The Detroit Tigers are looking for something to break them out of their recent struggles. They will turn to prospect Troy Melton, who will make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.
Melton, the Tigers' No. 10-ranked prospect per MLB.com, will oppose Pirates lefty Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA) as Detroit attempts to regroup from a stretch of eight losses in its past nine games.
The Pirates will try to secure their fourth three-game series sweep of the season. They have won nine of their past 12 home games.
Falter had a spectacular month of May when he went 3-0 with a 0.76 ERA in six starts. Since then, he has gone 2-2 with a 5.60 ERA in eight starts (35 1/3 innings).
Over his three July starts, Falter is 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA, having allowed 11 runs (10 earned) in 14 1/3 innings. He yielded seven home runs in those three games after allowing nine over his first 17 starts.
In his most recent start, on Friday in the Pirates' first game after the All-Star break, Falter surrendered four runs on six hits, including two home runs, walked one and struck out two over four innings in a 10-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Falter faced the Tigers for the first time on June 17 at Detroit. He gave up three runs on five hits, including two home runs, walked one and struck out four over five innings.
--Field Level Media
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Tigers aim to avoid series sweep against the Pirates:
The Detroit Tigers are looking for something to break them out of their recent struggles. They will turn to prospect Troy Melton, who will make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.
Melton, the Tigers' No. 10-ranked prospect per MLB.com, will oppose Pirates lefty Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA) as Detroit attempts to regroup from a stretch of eight losses in its past nine games.
The Pirates will try to secure their fourth three-game series sweep of the season. They have won nine of their past 12 home games.
Falter had a spectacular month of May when he went 3-0 with a 0.76 ERA in six starts. Since then, he has gone 2-2 with a 5.60 ERA in eight starts (35 1/3 innings).
Over his three July starts, Falter is 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA, having allowed 11 runs (10 earned) in 14 1/3 innings. He yielded seven home runs in those three games after allowing nine over his first 17 starts.
In his most recent start, on Friday in the Pirates' first game after the All-Star break, Falter surrendered four runs on six hits, including two home runs, walked one and struck out two over four innings in a 10-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Falter faced the Tigers for the first time on June 17 at Detroit. He gave up three runs on five hits, including two home runs, walked one and struck out four over five innings.
The Phillies hope to ride the momentum behind Luzardo (8-5, 4.29 ERA), who did not make it out of the fifth inning in his last start.
Philadelphia has won just three of the last 10 games started by Luzardo, who will be facing Boston for the second time in his career. On June 29, 2023, he limited the Red Sox to three hits over six scoreless innings in a 2-0 win as a member of the Miami Marlins. He was not credited with a decision.
Boston will turn to Lucas Giolito (6-2, 3.59), who had a personal six-game winning streak halted in his most recent start. The right-hander gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs on Friday en route to his first defeat since May 6 in the 4-1 game.
"It's a bad way to start the series and the second half," Giolito said. "I've got to be a tone-setter. I didn't do that. Two walks and a home run -- three runs in the first inning -- puts us on our heels, so I've got to be better than that."
Giolito is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA in two lifetime starts against the Phillies, both of which came in 2023.
--Field Level Media
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Phillies look to sweep 3-game series over the Red Sox:
The Phillies hope to ride the momentum behind Luzardo (8-5, 4.29 ERA), who did not make it out of the fifth inning in his last start.
Philadelphia has won just three of the last 10 games started by Luzardo, who will be facing Boston for the second time in his career. On June 29, 2023, he limited the Red Sox to three hits over six scoreless innings in a 2-0 win as a member of the Miami Marlins. He was not credited with a decision.
Boston will turn to Lucas Giolito (6-2, 3.59), who had a personal six-game winning streak halted in his most recent start. The right-hander gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs on Friday en route to his first defeat since May 6 in the 4-1 game.
"It's a bad way to start the series and the second half," Giolito said. "I've got to be a tone-setter. I didn't do that. Two walks and a home run -- three runs in the first inning -- puts us on our heels, so I've got to be better than that."
Giolito is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA in two lifetime starts against the Phillies, both of which came in 2023.
The Yankees had dropped five straight games in Toronto this season, including a 4-1 loss Monday in the opener of the series.
The Yankees snapped Toronto's 11-game home winning streak and moved to within three games of the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East.
