Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Canadian Football League kicks off its second week of action, while the Nats get a visit from the Giants, and the Twins take on Detroit.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The National League slate for Friday has Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Atlanta at the Mets, St. Louis at Houston, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, San Diego at Colorado, Florida at Arizona, the Cubs at the Dodgers, and San Francisco at Washington. Matt Cain (6-7, 2.98 ERA) will go up against Stephen Strasburg (2-2, 2.45 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Cain had to settle for a no-decision last time out, allowing three runs over seven innings of work against the Rockies; San Francisco is 0-4 in Cain's last four starts. Righthander Strasburg will be looking for his first victory since June 13; Strasburg picked up a no-decision against the Mets last time out, giving up two runs in five innings.
Meanwhile, the American League offers up Boston at Toronto, Cleveland at Tampa Bay, Baltimore at Texas, Kansas City at the White Sox, the Angels at Oakland, the Yankees at Seattle, and Minnesota at Detroit. Fernando Liriano (6-6, 3.32 ERA) will take on Justin Verlander (10-5, 3.85 ERA) in that battle between AL Central clubs. Lefthander Liriano took a no-decision against the Rays in his last start (one run over seven innings), and he was beaten by the Tigers in his June 28 outing (six runs over six innings). Righthander Verlander is coming off back-to-back wins over the Mariners and Braves, surrendering five earned runs on 13 hits over 14 innings of work in the victories.
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
Finally, the second week of the Canadian Football League season gets underway on Friday night, with Toronto at Winnipeg. The Argonauts were pounded 30-16 on the road by the Stampeders in their first game of the season last week, while the Blue Bombers are coming off a 49-29 home win over the Tiger-Cats. Oddsmakers have pegged Winnipeg as the big 11.5-point home favorite for Friday night, with the total listed at 46.5.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The National League slate for Friday has Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Atlanta at the Mets, St. Louis at Houston, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, San Diego at Colorado, Florida at Arizona, the Cubs at the Dodgers, and San Francisco at Washington. Matt Cain (6-7, 2.98 ERA) will go up against Stephen Strasburg (2-2, 2.45 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Cain had to settle for a no-decision last time out, allowing three runs over seven innings of work against the Rockies; San Francisco is 0-4 in Cain's last four starts. Righthander Strasburg will be looking for his first victory since June 13; Strasburg picked up a no-decision against the Mets last time out, giving up two runs in five innings.
Meanwhile, the American League offers up Boston at Toronto, Cleveland at Tampa Bay, Baltimore at Texas, Kansas City at the White Sox, the Angels at Oakland, the Yankees at Seattle, and Minnesota at Detroit. Fernando Liriano (6-6, 3.32 ERA) will take on Justin Verlander (10-5, 3.85 ERA) in that battle between AL Central clubs. Lefthander Liriano took a no-decision against the Rays in his last start (one run over seven innings), and he was beaten by the Tigers in his June 28 outing (six runs over six innings). Righthander Verlander is coming off back-to-back wins over the Mariners and Braves, surrendering five earned runs on 13 hits over 14 innings of work in the victories.
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
Finally, the second week of the Canadian Football League season gets underway on Friday night, with Toronto at Winnipeg. The Argonauts were pounded 30-16 on the road by the Stampeders in their first game of the season last week, while the Blue Bombers are coming off a 49-29 home win over the Tiger-Cats. Oddsmakers have pegged Winnipeg as the big 11.5-point home favorite for Friday night, with the total listed at 46.5.
