Wright (11-5) gave up three earned runs on three hits and a walk over six innings in Friday's 5-3 victory over the Yankees. He struck out four.

EDGE Analysis

The knuckleballer was sharp in his first second-half start, collecting 11 swinging strikes on the night and keeping the Yankees relatively unbalanced throughout his six frames. Wright fell behind plenty-- notching first-pitch strikes on only eight of 23 batters-- but was able to largely work through it in what was a solid bounce-back performance. The 31-year-old had been hit hard in his last start on July 6 against the Rangers despite notching a victory, during which he'd given up six runs (five earned) on nine hits over six innings. Wright will go for his fourth straight win against the Twins next Thursday.