The Rays try to take three of four from the visiting Astros as Houston sends Charlie Morton against Blake Snell. Morton is 10-1 in his 16 starts, and Houston is 11-5 overall in those games. He is coming off a June in which he kept the ball in the park, but walked a high number of batters. Snell also goes for his 11th win. He is 5-1 at home with a 0.81 ERA, thanks to allowing just 28 hits in 44 1/3 innings.
Veterans Gio Gonzalez and Jake Arrieta take the mound as the Nationals play the Phillies. Gonzalez fell apart in June, posting an 8.44 ERA in five starts. He allowed six home runs and 11 walks in 21 1/3 innings. Arrieta had an evil month as well, 0-4 with 6.66 ERA. He allowed seven home runs in 25 2/3 innings.
The first place Braves go for a sweep of St. Louis with Mike Foltynewicz taking on John Gant. Foltynewicz may be the unluckiest pitcher in the majors this year. He is just 5-4 despite a 2.14 ERA. The assigned wins tracker says he should be 7-3. Gant split time between the bullpen and the rotation, allowing just one home run in 33 2/3 innings.
Mike Clevinger matches up against Frankie Montas as the Indians play the Athletics. Clevinger comes off a pretty good June in which he posted a 2.78 ERA. He struck out 33 and walked just 11 batters in 32 1/3 innings. Montas is pitching much better as a starter than he did as a reliever in 2017. In about the same number of innings, he cut his home runs allowed from ten to two.
Finally, the Red Sox and Yankees play the rubber game of their series with David Price battling Luis Severino. Price has not shone against the Yankees since putting on a Red Sox uniform. He is 2-5 with a 7.42 ERA, allowing 65 hits in 43 2/3 innings. Severino has not exactly dominated the Red Sox either. He is 2-5 with a 4.61 ERA, despite 62 K and 13 BB in 52 2/3 innings.
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