Tyler Duffey and Trevor Bauer square-off in Cleveland as the Twins go for their fourth road win of the season. Duffey holds an 0-2 record in three starts despite pitching well. He struck out 17 in 17 1/3 innings with just four walks, good for a 2.60 ERA. Bauer is still a bit wild, but he’s had good luck with runners in scoring position so far this season.
Jose Fernandez and the Marlins try to gain on the first-place Nationals. Joe Ross takes the hill for Washington. Fernandez is another good pitcher suffering from early season wildness. He walked 20 batters this season in 40 2/3 innings after walking 27 batters in 116 1/3 innings in his previous two seasons around his Tommy John surgery. Ross comes in with a 3-2 record despite a 2.29 ERA. He’s allowed just one home run in 35 1/3 innings.
The match-up between Gerrit Cole of the Pirates and Jon Lester of the Cubs says a lot about those two teams. Cole holds the ace position in the Pirates rotation, Leter would be an ace on most teams other than the Cubs. (You can even make an argument (although I would not) that Lester is the number three starter on the Cubs this season.) Cole’s ERA is almost two runs higher than Lester’s ERA, however.
By the way, while the Pirates the last few year have been known for getting a lot more out of pitchers than expected, their coaching doesn’t seem to be working this year.
Finally, Jacob deGrom battles Tyler Chatwood as the Mets face Colorado. The Rockies will try to go deep against deGrom, who allowed just one home run this season. The Rockies boast two of the top home run hitters in the NL, as do the Mets. All five home runs Chatwood allowed came in his home starts.
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