DAILY MATCHUPS: Facing Cards, Pérez ready to deal

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The first Thursday of July brings a slate of 13 games. Four of those games are daytime affairs, so be ready with lineup maneuvers. The 13 games are divvied among 24 teams: six clubs are idle Thursday, and the Blue Jays and White Sox will tangle in two in Chicago. Off for the day are ATL, COL, LAA, MIN, SD, and SF. The baseball weather map shows mostly neutral conditions across the board. Thursday night’s KC-CLE game is tagged with a 70% chance of rain. A wealth of solid ERA and WHIP ratings turn the top quartile of ranked hurlers into a top third or better.

Notable Starts:

Eury Pérez went splat after logging three straight scoreless outings from June 14-25. On July 1, the 20-year-old rookie lasted...

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