Baseball Probable Pitchers
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Guardians
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Tigers
(79-55)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Comerica Park
(39-93)
RHP
10-2, 2.72 ERA, 123 SO
Originally expected to pitch on Friday in Tampa Bay, Clevinger's start was switched to Thursday, likely to keep the righty on schedule due to Monday's off-day. Last time out, he allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 frames in a win over the Royals.
LHP
3-11, 4.66 ERA, 111 SO
Norris has gone just three innings in each of his last three starts as the Tigers watch his workload down the stretch. He has made the most of it with back-to-back scoreless outings against the Rays and Astros, but he has struggled against Cleveland.
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Athletics
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Royals
(78-56)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Kauffman Stadium
(47-88)
RHP
9-5, 3.67 ERA, 118 SO
Left-handed batters are hitting .198 off Bassitt, compared to .255 against righties. He's close to averaging one strikeout per inning (117 in 125 1/3 innings) and his 1.18 WHIP is solid.
RHP
3-10, 5.86 ERA, 66 SO
Sparkman went 4 1/3 innings on Saturday in a 4-2 loss at Cleveland. He gave up six hits, three walks and four runs. This will be the first time he has faced the A’s.
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Rays
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Astros
(77-58)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Minute Maid Park
(87-48)
RHP
1-0, 4.46 ERA, 45 SO
In four starts this season, Kittredge has a 4.82 ERA over 9 1/3 innings. The Rays are 3-1 in Kittredge's starts.
RHP
14-4, 2.99 ERA, 158 SO
Greinke is 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA in four starts since being traded to the Astros on July 31. He's the third pitcher in franchise history to win each of his first four starts, joining Roger Clemens (7-0 in 2004) and Justin Verlander (6-0 in 2017-18).
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Twins
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White Sox
(82-51)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Guaranteed Rate Field
(60-73)
RHP
11-7, 3.57 ERA, 163 SO
Berrios has his fastball velocity back, but he is still working with the coaches on his mechanics in order to regain more consistent command of his pitches. The right-hander has an 8.44 ERA in four August starts after allowing five runs last Friday.
RHP
3-7, 6.92 ERA, 53 SO
A familiar big inning plagued Cease when he allowed a three-run homer in the first to Willie Calhoun in his start on Friday. But Cease settled down to earn his second victory at home with a career-high nine strikeouts.
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Cubs
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Mets
(72-61)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Citi Field
(67-66)
LHP
11-9, 4.36 ERA, 138 SO
Lester gave up six runs on nine hits (eight singles) in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Nationals on Friday. The lefty has gone 1-3 with an 8.51 ERA in five August starts, in which he's struck out 24 and walked 12 in 24 1/3 innings.
RHP
8-8, 2.66 ERA, 214 SO
The National League Cy Young Award remains very much up for grabs, with deGrom, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Max Scherzer and several others making strong cases. None of them have been as hot as deGrom, who is 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA since the All-Star break.
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Reds
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Marlins
(63-70)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Marlins Park
(48-85)
LHP
1-3, 5.80 ERA, 30 SO
Wood didn't allow a home run in his 5 1/3-inning start on Saturday, marking the first time he's accomplished that this season. He worked through five innings on 55 pitches, but struggled to locate in the sixth.
RHP
0-1, 4.50 ERA, 10 SO
Dugger gets the call in place of Jordan Yamamoto, who went on the IL with a right forearm strain. Dugger made his Major League debut on Aug. 5 in Game 1 of a doubleheader at the Mets, giving up six runs in five innings. He was expected to be a September callup.
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Mariners
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Rangers
(57-78)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Globe Life Park in Arlington
(65-70)
RHP
1-4, 6.02 ERA, 41 SO
Hernandez came off a three-month stint on the injured list and allowed just two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings Saturday against the Blue Jays. Now he'll be tested in Texas, where he's 7-12 with a 4.53 ERA in 27 career starts.
RHP
14-9, 3.77 ERA, 202 SO
Lynn is 0-3 with a 4.76 ERA in his last four starts and 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts vs. the Mariners this season. He has 197 strikeouts this year and could become the 11th pitcher in club history with 200 strikeouts in a season.
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Pirates
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Rockies
(57-77)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Coors Field
(59-76)
RHP
7-6, 5.26 ERA, 90 SO
Williams owns a 7.21 ERA in 11 starts since returning from the injured list, but he returned to form Saturday by working six scoreless innings against the Reds. He allowed five runs over 6 2/3 innings in his only career start at Coors Field.
RHP
0-6, 8.07 ERA, 20 SO
Gonzalez, trying to re-establish himself in the Majors after missing time with Tommy John surgery, needs to limit his walks. In eight games (seven starts), the 27-year-old has allowed 21 free passes against 20 strikeouts in 35 Major League innings.
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Dodgers
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D-backs
(88-48)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Chase Field
(68-66)
LHP
12-5, 2.35 ERA, 137 SO
Ryu might be showing signs of fatigue after allowing five home runs over his last two starts. He went only 4 1/3 innings in his last start against the Yankees and he’s likely to pitch fewer innings per start until October.
RHP
9-13, 4.91 ERA, 123 SO
Kelly performed capably in his lone outing against the Dodgers on July 3, allowing three runs in six innings to record a quality start. The rookie right-hander has won two of his last three starts after dropping six decisions in a row.
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Padres
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Giants
(62-71)
final
• Thu, Aug 29
At Oracle Park
(65-68)
RHP
8-7, 3.69 ERA, 129 SO
The rookie righty is coming off his worst career start, allowing six runs in 2 1/3 innings. Paddack is on an innings limit, and there's been some chatter about when he might be shut down. But the Padres have indicated he has a few more outings.
RHP
5-7, 5.49 ERA, 51 SO
Rodriguez gave up six runs over four innings against the Cubs in his last start on Aug. 21. He is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in four starts against the Padres. He last faced San Diego on April 10 and fired seven innings of two-run ball at Oracle Park.
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