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Hudson wasn't involved in the decision in his lone postseason outing when he faced the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of the NL Division Series. The 25-year-old, who beat the Nationals on Sept. 16 when he gave up two runs and five hits over seven innings, often has control issues and led the majors with 86 walks. Corbin is making his second start of the postseason and has thrown two pitches in this series - getting one out in relief in Game 2 - and said he is feeling fresh.

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Strasburg came out of the bullpen with three scoreless innings to turn the tide in the Nationals' favor in the Wild Card Game and followed up with a pair of quality starts in the NLDS, limiting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a total of four runs across 12 innings. The former No. 1 overall pick owns 21 strikeouts in 15 total innings this postseason and is aware of what his rotation mates have accomplished.

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Paxton's first career postseason start was in Game 1 of the ALDS against Minnesota and he allowed three runs over 4 2/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. The 30-year-old gave up five runs in just four innings in his one start at Houston this year. Verlander sparkled in his first game this postseason with seven scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, but he was knocked out after just 3 2/3 innings while allowing four runs in their second matchup four days later. He is 6-3 with a 2.95 ERA in nine career starts in the ALCS, including those two outings versus New York in 2017 in which he allowed one run across 16 total innings. DJ LeMahieu and Didi Gregorius are both 5-for-15 with a home run and a double against Verlander, while most of the other Yankees have struggled versus the former MVP.

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Tanaka continued to shine in the postseason with a win over the Twins last Saturday, allowing a run and three hits with seven strikeouts over five solid innings. He is 4-2 with a 1.54 ERA in six career starts in the playoffs, including two in the 2017 ALCS against Houston in which he let up just two runs across 13 total innings. The 30-year-old had a pair of quality starts against the Astros during the regular season. Greinke lasted only 3 2/3 innings at Tampa Bay on Monday and was charged with six runs on five hits - three home runs - with five strikeouts. That left the former Cy Young Award winner with a 3-5 record and a 4.58 ERA in 12 career postseason starts. He has a 5.05 career mark versus New York - his highest against any team he has faced at least 10 times - but yielded three runs in 12 2/3 frames against the Yankees during the regular season.

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Flaherty, whose 117 pitches in Game 2 were the most by a St. Louis hurler in his playoff debut since 2001 (Woody Williams, 133), is 1-2 in three career starts at SunTrust Park (including Game 2) with 11 runs allowed in 17 2/3 innings. Foltynewicz dominated the Cardinals in Game 2, striking out seven with no walks and three hits allowed in seven scoreless innings to earn his first career postseason victory and continue his revival since returning from a mid-summer trip to the minors. The 28-year-old is 5-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his past nine starts dating to Aug. 17, giving up 10 earned runs (11 total) on 35 hits in 53 1/3 innings with 13 walks and 48 strikeouts in that stretch. Foltynewicz, who went 0-1 with five runs allowed in six innings in two starts against the Dodgers in last year’s NLDS, has surrendered eight hits with four walks and 16 strikeouts across 20 shutout innings in his past three home outings.

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Soroka emerged as one of the best young pitchers in baseball during his rookie season, making 29 starts during an All-Star campaign while finishing second in the majors in homers per nine innings (0.72) and fifth in ERA. The 22-year-old, who makes his playoff debut, was pushed back to Game 3 because of his stellar work on the road: 7-1 with a 1.55 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP and 78 strikeouts with 23 walks in 16 away assignments. Soroka, who pitched to a 4.00 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in five September starts, faced the Cardinals twice in the regular season and went 1-0 with one earned run (two runs total) allowed on eight hits in 13 innings.

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Masahiro Tanaka is 5-0 with a 2.27 ERA in five career starts against Minnesota and has stymied slugger Nelson Cruz (3-for-27, nine strikeouts). It is no surprise the rotation was set up for Tanaka to pitch at home after he went 8-3 with a 3.10 ERA in 16 starts at Yankee Stadium compared to 3-6 with a 6.05 ERA in 16 appearances (15 starts) on the road. The 30-year-old Tanaka owns a 1.01 career WHIP in 35 2/3 innings against Minnesota.

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Flaherty (11-8, 2.75 ERA) is 1-0 with 2.25 ERA in two starts against the Braves on the season. He is coming off back-to-back shutout performances and the relatively early start should be an advantage for the 23-year-old who has a 1.48 ERA in 12 day starts in 2019.  As for Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz (8-6, 4.54 ERA), the right-hander has been tagged with nine runs (eight earned) on 12 hits across 10 2/3 innings of work in two starts against the Cards this season. He is 3-4 with a 7.64 ERA in seven career starts against the club and this could turn ugly early for the 27-year-old.

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Morton signed a two-year $30 million contract in the offseason and hasn’t disappointed, allowing two or fewer runs in 22 of 33 starts and going 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA in September. The 35-year-old New Jersey native pitched the final four innings (one run permitted) to get the win in Game 7 of the World Series with Houston in 2017. Jurickson Profar is 4-for-11 with a homer and a double versus Morton, who is 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA in two starts against Oakland in 2019.

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Scherzrer is 10-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 19 career starts vs. Philadelphia. He has 12 strikeouts in two starts against them this year and shut them out the last time he faced them (back in July). Aaron Nola, the Phillies starter for Game 2, hasn't won in over a month. His team start record is 0-6 since then. He pitched poorly in two starts vs. the Nationals back in April.

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Hendricks defeated the Pirates two turns ago with six innings of one-run ball and had a no-decision in an August matchup in which he allowed one run in seven frames. He is coming off an uneven outing versus St. Louis on Thursday, when he gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings. The 29-year-old, who is 5-7 with a 4.94 ERA in 15 road starts this season, has a 2.98 ERA in 16 career starts against Pittsburgh. Keller has dropped four decisions in a row, although he gave up only two runs in five innings with seven strikeouts in a loss to Seattle his last time out. He was pounded for six runs in 4 1/3 frames in his one previous matchup with the Cubs, serving up home runs to Nicholas Castellanos and Jason Heyward. The Iowa native is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA at home while recording 30 strikeouts in 22 innings.

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Detroit righty Spencer Turnbull (3-15, 4.66 ERA) is coming off five innings of one-run ball at Cleveland, but he had not missed many bats in recent starts prior to that. Between Aug 20 and Sep 12, Turnbull gave up four runs or more in five straight starts, including six runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings of an 8-3 loss to Minnesota at Target Field. As for Minnesota starter Jake Odorizzi (14-7, 3.59 ERA), the right-hander is 5-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 11 career starts against Detroit. His last outing against them was not overly impressive though with three runs surrendered over five innings of work. The over is 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings.

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Smith has gone 0-4 over his last five starts, yielding five or more runs in three of the turns. The 28-year-old lost to Milwaukee in his last outing as he gave up three runs and six hits over 5 2/3 innings. Smith defeated Arizona on July 29, when he registered nine strikeouts while permitting four runs and four hits over seven frames, and is 1-1 with a 7.36 ERA in two career starts versus the Diamondbacks.  Young lost to the New York Mets in his last turn, when he gave up six runs - one earned - and five hits over 2 2/3 innings. The 26-year-old was superb in his previous outing as he notched a season-high 12 strikeouts while allowing two hits over eight scoreless frames against Cincinnati. Young recorded his first major-league victory against the Marlins on July 27 after giving up two runs and eight hits over six innings.

