Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals (13-10, 3.63 ERA)
Wainwright collected his sixth straight victory on Sunday after working 5 2/3 solid innings in a 8-2 triumph over Cincinnati. Wainwright, who celebrated his 31st birthday on Thursday, has yielded just one homer in his last eight starts. He is 3-2 in his career versus the Nationals, but has yet to face them this season.
Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies (8-7, 3.88 ERA)
Halladay will need a strong September to avoid his lowest win total since posting 12 victories in 2005, but he has looked more like his old self in the past few weeks. The veteran right-hander is 4-1 in August with a 2.75 ERA in five outings - after winning just four of his first 14 starts. Halladay has struggled in two 2012 starts against Atlanta, going 0-1 and surrendering 11 earned runs in 11 1/3 innings.
Slumping
Ubaldo Jimenez, Cleveland Indians (9-13, 5.58 ERA)
Much like his team, Jimenez is finding victories hard to come by, logging a 1-6 record and 7.96 ERA in his last nine starts. He was a loser to the New York Yankees in his last outing, giving up three runs in five innings. Jimenez has pitched seven innings only four times this season, the last time coming on July 2. He had his best outing of the year against Texas in May, allowing two hits in seven scoreless innings.
Aaron Cook, Boston Red Sox (3-7, 4.76 ERA)
Cook, who has dropped six of his last seven decisions, will look to avenge a July 4 loss to Athletics when he takes the mound on Friday. The 33-year-old sinkerballer yielded three runs and nine hits in six innings in the 3-2 setback. In his last outing, Cook recorded a quality start versus Kansas City, but did not collect a decision in Boston's 10-9 loss.
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