The Rangers series with the Orioles as Cole Hamels faces Kevin Gausman. Hamels goes for his 20th win since joining the Rangers at the 2015 trade deadline. He is 19-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 33 starts for Texas. In terms of three-true outcomes, Gausman is very good at striking out batters and preventing walks. He is very poor, however, at keeping the ball in the park. He owns the eighth highest HR per 9 IP in the majors among pitchers with 100 IP.
Chris Sale tries to become the first American League pitcher to reach 15 wins. He leads the White Sox against the Tigers and rookie of the year candidate Michael Fulmer. Sale split his wins and losses, 7-2 both home and away, but with a 2.15 ERA on the road. He’s allowed just four of his 17 home runs away. Fulmer’s 2.50 ERA has a lot to do with the timing of the hits against him, as he allowed a .175 BA with men in scoring position.
Finally, if Sale fails to win fifteen, Rick Porcello gets his chance to accomplish the goal as the Red Sox battle the Mariners and Hisashi Iwakuma. This is the fourth season Porcello won at least 14 games. A win would match his high from 2014. He walked just 24 batters this season in 135 innings. Iwakuma is not getting batters to hit ground balls this season. For his career, he allowed GB 48% of the time, this year he is down to 40%.
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