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Gray took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Wednesday in Seattle but ultimately saw his five-game winning streak come to an end after giving up a three-run homer among the two hits he allowed over 6 1/3 frames. The two-time All-Star has given up six hits or fewer in 31 consecutive starts, tying Nolan Ryan for the longest such streak in major-league history. Four of those outings have come versus the Cubs, against whom Gray is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA this season.

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Keuchel has pitched like an ace in his past six starts, winning five consecutive outings while pitching to a 0.97 ERA with 12 walks, 35 strikeouts and four runs allowed across 37 innings - going at least six frames in each start. The 31-year-old held the Phillies to one run on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in a 3-1 victory Wednesday, five days after giving up six hits against Washington across six shutout innings. Keuchel, who makes his 17th start since signing with Atlanta in June, is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 13 innings against Philadelphia this season.

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Mets' southpaw Steven Matz (10-8, 3.84 ERA) has ugly road splits this year, but he has shown signs of improvement allowing just three earned runs over 11 innings of work in his last two starts away from home. Matz is 2-0 with just four runs allowed over his last three starts overall, all team wins. Additionally, we can note that the Rockies are 7-20 in their last 27 games vs. a left-handed starter.  As for the Mets, they're 12-3 in their last 15 road games vs. a right-handed starter and should have no trouble to manufacture runs against Colorado's Antonio Senzatela (9-10, 6.87 ERA). The 24-year-old right-hander has been tagged with five runs or more in six of his last seven starts overall and he owns an ugly 6.59 ERA in 10 starts home at Coors Field on the season.

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Strasburg increased his career-high win total on Wednesday after allowing two runs and four hits in six innings of a 6-2 victory at Minnesota. One of his NL-best 17 triumphs this season came at the expense of St. Louis, against which the 31-year-old surrendered one run and six hits in 6 2/3 frames of a 2-1 win on May 2. Marcell Ozuna (13-for-41, two homers) has fared well versus Strasburg, who has posted a 7-2 record since the All-Star break while limiting the opposition to a .211 batting average.  Hudson saw his five-start winning streak come to a halt on Wednesday despite yielding two runs and four hits in six innings of a 3-1 setback at Colorado. Five walks were to blame for driving up the pitch count of the 25-year-old, who surrendered his second homer in three outings after keeping the ball in the park in each of his previous five turns. Hudson fell victim to Strasburg in their last meeting in May despite permitting just two runs and four hits in six innings.

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The Brewers come into this series having won 9 of 10. They are one game back of the Wild Card. The Padres will be going with Garrett Richards tonight. He hasn't started a game since July of last season and is coming off Tommy John surgery. San Diego was swept over the weekend in Colorado, giving up 31 runs in the three games. They're now free from the climate of Coors Field, but Richards will probably still give up plenty here to a Milwaukee lineup that can still score despite not having Christian Yelich. The Brewers scored seven runs in a come from behind win yesterday in St. Louis. They start Zach Davies tonight. Davies has a 2.57 ERA and 1.071 WHIP in his last three starts. He is also 3-0 in five career starts vs. San Diego.

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Hernandez settled for his third straight no-decision after allowing three runs and four hits over five innings against Milwaukee on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Venezuelan is 3-2 with a 4.26 ERA in 11 games (seven starts) at home this season compared to 0-3 with a 6.55 mark in nine contests (seven starts) on the road. Hernandez is 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA in three career relief appearances versus San Francisco. Cueto made a triumphant return from Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, holding Pittsburgh to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major-league start since July 28, 2018. “It’s clear evidence that this man really worked hard,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy told reporters. “You see him, he’s in tremendous shape. He was very determined to come back.” Neil Walker is 9-for-48 with two homers against Cueto, who is 4-2 with a 5.09 ERA in 10 career starts versus Miami.

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Manaea has been dominant since returning from shoulder surgery earlier this month, allowing a run and three hits in 12 total innings over two starts. He has 15 strikeouts in that span, including 10 in seven frames against Detroit on Sunday. Elvis Andrus is 10-for-21 against Manaea, who is 4-2 with a 3.50 ERA in nine career starts versus Texas.

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Although Quintana lasted only three innings and was rocked for six runs (four earned) and seven hits at San Diego last Tuesday, he managed to escape with a no-decision. The 30-year-old Colombian is 9-1 over his last 13 starts dating to June 29, helped by an offense that has produced at least six runs 11 times during that span. Quintana has won all four starts and registered a 2.00 ERA against the Pirates this season, holding the team to a collective .216 batting average, but he must be wary of Newman (6-for-12).

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Rays left-hander Brendan McKay (2-3, 5.03 ERA) is coming off a solid outing against Toronto, but it lasted only 3 2/3 innings and he was smacked around in several consecutive starts before getting shut down for 10 days at the end of August with fatigue in his throwing shoulder. As for Texas starter Kolby Allard (4-0, 3.78 ERA), the 22-year-old left-hander held Baltimore to one run through 6 1/3 innings of a 3-1 win last Thursday. He has however allowed 35 hits and 11 walks over 33 1/3 innings of work for a 1.38 WHIP this season, and it's also worth pointing out his 6.75 ERA in his two starts at Globe Life Park. Over is 5-1 in Rays last 6 road games and 16-5 in their last 21 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Over is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 overall.

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Teheran continued Atlanta’s recent run of excellent starting pitching by holding Washington to one run on three hits with one walk and eight strikeouts over six innings Saturday. The 28-year-old has allowed just three runs across 25 innings in his past four starts with a .167 opponents batting average with 14 hits allowed in that span. Teheran gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits over five innings in his only appearance against the Phillies this season on March 28, and lifetime is 9-7 with a 3.71 ERA in 24 games (23 starts) in the series.

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Samardzija bounced back from a rough outing against San Diego by giving up three runs over six innings in last Friday’s 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 34-year-old native of Indiana has reached double-digit victories for a third time in his career and for the first time since his first year as a Giant in 2016, when he won a career-best 12 games. Samardzija is 6-4 with a 3.06 ERA in 26 career games (15 starts) versus the Pirates.

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St. Louis, which owns a four-game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central but still has seven contests left against the club, took two of three from Pittsburgh over the weekend and is thriving on the mound with a total of two runs allowed in its last five wins. The Cardinals have not lost a series since getting swept at the Los Angeles Dodgers from Aug. 5-7 and are 23-7 over the last 30 games to lift themselves out of the scrum in the NL race. The Rockies sit in last place in the NL West and were swept in a four-game series at St. Louis last month to begin a lengthy slide that has seen them drop 17 of their last 20 games. Colorado will try to snap its latest slide with right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez on the mound while St. Louis counters with righty Michael Wacha.  Gonzalez did not have much success at St. Louis on Aug. 24, when he was charged with five runs in 4 1/3 innings and absorbed a loss.

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Roark (9-8, 3.86 ERA) served up two homers when he gave up four runs in six innings at Kansas City his last start away from home and he is winless on the road since coming over from Cincinnati. As for Houston starter Wade Miley (13-4, 3.35 ERA), the left-hander is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 13 home starts on the season, despite allowing a season-high five runs without recording a single out his home start against Seattle last Thursday. We can note that Houston still won that contest 11-9, and Miley has dominated Oakland this year with just 12 hits and four runs allowed over 19 2/3 innings of work for a 1.83 ERA.  Astros are 10-2 in their last 12 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and 13-3 in Miley's last 16 starts when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game.

