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Padres
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Athletics
(24-17)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Oakland Coliseum
(23-13)
RHP
3-4, 4.75 ERA, 48 SO
After a rough three-game stretch, Paddack looks to build on his strong six-inning showing in Denver on Sunday. When Paddack has struggled, his fastball has been this issue, but he got seven whiffs on his four-seamer against the Rockies.
LHP
3-2, 5.09 ERA, 30 SO
Manaea appears to be getting back on track, going 2-0 with a 2.35 ERA over his last three starts after going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA over his first four starts.
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Cardinals
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Cubs
(15-15)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Wrigley Field
(23-16)
RHP
4-0, 2.68 ERA, 31 SO
Wainwright pitched a complete game on his 39th birthday last time out, striking out nine and allowing two runs against the Indians in his third win of the year. He will look to continue his solid campaign, facing the Cubs for the first time this season.
RHP
0-1, 2.08 ERA, 12 SO
The Cubs will promote Alzolay from South Bend for Game 1. He faced St. Louis on Aug. 19 and took a no-decision after giving up one unearned run over five innings. He struck out six and walked one.
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Cubs
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Cardinals
(23-17)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Wrigley Field
at Wrigley Field; Makeup of 8/9 PPD
(16-15)
Marlins
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Rays
(17-17)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Tropicana Field
(27-13)
RHP
2-1, 3.78 ERA, 17 SO
Alcantara faces the Rays for the second straight start. Last time, he allowed eight runs (five earned) in four innings. Alcantara's sinker has been his best pitch. He has a 50 percent ground-ball rate.
LHP
3-1, 3.74 ERA, 45 SO
Snell is 3-0 with a 3.14 ERA in seven starts this season. In his last outing, Snell allowed two runs and struck out five over five innings at Miami.
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Reds
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Pirates
(18-22)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At PNC Park
(12-26)
RHP
1-2, 7.20 ERA, 16 SO
In his first game back from paternity leave on Monday vs. the Cardinals, DeSclafani was rocked for 7 runs over 3 2/3 innings. His final batter, Paul DeJong, slugged a grand slam to put him away during the 7-5 loss. DeSclafani had good velocity but was just hit by a good offense.
RHP
1-6, 5.80 ERA, 38 SO
Williams' defense did him no favors as he allowed five runs (three earned) while striking out six in four innings Monday in Milwaukee. He beat the Reds on Aug. 13, the only time the Bucs have won with him on the mound this year.
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White Sox
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Royals
(25-15)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Kauffman Stadium
(14-26)
RHP
4-2, 3.29 ERA, 75 SO
After no-hitting the Pirates, Giolito battled through five innings in his last start Monday against the Twins. Giolito had 34 strikeouts, three walks and seven hits allowed in his past three starts.
LHP
0-5, 4.89 ERA, 31 SO
Bubic delivered what manager Mike Matheny called his best outing of the season last Sunday against the White Sox. He went 5 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and two runs while striking out a career-high eight.
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Astros
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Angels
(21-17)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Angel Stadium
(15-25)
RHP
3-2, 6.00 ERA, 22 SO
Bielak had 1.69 ERA in his first four career starts before allowing seven runs (four HRs), in 1 1/3 innings on Aug. 22 vs. the Padres and three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning Aug. 25 vs. Angels.
RHP
0-3, 4.54 ERA, 34 SO
Canning will start the first game of the doubleheader. He was solid Sunday against the Mariners in what was one of the best starts of his career, as he allowed just one run over a career-high eight innings.
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Angels
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Astros
(16-25)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Angel Stadium
at Angel Stadium; Makeup of 8/26 PPD
(21-18)
TBD
RHP
0-0, 4.91 ERA, 2 SO
Urquidy is making 2020 debut after missing the first half of season following a COVID-19 diagnosis in July. He made his Major League debut last year and went 2-1 with a 3.95 ERA in nine games (seven starts).
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Nationals
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Braves
(14-24)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Truist Park
(23-16)
RHP
1-3, 5.29 ERA, 12 SO
Fedde looks to limit home runs after allowing a combined three over his last two outings. He will be making the first appearance of his career in Atlanta.
LHP
6-0, 1.98 ERA, 47 SO
Fried will attempt to strengthen his NL Cy Young Award resume as he makes his first start of the season against Washington. The lefty limited the Nationals to one hit over seven scoreless innings when he last faced them in Atlanta on Sept. 5, 2019.
