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Burnett (8-2)
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A.J. Burnett (8-2, 3.24)
Burnett goes for his
eighth consecutive winning start, which would match the run Dock Ellis had
for the 1974 Pirates. Though comfortable at PNC Park, Burnett has had issues
on the road, giving up five homers in 26 1/3 innings.
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Kyle Kendrick (2-7, 5.24)
Kendrick has really
struggled in his past four starts, carrying an 8.10 ERA in that span. To make
matters worse, he has lasted just four innings twice and has pitched six
innings just once. He's hoping for better Thursday.
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Pirates
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Edwin Jackson (4-4, 2.91)
Jackson took a
perfect game into the fifth inning of his last start on Saturday vs. the
Orioles, though his pitch count rose quickly not long after. He allowed one
run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out five batters while walking
just one.
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Josh Outman (0-3, 8.64)
Outman was painfully
close to his first win on Saturday, but exited with two out in the fifth --
then was charged with five earned, insult to injury after holding the Rangers
to one run through four. The 92 pitches were the most he's thrown all year.
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Nationals
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Dylan Axelrod (0-1, 4.85)
Axelrod went to five
full counts against the Brewers, but never walked a hitter over 5 1/3
innings, although he did hit two. He allowed four earned runs and fanned
three as a rotation replacement for Philip Humber.
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Ivan Nova (9-2, 4.25)
Nova saw his streak
of five consecutive wins end his last time out, but the Yankees got him off
the hook after he allowed three runs -- two earned -- in 5 2/3 innings
against the Mets. He is 2-0 with a 1.37 ERA in three starts against the White
Sox.
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Yankees
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Zach McAllister (1-1, 3.96)
McAllister is
expected to be promoted from Triple-A Columbus to make his first start since
May 23 after Jeanmar Gomez was optioned to Columbus on Monday. McAllister
allowed only two runs in 6 2/3 innings against Detroit in his last start.
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Wei-Yin Chen (7-3, 3.38)
On Saturday against
the Nationals, Chen failed to record an out in the sixth for only the third
time this year, leaving after five in part due to a cracked nail. He allowed
three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks.
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Orioles
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Dan Haren (5-7, 4.24)
Over his last three
starts, Haren has given up 14 runs and 27 hits in 16 2/3 innings, raising his
ERA from 3.52 to 4.24. He surrendered five runs in five innings his last time
out but still managed to get the win against the Dodgers.
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Brett Cecil (1-0, 2.45)
Cecil allowed just
one run on five hits in six innings against the Marlins in his last start.
The 25-year-old has now surrendered just three runs in 11 frames since being
recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas. He has yet to face an AL opponent.
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Angles
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Trevor Bauer (0-0, -.--)
Bauer will be making
his Major League debut a year after the D-backs made him the third pick of
the 2011 Draft. Bauer has modeled his delivery after Tim Lincecum and uses a
combination of four-seam fastballs, changeups and multiple breaking balls.
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Jair Jurrjens (1-2, 6.75)
Jurrjens featured a
lively fastball and more effective changeup while limiting Boston to three
hits in 7 2/3 innings on Friday. It was his first big league start since
getting recalled after being demoted to Triple-A Gwinnett in late April.
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Diamondbacks
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Max Scherzer (6-5, 5.12)
Two days after his
brother's death, Scherzer rejoined the team and pitched six quality innings
last Saturday at Pittsburgh, his damage coming on Andrew McCutchen's
three-run homer. He's winless in three starts against Tampa Bay despite a
3.06 ERA.
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James Shields (7-4, 3.99)
Shields earned a
no-decision on Saturday against the Phillies when a two-run homer and a
three-run homer accounted for all of the Phillies' runs during Shields'
five-inning stint. Shields is 2-2 at Tropicana Field this season.
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Rays
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Tyson Ross (2-7, 6.02)
Ross didn't make it
out of the sixth inning in his last start, giving up three earned runs in his
5 1/3 frames. But his secondary pitches were improved, and manager Bob Melvin
said Ross is close to being the pitcher the team wants him to be.
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Probable Report
Scott Feldman (1-6, 6.00)
Feldman is replacing
Colby Lewis, who is on the DL with a sore right forearm. Feldman will be
making his ninth start of the season and is 1-2 with a 4.41 ERA in his last
three. He's 3-6 in 10 career starts and eight relief outings vs. the A's.
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Athletics
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Andrew Cashner (3-3, 3.81)
Cashner was used as
a reliever in his first 28 appearances for the Padres and will make his first
career start for San Diego on Thursday. The right-hander was 3-0 with a 1.88
ERA in three starts for Double-A San Antonio.
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Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 1.29)
The left-hander
makes his third Major League start when he closes out the homestand against
the Padres. He pitched the Astros' only complete game of the season on
Saturday, allowing six hits and one run against Cleveland.
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Astros
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Franklin Morales (1-1, 3.12)
Morales will make
his third straight start after beginning the season in Boston's bullpen. In
his last outing, the left-hander struck out eight in six innings and allowed
three runs as he won his first game as a Red Sox starter.
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Probable Report
Felix Hernandez (5-5, 3.36)
Hernandez has looked
like his normal self the past two outings, allowing two runs in 14 innings to
the Giants and Padres. He struck out 10 in San Diego on Saturday, and will be
looking to make his final impression before All-Star teams are announced.
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Mariners
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Chris Young (1-1, 3.42)
Young was brilliant
through six innings vs. the Yanks on Saturday before he allowed a game-tying
three-run homer to Raul Ibanez in the seventh. Blemish included, he still
gave up just four total hits and picked up his second quality start of 2012.
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Chris Capuano (9-2, 2.60)
The Capuano All-Star
campaign will be on display for the New York media as he faces his former
club. He's unbeaten at home this year (5-0, 1.57 ERA), but he's never beaten
the Mets in four decisions and hasn't started against them since 2007.
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Dodgers (Lock)
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Johnny Cueto (9-3, 2.21)
Cueto continued his
stellar month, striking out a season-high nine batters in seven shutout
innings in the Reds' 6-0 win against the Twins on Saturday. Cueto is 4-0 with
a 1.47 ERA, allowing just five runs through four starts in June.
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Madison Bumgarner (9-4, 3.10)
Bumgarner won his
last outing despite a season-high 11 hits and four runs in a 9-8 win vs. the
A's. He has had 17 fly-ball outs in each of his last two starts and faces a
Reds team that has the third lowest ground ball-fly ball ratio in the NL.
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Giants
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