The Indians try to gain a game back from the Tigers as David Huff faces Doug Fister in Detroit. Huff pitched lights out so far, with 15 K and just four walks in 17 2/3 innings. That includes five shutout innings against the Red Sox. Fister has been a disappointment so far for the Tigers. With his low K rate and the Tigers poor defense, Doug allowed 24 hits in 14 2/3 innings so far for Detroit.

Roy Oswalt takes on John Lannan in a nice pitching matchup as the Phillies face the Nationals. The season will be the first that Oswalt fails to reach 30 games since 2003. His strike out rate suffered this season, and tha allowed his BA against to rise. Lannan allowed just 3 of his 11 home runs at home this season leading to an ERA about one and a half runs lower than on the road.

Tim Wakefield takes another shot at 200 wins as the Red Sox battle Felipe Paulino and the Royals. Given the Red Sox offense, Wakefield pitched well enough to win the first four starts he made to try to reach the milestone. A 4.08 ERA over that time should have produced one win. Paulino pitched well since coming over from the Rockies. With 75 K and 28 BB in 83 2/3 innings, the Royals have to be happy with his performance. He just hasn’t gotten the support, as he is 1-5 with the team.

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