Finishing What You Start

Derek Lowe finished up last night's action pitching the Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the Mariners. Lowe completed the game, throwing 119 pitches and allowing runs on two homers, his sixth and seventh allowed this season. They were the first home runs he allowed since 5/16. In those seven starts, Lowe won five and lost none while posting a 2.23 ERA. The complete game made a comeback last year, but is on the way back down. Consider last night there were two complete games, Lowe's and Anthony Reyes' eight inning one hitter. Freddy Garcia, in that same game, threw just 99 pitches through eight innings. Why didn't the White Sox let him finish the game? He retired the Cardinals in order in the top of the eighth.