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Phillies
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Mets
(19-16)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Citi Field
(18-22)
RHP
1-2, 5.66 ERA, 18 SO
Howard earned his first career win Monday, using his four-pitch mix better than in his first three starts. One thing to watch: Howard's velocity dropped from 95.3 mph in the first inning to 91.9 mph in the fifth.
RHP
2-2, 2.05 ERA, 31 SO
Lugo appeared to tire late in his last outing, pitching into the fourth inning for the first time in two years. He threw 60 pitches in that last go, and he should be good for around 75 against the Phillies.
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Tigers
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Twins
(17-20)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Target Field
(25-16)
LHP
1-1, 4.70 ERA, 14 SO
Skubal earned his first Major League win Saturday with two runs on three hits over five innings. The highly regarded prospect will get a nice test with a rematch against a bolstered Twins lineup.
RHP
4-1, 2.77 ERA, 56 SO
Maeda has completed at least five innings while allowing no more than three runs in all seven of his starts this season, but he took his first loss as a Twin against the Tigers in his last outing.
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Brewers
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Guardians
(18-20)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Progressive Field
(24-15)
RHP
2-3, 3.91 ERA, 55 SO
Woodruff will make his first start as a dad after traveling home to Mississippi for the birth of his daughter, Kyler Elise, on Monday. It will be his first career appearance against Cleveland.
RHP
3-4, 3.63 ERA, 49 SO
Civale allowed a career-high five earned runs last time out against the Cardinals. The right-hander gave up eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts over six innings in that outing, taking his second straight loss.
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Blue Jays
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Red Sox
(21-18)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Fenway Park
(14-27)
RHP
0-0, 4.94 ERA, 21 SO
Anderson has quietly given the Blue Jays some valuable innings this season, and was excellent last time out with eight strikeouts over five innings of one-run ball against the Orioles on Monday. He's controlled the zone well, so he could have a chance to push past his season high of 84 pitches.
RHP
0-2, 5.45 ERA, 15 SO
The soft-throwing righty has pitched better of late and is getting chances to start again. Weber held the Braves to four hits and two runs over four innings on Tuesday, his last time out.
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Yankees
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Orioles
(21-18)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Oriole Park at Camden Yards
(18-21)
RHP
4-3, 3.63 ERA, 70 SO
Cole makes his second start in Baltimore this season, having beaten the Orioles on July 29 with 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball. Cole has lost each of his past two starts, allowing nine runs over 10 innings.
LHP
0-0, 2.08 ERA, 15 SO
The Orioles' rookie left-hander struck out six over 4 1/3 innings in his first MLB start last weekend against Toronto. Akin is Baltimore's No.15 prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
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Rangers
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Mariners
(13-25)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At T-Mobile Park
(17-22)
RHP
1-4, 5.91 ERA, 38 SO
Gibson allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Mariners on Aug. 10. In 11 career starts against them, he is 4-4 with a 3.96 ERA. He has a 6.53 ERA in his last four starts against Seattle.
LHP
2-3, 4.34 ERA, 35 SO
Sheffield held Texas to one run and six hits over six innings in a 10-1 win on Aug. 22, but the rookie struggled with his command in his last start and allowed six runs on four hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings in a loss in Anaheim.
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Rockies
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Dodgers
(19-20)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Dodger Stadium
(30-11)
RHP
2-5, 4.58 ERA, 52 SO
An inability to execute putaway pitches has led to a slump for Márquez. In his last three starts, he's allowed 18 earned runs over 16 innings, and opponents are hitting .348 with a .652 slugging percentage.
RHP
0-0, 0.76 ERA, 25 SO
Gonsolin (0-0, 0.51) is coming off the shortest start of the four he's made this year, a three-inning outing against the Rangers. He continues to grow and is making a bid to be an important part of the club’s pitching staff during the postseason.
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D-backs
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Giants
(15-25)
final
• Sat, Sep 5
At Oracle Park
(19-21)
LHP
0-4, 8.44 ERA, 15 SO
Bumgarner will be making his first start since Aug. 9 when he sustained a mid-back strain and had to be put on the injured list. This will be Bumgarner's first appearance against his former team, whom he pitched for from 2009-19.
RHP
0-0, 2.65 ERA, 20 SO
Cahill departed his last start against the D-backs on Saturday with left hip discomfort, but he's dealt with the ailment before and believes he'll be able to manage it down the stretch.
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