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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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Hammel has compiled a 7-4 record and 5.24 ERA this season, though he has posted an 0-2 mark and 6.32 ERA over his last three outings. He was pushed back due to a stomach bug.
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Dickey struggled with the movement of his knuckleball during his last start vs. the Rangers, but still surrendered just one run over 5 2/3 innings. He was unable to get out of the sixth because of a high pitch count.
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Gonzalez left the team earlier this week for the birth of his first child and he'll be working on extra rest. The right-hander is 5-2 with a 3.75 ERA this season.
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Wang pitched seven scoreless innings while striking out five against the Rangers in his last start. He has gone at least seven innings in both of his two outings this season after opting out of his Minor League contract with the Yankees.
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Johnson is coming off his best start as a Blue Jay. Johnson pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up only five hits and two walks vs. the Rockies on Monday. He also struck out 10 batters, all of them of the swing-and-miss variety.
