Jered Weaver recorded his 6th consecutive win last night for the Angels. Weaver threw nine shutout innings with 7 hits, 1 walk, and struck out 10. He nows leads the majors in wins (6), strikeouts (49), and ERA (0.99). Boo-yah! The Angels are 13-10, and Jered Weaver has 6 of them? But with a record of 6-0, Jered Weaver is among 3 others who have started the season 6-0, the last being Brandon Webb in 2008 with the Diamondbacks, and Randy Johnson has gone 6-0 twice. This win came as a surprise to me because Weaver is 1-11 against the A's and is known to struggle against them. Plus this was Weavers second complete game in his last two starts, and Weaver now has six in his entire career. Not to mention Weaver has an ERA of 0.99, which he owes much of his 6 wins to, because the Angels average just under 4 runs per game. With this kind of start, what record will Weaver have at the end of the 2011 season? Where will Weaver finish in the AL Cy Young voting? Where will his team finish in the AL West? I would imagine that the Angels can finish near the top, if not at the top of the AL West due to the lack of teams and competition. The only other real threat in the AL West are the Texas Rangers. Regardless of what the team does, I find it to be an amazing feat to do, to start of perfect through 6 strong starts. Weaver not only leads in wins but has the pitching Triple Crown in wins, k's, and ERA, something very hard to maintain with so many aces in the majors. I wish Jered Weaver luck in the rest of the 2011 season and hope that he can continue and go to 7-0.
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