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Fried shined in his biggest start of the season in Thursday’s series opener against Washington, allowing just a first-inning infield single then retiring the final 19 hitters he faced across seven innings with no walks and nine strikeouts. The 25-year-old is tied for the NL lead in victories and has done some of his best pitching since the All-Star break, going 7-0 with a 3.02 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in nine starts. Vargas has pitched well at times in seven starts since being acquired from the Mets at the trade deadline, giving up two earned runs four times but surrendering 13 earned runs total in the other three outings. The 36-year-old got a no-decision Thursday at Cincinnati despite allowing two runs on four hits with no walks and six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Vargas, who was roughed up by the Mets for five runs on nine hits in four innings on Aug. 31, lasted just one-third of an inning against the Braves on April 13 after giving up four runs on two hits with three walks.

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The Cubs have won five of Hendricks’ last seven starts, but he has been credited with just two victories in that stretch despite allowing two runs or fewer five times. The 29-year-old Dartmouth product gave up one run on three hits with seven strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision against Seattle on Monday. Hunter Renfroe is 3-for-7 with two doubles and a homer versus Hendricks, who yielded two runs over seven frames of a loss to San Diego on July 21.

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Bieber allowed two or fewer earned runs in eight of his last nine starts and breezed through seven frames against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, surrendering two runs and six hits to earn a win. The 24-year-old struck out nine against the White Sox and is up to 233 K's in 188 2/3 total innings on the season. Bieber tossed a complete game against Los Angeles at home on Aug. 4, yielding two runs and five hits while striking out eight. Sandoval is looking for his first major league win and is making his sixth start among seven appearances. The 22-year-old allowed a total of one run and two hits over 8 1/3 innings in his last two appearances but got no run support as the Angels suffered shutout losses. Sandoval, who is seeing Cleveland for the first time, went 4-4 with a 6.41 ERA at Triple-A Salt Lake before being recalled.

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Fiers last suffered a loss on May 1 at Boston and got some help from the offense on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings but escaped without a decision. The Florida native failed to complete six innings in any of his last three outings but came out with a win in two of those turns. Fiers surrendered four home runs on six hits in six innings against Houston on Aug. 15 but did not factor in the decision in a game Oakland won 7-6. Greinke suffered his first loss since joining the Astros when he was reached for four runs and eight hits in six innings at Milwaukee on Tuesday. The former Cy Young Award winner earned four straight wins to begin his tenure with Houston but is 0-1 in his last two turns while allowing a total of nine runs and 14 hits in 11 2/3 innings. Greinke had little trouble at Oakland on Aug. 18, yielding one run and four hits in seven frames to earn a win. In addition, Fiers' YTD numbers against the Astros are poor. He has not won (or lost) in four tries and has a 6.14 ERA. Greinke is 7-2 lifetime vs. Oakland (17 starts) w/ a 2.97 ERA. Houston is a ridiculous 27-2 at home vs. division opponents as well.

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The Cleveland Indians have split their first two games with the of a three-game series against the American League Central leading Minnesota Twins. The Indians won game one 6-2 but dropped game two 5-3 yesterday. The Indians offense is led by Francisco Lindor with a .297 batting average. Carlos Santana has hit thirty-two home runs and has driven in eighty-five. As a team, the Indians are hitting .251 and their opponents are hitting .240. Mike Clevinger will make the start for the Indians in the rubber game. He is 10-2 with a 2.71 ERA this season.

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Lester allowed six hits and four walks with nine strikeouts in six shutout innings of a 6-1 victory versus Seattle on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Washington native was also sharp in his previous start, yielding one run over six innings of a 4-1 victory over the Mets in New York on Aug. 29. Yelich is 6-for-16 versus Lester, who is 5-3 with a 2.10 ERA in 10 starts against the Brewers - 1-0 with zero earned runs allowed in two starts over 13 2/3 innings this season. Houser has yielded one earned run in six of seven starts since rejoining the rotation. The 26-year-old Oklahoma native's only blemish during that span was a 7-2 loss to Chicago at Wrigley Field on Aug. 4, when he permitted four runs and nine hits over five innings. Houser has a 1.29 WHIP and .252 batting average against with 93 strikeouts and 32 walks across 91 1/3 innings this season.

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Scherzer makes his fourth start since returning from a back injury that sent him to the injured list for almost a month, and he reached 90 pitches in six innings Tuesday against the New York Mets. The 35-year-old gave up four runs on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts to New York, after surrendering only three runs on 10 hits with 11 strikeouts across 8 1/3 innings in his first two starts after coming back. Scherzer, who has not faced Atlanta this season, is 9-7 in 22 career appearances (20 starts) with a 3.76 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Soroka, who leads the majors in homers allowed per nine innings (0.6), gave up two longballs Monday against Toronto, but earned his first victory since July 14 by allowing three runs on five hits with six strikeouts in five innings. The 22-year-old entered Saturday second in the NL in ERA, and since the All-Star break has pitched to a 2.70 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 10 starts. Soroka, whose ERA is vastly higher at home (4.02 in 11 starts) than away (1.44 in 14 starts), is 0-1 in three starts this season against the Nationals with five runs allowed on 13 hits in 15 innings.

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Civale earned his second straight victory Monday when he held the Chicago White Sox to three runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks over five innings. The 24-year-old Connecticut native has not given up more than two earned runs in any of his seven major-league starts and served up one homer in 41 2/3 innings. Rosario had a double in three at-bats versus Civale, who limited Minnesota to one run on four hits over six innings in a no-decision Aug. 11.

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Wainwright turned in a gem against San Francisco on Monday, scattering four hits over seven scoreless innings to reach double digits in wins for the 10th time in his career. The 38-year-old struggled in his previous two turns while allowing seven runs and 14 hits over 8 2/3 total innings. Wainwright had little trouble at home against Pittsburgh on Aug. 10, when he yielded one run and six hits in six innings to earn the win.

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Happ is coming off a masterful performance against Oakland but did not factor in the decision after allowing only one hit over six scoreless innings. The 36-year-old alternated wins and losses over his previous six starts, one of which was a victory over Boston on Aug. 4, when he yielded four runs and seven hits (two home runs) over 5 2/3 innings. Happ, who is 2-0 with a 4.24 ERA against the Red Sox this season, has flustered Mookie Betts (8-for-42) and Bogaerts (6-for-39).

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Sandoval (0-1, 5.24 ERA) comes in off his best start of his career, shutting out the Rangers over five innings last Wednesday. Previous to that he’d posted a 6.75 ERA. Roark (8-8, 4.04) is undefeated in Oakland this year, having beaten St. Louis, Houston and the Yankees. And despite being 0-1 vs. the Angels lifetime, note that Roark owns a minuscule 1.89 ERA in those contests.

