7t. Jake Peavy – SD - .278 (5-for-18) 7t. Livan Hernandez – Ari - .278 (5-for-18) 3t. Adam Wainright – StL - .308 (4-for-13) 3t. Kyle Lohse – Cin - .308 (4-for-13) 3t. Kip Wells – StL - .308 (4-for-13) 3t. Orlando Hernandez – NYM - .308 (4-for-13) 2. Oliver Perez – NYM - .353 (6-for-17) 1. Scott Olsen – Fla - .429 (6-for-14) 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.