The Royals go for a sweep of the Twins in Kansas City as Simeon Woods Richardson faces Michael Wacha. It’s too bad Woods Richardson only throw a 93 MPH fastball. Given his birthplace, “Sugarland Express” would be a good nickname. He can afford fewer strikeouts, as the opposition owns a .268 BABIP against him this season. Wacha, in his twelfth season, only reach the qualifying level of 162 inning twice. At 144 IP now, he’ll need to go decently deep in his remaining starts to bring his total to three.

The Yankees go for a shutout sweep of the Cubs as Gerrit Cole tries to keep the team’s 19 scoreless inning streak alive against Jameson Taillon. Cole celebrates his 34th birthday today. He owns a 1.85 ERA since the start of August, striking out 40 and allowing just two home runs in 34 innings. Taillon showed his usual great control this season, walking just 1.73 batters per nine IP.

Finally, the Guardians take on the Dodgers with Tanner Bibee battling Jack Flaherty. Bibee combines a high K rate, 9.79 in 2024 with a low BABIP allowed, .286. Flaherty did his job of helping the Dodgers rotation, going 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA. He doesn’t go deep in games, but he pitching into the sixth inning in each of his six starts.

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