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Padres' rookie right-hander Chris Paddack (8-7, 3.69 ERA) has been going through a rough stretch, but he held the Giants to one run over seven innings last time out. In two starts against Arizona this season, Paddack has allowed only two runs over 11 1/3 innings of work. As for Arizona starter Zac Gallen (2-4, 2.79 ERA), this will be his first career meeting with the Padres and the right-hander has allowed just eight runs in five starts since joining from Miami. The under is 8-2-1 in Diamondbacks last 11 games vs. a right-handed starters. While the under is 6-2-1 in Padres last 9 road games vs. a right-handed starters. The under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

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The familiar refrain of a lack of run support and a leaky bullpen was once again heard by Nola, who received a no-decision after his one-run, four-hit performance against the New York Mets on Friday turned into an 11-5 loss by Philadelphia. The 26-year-old also walked away without a decision in his last encounter with Cincinnati on June 9 after allowing three runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings. Joey Votto (0-for-13) and Eugenio Suarez (2-for-12) have struggled considerably versus Nola, who sports a 2-1 mark with a 2.86 ERA and 0.89 WHP in five career starts against the Reds. Bauer allowed six runs on four innings of a 10-6 loss at St. Louis on Saturday to see his losing streak extend to four games and his ERA balloon to 8.40 in six starts since being acquired from Cleveland at the trade deadline. The 28-year-old was taken deep twice to lift his home run total to six in his last five trips to the mound.

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Rockies' right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-6, 8.07 ERA) has been as poor in his nine outings this season as the record and ERA would suggest. Last time out, Gonzalez was tagged with seven runs on as many hits while recording just two outs. He has made eight starts this year, and the Rockies have failed to cover the runline in all of those games. As for Dodgers starter Julio Urias (4-3, 2.53 ERA), he has made just six starts this year, but Urias has put in plenty of work as a reliever and a sub-three ERA over 67-plus innings of work is impressive.

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Fiers permitted one run, eight hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings of a 2-1 victory at Kansas City on Aug. 27. The 34-year-old Florida native, who pitches on six days of rest for the first time since the All-Star break, has allowed more than three runs only once during his unbeaten streak. Albert Pujols is 7-for-28 with two home runs versus Fiers, who is 6-4 with a 4.84 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) against the Angels - 3-0, 1.93 in three turns this season.

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Alex Wood was scratched Monday with a reoccurrence of his back issue, leaving Sims to make his third start of the season after throwing 36 pitches in relief Saturday in St. Louis. The former first-round pick gave up two runs to the Cardinals in that outing and hasn't fared particularly well as a starter either in 2019, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA. J.T. Realmuto is 4-for-5 with a homer and a double versus Sims, who permitted four runs over 6 1/3 innings in his only career start against Philadelphia in 2017.

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Leake is coming off his best start since being traded to the Diamondbacks after yielding a pair of runs in 7 1/3 innings to defeat San Francisco on Tuesday. He was 0-2 with an 8.02 ERA through his first four starts with Arizona. Manny Machado has a home run in three at-bats versus Leake, who owns a 3.30 ERA in eight career starts against the Padres. In addition,  Leake is 8-5 with a 3.60 ERA in his home team-starts this season as opposed to 5-9 with a 5.91 ERA away in his team-starts this season while Quantrill is 5-9 in his overall team-starts this season.

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Minor is slumping of late and is winless in his last three starts, watching his ERA drift up from 2.90 to 3.25 in that span. The 31-year-old made his last two starts against the Los Angeles Angels and was reached for a total of 11 runs - 10 earned - on 14 hits and five walks in 12 1/3 innings. Minor is seeing the Yankees for the first time since Aug. 10, 2018, when he earned a win despite allowing four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Tanaka breezed through seven scoreless innings at Seattle on Tuesday, scattering three hits and walking one while striking out seven. The Japan native surrendered two or fewer runs in three or his last four outings and completed at least six innings in each of those four turns.

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Odorizzi allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last six starts and yielded two runs and five hits in six innings to earn a win at Chicago on Wednesday. The 29-year-old stuck out eight against the White Sox without surrendering a home run and kept the ball in the park in each of his last four outings. Odorizzi is 2-0 in two starts against Detroit this season, allowing a total of one run and six hits in 13 innings.

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Stroman fell to 1-1 in five starts since being acquired by the Mets after yielding four runs on six hits over six innings of a 5-2 setback Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. The 28-year-old New York native was taken deep twice for the second time in three outings, however, after surrendering 11 homers in his previous 23 starts. Corey Dickerson is 10-for-27 with five extra-base hits versus Stroman, who sports a 2-0 mark with a 1.86 ERA and 0.83 WHIP in three career appearances (one start) against Philadelphia. In addition,  Stroman has 2.91 ERA away this season while Eflin is 1-6 with a 8.62 ERA and 1.88 WHIP in his last seven overall team-starts, and 5 Ks with 6 BBs in his last three starts.

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Baltimore righty Aaron Brooks (4-7, 5.79 ERA) is coming off six scoreless innings of two-hit ball at Washington, but he's still 2-4 with an ugly 6.44 ERA in 11 outings (seven starts) on the road this season. As for KC lefty Danny Duffy, he will make his first start since going on the IL since Aug. 6. Duffy was smacked around for nine runs in 4 2/3 innings at Minnesota last time out and note that over is 12-5 in Duffy's last 17 home starts. Additionally, Baltimore's relievers are dead last in the majors with a 5.92 ERA, and KC's is not much better (27th) with a 5.06 ERA.  In addition, the over is 3-0-1 in Orioles last 4 Sunday games, 4-1 in Royals last 5 Sunday games, and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings at Kauffman Stadium.

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Mahle will be making his first start in the majors since July 19 when he gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Cardinals. He was placed on the injured list after that outing before making three starts in the minors, including one Monday in which he spun five scoreless innings. The 24-year-old has a 6.10 ERA in four career starts versus St. Louis.

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Bauer has battled inconsistency since being acquired from Cleveland and was ripped for eight runs - seven earned - on eight hits and two walks over three innings at Pittsburgh on Sunday. The UCLA product has failed to complete five frames in three of his five starts with the Reds and is 1-3 with a 7.62 ERA since joining the team. Bauer has made one career start against the Cardinals, settling for a no-decision despite allowing just one run and registering 10 strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings while with the Indians. Hudson did not allow a run in any of his last three starts and surrendered a total of seven hits while striking out 13 batters over 18 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old has permitted more than three earned runs in just two of his 27 games this season and did not yield a home run in any of his last five turns. Hudson is 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA in three starts against Cincinnati in 2019, with one of the wins coming at home.

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Boyd is 0-4 over his last nine starts after a rough effort at Minnesota on Sunday when he served up two homers and allowed seven runs on four hits and five walks to fall to 6-6 lifetime against the Twins. It was the third time in four starts that he permitted at least five runs, a span in which he has been taken deep nine times. Boyd gave up three runs over seven innings in a no-decision versus the Twins on June 7.

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Davies has finished no more than five innings during a stretch of five straight losses, a span in which he has posted a 9.41 ERA. Included in the slump are two matchups with the Cubs, who got to the 26-year-old for 11 runs with four homers in nine total innings between the two outings. Davies had two solid starts versus Chicago earlier in the year and has a 3.87 ERA in 17 career meetings. Hamels is 1-1 with a 7.29 ERA in five August starts after missing all of July with an oblique strain, although most of the damage was done in his last road start during the stretch. He has allowed three runs or fewer three times this month, including five scoreless frames against the Brewers at home Aug. 3. Hernan Perez is 8-for-16 with three extra-base hits against the four-time All-Star, who is 8-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 18 career starts versus Milwaukee.

