If you'd like to take a long lunch today, there's a good pitching matchup at noon as Justin Verlander faces C.C. Sabathia. Verlander attempts to become the fourth AL pitcher at 13 wins. Given that there are eight AL pitchers with 12 wins or more with more than two months left in the season, we might be looking at a bumper crop of 20 game winners this year. Sabathia is coming off a poor start vs. the Twins, but overall he's had a good July, posting a 3.38 ERA, striking out 24 in 26 2/3 innings while walking just seven.

For those of you who prefer a National League lunch, Mark Prior tries to get his career back on track against the Mets and John Maine. Prior's strikeouts are still there, which gives one hope. But he's walking a batter every other innings instead of every four innings, and he's on a pace to allowed 40 home runs in 200 innings. Opponents are having trouble hitting Maine (.211 batting average allowed), but when they do hit him, the ball goes a long way. Ten of the nineteen his he's allowed this season went for extra bases.

The Twins go for a sweep of the White Sox as Carlos Silva faces Mark Buehrle. The White Sox pounded Silva in his first two starts against them, collecting 21 hits and 15 runs in nine innings. Buehrle is 0-4 in July with a 11.39 ERA. This one could be a slugfest.

Enjoy!