OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber missed almost the entire month of May with an upper-back injury but still ranks among the strikeout leaders in American league with 123 in 93 1/3 innings.
Oakland Athletics rookie right-hander Paul Blackburn didn't strike out a single batter on July 6 at Seattle but held the Mariners to one run over 7 2/3 innings and got his first major league victory in his third career start.
When Kluber and Blackburn meet Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum, it will be a contrast in pitching styles pitting power against finesse.