The Phillies at the Braves provides another good pitching matchup as Aaron Nola faces Max Fried. Nola attempts to reach the twelve win level for the fifth time in his career. It’s his second highest win level, reached three times with one 17 win season in 2018. Fried got knocked around a bit since returning from his latest injury.
The Mariners send Logan Gilbert against the Dodgers and Jack Flaherty. Seattle stands 12-20 since July 12th, only the White Sox holding a worse record. Gilbert is 1-3 in six starts in that time, despite a 3.03 ERA. Flaherty stands 2-0 with a 3.78 ERA in three starts since joining the Dodgers. He struck out 24 batters in 16 2/3 innings.