Alvarez on the mound in DC

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The final Friday of the regular season features a full slate plus a double header. The action starts at 1:05 ET with the first game of a Cubs/Red Sox twosome at Fenway, moved up from Sunday to avoid a storm headed to Boston this weekend. The other 15 games will be in the evening. Boston, Seattle, and Kansas City all have some chance of rain. 
 

Notable Starts:

Andrew Alvarez does not have great velocity (92.1 on his fastball) but he has a five pitch mix that has strengthened as the season has gone along. After finishing at least six innings only one time in his first 20 MLB appearances this year, he has done so in 3 of his last 4 appearances (with no ER and 22 K combined over the three). A home matchup...

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