Boston clinched a tie for the AL East Championship, and can win outright by beating the Yankees Tuesday night (or with a Toronto loss). David Price takes the mound for the clincher against Luis Cessa. Price pitched poorly against the Yankees in all four starts this season, striking out just 15 batters in 23 1/3 innings. That low K rate led to 35 hits. Cessa allowed more home runs than walks this season, but 15 home runs in 58 2/3 innings is way too many.
The Orioles and Blue Jays meet for their last series of the season. They occupy the top two slots in the AL Wild Card race. Toronto leads the season series 9-7, so a single win in the series by Toronto would mean the Blue Jays would get the top slot in case of a two-way tie. Kevin Gausman takes on Aaron Sanchez. Gausman is terrible on the road, 2-9 with a 4.36 ERA. He owns a poor history at Skydome. Sanchez walked nine in 16 2/3 September innings, helping him to a 5.40 ERA.
The Mets try to stay on top of the NL Wild Card race as Noah Syndergaard takes on the Marlins and Tom Koehler. Syndergaard ranks third in the NL in ERA among those pitchers already qualifying for the title. Of the top five, he owns the best K per 9 IP and the lowest HR per 9 IP. Koehler holds a 5.40 ERA against the Mets this season, allowing five home runs in 16 innings.
Finally, the King, Felix Hernandez tries to send the Astros to the precipice of the wild card race as the Mariners face Mike Fiers. Hernandez is 7-2 since the All-Star break despite a 4.19 ERA. He is not pitching well, with 12 home runs and 37 walks in 81 2/3 innings during that time span. The Mariners scored six or more runs seven times in those 13 starts, and when they haven’t score many, Hernandez managed to pitch well. Fiers turned out to be an effective innings eater for Houston, but he may not be the pitcher you want with the season on the line.
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