Stroman-Madbum, Zimm-Max top MLB.TV slate

For anyone who enjoys pitchers’ duels, there are plenty of marquee matchups to choose from today.

In San Francisco, Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner will take on Blue Jays righty Marcus Stroman, while the resurgent Mat Latos will lead his White Sox against Cole Hamels’ Rangers in Arlington and the Mariners’ Taijuan Walker will put his sub-2.00 ERA on the line against Chris Archer’s Rays in Seattle.

The evening brings more intrigue on both coasts. Jordan Zimmermann, now with Detroit, makes his return to Washington to face former Tigers righty Max Scherzer, while electric Mets hurler Noah Syndergaard takes on impressive Dodgers rookie Kenta Maeda at Chavez Ravine.

It’s all part of an MLB.TV slate that features 16 games, thanks to a Padres-Cubs doubleheader.

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Here is a look at what to watch for today in the Majors (all times ET):

Latos takes on Rangers: CWS@TEX, 2:05 p.m. Having defeated the Twins on Friday, Latos is 5-0 with a 2.62 ERA through six starts. On the other hand, he has allowed four earned runs over five innings in back-to-back outings, with opponents batting .409/.438/.682 with three homers over that span. Latos will try to reverse that trend, while Hamels attempts to build on his best performance of the season. In his last start, the lefty limited the Tigers to just a bloop single and two walks over seven scoreless frames at Comerica Park, striking out nine.

“He had everything; he threw his curveball, his cutter, his fastball — up, down and out,” Rangers catcher Bobby Wilson said afterward. “When he’s throwing the ball like that, it makes it a lot easier for me.”

Stat that matters: When Hamels has thrown an offspeed pitch out of the strike zone this season, hitters have chased it 50 percent of the time, the third-highest rate …

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