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New York Post, Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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By GREG PETERSON

Jose Berrios throughout his career

has been magnificent at home with a

3.28 ERA and 23-12 record, which should

lend itself well to Tuesday’s showdown

with the Braves.

Atlanta is bringing Mike Foltynewicz

back up to the big leagues after he was

woeful at the start of the year. An All-

Star in 2018, Foltynewicz began the

season 2-5 with a 6.37 ERA in 11 starts.

He was giving up 2.4 home runs per

nine innings prior to being sent down to

the minor leagues and faces a Twins

team that is on pace for the most home

runs for a team in a season.

Berrios is issuing a career-best 1.9 walks

per nine innings and is 10-5 with a 2.80 ERA.

At Target Field, that ERA shrinks to 2.10,

and he is giving up 0.75 home runs per nine

innings.

The Twins entered this series winners

of eight of their last 10, and Berrios

should help the Twins continue to fill

up the win column.

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Cubs duo sidelined

The Cubs have placed

closer Craig Kimbrel on

the 10-day injured list with

right knee inflammation, and

All-Star catcher Willson

Contreras will miss the

next four weeks with a right

hamstring strain.

Kimbrel’s IL stint is

retroactive to Sunday, and

Kimbrel thinks he will be

ready when he is eligible to

return.

Contreras had an MRI

exam on Monday that

showed a Grade 2 strain.

Another Rays starter to IL

Yonny Chirinos has

become the third Bay

starting pitcher on the

injured list.

The right-hander was

placed on the 10-day IL

Monday with right middle

finger inflammation and is

expected to miss at least a

month.

AL Cy Young Award

winner Blake Snell has

been out since July 22 with

bone chips in his left elbow

that required surgery.

Tyler Glasnow started

the season 6-1 before being

sidelined May 10 due to a

right forearm strain.

Foltynewicz recalled

The Braves have recalled

right-hander Mike

Foltynewicz from Triple-A

Gwinnett to take a spot in the

starting rotation after Kevin

Gausman was claimed off

waivers by the Reds.

Foltynewicz was a 13-game

winner and an All-Star for

the Braves in 2018. He was

demoted to the minors on

June 22 after going 2-5 with

a 6.37 ERA in 11 starts.

Foltynewicz will start

Tuesday at Minnesota.

Bills Waddle tears quad

A person with direct

knowledge of the injury

confirmed to the Associated

Press that Bills offensive

tackle LaAdrian Waddle has

a torn right quadriceps and is

expected to miss the season.

Colts claim Foreman

The Colts have claimed

running back D’Onta

Foreman off waivers from

Houston.

The 6-foot-1, 235-pound

Foreman, Houston’s third-

round pick in 2016, logged

85 carries for 326 yards and

two scores and caught

eight passes for 111 yard

and one touchdown in two

seasons with Houston.

Oakland for Athletic Stitches

Geniuses at French’s are releasing a

mustard ice cream. Not to be outdone,

Oscar Mayer has created a hot dog-fla-

vored ice cream sandwich. Simultane-

ously bad marketing ideas sent stocks

crashing Monday. If sales sag, the compa-

nies will take a loss and send the putrid

ice creams to Baltimore to be used as rat

repellent.

Couple of veteran lefties throw at

Wrigley on Tuesday. Jon Lester will look

to bounce back after the rival Cardinals

tagged him for five runs over five innings

at St. Louis. Cards have been chipping

away at the first-place Cubs’ lead and

now both catcher Willson Contreras and

closer Craig Kimbrel are headed to the

IL. Oakland, in a dog fight with Tampa

Bay for a wild-card spot, go with Brett

Anderson — who held the Brewers to

three runs over seven innings last week.

Cubs are tough to beat at home, but we

will back the A’s for 20 units.

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Two home runs from Christian Yelich

helped the Brewers top the free-falling

Pirates 9-7. Jordan Lyles got the W

against his former team and cut our debt

to -655 sanguillens.

