Baseball Probable Pitchers

Braves @ Pirates

(33-27)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At PNC Park

(28-31)

Max Fried

LHP

7-3, 3.68 ERA, 59 SO

Fried struggled to command his curveball as he surrendered a pair of season highs -- nine hits and three walks -- in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals. The lefty will be starting with two extra days of rest.

Steven Brault

LHP

2-1, 5.45 ERA, 29 SO

Brault is coming off one of his best starts in the Majors, as he shut out the Reds for 5 1/3 innings on Wednesday. He's only allowed two runs on six hits over his last 11 innings, the result of mechanical work with Pittsburgh's pitching coaches.

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White Sox @ Nationals

(29-31)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Nationals Park

(27-33)

Reynaldo López

RHP

3-6, 6.62 ERA, 64 SO

Lopez won just one of his six starts during the month of May, finishing the month with a 6.35 ERA over 34 innings. The right-hander, who was acquired via trade from the Nationals, makes his first career start against his old team.

Stephen Strasburg

RHP

6-3, 3.54 ERA, 104 SO

Strasburg who has won his past two decisions, fanned 11 over seven innings in a dominant performance against the Braves last time out. He will be facing the White Sox for just the second time in his career. He hasn't faced them since June 18, 2010, when he fanned 10 and walked none over seven innings of a 2-1 loss.

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Yankees @ Blue Jays

(38-21)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Rogers Centre

(22-38)

Masahiro Tanaka

RHP

3-5, 3.42 ERA, 67 SO

Tanaka will face the Blue Jays for the 18th time in his career, owning an 11-4 record with a 2.69 ERA against them. In his last start, Tanaka took the loss against the Padres, allowing a season-high nine hits in six innings.

Clayton Richard

LHP

0-1, 3.55 ERA, 9 SO

Richard will face the Yankees for the second time in his career, and first in more than a decade. He last faced them in September 2008. He's gone four innings in each of his two starts this season, giving up three earned runs over eight innings.

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Giants @ Mets

(25-34)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Citi Field

(28-32)

Madison Bumgarner

LHP

3-5, 4.05 ERA, 79 SO

Bumgarner allowed two runs over six innings in his last start against the Marlins on Wednesday. He is 6-0 with a 1.69 ERA in seven career starts against the Mets in the regular season.

Noah Syndergaard

RHP

3-4, 4.83 ERA, 81 SO

Syndergaard continued steering clear of his slider in his last start, throwing just 11 of them in 116 pitches at Dodger Stadium. He’s mostly avoided what was once his signature pitch, as he’s allowed a career-worst .256 average on that offering.

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Rays @ Tigers

(35-23)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Comerica Park

(23-35)

Blake Snell

LHP

3-5, 3.68 ERA, 91 SO

Since giving up a career-high seven earned runs against Kansas City on May 1, Snell has not allowed more than two in his past five starts. During that stretch, Snell has recorded 42 strikeouts.

Ryan Carpenter

LHP

1-2, 6.23 ERA, 18 SO

Carpenter has improved from a non-competitive fill-in to a viable big league starter thanks to back-to-back solid outings, including five decent innings in a team win at Baltimore on Wednesday. Detroit would gladly take the same outing again.

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Twins @ Guardians

(40-19)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Progressive Field

(30-30)

Devin Smeltzer

LHP

0-1, 3.65 ERA, 9 SO

Smeltzer made his MLB debut last week and it couldn't have gone better, as he blanked the Brewers on three hits over six dazzling innings. The 23-year-old lefty struck out seven and didn't walk a batter.

Shane Bieber

RHP

5-2, 3.57 ERA, 92 SO

Bieber will look to get back on track after a shaky outing in Boston on Wednesday. The right-hander allowed six runs on eight hits -- including three homers -- through five frames, but still secured the win as the offense knocked in 14 runs.

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Marlins @ Brewers

(22-36)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Miller Park

(34-27)

Pablo López

RHP

4-5, 4.52 ERA, 62 SO

Lopez faced the Brewers once in 2018, giving up five runs in six innings at Miami on July 10. The 23-year-old is coming off a one-run outing against the Giants at home -- where his ERA is 1.84 -- but on the road, his ERA is 8.26. Hitters are batting .152 against his curveball.

Chase Anderson

RHP

3-1, 3.93 ERA, 40 SO

Anderson is 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA in five starts since moving from the bullpen to the rotation and has fared pretty well in his career against the Marlins, logging a 3.57 ERA in seven career starts.

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Rockies @ Cubs

(31-28)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Wrigley Field

(33-26)

Jeff Hoffman

RHP

1-2, 7.29 ERA, 22 SO

Hoffman, in his third start since being given an opportunity to stick in the rotation, is familiar with Wrigley. The right-hander went 6 1/3 innings and fanned eight while giving up one run and four hits in a 9-1 victory there on June 10, 2017.

