Threes are wild as Toronto travels to Baltimore. The teams play a three game series, the Orioles in third place in the AL East, trailing the Blue Jays by three games. Marco Estrada takes on Wade Miley. Estrada made three starts against the Orioles this season, with some positives and negatives. He struck out 23 in 17 innings, holding Baltimore to 15 hits. He walked ten and allowed two home runs however, so the Orioles scored eight runs in those 17 innings. Miley allowed 35 hits in 22 innings since joining the Orioles, resulting in an 8.18 ERA.
The Mariners trail the Rangers by 8 1/2 games as they open a three-game series in Texas. A Seattle sweep would put the Mariners close enough to have a shot at winning the division in September, but it would also help keep them in the AL Wild Card race. For the second start in a row, Hisashi Iwakuma faces a fellow countryman, this time Yu Darvish. Iwakuma pitched well against Texas this season, with 22 strikeouts, six walks, and three home runs allowed in 25 innings. His is 1-2 in four starts, however, as despite a 3.24 ERA. Darvish allowed nine home runs in 65 innings, his big weak spot. His control is great, with 81 K and 19 walks in 65 innings. It’s a strong return from elbow surgery.
The Yankees and Royals are separated by 1/2 game in the AL Wild Card race as Michael Pineda faces Dillon Gee. The Yankees bring up the rear in the seven team WC race, 3 1/2 games behind #2 Baltimore, 4 1/2 games behind #1 Boston. Pineda gives up a ton of extra-base hits, but the big problem is that the slugging percentage jumps about 80 points with men on base. His timing of allowing extra-base hits is awful. Gee is the opposite, as opponents slug .541 against him with the bases empty, but just .373 with runners on base.
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