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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Jennifer Piacenti In a close matchup, give me the reigning World Series champs plus money. The Blue Jays (33-28) have the advantage at home tonight, with Kevin Gausman getting the start. Gausman is in the early conversation for AL Cy Young, having pitched to a 2.76 ERA with a 32.9% strikeout rate (top 8% of the league). The only issue is that Gausman has allowed a hard-hit rate in the bottom 19% of the league and a max exit velocity in the bottom 29%. The Astros (36-24) took advantage of that when these two met up earlier in the season, tagging him for seven earned runs and forcing an early…
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