Kyle Hendricks

RHP

6-4, 3.16 ERA, 71 SO

Hendricks went 4-0 with a 1.81 ERA in May. Within that, he had four outings of at least eight innings and no more than one run allowed. The righty has a 1.29 ERA with 32 strikeouts and four walks in 35 innings at home this year.

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Orioles @ Rangers

(19-41)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Globe Life Park in Arlington

(30-28)

Dylan Bundy

RHP

3-6, 4.64 ERA, 64 SO

Bundy will look to build off an excellent May, when the right-hander pitched to a 2.64 ERA. He also held opponents to a .195 batting average and enjoyed a boost in his strikeout rate during the five-start stretch.

Drew Smyly

LHP

1-4, 7.93 ERA, 41 SO

The Rangers have won four of Smyly’s last five starts. He allowed seven runs in five innings in his previous outing against the Mariners on Wednesday as Texas rallied for an 8-7 win. He is 0-1 with a 5.49 ERA and he owns a 1.58 ERA in his five home starts.

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Red Sox @ Royals

(31-29)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Kauffman Stadium

(19-41)

Eduardo Rodriguez

LHP

6-3, 4.88 ERA, 73 SO

The lefty comes into this one with plenty of rest, as a rainout in New York pushed his start back four days. Rodriguez was tremendous in his last start on May 26, outdueling Justin Verlander in a win over the Astros. In five career starts against the Royals, Rodriguez is 1-1 with a 5.96 ERA.

Glenn Sparkman

RHP

1-1, 3.77 ERA, 19 SO

Sparkman is trying to win a spot in the rotation, but he was ejected from his past start for hitting Tim Anderson in the second inning. He tossed seven scoreless innings against Tampa Bay in his only other start this season.

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Reds @ Cardinals

(28-32)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Busch Stadium

(30-29)

Luis Castillo

RHP

6-1, 2.26 ERA, 90 SO

Castillo has been lackluster in each of his last two starts. In Monday's 8-5 loss to the Pirates, he issued four walks with six hits and three runs (two earned) over 5 1/3 innings. His changeup worked better but he was still in too many deep counts.

Génesis Cabrera

LHP

0-2, 6.48 ERA, 5 SO

Miscues overshadowed Cabrera's MLB debut in the Cardinals' 11-4 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday. In 3 2/3 innings, the left-hander showed flashes of his potential when he struck out the side in the second inning and hit 99 mph on his fastball.

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Dodgers @ D-backs

(43-19)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Chase Field

(30-32)

Hyun Jin Ryu

LHP

9-1, 1.35 ERA, 71 SO

Ryu turned in a gem his last time out, holding the Mets scoreless for 7 2/3 innings. He posted a 0.59 ERA across six May starts and has yet to allow more than two runs in a start this season.

Taylor Clarke

RHP

1-2, 4.43 ERA, 15 SO

Clarke got roughed up by the Rockies in his last start as he allowed five earned runs in just two innings. Clarke did hit his first career home run in that game. This will be his fifth big league appearance and fourth start.

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Athletics @ Angels

(31-30)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Angel Stadium

(29-32)

Frankie Montas

RHP

7-2, 2.83 ERA, 69 SO

Montas has emerged as the ace of the staff for Oakland, allowing three earned runs or fewer in 10 of 11 starts this season. Montas has a 2.57 ERA over his past six outings, and he has allowed five runs over 10 innings vs. the Angels this season.

Griffin Canning

RHP

2-2, 3.52 ERA, 42 SO

Canning has been impressive for the Angels, posting a 2.57 ERA in five starts in May. He gave up one run on three hits over six innings against the A's in his last time out.

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Astros @ Mariners

(42-20)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At T-Mobile Park

(25-39)

Wade Miley

LHP

5-3, 3.39 ERA, 60 SO

Miley has allowed three runs or fewer in 11 of 12 starts. He's coming off his longest outing of the season, allowing two runs while striking out nine over seven innings vs. the Cubs. The Astros are 8-4 in games started by Miley, who has walked 16 in 69 1/3 innings.

Andrew Moore

RHP

0-0, 7.71 ERA, 2 SO

The 25-year-old was called up from Double-A Arkansas to make a spot start in place of Yusei Kikuchi, who is being skipped for one turn in the rotation. Moore went 1-3 with a 6.34 ERA in seven games (six starts) for Seattle in 2017.

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Phillies @ Padres

(34-27)

final • Tue, Jun 4

At Petco Park

(31-30)

Jerad Eickhoff

RHP

3-3, 4.14 ERA, 48 SO

Eickhoff has allowed 10 home runs in 18 1/3 innings over his past four starts, explaining why he has an 8.35 ERA in that stretch. He allowed no homers in 30 innings in his first five appearances when he posted a 1.50 ERA.

Chris Paddack

RHP

4-4, 2.97 ERA, 66 SO

The rookie right-hander allowed four earned runs and six hits at Yankee Stadium last week -- both career highs. He'll be looking for a bounce-back effort at Petco Park, where he owns a 1.42 ERA and a 34 percent strikeout rate in five starts this season.

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