Momentum is said to be the next day's pitcher and the Yankees have a good candidate to provide it on Wednesday with scheduled starter Max Fried (11-3, 2.43 ERA). The left-hander is 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA in five career starts against the Blue Jays.
Fried left his last start before the All-Star break on July 12 with a blister on his left index finger. He was considered ready to start on Wednesday.
He will be facing a strong mound opponent in right-hander Chris Bassitt (10-4, 3.89), who is scheduled to start for Toronto. He is 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA in seven career starts against the Yankees and is 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA in two starts versus them this season.
--Field Level Media
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Blue Jays take on the Yankees with series tied 1-1:
The Yankees had dropped five straight games in Toronto this season, including a 4-1 loss Monday in the opener of the series.
The Yankees snapped Toronto's 11-game home winning streak and moved to within three games of the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East.
Momentum is said to be the next day's pitcher and the Yankees have a good candidate to provide it on Wednesday with scheduled starter Max Fried (11-3, 2.43 ERA). The left-hander is 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA in five career starts against the Blue Jays.
Fried left his last start before the All-Star break on July 12 with a blister on his left index finger. He was considered ready to start on Wednesday.
He will be facing a strong mound opponent in right-hander Chris Bassitt (10-4, 3.89), who is scheduled to start for Toronto. He is 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA in seven career starts against the Yankees and is 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA in two starts versus them this season.
The Brewers will look to start a new streak Wednesday when they send Quinn Priester (8-2, 3.33 ERA) to the mound against Seattle's Luis Castillo (7-5, 3.21) in a matchup of right-handers.
Priester has not lost since May 13 and defeated the host Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 last Friday as he allowed just three hits over six innings, didn't walk a batter and struck out 10. He'll be facing the Mariners for the first time.
Castillo has won his past three starts, pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit ball Friday in a 6-1 victory against the visiting Houston Astros. Castillo is 4-8 with a 3.34 ERA in 18 career starts against the Brewers.
--Field Level Media
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The Brewers will look to start a new streak Wednesday when they send Quinn Priester (8-2, 3.33 ERA) to the mound against Seattle's Luis Castillo (7-5, 3.21) in a matchup of right-handers.
Priester has not lost since May 13 and defeated the host Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 last Friday as he allowed just three hits over six innings, didn't walk a batter and struck out 10. He'll be facing the Mariners for the first time.
Castillo has won his past three starts, pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit ball Friday in a 6-1 victory against the visiting Houston Astros. Castillo is 4-8 with a 3.34 ERA in 18 career starts against the Brewers.
Chicago's Jonathan Cannon (4-7, 4.18 ERA) will be tasked with keeping Simpson and Caballero at bay on Wednesday when he gets the start against Tampa Bay's Taj Bradley (6-6, 4.35) in a battle of right-handers.
Cannon, 25, improved to 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA in three outings this month after allowing one run on five hits in seven innings of a 10-1 victory in Pittsburgh last Friday.
He struggled in his lone career appearance against Tampa Bay, permitting four runs on eight hits -- including two homers -- in five innings of a no-decision on April 27, 2024, in just his third career start. The White Sox won 8-7 in 10 innings.
Like Cannon, Bradley got the win in his most recent trip to the mound. Bradley scattered three hits over six scoreless innings in the Rays' 11-1 romp over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
Bradley, 24, has yet to face the White Sox in his young career.
--Field Level Media
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Chicago's Jonathan Cannon (4-7, 4.18 ERA) will be tasked with keeping Simpson and Caballero at bay on Wednesday when he gets the start against Tampa Bay's Taj Bradley (6-6, 4.35) in a battle of right-handers.
Cannon, 25, improved to 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA in three outings this month after allowing one run on five hits in seven innings of a 10-1 victory in Pittsburgh last Friday.
He struggled in his lone career appearance against Tampa Bay, permitting four runs on eight hits -- including two homers -- in five innings of a no-decision on April 27, 2024, in just his third career start. The White Sox won 8-7 in 10 innings.
Like Cannon, Bradley got the win in his most recent trip to the mound. Bradley scattered three hits over six scoreless innings in the Rays' 11-1 romp over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
Bradley, 24, has yet to face the White Sox in his young career.
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