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Roark has pitched well since being acquired from Cincinnati, going 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA with 23 strikeouts and five walks in four starts. The 32-year-old native of Illinois is coming off a home victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday in which he permitted two runs and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings. Roark has made one start and one relief appearance against Kansas City in his career, going 1-0 while giving up four runs - three earned - on seven hits and three walks in 12 frames. Junis has lost back-to-back starts and four of his last six after surrendering four runs and six hits in four innings at Cleveland on Friday. The 26-year-old, who also hails from the Prairie State, has yielded 13 runs and 23 hits over 19 1/3 frames while losing his last three turns at home. Junis owns a 1-2 record and 5.03 ERA in three starts and one relief appearance against Oakland in his career.

Rating: 2 Units

Odorizzi lost for the second time since the All-Star break last time out, giving up four runs (three earned) and eight hits over five innings against the White Sox. The loss ended a four-start unbeaten streak for the 29-year-old, who had permitted a combined five runs during that span and blanked Chicago with 5 1/3 innings of one-hit ball on May 26. Jose Abreu is 7-for-20 against Odorizzi, who has not pitched in one week and owns a 5-0 record and 1.00 ERA with extra rest.

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Going back to the start of July, there has been only one start for Hendricks where he gave up more than two runs. Syndergaard has a 1.89 ERA and 0.95 WHIP his previous three starts. It was a 5-2 win by the Cubs last night, the kind of score we're looking for again here and should get due to the better pitching matchup. Neither starter allowed a run in their last starts. Hendricks went seven and allowed three hits vs. San Francisco while Syndergaard went six and allowed just two hits vs. Cleveland. The Under is 8-2 in Hendricks' last 10 starts. The Mets have scored 1 or 2 runs in four of their last five games, but have also allowed three or less in five of their last seven.

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Morton received a no-decision after allowing three runs, four hits and two walks with three strikeouts over five innings of Tampa Bay's 7-6 victory over Seattle on Wednesday. The 35-year-old New Jersey native is 3-3 with a 4.10 ERA in eight starts since the All-Star Game compared with a 2.32 ERA prior to the break. Houston's Martin Maldonado is 7-for-13 with four walks against Morton, who is 4-5 with a 5.74 ERA in 10 outings against the Astros. Verlander retired 27 of the 29 batters he faced but allowed two solo home runs in a 2-1 loss to Detroit on Wednesday, extending his winless streak to three starts (0-1) - all Houston losses. The 36-year-old Virginia native's first complete game of the season came with 11 strikeouts as he extended his franchise record of consecutive double-digit strikeout games to seven. Tampa Bay outfielder Austin Meadows went deep in the season opener versus Verlander, who is 9-4 with a 3.30 ERA in 19 starts against the Rays.

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Miami left-hander Caleb Smith (8-7, 3.82 ERA) has had a rough month, posting a 1-3 record with a 5.66 ERA through his four starts. Smith has allowed a career-high 23 homers on the season and he served up two homers while surrendering five runs in six innings at Atlanta last time out. As for Cincinnati starter Luis Castillo (12-5, 3.04 ERA), the right-hander is having a career year. Castillo tossed seven shutout innings in a 14-0 win over Miami on April 9 to improve to 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA in three career starts against Miami.

Rating: 2 Units

Turnbull remains winless in his last 11 starts (0-8) and comes in off one of his worst outings in that stretch at Houston last Tuesday when he permitted five runs over three innings of a loss. The 26-year-old University of Alabama product has given up three or fewer runs in eight of the past 11 outings, but seeks his first victory since May 31. Oscar Mercado is 5-for-8 with a double and six RBIs against Turnbull, who is 0-4 with a 6.30 ERA in four starts versus the Indians this season.

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Although his career-best scoreless innings streak was halted at 23 on Tuesday, Gray saw his winning ways continue as he improved to 4-0 in his last five starts and 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA over his last 12 with another sterling effort. The two-time All-Star allowed just one run on four hits in six innings and struck out 10 for the second time in as many games in Tuesday's 3-2 victory versus San Diego. Gray owns a 1-0 record with a 3.38 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in three career starts versus Miami, although he received a no-decision on April 11 after scattering two hits over four innings.

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Gonzalez is winless over his last eight starts dating back to May 15 and did not factor into the decision for a seventh straight outing Tuesday at St. Louis after yielding one run on three hits and four walks over six innings. The two-time All-Star has permitted two or fewer runs in four of his last five turns but failed to pitch past five innings in seven of his last eight trips to the mound. Paul Goldschmidt is 10-for-20 versus Gonzalez, who is 3-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 11 career starts against the Cardinals.  In addition, Wainwright is 6-0 in career team-starts in Milwaukee, and 5-1 his last six away team-starts in August while Gonzalez is 2-6 his last eight team-starts in August, and 2-5 his last seven team-starts versus the Cardinals

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Philly should be able to score plenty of runs off Pittsburgh righty Joe Musgrove (8-12, 4.74 ERA) who has been lit up for 17 runs over his last four starts (7.71 ERA). Left-hander Jason Vargas (6-6, 3.99 ERA) will toe the rubber for the home team. He has made four starts since coming over from the Mets allowing two runs in three of them. The Phillies are 12-5 in their last 17 games following a loss. The Pirates are 6-20 in their last 26 road games vs. a team with a winning record and 2-8 in the last 10 meetings with Philadelphia.

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Washington has won four in a row - all by at least five runs - and 11 of its last 13 to solidify its hold on the top wild card slot in the National League. Juan Soto has six runs scored in the series while Howie Kendrick is 7-for-14 with six RBIs over a three-game stretch for the Nationals, who have scored at least seven runs 10 times during their 11-2 surge. Strasburg will be trying for the second time to obtain a career-high 16th win, getting a no-decision in his first attempt at Pittsburgh on Tuesday despite spinning seven scoreless innings. He has won 12 of his last 14 decisions, a run that began May 18 against the Cubs, whom he held to one earned run in eight innings of a 5-2 victory. The three-time All-Star, who needs nine strikeouts to reach 200 for the third time, has a 2.05 ERA in seven career starts against the Cubs.

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Ray (back) will be activated off the 10-day injured list to make the start and is hoping to rediscover the form that saw him hold the Los Angeles Dodgers to two runs on as many hits over six innings in his last full start on Aug. 9. The 27-year-old owns 187 strikeouts in 142 innings this season and punched out two in as many innings before leaving with the back injury at Colorado on Aug. 14. Ray is seeing Milwaukee for the first time since 2017, when he tossed 13 2/3 scoreless innings across two starts against the Brewers. In addition, Ray has 35 Ks and 6 BBs in his last five starts, and is 6-2 in his last eight away team starts in August, and 3-1 versus NL Central this season.

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Baltimore right-hander Dylan Bundy (5-13, 5.03 ERA) has a 4-6 career record with an ugly 6.39 ERA in 13 career outings against the Rays. Bundy was lit up for seven runs on eight hits in just one frame when he faced them on July 12 and he is 1-8 with a 5.16 ERA in 13 home starts on the season. As for the Rays, Diego Castillo (2-6, 3.44 ERA) will serve as the opener today, a strategy they've had plenty of success with. The Rays pitching staff has the second-best ERA across the major leagues this season and it should have no trouble to maneuver around Baltimore's lineup.

