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LEADING OFF: Strasburg, Sale go for 10th wins, Odor returns

Published Jun. 4, 2016 7:36 a.m. ET

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A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

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TEN MEN

Washington ace Stephen Strasburg and White Sox star Chris Sale see who can become the first pitcher in the big leagues to reach 10 wins this year. Strasburg is 9-0 going into his start at Cincinnati, Sale takes a 9-1 mark into Detroit.

ROUGHNED RETURN

Texas second baseman Rougned Odor is eligible to play against Seattle after finishing his seven-game suspension for punching Blue Jays star Jose Bautista. Jurickson Profar came up from Triple-A when Odor was penalized and hit safely in all seven games for the Rangers, batting .364 with four extra-base hits and scoring nine runs.

DOMINANT DODGER

Clayton Kershaw leads the majors with a 1.56 ERA, just a bit ahead of Jake Arrieta, and also tops baseball with 105 strikeouts going into his start against Atlanta at Dodger Stadium. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is 7-1 this year for Los Angeles.

WARMED UP

Cubs closer Hector Rondon is ready to pitch after missing a couple of days because of a sore lower back. Chicago has won nine of 10 going into its game vs. Arizona at Wrigley Field and leads the majors with a 38-15 record.

CHECK HIM

The Yankees will see how first baseman Mark Teixeira is feeling, a day after he made an early exit in Baltimore because of a problem in his right knee. Beset by injuries in recent years, he recently missed time because of neck spasms. He is hitting .180 and hasn't homered since mid-April.

GETTING THERE

Arizona righty Shelby Miller is set to throw in a game at extended spring training. He's been sidelined with a sprained index finger on his pitching hand. Miller is 1-6 with a 7.10 ERA in 10 starts in his first season with the Diamondbacks.

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