DAILY MATCHUPS: Stripling to stand out

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There are 15 games on today’s docket, but weather forecasts could cause delays and/or postponements. The games in Atlanta (MIA@ATL), St. Louis (CHC@STL), and Cincinnati (COL@CIN) are expected to see a good amount of rain, while the game in Chicago (MIN@CHW) will contend with 10+ MPH winds. 

 

Notable Starts: 

Ross Stripling’s matchup rating doesn’t jump out amongst today’s starters, but he has a path to ending with one of the day’s best pitching lines. He faces a Pirates team that is struggling over the past two weeks, ranking in the Bottom-5 in MLB in strikeout rate, OPS, wOBA and wRC+. Stripling upped his K/9 rate over the last 30 days (18.1 IP) – 9.33 versus 7.66 K/9 this year – and also...

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