DAILY MATCH-UPS: Fried projected to deliver on short-slate Thursday

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Thursday’s action is light, with just over one-third of the league engaged in closing out weekday sets or opening weekend ones. Six games are on the docket; all six are night games and should be okay weatherwise. Atlanta (STL-ATL) and New York (DET-NYY) could have some rain, but those games are expected to go off without a hitch.

 

Notable Starts:

Max Fried faces the St. Louis Cardinals. Fried has been consistent since returning from injury in early August and owns a sparkling 0.35 ERA across four career starts against the Cardinals. STL has sputtered on the road of late, posting a .617 OPS in its last seven efforts.

Braxton Garrett has logged a 2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP over his last 40 IP. Some hit- and...

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