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Originally Published: May 18, 2005

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By Buster Olney
ESPN The Magazine

• 12:05 p.m. ET: Ex-Indian Bartolo Colon takes his fastball into Jacobs Field for the Angels, facing Jake Westbrook, who has gone through a surprising regression this year -- he's allowed 34 runs in 41 1/3 innings, and is 1-6, averaging only 85 pitches per appearance.

• 1:10 p.m. ET: Eric Milton of the Reds tries to turn around his season pitching against the Mets' Tom Glavine, who may have turned around his season in his last start.

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• 3:35 p.m. ET: Horacio Ramirez, the best No. 5 starter this side of Jon Garland, takes a 3.47 ERA into The Best Matchup of the Day, against the Padres' Adam Eaton, who has thrown well, winning five of six decisions this season. The two frontline teams are finishing off a three-game series.

• 8:10 p.m. ET: The Reverse Lock of the Day will be in Kansas City, where the Orioles' Bruce Chen throws against D.J. Carrasco, who will be making the fourth start of his career. All logic points to a Baltimore victory.

• 8:10 p.m. ET: The Guy Most Likely To Go Deep is the Blue Jays' Vernon Wells, who will hit against the Twins' struggling Kyle Lohse. Wells is heating up, and Lohse has allowed seven homers in 28 2/3 innings this season.

• 10:05 p.m. ET: Old friends Mike Mussina and Jamie Moyer, former teammates in Baltimore, match up in Seattle, each climbing the career victory list. Mussina's looking for win No. 216, while Moyer's next win will be No. 197.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Tuesday
The Good
Wes Obermueller pitched a perfect game for 6 1/3 innings and went on to earn his first victory of the season in the Brewers' 8-2 win over the Nationals. In all, Obermueller tossed eight shutout innings and allowed just two hits.

The Bad
The Royals blew an early six-run lead en route to a 12-8 loss to the Orioles. Kansas City didn't score after the second inning in suffering its 28th loss of the season, tops in the majors.

The Ugly
Angels right-hander Ervin Santana, making his major-league debut, was rocked for six runs on eight hits in four innings by the Indians. The first four batters Santana faced got hits (a triple, double, single and home run).

Buster Olney is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. His book, "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty," is available in paperback and can be ordered through HarperCollins.com.