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Pitching Form

Game time 2019 '19 vs OPP CAREER LAST 3 STARTS

W-L ERA *REC W-L ERA vs OPP W-L IP ERA

Yankees Holder (R) 5-2 6.28 — 0-0 9.53 0-1 ———

Orioles Wojciechowski (R) 7:05pm 2-4 4.15 2-4 — — 0-0 2-1 19.0 2.84

Marlins Yamamoto (R) 4-2 3.94 6-3 — — — 0-2 14.0 9.64

Mets Wheeler (R) 7;10pm 8-6 4.45 11-10 1-0 2.57 6-2 2-1 17.1 4.74

Brewerrs Anderson (R) 5-2 3.73 8-9 1-0 3.60 8-4 0-0 16.2 2.78

Pirates Brault (L) 7:05pm 3-1 4.15 5-4 0-0 2.40 1-2 0-0 13.2 3.41

Phillies Arrieta (R) 8-8 4.44 13-9 1-0 4.50 5-3 0-1 14.2 3.80

D’backs Leake (R 9:40pm 9-8 4.27 11-11 — — 3-3 2-0 21.2 2.55

Nationals Sanchez (R) 6-6 3.80 10-10 — — 4-1 1-0 17.0 4,24

Giants TBD 9:45pm — — — — — — ———

Cardinals Mikolas (R) 7-11 4.00 11-11 1-0 4.50 1-0 1-2 17.2 3.14

Dodgers Kershaw (L) 10:10pm 10-2 2.85 15-4 — — 7-5 2-0 18.0 2.00

White Sox Cease (R) 1-4 6.43 1-4 1-0 5.40 1-0 0-3 17.0 6.88

Tigers, Gm. 1 Norris (L) 1:10pm 3-8 4.67 5-14 1-1 6.00 2-1 1-0 15.1 1.79

White Sox Santiago (L) 1-0 6.75 — 1-0 0.00 5-6 — 3.0 6.00

Tigers, Gm. 2 VerHagen (R) 7:10pm 1-2 11.66 0-2 1-0 0.00 1-0 0-2 9.2 15.00

Royals Junis (R) 6-10 5.03 9-14 0-1 9.64 0-1 1-2 19.0 4.74

Red Sox Cashner (R) 7:10pm 10-6 4.44 12-9 — — 0-3 1-2 18.1 6.46

Blue Jays Thornton (R) 4-7 5.23 9-13 0-1 9.39 0-1 1-1 10.1 8.91

Rays TBD 7:10pm — — — — — — ———

Rangers Jurado (R) 6-6 4.92 5-8 — — — 1-1 16.0 6.19

Indians Plesac (R) 7:10pm 6-3 3.41 9-3 1-0 1.29 1-0 3-0 18.0 3.00

Angels Suarez (L) 2-2 5.66 4-5 — — — 0-1 13.0 6.23

Reds DeSclafani (R) 7:10pm 6-6 4.07 10-11 — — — 1-2 16.0 2.81

Athletics Anderson (L) 9-7 4.04 14-8 — — 0-0 0-2 17.2 5.76

Cubs Lester (L) 8:05pm 9-7 3.86 12-9 — — 6-4 0-1 18.0 4.50

Rockies Marquez (R) 10-5 4.68 15-9 0-0 6.00 1-0 2-0 20.0 1.80

Astros Greinke (R) 8:10pm 10-4 2.90 13-10 1-1 3.12 13-7 0-0 18.0 2.50

Braves Foltynewicz (R) 2-5 6.37 4-7 — — 1-0 1-0 15.0 7.80

Twins Berrios (R) 8:10pm 10-5 2.80 14-8 — — — 2-0 19.2 0.94

Padres Lamet (R) 0-2 5.09 1-4 — — — 0-0 13.0 4.15

Mariners TBD 10:10pm — — — — — — ———

* REC: Won-lost record of pitcher's team in games he has started.

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METS $175-195 Marlins

Brewers $132-142 PIRATES

DIAMONDBACKS $108-118 Phillies

Nationals OFF GIANTS

DODGERS $170-190 Cardinals

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Yankees OFF ORIOLES

TIGERS (Game 1) OFF White Sox

White Sox (Game 2) $102-112 TIGERS

RED SOX $180-200 Royals

RAYS OFF Blue Jays

INDIANS $170-190 Rangers

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