Jose Quintana faces Matt Moore as the first place White Sox take on the last place Rays. Quintana is off to a great three-true outcomes start. He struck out 12 in 11 2/3 innings while walking three with no home runs allowed. Moore walked three and struck out 11 in 12 innings this year. His K/BB is usually closer to two.
Aaron Sanchez and Steven Wright battle in Boston as the Blue Jays play game three of their four-game series. Sanchez allowed three runs so far, two of them earned. Those two came on solo home runs. The opposition is 1 for 17 against him with runners on base. Wright owns a 3.26 ERA in his career at Fenway, thanks to his ability to limit walks.
Kris Medlen makes his second start of the season for the Royals as they take on the Athletics and Chris Bassitt. Since moving into the Royals rotation in August of last year (working his way back slowly from surgery), Medlen owns a 4.41 ERA, but pitched well enough to go 6-2 in his nine starts. The high ERA is due mostly to two poor starts. Bassitt owns a low ERA despite seven walks and just eight strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings. Walks in parity with strikeouts tends to be a bad sign for a pitcher. The opposition is just 3 for 17 with runners on base, however.
Finally, the Giants and Dodgers square off Sunday night with new additions Jeff Samardzija and Kenta Maeda taking the mound. The Giants lead the season series 4-2, both teams coming into the contest with 7-5 records. Samardzija makes his third start, all on the road. So far he gives up hits with men on first base, but not with the bases empty or with men in scoring position. Maeda has yet to allow a run. In 12 innings he allowed 10 hits and one walk. He is even more extreme that Samardzija, allowing no hits with men in scoring position this season.
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