Chris Sale tries to stop the powerful Detroit lineup as the Tigers send Anibal Sanchez against the White Sox. Sale owns as many losses as all last season despite a lower ERA and better three-true outcome numbers. The White Sox scored three runs or less in ten of his starts, and were shutout the last two times Sale took the mound. Sanchez cut his HR rate in half compared to his career numbers, leading to a 2.70 ERA.

Jordan Zimmermann tries to become the fourth Washington Nationals pitcher to reach 13 wins in a season as he faces Kyle Kendrick in Philadelphia. Livan Hernandez won 15 games in 2005, Stephen Strasburg won 15 games in 2012, and Gio Gonzalez won 21 games in 2012. Zimmermann’s 2.57 ERA is due to his stinginess with walks, just 18 in 126 innings. Kendrick allowed eight of his 12 home runs at home this season, with his innings fairly evenly split between home and road.

Finally, Madison Bumgarner tries to give the Giants some good news on the pitching front. Matt Cain says he’s not hurt, but didn’t get out of the first inning on Wednesday. Bumgarner comes into the game with five straight quality starts, despite allowing five home runs in those 35 innings. He takes on Jason Marquis and the Padres. Marquis walked 63 and struck out 69 in 107 innings, making his 3.79 ERA pretty impressive. Opponents hit just .200 against him with runners in scoring position. Jason should be a disaster waiting to happen.

Enjoy!