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Joe Blanton (7-6, 4.87)
Blanton has
struggled lately, but he allowed seven hits, two earned runs, two walks, one
home run and struck out eight in seven innings Monday against the Pirates. He
has allowed 17 home runs in 48 1/3 innings over a span of eight starts.
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Ricky Nolasco (6-6, 4.78)
While he didn't
dominate, Nolasco was solid against the Cardinals in his last outing. The
righty held St. Louis to just one unearned run on four hits over 6 2/3
innings. Nolasco did not earn a win as Miami's 'pen blew a four-run lead in
the ninth.
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Marlins
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Justin Masterson (4-7, 4.09)
Masterson allowed
four runs on seven hits over six frames vs. the Yanks on Tuesday. The
sinkerballer felt like he pitched well, but got hurt by softly hit balls that
found holes. He has a 1.55 ERA in his last four outings.
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Brian Matusz (5-9, 5.24)
Matusz has an 8.31
ERA in his last four starts and hasn't completed the sixth inning in any of
them, leaving Tuesday's outing against the Angels after giving up five runs
on a career-worst 13 hits in five innings.
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Orioles
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Gio Gonzalez (10-3, 2.78)
Even in allowing
four earned runs on eight hits in his last start, Gonzalez picked up his 10th
win of the season, making him the second lefty to reach that mark in
Nationals history. Gonzalez is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts against the
Braves.
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Tim Hudson (6-3, 3.58)
Hudson has
impressed since struggling in his final two May starts, including one against
Washington. He has completed at least eight innings in two of his past four
starts. He has a 2.35 ERA in 24 starts against the Nationals.
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Nationals (Lock)
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Drew Smyly (2-3, 4.48)
Smyly returned
from the disabled list showing no ill affects from his blister problems
despite triple-digit heat in Texas on Tuesday, but bloop hits and smart
baserunning helped sink him with a four-run fourth inning. He gave up six
runs in defeat.
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Probable Report
Alex Cobb (3-4, 4.73)
Cobb pitched a
complete game Monday, but not a particularly pretty one. He grinded out eight
innings on 113 pitches, but allowed eight runs on 13 hits against the Royals.
He has 26 K's in 25 2/3 innings at home, compared to seven in 20 road frames.
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Tigers
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Gavin Floyd (6-7, 4.80)
Floyd didn't allow
a run for the second straight start, throwing seven shutout innings vs.
Minnesota Tuesday after quieting the Cubs for 6 1/3. He also tied a season
high with nine strikeouts while snapping an eight-game winless skid vs. the
Twins.
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Probable Report
Phil Hughes (8-6, 4.48)
After picking up
the victory against the Tribe on Tuesday with eight scoreless innings, Hughes
has won five of his past six starts. He had success in his lone start vs. the
White Sox last year, shutting them out over six frames to win on Aug. 2.
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Yankees
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Josh Collmenter (0-2, 4.80)
Collmenter takes
the rotation spot of the injured Daniel Hudson. He made five starts at the
beginning of the season before being moved to the bullpen. In three
regular-season games (two starts) versus the Brewers, Collmenter has a 1.17
ERA.
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Probable Report
Yovani Gallardo (6-6, 4.14)
Gallardo gets an
extra day of rest before facing the D-backs, a team he beat last month and
has handled in his career to the tune of a 6-0 record and 1.21 ERA in six
regular-season starts.
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Brewers
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Bruce Chen (7-6, 4.53)
Chen is 7-2 in his
past 10 starts and he's given up more than three runs just twice in those
games. His latest win came Tuesday in a seven-inning effort. As usual, he was
uncannily deceptive, changed angles and speeds, and stayed around the plate.
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Probable Report
Francisco Liriano (2-7, 5.30)
Liriano tossed a
season-high seven innings, allowing just one run with five strikeouts against
the White Sox on Monday. He has a 2.41 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 37 1/3
innings over his last six outings.
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Royals
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Erik Bedard (4-8, 4.27)
Against the
Cardinals, Bedard will look to record his 1,000th career strikeout. He
finished Tuesday's start against the Phillies -- a 5-4 loss -- two shy of the
mark. The left-hander will also try to snap his four-start road losing
streak.
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Probable Report
Jake Westbrook (6-6, 3.77)
Westbrook didn't
factor into the decision in a wild, and confusing, 10-inning affair in Miami,
but he turned in a quality start nonetheless. Westbrook tossed six innings
and gave up two runs, both earned, on six hits as he lowered his ERA to 3.77.
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Pirates
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Wandy Rodriguez (6-5, 3.52)
Rodriguez hasn't
pitched as well recently as he did earlier. He's 2-1 with a 4.68 ERA in his
last four starts, allowing 29 hits and 13 runs in his last 25 innings. He's
2-4 with a 5.09 ERA in 11 career starts at Wrigley.
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Probable Report
Travis Wood (2-3, 3.54)
Wood may not want
to turn the calendar. He posted a 2.27 ERA in June, and picked up wins
against former Cy Young winners Jake Peavy and Johan Santana. He has four
quality starts in his last five outings.
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Astros
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C.J. Wilson (9-4, 2.36)
Wilson put a whole
lot of runners on base Tuesday night, but still gave up only one run in seven
innings against the O's, running his winning streak to five and giving him
seven straight quality starts as he continues his case for the All-Star Game.
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Probable Report
Aaron Laffey (0-0, 1.80)
Laffey is set to
make his second start of the season after pitching six scoreless innings
against the Red Sox on Tuesday. He allowed just three hits and two walks and
earned himself at least one more outing with the impressive performance.
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Angels
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Kip Wells (0-1, 3.60)
Wells went five
innings on Tuesday, giving up five runs (two earned), striking out two and
walking two. The right-hander threw 100 pitches, 60 for strikes, in his first
Major League appearance since 2009.
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Probable Report
Drew Pomeranz (0-2, 4.70)
The key figure in
the Ubaldo Jimenez trade with the Indians last summer, Pomeranz has been
retooling his motion and regaining velocity on his fastball for nine starts
at Triple-A Colorado Springs. Sunday's game will be his return to the bigs.
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Rockies
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Bronson Arroyo (3-5, 4.13)
Arroyo nearly made
history Tuesday night, holding the Brewers hitless through seven innings.
Despite his efforts, Arroyo didn't register a win, surrendering three runs in
the eighth.
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Probable Report
Ryan Vogelsong (7-3, 2.23)
Vogelsong
continued his remarkable consistency by pitching seven shutout innings in his
last start, a 2-0 win against the Dodgers. He now has 13 quality starts on
the season, including 11 straight, and holds a 1.28 ERA in eight home starts.
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Giants
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Felix Doubront (8-4, 4.54)
The left-hander
went 3-2 with a 5.83 ERA in June. On Monday vs. the Blue Jays, the southpaw
allowed seven runs (five earned) over six innings. Doubront is making his
first career start against the Mariners.
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Probable Report
Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.54)
Vargas tied the
club record for home runs allowed in a month (11) his last time out, but he
also struck out a career-high 10 batters and allowed just three hits to the
A's on June 26.
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Mariners
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Travis Blackley (1-2, 3.69)
Blackley, owner of
a 2.13 ERA over his past three starts, held the Mariners to two runs on five
hits and a walk and also picked up three strikeouts over seven innings in
Tuesday's no-decision.
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Probable Report
Yu Darvish (10-4, 3.57)
Darvish tied the
AL lead with his 10th win Tuesday, giving up four runs on four hits while
striking out 10 in a 7-5 win over the Tigers. He will face the A's for the
third time this season. Darvish is 1-1 with a 4.85 ERA against the A's.
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Rangers
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