Emerging aces key AL East showdown on MLB.TV

With Monday’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline quickly approaching, many of the teams in action today could look significantly different by the Deadline. Indeed, today’s games could serve as one final showcase for many players potentially on the trading block.

In the meantime, the jockeying on the field right now is as important to teams’ postseason hopes as the games being played between their general managers. No matchup today is probably more important than the showdown north of the border between American League East-leading Toronto and second-place Baltimore.

Meanwhile, in the National League, a trade piece already dealt will make his debut in a game with Wild Card implications in Miami. And in Cleveland, a struggling ace may feel a boost from his club’s recently stated confidence in him.

It’s all happening today, and it’s all available for viewing on MLB.TV.

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Here’s what to watch for today in the Majors (all times ET):

Tillman, Sanchez battle at Rogers Centre: BAL@TOR, 1:07 p.m.

Baltimore has held and lost an outright lead in the ultra-competitive AL East on six occasions this season, and the O’s will need to show some resilience again today after the Jays leapfrogged them with a 9-1 drubbing on Saturday to take a half-game lead. While Baltimore’s brass continues to search for an answer for the back end of its rotation, the staff’s ace is pitching just fine. Chris Tillman (14-3, 3.47 ERA) has yet to lose in nine starts against division opponents (6-0). Though he endured a six-run blip against the Rockies in his last outing, on Tuesday, Tillman is shutting down the big bats. Over his last three starts, hitters in the heart of the order (3-4-5) …

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