Baseball Probable Pitchers

Rays @ Orioles

(55-40)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Oriole Park at Camden Yards

(28-65)

Ryne Stanek

RHP

0-2, 3.14 ERA, 56 SO

Stanek will open his league-leading 26th game of the season, and he'll be looking to rebound from a four-run outing last time out in relief against the Yankees. Before that, he was riding a two-game streak of scoreless starts.

Thomas Eshelman

RHP

0-1, 5.06 ERA, 7 SO

Eshelman makes his second career start, both of them against the Rays. He rebounded from a two-run first to pitch five solid innings at the Trop on July 1.

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Nationals @ Phillies

(49-43)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Citizens Bank Park

(48-45)

Aníbal Sánchez

RHP

5-6, 3.71 ERA, 77 SO

Sanchez will start in the place of Max Scherzer, who was bumped from this spot due to lingering back tightness. Sanchez has pitched well of late, going 5-0 with a 2.11 ERA in his last eight starts. He's pitched six innings in six of his last seven outings.

Jake Arrieta

RHP

8-7, 4.54 ERA, 87 SO

Arrieta has a bone spur in his right elbow, which has affected his pitching for much of this season. But he is going to try to pitch through it, in part because he thinks he can, and in part because the Phillies have no better internal options.

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Blue Jays @ Yankees

(35-59)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Yankee Stadium

(59-32)

Marcus Stroman

RHP

5-10, 3.25 ERA, 88 SO

Toronto's only All-Star returns to the mound in the series finale against the AL East division leaders. Stroman left his last start with a left shoulder pectoral cramp. The 28-year-old right-hander has a 4.21 ERA over 16 starts and 87 2/3 innings against the Yankees.

Masahiro Tanaka

RHP

6-5, 3.81 ERA, 95 SO

Tanaka returns to regular-season action after becoming the first Yankees pitcher to earn an All-Star Game victory since Vic Raschi in 1948. He took the loss June 4 in Toronto after giving up four runs across six innings.

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Twins @ Guardians

(58-34)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Progressive Field

(51-40)

José Berríos

RHP

8-5, 3.10 ERA, 110 SO

Berrios capped off the most successful first half of his career with a scoreless frame in the All-Star Game for the second straight year. The Twins have beaten the Indians in both of Berrios' starts against the division rivals this season.

Shane Bieber

RHP

8-3, 3.49 ERA, 150 SO

A day after being selected for the All-Star Game, Bieber delivered an All-Star caliber outing with eight solid innings on Saturday in Cincinnati, allowing two runs on four hits with eight K’s. He's 2-0 in his career vs. the Twins with a 4.05 ERA in five games, four starts.

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Mets @ Marlins

(42-51)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Marlins Park

(34-57)

Jacob deGrom

RHP

5-7, 3.21 ERA, 144 SO

Knowing that deGrom, a National League All-Star, wasn’t going to get a break between the season’s first and second halves, the Mets scheduled him to take a full eight days between starts. deGrom has one win in his last 10 starts, despite a 3.29 ERA in that span.

Sandy Alcantara

RHP

4-9, 3.94 ERA, 76 SO

Alcantara threw a scoreless eighth inning for the National League in the All-Star Game and logged one strikeout. Alcantara threw the lone complete game this year for Miami, on May 19 against the Mets. He allowed no runs and just two hits that day.

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Giants @ Brewers

(43-49)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Miller Park

(48-46)

Tyler Beede

RHP

3-3, 5.44 ERA, 50 SO

Beede is coming off the best start of his nascent career after firing seven innings of one-run ball against the Padres on July 2. He is slated to make his first career start against the Brewers.

Jhoulys Chacín

RHP

3-9, 5.18 ERA, 73 SO

Chacin couldn't avoid the curse of the Brewers' Opening Day starter. After winning his first two starts, he has gone 1-9 with a 5.59 ERA in his last 14 starts leading to the All-Star break, including a stint on the injured list for back tightness.

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Tigers @ Royals

(29-60)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Kauffman Stadium

(32-62)

Jordan Zimmermann

RHP

0-6, 7.01 ERA, 35 SO

With seven days’ rest, it’s anyone’s guess which Zimmermann will show up on the mound. Will the pitcher who dueled Max Scherzer for six innings return? Or will it be the one who gave up 13 hits over 3 1/3 innings against the Red Sox?

Homer Bailey

RHP

13-9, 4.57 ERA, 149 SO

Bailey went five innings on July 4 in an 8-4 loss to the Indians. He gave up six hits and two runs in a no-decision. He walked two and struck out two.

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D-backs @ Cardinals

(47-47)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Busch Stadium

(46-45)

Zack Greinke

RHP

10-4, 2.95 ERA, 114 SO

After opting to skip the All-Star Game for personal reasons, Greinke returns to the hill looking to build on what was a stellar first half. He threw seven shutout innings in each of his past two starts leading into the break.

