The Nationals finish their series in San Francisco with Max Scherzer facing Jeff Samardzija. Washington is sliding away from the leaders in the NL East with a four-game losing streak, and hope leading Cy Young contender Scherzer can halt the skid. With a 4-1 record, Scherzer earned a decision in all five of his starts, recorded a complete game, and struck out 47 batters in 33 innings. Samardzija returned from the disabled list to throw five shutout innings. He walked four batters but allowed just two hits.
The Red Sox and Blue Jays continue their battle for the top spots in the AL East with Eduardo Rodriguez taking on Aaron Sanchez. Left-handed batters recorded nine at bats against lefty Rodriguez, and struck out eight times. Sanchez allowed a .375 BA with men in scoring position so far, but that 9 for 24 only yielded 10 RBI.
Finally, the Cubs hitters are on a roll as Jon Lester takes on the Indians and Trevor Bauer. Lester has a nice reverse platoon advantage working, as RHB hit .234/.319/.344 against him this year. Batters can’t find holes against Bauer this season, as the BABIP against him is just .250.
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