The Yankees and Orioles play the rubber game of their series with Nestor Cortes facing Dean Kremer. Cortes appears to take advantage of the deep left-center field in Yankee Stadium. He allowed three home runs there in 47 1/3 innings, ten at home in 48 1/3 innings. Kremer allowed seventeen home runs in 53 2/3 innings in 2021, good for a 7.55 ERA. He got that under control this season, with three home runs allowed in 41 2/3 innings, dropping his ERA nearly five runs.

Shane Bieber and the Guardians face Dylan Cease and the White Sox in Chicago. Bieber’s K rate is down this season, but so are his walk and home run rates. That even things out as he owns a 3.24 ERA this season compared to 3.17 in 2021. Cease recorded almost twice as many strikeouts as hits this year, 150 to 76.

The Astros go for a sweep of the Mariners as Framber Valdez takes on Robbie Ray. Valdez, with 43 walks in 115 IP seems to use the base on balls defensively. With runners in scoring position, he allows a .293 OBP, but just a .159 batting average. Only two of his walks came with the bases loaded, as he pitches around the better hitters. Ray, unlike many other pitchers, did not see a much of a drop in his home run rate this season. He allowed 1.4 HR per 9 IP, 1.5 HR per 9 IP last season. With his K rate down and his walk rate up, his ERA rose 0.7 runs.

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