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Capuano was signed to be the fifth starter, but he's tied for the team lead in wins with Ted Lilly, and who saw that coming? He credits a new grip on a breaking ball developed in Spring Training as a key addition to his arsenal.
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Richard was burned by two home runs in his last start against the Phillies, as he allowed five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. Other than the home run, Richard mostly kept the ball down, getting nine ground-ball outs.
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Blackburn had trouble keeping the ball in the park vs. the Blue Jays on Friday, allowing three homers in five-plus innings, but still picked up his first win since July 8. The sinkerballer allowed five runs on six hits and three walks to get the win.
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Porcello's sinker was rising Friday night, and so was his ERA, yielding four runs on nine hits over five innings. However, he could find a spark facing the Twins, whom he beat four times last season, while averaging six innings a start.
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Bedard gets his Mulligan against Washington, the team he was facing last week when ousted after an inning with back spasms. The Pirates will keep a close eye on the lefty to make sure he doesn't alter his normal delivery to favor his back.
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Gonzalez picked up his fourth win in five decisions by striking out nine in five innings in a win at Cincinnati. Gonzalez threw 115 pitches and walked four in his shortest outing since going 3 2/3 innings April 7 at Chicago.
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The Mariners ace gave up 11 hits and four runs in his last outing Friday against the Yankees, snapping a string of five straight starts of seven or more innings with two or fewer runs. He's 5-3 with a 2.49 ERA in 11 career starts against Cleveland.
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Following his best outing of the season on May 6, Jimenez turned in his worst start of the year on Friday. The righty lasted just 4 1/3 innings and was charged with seven runs on nine hits. Jimenez walked five and struck out four.
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Kuroda worked around two solo homers to pitch seven strong innings in a win against the Mariners. The first-year Yankee has struggled away from home, going 0-3 with a 4.32 ERA, nine strikeouts and nine walks.
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Drabek struggled with his command against the Twins on Friday, walking four and needing 109 pitches to get 13 outs, allowing three runs in a losing effort.
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Buchholz turned in his best performance of the season in his last start, allowing three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings to beat Cleveland on Friday. He went seven innings against the Rays on April 14, his longest outing this year.
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Hellickson had a strong outing against the Orioles Friday night when he allowed three runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings, but he picked up a no-decision. He is 2-1 with a 4.99 ERA in six career appearances against the Red Sox.
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Leake continued his season-long slump against the Nationals on Friday, allowing six runs on seven hits for the shortest outing of his career. The right-hander's ERA has risen to 7.11 as his record fell to 0-5 on the season.
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After a giving up three early runs, Santana breezed through his final five innings last time out. He struck out seven before being lifted for a pinch-hitter. It was his fourth straight quality start.
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Buehrle didn't earn a decision against the Mets on Friday, but he did have a quality start, lasting 6 2/3 innings, scattering eight hits and two runs while walking two and striking out three. He threw 64 of 102 pitches for strikes.
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The lefty is coming off three challenging outings. He gave up six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of a 9-7 12-inning win in St. Louis on Friday. Before that, he posted back-to-back efforts combining for 15 earned runs in 11 1/3 innings.
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With everything that happened after he left the game, Wolf's strong start got a bit lost in the shuffle on Friday night. Despite walking three batters, Wolf delivered his best outing of the season, with six scoreless innings.
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Norris struck out eight in six innings of work in a 1-0 win at Pittsburgh. Norris escaped a bases loaded jam in the sixth inning to record his third win of the year. Norris has allowed just three runs over 18 2/3 innings in his last three starts.
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Milone got the bounce-back start he needed vs. Detroit on Friday, allowing just one earned run in seven innings after giving up 12 combined in his previous two outings. He's struggled on the road, pitching to a 7.84 ERA in four starts away from home.
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Darvish struck out seven and allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings in the Rangers' 10-3 win over the Angels on Friday night. He is the only pitcher in team history to pick up five wins in his first seven starts.
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Kendrick gets the spot start, replacing Vance Worley. Worley did not make the team's trip to Chicago on Tuesday and will miss Wednesday's start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field because of soreness in his elbow.
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In his first start since being sidelined with the flu, Garza lasted five innings against the Brewers. That matched his shortest outing of the season. Garza had a tough time finding his rhythm because of the layoff.
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After a roller-coaster week in which he was demoted to Triple-A on May 7 and then recalled to pitch on three days' rest Thursday, Hunter appears to be back in the regular rotation. He allowed four runs on five hits in six innings vs. Texas.
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A couple of bad pitches were the difference between Paulino posting another quality start and exiting the game four runs down his last time out against the White Sox. Paulino, making his third start of the season, has never faced Baltimore.
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Corbin will be making his fourth Major League start. He picked up the win in his last start against the Giants, allowing one run on three hits over seven innings. Corbin had his contract selected from Double-A Mobile on April 30.
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Moyer's last couple of starts have taken a disturbing trend. He has been competent to good through the first four innings, but he hasn't pitched beyond five innings and has given up big innings.
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Floyd continued his amazing run by throwing 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the Royals on Friday. The right-hander owns a 1.26 ERA over his last four starts, covering 28 2/3 innings.
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Williams took one for the team on Friday, entering in the first inning against the Rangers with the bases loaded and one out after a near-two-hour rain delay. Pitching one day before he was scheduled to, Williams gave up six runs in 6 2/3 innings.
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Garcia has allowed 11 runs in his last 11 2/3 innings and is especially getting knocked around early, as six of those runs have come in the first. He's having particular trouble locating his sinker, which has often forced him to pitch from behind.
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Bumgarner saw his five-game winning streak snapped on Friday with a loss to the D-backs. His only other defeat this season also came against Arizona. In his five other starts, he has given up just six earned runs over 35 innings.
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