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Carlos Villanueva, RHP (2-8, 6.61)
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Brewers: The Brewers are giving Villanueva at least one more chance to grab hold of a spot in the rotation after the right-hander surrendered five runs in four innings of his first start in more than a year. That was Tuesday against the Nationals, when the Brewers tabbed Villanueva over recent Triple-A call-up Tim Dillard because Villanueva has a four-pitch arsenal. He pitched well through three innings before the Nationals struck for four runs in the fourth including an Adam Dunn homer that bounced onto the sidewalk outside Miller Park. Villanueva threw 67 pitches, and should be able to reach the 80-pitch plateau in his second start.
Padres: Correia earned his first win since July 12 with a solid six-inning outing against the Reds on Tuesday. Correia pitched six innings and gave up six hits and only two runs in the Padres 3-2 win. After coming off his shortest outing of the season, Correia returned to form to get his second win over the Reds this season. Correia hopes to continue his success against the Brewers who he has not faced this season.
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Cole Hamels, LHP (7-5, 4.42)
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Phillies: Hamels is 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA (nine earned runs in 33 innings) in his past five starts. The Phillies have won each of those games. Hamels has thrown at least seven innings in his previous two starts, the first time this season he has done that. "That's something I've really worked on, trying to go deep into the game," Hamels said. "Then you feel like you've really pitched and have actually helped the team. That's what I was able to do [Tuesday in Arizona]. I was able to throw strikes and battle all the way to the end."
Giants: Barry Zito finished one out shy of notching his third straight quality start Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The veteran lefty allowed one earned run over 5 2/3 innings before giving way to the Giants 'pen. While his 4.54 ERA could come down a bit, Zito has also managed to get by while receiving zero runs of support in seven of his 21 starts this season. Zito didn't face the Phillies last season but holds a 2-1 record and 3.50 ERA against Philadelphia all-time.
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Ricky Romero, LHP (9-4, 3.59)
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Blue Jays: Romero wasn't real sharp in his last outing against the Mariners, but he managed to give a solid six innings in an 11-4 win. The lefty gave up four runs and 10 hits, but said he was happy with the way he attacked the strike zone and pitched to contact. Romero has been a reliable arm for the Jays all season, and his 11 quality starts are the second-most in the Majors for a rookie. He's never faced the Mariners.
Athletics: Mazzaro, a 22-year-old rookie, won the first two starts of his career but is winless in nine subsequent assignments, and it took a game-tying, three-run rally in the ninth inning Tuesday to prevent him from becoming the first A's starter to lose seven consecutive starts since Brian Kingman lost nine in a row in 1980. Mazzaro, who dominates when he keeps his fastball below the knees or above the belt, again struggled with location his last time out and gave up five runs in the third inning against the host Red Sox. In all, he was was charged with six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three over six innings. Mazzaro has never faced the Blue Jays.
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