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Dodgers’ Scherzer faces familiar Mets lineup
UNDATED (AP) — Max Scherzer faces a familiar NL East foe when his Dodgers go for a three-game sweep of the Mets in prime time.
It’ll be Scherzer’s third start with LA since being acquired from the Nationals, and he should be plenty comfortable at Citi Field. The right-hander is 12-5 with a 2.70 ERA in his career against the Mets, although he’s yet to face them this season despite spending most of the year in the same division with Washington.
Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 6.75) is set for his fourth start for New York after missing most of the season with a hamstring injury.
Elsewhere, Miguel Cabrera is finding ways to help the Tigers while he chases career homer No. 500. He’ll take another crack at the mark in the finale of a series against Cleveland a day after sparking a late rally with a leadoff walk in a 6-4 win. His free pass got Detroit going in a two-run eighth inning, and he also singled and was hit by a pitch.
Prior to the walk, he ripped a 3-2 pitch just foul down the right-field line. “I was in the on-deck circle, and I thought that was it,” Jeimer Candelario said. “The fans have been so excited this weekend I thought they might run on the field when it went out.”
In Philadelphia this afternoon, the Reds plan to give the ball to starter Sonny Gray (4-6, 4.40) against the Phillies hoping to put Saturday’s sloppy defeat behind them. The NL wild-card contenders were no-hit by Matt Moore — with a 6.07 ERA — and the bullpen until Tyler Stephenson homered leading off the eighth, and a lackadaisical defensive play by the infield allowed Bryce Harper to sprint for a Little League homer in Philadelphia’s 6-1 win. Aaron Nola (7-6, 4.35) is set to pitch for the Phillies.
The Braves are tied with the Phillies atop the NL East and their second baseman has been doing his part. Ozzie Albies has homered in four straight games heading into Atlanta’s series finale against struggling Washington. Albies has five home runs in the last six games and is coming off a three-hit night that included a triple Saturday. Atlanta has won nine of 11. Drew Smyly (8-3, 4.41 ERA) pitches for the Braves, looking to win his seventh consecutive decision.
Baltimore tries to stop a 10-game slide when it sends rookie left-hander Keegan Akin (0-6, 8.23 ERA) to the mound for the finale of a three-game series at Boston. The last-place Orioles lost 16-2 to Chris Sale and the Red Sox on Saturday, surrendering five homers. They are just 1-11 in August, outscored 105-41. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (8-6, 5.24 ERA) starts for Boston.
The rest the day’s MLB schedule has the Yankees in Chicago for one more game against the White Sox, Tampa Bay wraps up its series against the Twins in Minnesota, Oakland is at Texas, the Angels and Astros finish up in Anaheim and while the Blue Jays and Mariners play one more in Seattle.
The Royals host the Cardinals, Milwaukee is in Pittsburgh, the Cubs at Miami, the Rockies in San Francisco and the Padres try to find their bats after getting no-hit in Arizona last night.
NASCAR-INDIANAPOLIS
Byron takes pole for 1st Cup race on Indy road course
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — William Byron has won the pole for the first NASCAR Cup Series race to be run on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Byron posted a fast lap of 100.044 mph in qualifying for Sunday’s Brickyard 200. Chase Briscoe will start second. He won last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the road course. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson, the two betting favorites, are starting third and fourth.
