Saturday, August 26, 2006

Matchups to Watch - August 26

Three potential candidates for AL Cy Young have starts scheduled for this day.

Two of them face off against each other in Chicago: Johan Santana(15-5)MIN vs. Jose Contreras(11-6)CHW. Contreras isn't nearly as sharp as he was earlier this season while Santana has been consistent all year long. These are easily two of the most interesting pitchers to see this year. And the way the Twins have been playing I'm officially on the Minnesota bandwagon. Justin Morneau for MVP!

Meanwhile, a third strong candidate for the AL Cy Young hosts the Royals in Toronto: Runelvys Hernandez(3-8)KC vs. Roy Halladay(16-3)TOR. With a record of 46-84 going into this one Kansas City is guaranteed to see their third straight losing record and quite probably triple-digit losses for the fourth time in franchise history. One of these years the Blue Jays will finally give those spendy Boston/New York clubs a decent scare in the division race.

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