Clayton Kershaw has held current WAS hitters to a .542 OPS.

SHOWING HIS STRIPES: Justin Verlander has held foes to an 81% zone contact rating in the last month.

Light schedule light on steady starters.

Max Scherzer faces a scuffling (.641 OPS in May) Giants offense.

Clayton Kershaw puts his 2.01 ERA on the line against a Cubs team struggling against the slider.

Chris Sale draws a TEX foe that owns a sub-.600 OPS against lefties.

Archer, Strasburg tabbed as best on a light day for easy plays

Jason Vargas takes his 3.54 xERA into a Wednesday home start against NYY.

Q-FACTOR: Carlos Quintana draws a San Diego foe with a sub-.600 OPS against HLPs.

Yu Darvish draws a San Diego foe which owns a strikeout-heavy .614 against FB pitchers.

Five left-handers are among Sunday's top-8 matchup scores.