Probable Pitchers - Friday, April 4

Here is a look at the probable pitchers for Friday's action around the majors.

All statistics are from the 2013 season.

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

RHP David Hale (1-0, 0.82 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (19-9, 3.25 ERA)

Zimmermann crafted a 2.61 ERA with a 1.04 WHIP over 18 starts at Nationals Park in 2013, yielding just eight home runs over 120 2/3 innings (0.60 per nine)

Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers

RHP Miguel Gonzalez (11-8, 3.78 ERA) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (14-8, 2.57 ERA)

Sanchez surrendered just nine home runs over 182 innings in 2013, posting a career-high 27.1 percent strikeout rate

Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox

RHP Marco Estrada (7-4, 3.87 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (12-5, 4.17 ERA)

Estrada fashioned a 2.15 ERA over his final nine starts of 2013, holding opponents to a .165 batting average while collecting 56 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings

Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs

RHP Roberto Hernandez (6-13, 4.89 ERA) vs. LHP Travis Wood (9-12, 3.11 ERA)

Hernandez, who also made eight relief appearances in 2013, managed a 4.98 ERA as a starter last season over 24 outings for the Rays

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians

RHP Mike Pelfrey (5-13, 5.19 ERA) vs. RHP Danny Salazar (2-3, 3.12 ERA)

Salazar's 30.8 percent strikeout rate from 2013 represents the 15th-highest mark among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies

RHP Randall Delgado (5-7, 4.26 ERA) vs. RHP Juan Nicasio (9-9, 5.14 ERA)

Diamondbacks 3B Martin Prado is 1-for-11 (.091) with two strikeouts in his career against Nicasio

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals

RHP Erik Johnson (3-2, 3.25 ERA) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (15-12, 4.04 ERA)

White Sox SS Alexei Ramirez is 6-for-38 (.158) with three doubles in his career against Guthrie

San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers

RHP Ryan Vogelsong (4-6, 5.73 ERA) vs. LHP Hyun-jin Ryu (14-8, 3.00 ERA)

Ryu has allowed zero earned runs over two starts in 2014, collecting 12 strikeouts with a 0.75 WHIP over 12 innings

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

RHP Shelby Miller (15-9, 3.06 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (10-7, 3.22 ERA)

Cole, who managed a 2.28 ERA over his final eight starts in 2013, featured one of the league's hardest fastballs last season, as his four-seamer averaged 96.99 miles per hour

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays

RHP Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Dustin McGowan (0-0, 2.45 ERA)

Tanaka compiled a 24-0 record with Nippon's Rakuten Golden Eagles last season, twirling a 1.27 ERA with a 5.72 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 212 innings

Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

RHP Mike Leake (14-7, 3.37 ERA) vs. RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-2, 2.30 ERA)

Leake posted a 48.7 percent ground-ball rate last season, the 19th-highest mark among qualified starters

San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins

LHP Eric Stults (11-13, 3.93 ERA) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (5-10, 4.41 ERA)

Stults fashioned a 3.93 ERA over 203 2/3 innings last season, becoming one of just six Padres starters to reach the 200-inning plateau since 2004

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays

LHP Joe Saunders (11-16, 5.26 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (7-4, 3.94 ERA)

Rays 1B James Loney is 8-for-29 (.276) with two home runs and one double in his career against Saunders

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros

RHP Garrett Richards (7-8, 4.16 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Harrell (6-17, 5.86 ERA)

Harrell's 5.86 ERA from 2013 represents the worst mark among starters with at least 150 innings pitches

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics

RHP Chris Young (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Dan Straily (10-8, 3.96 ERA)

Young hasn't pitched in the major leagues since 2012, when he compiled a 4.15 ERA over 20 starts for the Mets