Two of the Fox games offer great pitching matchups tonight. Stephen Fife takes on Madison Bumgarner in the classic Dodgers Giants rivalry. Fife has now made 12 major league starts, posting a 2.78 ERA. That’s well below his FIP and xFIP, both around 3.95. His low ERA seems to be related to a low hit rate, that doesn’t seem justified by his strikeout rate, his line drive rate, or his ground ball rate. He appears to be a pitcher likely to regress to his FIP. Bumgarner is impressively consistent. Since joining the Giants for good in 2010, he posted ERAs between 3.00 and 3.37, coming in at 3.08 so far this season.

The White Sox and Rays offer Chris Sale against Matt Moore. Sale once against shows impressive control for a young fireballer, striking out 114 and walking just 24 in 106 1/3 innings. The league is hitting just .202 against him with a .258 OBP. Moore already matched his win total from last season with 11. He pitched six strong innings in his earlier start against the Sox, walking one and striking out nine.

Enjoy!