Brad Peacock and J.A. Happ square off in Toronto as the Astros and Blue Jays prepare for the All-Star break. Peacock makes his ninth start of the season to go with 12 relief appearances. As a starter, he struck out 58 in in 39 1/3 innings, but walked 22. With only one home run allowed in those innings, the walks are not hurting him much. Happ is a bit of the opposite. He’s allowed nine home runs in 57 innings, but just 11 walks, so the home runs have not hurt him much.
David Price tries to help Boston to a split against Price’s old team, the Rays. Chris Archer takes the mound for Tampa Bay. Price pitched eight inning shutouts the last two times he faced the Rays, although his overall ERA against his old team is not that impressive. Price also appears to have turned a corner, getting his walks under control in his last three starts. Archer had little success against the Red Sox in his career, 2-11 in seventeen starts with a 5.14 ERA. He walked 50 Boston batters in 89 1/3 innings.
The Dodgers try to put the finishing touches on their best in the majors pre-break record as the Royals send Danny Duffy against Clayton Kershaw. Duffy is one of the few pitchers keeping the ball in the park this season, with just four home runs allowed in 74 1/3 innings. That’s a big turnaround from the 27 he allowed in 2016 in 179 2/3 innings. Kershaw already set a single season high for home runs allowed with 17. It’s only hurt a little, as his 2.19 ERA is his highest in a season since 2012.
Finally, the last game before the break features the last place Tigers and Michael Fulmer against the first place Indians and Corey Kluber. Fulmer’s ERA is a little higher than during his rookie year, but he improved both his walk and home run rates. Kluber dazzled at home this season with 81 K in just 55 1/3 innings, with just 14 walks.
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