Tonight's Target: Matt DeSalvo

Vitals: 26 yo RHP. Born in New Castle, PA. 6-0, 170. 0-0, 1.29 this year (he's a rookie).

Arsenal: DeSalvo told Baseball America in 2005: “I throw seven different pitches: a four-seamer, a two-seamer, a cutter, the [knuckle] curve, a slider, a forkball, and a change. Having a lot of pitches gives me backup options." His fastball is low 90s.

Recent Battles: Last Monday, in his first major league start, DeSalvo allowed a double to Ichiro, then limited the next 25 batters to two singles as he pitched seven innings and allowed only one run. DeSalvo left with a one-run lead, but the M's won on Beltre's homer off of Rivera.

Our Best Weapon: Ichiro was 1-2 with a walk on Monday.

The Internet Says: DeSalvo likes to paint pastorals.

Miguel Batista (3-2, 5.70) goes for the M's. Game's at 7:05 on Ch. 11.

Matt DeSalvo [ESPN]
DeSalvo an artist in middle of diamond [MLB]
Scouting Yankee Prospect #20: Matt DeSalvo [Scout.com]
Seattle 3, New York 2, 5/7/07 [Baseball Reference]
DeSalvo vs. Mariner hitters [ESPN]