DAILY MATCHUPS: Strider looks to continue 1H surge

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: With a pair of doubleheaders on tap (PHI@SD, TAM@KC), there are 17 games in total today. Thunderstorms in the forecast could cause a delay in Cincinnati (MIL@CIN).

 

Notable Starts: 

Spencer Strider should kick off the second half with a performance indicative of his matchup rating (3.7). White Sox hitters limped into the All-Star break, recording the fifth-worst strikeout rate against RHP in the two weeks prior. Their OPS, ISO, wOBA, and wRC+ were Bottom-10, as well. Strider enters this one having recorded 10+ strikeout in two of his last three starts.

Johan Oviedo carries more risk than his decent matchup rating hints at, but he has an outside shot of exploiting a Giants lineup that similarly...

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