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Bumgarner allowed four runs, six hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over six innings of a 6-1 loss at Arizona on Sunday. The 30-year-old North Carolina native was 5-0 with a 2.61 ERA in his previous 10 starts since a setback at Dodger Stadium on June 20. The Oakland lineup is batting a collective .152 against Bumgarner, who is 5-2 with a 4.32 ERA in eight starts against the Athletics after a 3-2 victory Aug. 13 when he yielded one run while striking out nine in seven innings. In addition, Bumgarner 6-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 0,83 WHIP in his last seven overall starts, and 5-1 his last six overall team-starts in August.

Rating: 2 Units

Mets' righty Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.40 ERA) is coming off a couple of subpar outings at Atlanta and KC, but he had turned in back-to-back scoreless outings spanning 15 innings of work prior to that. Wheeler is comfortable home at Citi Field, and note that under is 5-2 in his last 7 starts versus the Braves. As for Atlanta starter Max Fried (14-4, 3.84 ERA), the 25-year-old southpaw is 3-0 with a superb 2.01 ERA and 26 strikeouts through four starts (22-plus innings) this month. Also, note that under is 4-1 in Fried's last 5 starts versus the Mets. Under is 6-0-1 in Mets last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter. Under is 4-0 in Braves last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings at Citi Field.

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Kolby Allard (1-0, 6.60 ERA) takes the mound for Texas on Saturday, opposed by Chicago's Ivan Nova (9-9, 4.47 ERA). Allard was acquired from Atlanta on July 30 and the former first-round draft pick has made three starts as a Ranger. His worst came in his most recent outing, allowing seven runs (six earned) over five innings in Monday's no-decision against the LA Angels (Texas would win 8-7 in 11 innings). This will mark his first career appearance against the White Sox. Nova was just 4-9 (5.86 ERA) through 20 outings after losing 7-5 at KC on July 17, his first start after the break. However, he hasn't lost since, going 5-0 (team is 6-0), while allowing just four ERs over 42..1 innings for an 0.85 ERA. The White Sox have won 12 of their last 14 here at home vs the Rangers.

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Texas will have a massive edge on the mound with Lance Lynn (14-8, 3.60 ERA) opposing Dylan Cease (2-6, 5.93 ERA). While Lynn has posted a 2.65 ERA over his last three turns, Cease has gone 1-6 with an ugly 6.00 ERA over his past seven starts. Rangers are 6-2 in Lynns last 8 starts vs. a team with a losing record and 7-0 in Lynn's last 7 road starts.

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German is riding a four-game winning streak after yielding two runs and five hits while striking out seven in seven innings of an 8-3 victory over Baltimore last Tuesday. The Dominican native hasn't lost in eight starts (7-0) with the no-decision (eight runs allowed against Minnesota) the biggest reason his ERA rose by 0.10 during that span. German is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA in two starts versus Oakland with Khris Davis, Robbie Grossman and Jurickson Profar all taking him deep. Bailey permitted two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in seven shutout innings of a 9-5 victory at San Francisco on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Texan was 2-2 with a 7.86 ERA in his first five starts with the Athletics. Cameron Maybin is 5-for-12 with a home run and two walks against Bailey, who is 2-1 with a 4.42 ERA in three starts versus the Yankees after pitching six strong innings in a 6-1 victory April 18 while a member of the Kansas City Royals.  In addition, German is 8-0 in his last eight overall team-starts, and 3-0 in career team-starts in August, and 12-2 team-starts at night this season while Bailey has a 6.03 ERA in his last seven starts, and is 2-9 in his  last eleven team-starts in August

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Philadelphia Phillies' ace Aaron Nola (11-3, 3.56 ERA) has been outstanding in recent months, but here he'll take on a Boston Red Sox team that averages 6.05 runs per game home at Fenway Park.  The over is 9-2 in Nola's last 11 starts vs. a team with a winning record and 13-3 in Red Sox last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning record. The Phillies will face left-hander Brian Johnson (1-1, 6.45 ERA). Johnson will get a spot start filling in for Chris Sale and has made just 10 appearances (five starts) on the season. The over is 7-0 in Johnson's last 7 home starts.

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Strasburg has not been as sharp in his last three starts, but managed to post a win Wednesday against Cincinnati when he allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings. The 31-year-old San Diego State product has surrendered 16 runs over 17 1/3 innings combined in his last three starts after giving up four in his previous five outings. Strasburg,  is 6-2 with a 2.40 ERA in nine career games against Pittsburgh. Archer has pitched better this month while registering a 3.18 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 17 innings and three starts, but his winless streak has reached 12 contests. The 30-year-old two-time All Star gave up four runs (three earned) over five innings and matched a season high with 10 strikeouts in a loss at the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Adam Eaton is 7-for-15 with a double against Archer

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Right-hander Joe Ross (3-3, 5.91 ERA) will take the ball for the Nats. He has posted an impressive 0.50 ERA over his last three starts, but the 26-year-old is the kind of pitcher that can blow up at just about any time. Note that Ross entered the month with a 9.85 ERA before hitting a hot streak. As for Pirates' starter Trevor Williams (5-5, 5.25 ERA), he was tagged with five runs on seven hits and five walks in five innings against the Angels in a contest the Pirates still won 10-7. Williams has surrendered 14 runs over his last three starts and he owns an ugly 6.11 ERA in eight starts home at PNC Park on the season. Over is 6-0 in Williams' last 6 home starts. Over is 13-2-1 in Pirates last 16 Monday games.

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Bumgarner recorded nine strikeouts over seven innings in Tuesday’s 3-2 win over Oakland and has allowed just one run over 14 frames in his last two starts. The four-time All-Star has posted a 2.61 ERA over his last 10 outings, with the Giants winning nine of those contests. Bumgarner is 12-11 with a 2.54 ERA in 35 career games (34 starts) versus Arizona – including 8-3 with a 2.97 mark in 19 contests (18 starts) at Chase Field.

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Greinke is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts since coming over from Arizona at the trade deadline after allowing two runs over six innings at the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. The 35-year-old allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts and has gotten through at least six frames in 11 of the last 12. The six-time All-Star is 6-2 with a 3.11 ERA in his career versus Oakland. Anderson will be making his 25th start for the third time in his 11-year career and looking to match his career high of 11 wins. He took the loss his last time out despite allowing two runs over six innings at San Francisco. Outfielders George Springer, Josh Reddick and Jake Marisnick are a combined 12-for-17 with four home runs and five doubles against the 31-year-old Anderson, who has a 6.58 ERA in six career matchups (five starts) with Houston.

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Lynn will make his third attempt at recording his 15th win and hope for some more offensive support after suffering back-to-back losses at Toronto and Cleveland despite allowing a combined three runs and eight hits over 12 innings. The 32-year-old has permitted only one earned run and four hits in each of his last four starts while registering 32 strikeouts over 25 frames. Lynn, who is 9-1 with a 3.94 ERA in a dozen home starts, has held Jonathan Schoop to one hit in eight at-bats.  In addition, Lynn has a 2.60 ERA with 1.16 WHIP in his last seven overall starts, and is 10-2 in team-starts this season, and 5-1 team-starts versus AL Central this season while Twins starter, Perez, has a  5.54 ERA with .167 WHIP last seven overall starts, and 1-5 day team-starts this season.

