DAILY MATCH-UPS: Garrett vs. PIT a solid play on a light Thursday

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: MLB’s Thursday slate includes eight games. More than half of those will be daytime affairs in get-away contests. Mostly cooler temps are in store across the baseball weather map, and wet weather could impact Thursday evening’s SEA-NYY game at Yankee Stadium. The Matchup Ratings for this day lean to the left; the top four pitchers and 8-of-15 hurlers listed are southpaws.

 

Notable Starts:

Braxton Garrett totes back-to-back PQS-4s into Thursday’s turn against a scuffling Pirates club. Garrett — author of a 2.13 ERA, 0.87 WHIP in his last seven starts — has filed 30 strikeouts against just three walks across his last four starts. Pittsburgh has scored just 2.0 runs per game on a .571 OPS over its last 10...

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