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Blanton is available and startable

By Adam Madison
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Sure, a much-ballyhooed -- when isn't it? -- matchup between the Red Sox and Yankees is on tap, featuring Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett. There are other potential pitchers' duels as well; Jair Jurrjens against Chad Billingsley or Carlos Zambrano against Ubaldo Jimenez. But a matchup out West could sneak under the radar, with the improving Jeff Niemann facing King Felix in Seattle. Felix Hernandez is finally having the type of season that can live up to his nickname, while Niemann has become the ...

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