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Hyun-Jin Ryu (12-2, 1.45 ERA) will take the mound tonight for LA, opposed by Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz (4-5, 6.24 ERA). Ryu has established himself as the front-runner for the NL Cy Young Award with a "career-season." He leads the league in ERA, WHIP (0.93) and ranks second in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.11). He missed one start earlier this month with neck stiffness but returned on Sunday against Arizona and gave up five hits with one walk and four strikeouts over seven shutout innings (LA won 9-3). Ryu has remarkably allowed two ERs or less in 20 of his 22 starts (Dodgers are 17-5 in those starts, giving him a moneyline mark of plus-$972, which ranks 5th-beat among all starters).

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Lyles has been solid in his three starts since coming over in a trade from Pittsburgh, going 2-1 while allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits over 17 innings combined. The 28-year-old has struck out 14 and walked eight in his three outings with the Brewers, losing last time out despite tossing seven innings of one-run ball. Turner is 4-for-7 with a homer versus Lyles, who is 0-2 with a 5.55 ERA in 10 career appearances (two starts) against Washington. Sanchez is unbeaten in his last 14 trips to the mound, winning seven of those outings, after starting the season 0-6 with a 5.27 ERA in the first eight games. The 35-year-old Venezuela native gave up one earned run over six frames to win at San Francisco on Aug. 6 before holding the New York Mets to three tallies across five innings of a no-decision Aug. 11.

Rating: 2 Units

DeSclafani struggled at Washington on Monday, serving up six runs on as many hits and two walks in four innings to suffer the loss. The 29-year-old failed to complete six innings in any of his last four turns and owns a 6.52 ERA in that span.  In addition, Mikolas is 7-2 in his last nine team-starts in August, and 36 Ks with 6 BBs in his last six starts while DeScalfani is 3-8 his L11 team-starts versus NL Central this season.

Rating: 2 Units

Syndergaard has worked at least seven innings in each of his last six starts, posting a 1.91 ERA in that span. He has allowed just one home run in the stretch, which came during seven innings of two-run ball in a no-decision against Washington on Saturday. The 26-year-old is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two career starts against the Royals.

Rating: 2 Units

Luis Castillo  is 7-3 behind a 2.35 ERA in 15 starts home at Great American Ballpark on the season and he has held the Cards to two runs over 12 innings of work this year. The Reds are 5-0 in Castillo's last 5 starts against the Cardinals, while their starter Adam Wainwright (8-8, 4.35 ERA) owns a 9-12 record with a 5.31 ERA in 31 career appearances (26 starts) versus Cincinnati. The Reds are 9-3 in their last 12 home games. The Cardinals are 0-6 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

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Houser is 1-5 with a 6.00 ERA in nine starts. Houser made a start against Washington at home on May 7 but only went two innings, striking out four and scattering two hits in two scoreless frames. Corbin was let down by the bullpen at the New York Mets last weekend and finished without a decision while allowing two runs on three hits and striking out eight in six innings. The 30-year-old surrendered three or fewer runs in eight of his last 10 starts and owns a 2.45 ERA in that span.

Rating: 2 Units

Smeltzer's solid run came to an end against Cleveland on Friday, when he was reached for six runs over 4 1/3 innings. He is 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA in four games (two starts) against teams other than the Indians, including 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball in relief versus Texas earlier in the year. The New Jersey native has yielded just one home run in 19 2/3 innings over his last four outings.

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Julio Teheran (7-7, 3.35 ERA), the righty is 2-1 with a 1.91 ERA in July and August combined. The Colombian is 10-8 with a 2.68 ERA against New York. Mets are 9-19 in their last 28 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and they've lost six of the last seven meetings with the Braves in Atlanta.

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Gonzalez settled for a no-decision last time out against Tampa Bay despite matching his season high with nine strikeouts and limiting the Rays to a pair of runs and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings in his fifth straight quality start at home. He dominated the Tigers on July 27, permitting one run on six hits while striking out eight over seven innings. Gonzales is 1-1 with a 2.31 ERA against Detroit and has split 10 decisions with a 3.88 ERA on the road this year.  Jackson will try to avoid following the same path as with Toronto earlier this season, when he won his debut before getting battered in losing each of his next four starts before he eventually was released. The 35-year-old journeyman, who has played for a record 14 different teams (including a previous stint with the Tigers), won his Detroit debut Friday by allowing one run over 6 1/3 innings. Domingo Santana has a pair of homers in four at-bats off Jackson.

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Robbie Ray handles the starting pitching duties this afternoon and he should keep the Rockies in check. The last time Ray started was last Friday and he led the team to a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. He's certainly a more reliable option than what Colorado has going today. Kyle Freeland has stunk up the joint in 2019 with a 7.06 ERA. He's been predictably worse at home with a 9.50 ERA and 1.80 WHIP. The Rockies have lost 33 of 46 overall and are going nowhere fast

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Gibson saw his nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end on Thursday, when he permitted six runs - five earned - on four hits and six walks over 4 1/3 innings against Cleveland. The 31-year-old native of Indiana went 4-0 with a 3.74 ERA in his previous nine appearances, including one out of the bullpen. Mike Moustakas is 11-for-35 with three doubles and a homer versus Gibson, who is 1-2 with a 5.70 ERA in five career games against Milwaukee. Gonzalez is winless in his last six starts and has not received a decision in his last five outings after giving up one run and two hits over five innings against Texas on Friday. The 33-year-old Floridian has completed six innings just once this year and is 0-1 with a 2.91 ERA in four turns at home in 2019. Jason Castro is 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles against Gonzalez, who gave up four runs over 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision at Minnesota on May 27.

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Bumgarner last suffered a loss on June 20 and was masterful against Philadelphia on Thursday, yielding one hit in seven scoreless frames to earn the win. The North Carolina native worked at least seven innings in four of his last five outings and owns 145 strikeouts against 31 walks on the season. Bumgarner faced Oakland twice last season and allowed a total of four runs and five hits in 10 innings while striking out 10 and walking nine. In addition, Bumgarner is 2-0 in home career team-starts in this series, and 4-0 last four overall team-starts in August, and 6-1 with 3.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP last seven overall team-starts.

Rating: 2 Units

Ross has been brilliant in three starts this season, improving to 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA as a member of the rotation after allowing three hits and registering five strikeouts over six scoreless innings to get the win Wednesday in San Francisco. The 26-year-old, who entered the season having started in 48 of his 51 career appearances, clearly has been uncomfortable coming out of the bullpen in 2019 as he has gone 0-2 with an 11.17 ERA in 18 relief efforts. Tucker Barnhart is 4-for-4 versus Ross, who owns a 1-0 record and 3.65 ERA in two career starts against Cincinnati.

