The Royals finish off a series in Tampa Bay, the Giants take on the Astros, and the Brewers try to grab a win in Los Angeles.
Colliding in the Junior Circuit . . .
Zack Greinke (10-6, 2.08 ERA) will take on Scott Kazmir (5-6, 6.22 ERA) on Monday afternoon as the Royals and Rays close out their series in Tampa Bay. Righthander Greinke has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last seven starts, but Kansas City went 2-5 in those games. Lefthander Kazmir got back on track for Tampa Bay last time out, surrendering just one earned run over seven innings in a win. That was Kazmir’s first victory since way back on May 9.
There are just two other games on the American League schedule, with Texas at Oakland and Baltimore at Detroit. The Orioles will go with Chris Tillman (0-0, 5.79 ERA) in that contest. Righthander Tillman made his Major League debut against the Royals last time out, giving up three runs (and three home runs) on seven hits in 4 2-3 innings of work. The Tigers will counter with Justin Verlander (12-5, 3.16 ERA), who topped the Rangers and White Sox in his last two outings.
Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .
Matt Cain (12-2, 2.12 ERA) will be gunning for his 13th win of the season on Monday night as the Giants begin a series in Houston against the Astros and Mike Hampton (6-8, 5.36 ERA). Righthander Cain is coming off a stellar outing against the Pirates, tossing nine shutout innings and giving up just three hits (in a tough no-decision). Lefthander Hampton was bombed by the Cubs in his last trip to the mound, surrendering nine earned runs on eight hits over just four innings.
Elsewhere around the National League on Monday it’ll be Washington at Pittsburgh, the Cubs at Cincinnati, Arizona at the Mets, Atlanta at San Diego, and Milwaukee at the Dodgers. Manny Parra (5-8, 6.50 ERA) will take the hill for the Brewers in that matchup; lefthander Parra has allowed nine earned runs over his last 11 innings of work. Clayton Kershaw (8-5, 2.76 ERA) will get the ball for the Dodgers; the righthander hasn’t been tagged with a loss since his June 10 start.
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