The Mariners send James Paxton against the Rays and Blake Snell in an early afternoon game on Thursday. Paxton lost two of his three starts despite striking out 24 batters in 16 innings and sporting a 2.25 ERA. While he allowed just 4 earned runs, he allowed 7 unearned runs. In addition, in two of his three starts, the Mariners scored just one run. The aptly named Snell has a 94 MPH fastball, and struck out six during five innings in his first major league start.
Colby Lewis leads the Rangers against the Athletics and Daniel Mengden. Lewis is undefeated at 5-0 in 13 starts, making him a Mr. No Decision. In six of those ND, he allowed three runs or fewer. Like Snell, Mengden makes his second MLB start. He allowed just two runs in his first start despite walking four batters and giving up a home run in 5 2/3 innings.
J.A. Happ faces Aaron Nola as the Blue Jays finish their series with the Phillies. Happ gets better results on the road due to a .207 BA, versus .287 at home. The Big Easy sports a 2.98 ERA, with 88 K and just 16 walks in 81 2/3 innings.
Finally, the Tigers take on the Royals with Justin Verlander battling Danny Duffy. Verlander’s strikeout rate is back to his 2013 level, but his been hurt late in games. In his prime, Verlander seemed to have something extra for the last three innings, but from the seventh inning on, opponents are hitting well over .300 against him. Duffy struck out 59 and walked just ten in 49 innings. He has allowed a high BA and slugging percentage with men on base.
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