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The over is 4-1 in the Houston Astros last five games and they have scored more than nine runs on average over their last 10 contests. White Sox rookie Dylan Cease (2-4, 6.00 ERA) is coming off five innings of two-run ball at Detroit, but note that he has allowed 12 runs over 17 innings in his first three starts home at Guaranteed Rate Field.  The Astros counter with Zack Greinke (11-4, 3.08 ERA) who was charged with five runs in six innings against Colorado on Tuesday in his Houston debut. Coming from the National League, Greinke found it difficult to adjust to the American League. The team still won 11-7, but there should be plenty of runs for both teams here in the first game of a double-header this afternoon.  '

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Plesac is unbeaten in his last six trips to the mound after holding Texas to five hits over six scoreless innings in a no-decision on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Ball State product has given up two runs or fewer in four of his past five outings and served up a total of two homers in the last six after permitting nine in his first seven games. Plesac yielded one run on four hits and a walk in his major-league debut on May 28 at Boston but was not involved in the decision. In addition, the Red Sox are just 3-11 in their past 14 contests to fall 7 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay in the race for the AL’s second wild card while Cleveland is a league-best 42-17 since June 4.

Rating: 2 Units

Ryu settled for a no-decision despite scattering three hits over six scoreless innings in Los Angeles' 5-1 victory at Colorado on July 31 before going on the IL. The 32-year-old South Korean has gone 2-0 while allowing two runs over 32 2/3 frames in his last five starts to significantly lower his major league-leading ERA. Adam Jones is 1-for-7 with a solo home run against Ryu, who is 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 15 career starts against the Diamondbacks - including a 2-0 record with one run yielded over 13 innings in two turns this season.

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Bassitt is 0-1 over his last three starts despite lasting six innings each time and allowing a total of six runs with 18 strikeouts and three walks. He threw six scoreless innings against the White Sox at home July 13. The University of Akron product is 5-2 with a 3.16 ERA in nine afternoon starts this year. In addition, Bassitt has a 3.69 ERA with 1.15 WHIP in his last seven starts, and is 4-0 versus AL Central this season while Giolito has a 4.10 ERA at home as opposed to 2.74 ERA away this season.

Rating: 2 Units

Masahiro Tanaka (7-6, 4.93 ERA) is 12-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 19 career starts against the Blue Jays (14-5 team record). Toronto starter Trent Thornton (4-7, 5.55 ERA), has been roughed up for nine runs on 12 hits and five walks over 8-plus innings of work against the Yankees. Additionally, Thornton is 1-4 with a 6.58 ERA in nine starts at Rogers Centre. The clinchers:  Yankees are 9-1 in Tanaka's last 10 starts and 14-3 SU as a road favorite of -160 or more this season.

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Syndergaard is enjoying a string of five straight quality starts and scattered one run and three hits across seven innings to earn a win at Pittsburgh on Sunday. The 26-year-old Texan did not yield a home run in any of his last five turns and owns 39 strikeouts over 35 1/3 innings in that span. Syndergaard is 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 20 innings in three starts against Washington this season. In addition, Syndergaard is 5-2 with 2.74 ERA and 1.20 WHIP last seven overall team-starts, and 6-1 home career team-starts in August, and 6-2 team-starts versus NL East this season while Corbin is 5-7 with 5.32 ERA and 1.50 WHIP away as opposed to 9-2 with 1.78 ERA and 0.89 WHIP home team-starts this season.

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Roark allowed one run - a solo homer to Paul DeJong - four hits and two walks with six strikeouts over five innings of a 4-2 victory over St. Louis on Sunday in his first start since he was acquired from Cincinnati. The 32-year-old Illinois native has a 1.41 WHIP and .270 batting average against with 114 strikeouts across 115 1/3 innings this season. Roark has never faced the White Sox.  Oakland (66-50) has dominated the AL Central this season, going 16-4 with a plus-61 run differential to include 4-0 and plus-23 against Chicago.

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The under is 7-2 in the last nine matchups between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. I think Saturday's matchup will follow that trend. Giants' righty Jeff Samardzija (8-9, 3.70 ERA) entered the month off a spectacular month of July during which he posted a 2.09 ERA over six starts. Samardzija did not disappoint in his first start of August either as he held the Nationals to one run on three hits over four innings on Monday. This looks like a good time for him to improve on a gaudy 7.33 career ERA against Philly. As for Philadelphia starter Vince Velasquez (4-6, 4.23 ERA), he owns a 3.22 ERA in four career starts versus the Giants and he has posted a 2.04 ERA over his last three starts overall. Under is 6-1-1 in Giants last eight overall. Under is 5-1 in the last six meetings in San Francisco.

Rating: 2 Units

Bieber recorded his second complete game in three starts on Sunday, allowing two runs and five hits while registering eight strikeouts to defeat the Los Angeles Angels. The 24-year-old Californian, who can surpass his rookie total with a win on Friday, has given up more than three runs just once in his last 10 turns. Marwin Gonzalez is 5-for-6 with a homer versus Bieber, who is 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA in two games (one start) against Minnesota this year. Cleveland is  40-16 in their last 56 contests and 19-6 since losing the first two games after the All-Star break to the Twins at home.

Rating: 2 Units

Strasburg had a string of wins in seven straight starts come to an end when he was knocked around for nine runs on as many hits in 4 2/3 innings in a loss at Arizona on Saturday. The former No. 1 overall pick served up three home runs in that outing after not surrendering a blast in any of his previous six turns. Strasburg is making his fourth start against New York this season and went 1-0 with a 2.75 ERA in the first three chances. Stroman is making his first home start since arriving in a trade form the Toronto Blue Jays and is searching for his first win in a Mets uniform after struggling in his debut.  In addition, Strasburg is 10-2 in career team-starts in this park and 10-3 at night and 9-2 versus NL East team-starts this season while Stroman is 3-7 as a dog this season

Rating: 2 Units

White Sox left-hander Ross Detwiler (1-2, 5.72 ERA) gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits in 3-plus innings of a 13-2 loss at Oakland on July 13. Over his career, Detwiler has a 9.00 ERA in six outings against the A's who counter with right-hander Mike Fiers (10-3, 3.46 ERA). Fiers has compiled a 2.26 ERA in his past 16 outings and the A's are 9-2 in Fiers' last 11 starts. Additionally, note that Fiers is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA in seven career starts versus the White Sox. Athletics are 16-5 in their last 21 games following a loss. White Sox are 0-7 in their last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Rating: 2 Units

The Rockies have been an absolute nightmare for Padres' left-hander Eric Lauer (6-8, 4.43 ERA) who is 0-3 in four career meetings with a 12.51 ERA. This season they have reached him for 13 runs on 18 hits over 5-plus frames split over two starts. Colorado counters with right-hander Jon Gray (10-7, 4.03 ERA) who owns a superb 10-3 career record against the Padres with a 2.87 ERA. He limited the Friars to one run with five strikeouts over seven innings of an 8-2 victory here at Petco Park back in April. The Padres are 2-10 in their last 12 home games and 2-8 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series. The Rockies are 5-0 in Gray's last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.

Rating: 2 Units

Clevinger has pitched like an ace since the All-Star break, going 4-0 with a 2.01 ERA in five starts, after limiting the Los Angeles Angels to one run over 6 1/3 innings of a 7-3 win Friday. The 28-year-old Floridian has strung together four straight quality starts and permitted one or fewer runs in seven of his 10 outings this year.  In addition, Clevinger is 21-7 in team-starts versus AL Central the last three years, including 4-1 this season while Twins starter, Gibson is 1-8 in home career team-starts versus Cleveland.