Saturday presents slim pickings for pitching match-ups. The Royals try to gain another game on the White Sox as Danny Duffy takes on Miguel Gonzalez. Duffy pitched mostly out of the bullpen this season, and makes his second start. He owns 26 strikeouts in 21 innings, with just one home run allowed. Gonzalez does not go deep in games, with just 15 2/3 innings in three starts. With ten walks and 11 hits allowed, it’s not surprising his ERA is over 5.00.

The red hot Indians continue their series with the Red Sox. Trevor Bauer takes the mound for Cleveland against Joe Kelly. Bauer makes his fifth start after six relief appearances. As a starter he owns a 3.47 ERA this season, with 23 K in 23 1/3 innings. The big story for the Red Sox continues to be Jackie Bradley, Jr., whose hitting streak stands at 25 games. Bradley is hitting way above his career averages for the season, and in the streak owns a .409/.471/.806 slash line with eight home runs and 29 RBI. His teammate, Xander Bogaerts is the current runner up at with a 14 games streak. Along with Mookie Betts, this trio is turning into a group of Killer Bees.

Finally, the only good pitching match-up of the day takes place in Miami, where Joe Ross battles Jose Fernandez. The Nationals offense came to life in the last few games, and Ross hopes to get support for his 2.63 ERA so he can improve on his 3-3 record. He’s allowed just two home runs in 41 innings. Fernandez put a rough April behind him. In may, his high strikeout rate finally started reducing hits allowed, and he’s 3-0 this month with a 1.89 ERA.

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