Corey Kluber tries to right what so far has been a bad month for the Cleveland rotation as he faces the Yankees and CC Sabathia. Indians starters have a 15.58 ERA in five August starts, allowing 15 walks and seven home runs in 17 1/3 innings. Kluber did not pitch in that stretch. He is showing great control this year with 145 K and just 33 walks. Sabathia only won once at Yankee Stadium this season, 1-5 with a 4.82 ERA at home. He struck out just 27 in 46 2/3 innings, leading to 54 hits allowed.
Matt Cain tries to continue his comeback as the first Giants battle the first place Nationals. Stephen Strasburg takes the hill for Washington looking for his 16th win of the year. Cain held the Nationals scoreless for five innings on 7/31, his best performance since returning from his June injury. Strasburg is looking to climb in the NL Cy Young race. He has allowed 10 of his 13 home runs at home this season.
Toronto and Kansas City offers the best pitching match-up of the day as Aaron Sanchez faces Danny Duffy. Sanchez appears to be staying in the rotation, as the Blue Jays find it difficult to send a Cy Young candidate to the bullpen in the middle of a pennant race. He comes off a July in which he posted a 1.59 ERA in five starts. Duffy is coming off the best game of his career. He threw eight shutout innings against the Rays, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 16.
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