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Ryu has given the Dodgers four straight quality starts and has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of his 13 starts. He did get roughed up a bit up by the D-backs on June 12, allowing 11 hits and three runs in six innings.
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The veteran righty faces his former club for the first time since signing with the Yanks after the 2011 season. In four years with the Dodgers, Kuroda won 41 games. This year, he's put together what could be his best big league season.
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Tillman handcuffed the Red Sox's lineup for six-plus shutout innings on Friday in his most recent start. He's won four of his past five starts, and in his past three, he's 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA.
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Porcello tossed seven shutout innings vs. the Twins on Friday, giving up three hits and struck out five. The righty showed continued growth in his secondary pitches, which set up his sinker -- something Jim Leyland believes has made a difference.
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Fernandez comes off an outing during which he threw a career-high 107 pitches and struck out a career-best 10 batters. He is aiming to notch his fourth straight quality start and his seventh in his past nine outings.
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Cahill tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in his last start against the Padres, but one two-run inning spoiled a sharp outing. He allowed just the two runs in 5 2/3 innings by using his sinker and curveball effectively.
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Stults has essentially become the Padres' ace, especially after he allowed one run on two hits in a complete-game effort on Friday against the D-backs. Manager Bud Black called it a "masterful performance."
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In Bumgarner's last outing, at Atlanta, he recorded double-digit strikeouts for the third time this year and 11th in his career. The Braves' two hits were the least he had surrendered since he held Los Angeles to two hits in eight innings on April 2.
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Mendoza is on a nice roll since he's been starting on a regular basis. In his last seven outings, he has a 2.70 ERA and a 2-1 record with four quality starts. He beat the Rays with six strong innings on Friday night.
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In eight games at Progressive Field, Masterson is 5-1 with a 2.22 ERA. He's thrown two shutouts, and in 56 2/3 innings the righty has racked up 61 strikeouts against just 19 walks. Opponents hit .201 against Masterson at home.
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Capuano will be activated from the DL for the start after being out since May 30 with a strained left lat. He made a four-inning rehab start for Albuquerque on Friday night, throwing 60 pitches.
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It's been an up-and-down year for Hughes, and his last outing could certainly be grouped into the down category. He threw 95 pitches and lasted just 4 1/3 innings against Oakland after going seven strong frames his previous time out in Seattle.
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In his last start, Gonzalez pitched seven innings, allowing one run on three hits, striking out eight batters and walking four against the Indians. Gonzalez, who received a no-decision, threw a career-high 127 pitches in the game.
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Kendrick struggled to keep his pitches down in the zone, dishing out two home runs and seven earned runs in just 4 1/3 innings. He did not earn a strike out, walking two in his worst outing of the season.
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Nicasio has had well-documented issues after early innings. He hasn't pitched in the seventh this year. Against the Nationals on Friday, he took a five-run lead into the sixth, gave up three runs and watched the team lose.
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Buehrle has turned his season around after a slow start to the year. He has six quality starts over his past seven outings while posting a 2.54 ERA. That has lowered his ERA to 4.66, which is a far cry from the 7.02 mark it was in early May.
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Marcum struggled in his return, allowing six runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings vs. the Cubs. His ERA rose to 5.43 after another poor outing, and his spot in the rotation is becoming uncertain with Zack Wheeler's arrival.
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Medlen felt good but fell victim to a flurry of two-strike hits in a losing effort last Friday. He registered a season-high nine strikeouts in his only other appearance against the Mets this year, a 7-5 Braves win on May 24.
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Locke continued as a major revelation with seven shutout innings in his last start, his fourth scoreless outing of the past six. He has lowered his ERA a full run in those six outings and has allowed only 40 hits in his past 67 innings.
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After giving up three runs and 12 hits, one shy of a career high, on Friday, Arroyo said it was the best he's felt pitching deep in a game this season. He lasted 7 2/3 innings against the Brewers before giving up a game-tying homer.
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He allowed double-digit hits for the second time this season Thursday against the Royals. The big inning has bit Hellickson all season as he has given up three or more runs in an inning in eight of his 14 starts.
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Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles. He allowed just wo runs on five hits and five walks while striking out four in 7 2/3 innings in Boston's 2-0 loss. The Red Sox have scored just 13 runs in his seven losses.
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Milone deserved a better outcome than a loss on Friday, when he limited the Mariners to two runs on just five hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 6 2/3 innings. He's allowed two runs or less in half of his starts this season.
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Grimm is 0-2 with an 11.40 ERA in his last three starts. He lost his last outing, against the Blue Jays on Friday, allowing seven runs in 7 2/3 innings. He lost his only start against the A's this year, allowing five runs in five innings.
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Sale has lost three straight starts, despite giving up five earned runs over his last 21 1/3 innings, with four on one swing of Josh Donaldson's bat. Sale fanned 14 in Friday's loss, one off his career-high, and threw a career-high 124 pitches.
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Correia was solid against the Phillies on Thursday but struggled with his pitch count, as he needed 112 pitches to get through five innings. But the right-hander limited the damage, giving up just one run on eight hits with six strikeouts.
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After a tough May in which he fought a sore elbow, Lohse is cruising in June to the tune of a 2.25 ERA and .219 opponents' average in his first three starts of the month.
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Bedard has settled in as a mainstay of the Astros' rotation, allowing two earned runs or fewer in six of his last seven outings. With the Pirates last year, Bedard was roughed up twice by the Brewers, giving up three homers and 11 runs.
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Jackson had one of his strongest starts of the season against the Mets on Friday, giving up just one run on five hits with seven strikeouts over six innings. It was his second consecutive start in which he allowed only one run.
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Westbrook threw five innings in his first start back from the DL, allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits. The righty said he felt good enough to pitch much better than he did, but expects better in the future.
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Saunders earned the win on Friday against the A's, allowing one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings. He will be facing the team that drafted him in 2002. Saunders was 54-32 with the Angels from 2005-10.
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Wilson is usually due for one rough inning. Sometimes it costs him. Others, like Friday, he bounces back. After escaping a jam in a two-run fourth, Wilson had 78 pitches. Still, he managed to pitch seven frames of two-run ball in a win vs. the Yanks.
