The Reds and Yankees play the rubber game of their series with Luis Castillo taking on Nestor Cortes. The Reds could easily being going for a sweep, as it took an eighth inning home run by Giancarlo Stanton to tie the game and two wild pitches by Alexis Diaz to seal the Yankees ten inning, 7-6 victory on Wednesday. Castillo comes into the game with a 2.92 ERA, giving up just five home runs in 71 innings. It’s his strength against the Yankees strength. Cortes went through a rough spot in his last four starts, posting a 5.68 ERA in that time. His walks and strikeout rates remain excellent, but he allowed seven of his 13 home runs in those 19 innings.

The White Sox visit the Twins with Johnny Cueto facing Sonny Gray. Cueto’s 2.91 ERA seems a bit low for his overall numbers, and it can’t be explained away by situational hitting. He gives up power with men on base, and his only outstanding situation is two outs, runners in scoring position. FanGraphs has his xFIP at 4.08, so he may be a bit lucky. Gray owns a 2-0 record with a 2.83 ERA in seven home starts, but averages just five innings per start.

The surging Mariners visit the Rangers with Marco Gonzales battling Martin Perez. The Mariners offered poor run support for Gonzales, scoring two runs or less in nine of his seventeen starts. That’s a big reason for his 5-9 record. Perez did not allow a home run until June, but gave up six in 42 2/3 innings since then, leading to a 4.64 ERA.

Finally, the Brewers and Giants meet in San Francisco with Corbin Burnes and Carlos Rodon taking the hill. Burnes struck out 134 in 106 1/3 innings, leading him to allow just 69 hits. Rodon’s 124 K in 100 innings led him to allowing just 74 hits. The two pitchers are at the top of the NL leaderboard in K per 9 IP.

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