Adam Wainwright

RHP

6-7, 3.99 ERA, 89 SO

Wainwright allowed two runs in five innings against Seattle on July 3 in his last start of the first half. His second half debut was supposed to be Friday, but the righty was scratched with back spasms.

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Pirates @ Cubs

(44-48)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Wrigley Field

(50-43)

Trevor Williams

RHP

3-3, 5.17 ERA, 61 SO

Williams owned a 3.33 ERA in nine starts before going on the injured list in mid-May. But in three outings since his June 19 return, he has allowed 16 earned runs on 26 hits over 17 1/3 innings.

Jose Quintana

LHP

7-7, 4.21 ERA, 88 SO

Quintana has thrown more breaking balls in his last two turns, posting a pair of quality starts. He has 10 strikeouts and one walk over 13 IP in those outings. That included a seven-inning win over the Pirates on July 4. He is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in seven career starts vs. the Bucs.

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Astros @ Rangers

(59-35)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Globe Life Park in Arlington

(50-44)

Justin Verlander

RHP

11-4, 2.98 ERA, 160 SO

Verlander, who started and threw a scoreless inning for the AL in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, finished the first half leading the Majors in WHIP (0.81) and homers allowed (26), was tied for third in strikeouts (153) and tied for third in the AL in wins (10).

Ariel Jurado

RHP

5-5, 4.63 ERA, 51 SO

Jurado allowed six runs in six innings in a 6-2 loss to the Angels in his last start on July 3. He is 4-2 with a 5.63 ERA in his past seven starts. He is 2-3 with a 4.73 ERA in five starts and four relief appearances at home.

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Reds @ Rockies

(42-48)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Coors Field

(46-46)

Tyler Mahle

RHP

2-10, 4.82 ERA, 101 SO

Mahle has a 5.40 ERA in two career starts against the Rockies. He last pitched at Coors Field on May 26, 2018, and he gave up four earned runs, six hits and four walks with four strikeouts. But he didn't give up any homers there.

Antonio Senzatela

RHP

8-6, 5.79 ERA, 52 SO

Senzatela had a bad one last time out -- seven runs in 4 1/3 innings at Arizona. But after each of the first three times he gave up six or more earned runs in a start, he returned to give up three or fewer in his next.

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Mariners @ Angels

(39-58)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Angel Stadium

(48-46)

Yusei Kikuchi

LHP

4-6, 5.01 ERA, 76 SO

The 27-year-old rookie from Japan has been hit hard by the Angels in three previous meetings, going 1-2 with a 12.34 ERA while allowing 29 hits -- including five homers -- with seven walks and four strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings.

José Suarez

LHP

2-1, 5.51 ERA, 37 SO

Suarez was inefficient against the Astros last Sunday, allowing two runs over 3 1/3 innings. The Angels are expected to give the rookie a long look in the second half.

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White Sox @ Athletics

(42-47)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Oakland Coliseum

(54-41)

Reynaldo López

RHP

4-8, 5.97 ERA, 93 SO

After a poor first half featuring baseball’s highest ERA at 6.34, Lopez promised to be better. He's been working on needed changes after his last start. Lopez posted a 3.91 ERA in each half of 2018.

Brett Anderson

LHP

9-5, 3.79 ERA, 55 SO

Anderson ended the first half on a roll, having allowed three earned runs or fewer in eight of his last nine starts. The lefty is 1-1 with a 4.55 ERA in five career starts against the White Sox.

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Braves @ Padres

(57-37)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Petco Park

(45-48)

Michael Soroka

RHP

10-1, 2.24 ERA, 82 SO

Soroka gets back in action after pitching a 1-2-3 inning in the All-Star Game on Tuesday. On July 4, he allowed four first-inning runs and then blanked the Phillies over the rest of his 4 2/3 innings to end his first half.

Cal Quantrill

RHP

2-2, 4.21 ERA, 39 SO

The rookie has served as a swingman between the bullpen and rotation. He has done a solid job in both roles, too, posting a 4.50 ERA in his last eight appearances -- four as a starter and four as a reliever.

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Dodgers @ Red Sox

(62-33)

final • Sun, Jul 14

At Fenway Park

(50-43)

Hyun Jin Ryu

LHP

10-2, 1.63 ERA, 105 SO

Ryu’s 1.73 ERA tied for the Dodgers’ fifth-lowest first-half mark by a starter (min. 15 GS) in franchise history. That ERA would be a microscopic 1.20 if one takes away Ryu’s 7-run outing June 28 at Coors Field.

David Price

LHP

7-2, 3.16 ERA, 102 SO

Price beat the Dodgers twice in last year’s World Series, including in the decisive Game 5. He has carried that into 2019, leading the Boston rotation with a 3.24 ERA.

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