DAILY MATCHUPS: Ks on the docket for Ragans' final start

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: A bit shorter slate on this final Thursday of the regular season, with 11 full games on tap (KC @ DET resumes its suspended game from Wednesday at 1:10 ET). The weather looks to still be tricky in Detroit this afternoon, and wet conditions could also affect East Coast matchups in Philadelphia (vPIT) and New York (MIA@NYM). There's a notable amount of SP ratings today of -1.0 or under, so some big offensive performnces today would not surprise. 

 

Notable Starts:

Cole Ragans is tabbed as a big strikeout play for Thursday—a whopping 3.8 mark on our scale. He’s had a couple big walk games in his last three outings – 4 BB vs. HOU in his last, 6 BB vs. TOR on Sept. 10 – but the Royals have been patient with...

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