Pivetta leads the way on a big Saturday of action

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have 15 games on tap, with the majority of games taking place during the day. The weather on the East Coast has been sketchy, and that should continue today, so keep an eye on games as they get close to game time. There are only a few elite pitchers today, and that checks out with at least four games with run totals of nine or more. 

 

Notable Starts:

Nick Pivetta was rocky in his first start off the IL, but the last two starts have been solid. Pivetta has allowed three earned runs over 11.2 innings pitched since his return, with 16 strikeouts. More impressively, Pivetta has not walked a batter in the two starts, so he has a 41% K-BB with an 11.1% SwK%. Pivetta will look to keep the good times...

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