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Samardzija returns to PNC Park, where he won on Opening Day. In that game, he whiffed nine and held the Bucs to two hits in eight shutout innings. He didn't get another win, though, until his last start vs. the Rockies. His splitter is his key pitch.
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Liriano turned in carbon-copy starts in his first two outings for the Bucs, striking out a total of 16 in 11 innings. The former American Leaguer lost his only Interleague meeting with the Cubs, allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings last June.
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Jackson is coming off his best outing as a Cub, allowing three runs in 6 2/3 innings against the Mets, but took the loss against Matt Harvey. Jackson last faced the Reds on May 5 in Chicago, giving up four runs in five innings while taking the loss.
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Gomez continues to give the Bucs four solid innings every start, before he begins to wear down around the 60-pitch mark. That is owed to the fact he prepped for relief duty in Spring Training and is still building up arm strength.
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Feldman has been one of the game's best pitchers during his last five outings. He has tossed five consecutive quality starts, during which he's 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA and .192 average against, and has allowed one earned run in his last 19 2/3 innings.
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Arroyo felt that he wasn't pinpoint sharp in his previous start, vs. the Phillies on Saturday, but he was definitely effective, with 22 of 29 first-pitch strikes.
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Wood has been nothing but consistent this year, becoming the first Cubs starter to open the season with at least nine straight quality starts since Mordecai Brown did so in 1908. The lefty held the Reds to two runs in 6 1/3 innings on April 22.
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Bailey started out a little rocky vs. the Phillies on Sunday and gave up several rockets. He was fortunate that they were outs. But he settled into a nice groove and tossed seven scoreless innings in a hard-luck no-decision.
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Garza was limited to 80-90 pitches in his '13 debut, his first start since July 21. He looked sharp over five innings, giving up one hit and striking out five. His fastball hit 95 mph on the gun.
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Returning from the DL in his first start since April 13, Cueto had command issues vs. the Mets on Monday with four walks in the first three innings. After a three-run homer by Marlon Byrd, Cueto found himself and retired his final eight in a row.
