Innings-limited Crochet still rates as a top Saturday option

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The Nationals and Pirates' first game of a double header tip off the matinee slate at 1:35 PM ET, followed by six more daytime starts. We've only got two games with significant weather concerns on the east coast (CIN-at-NYM, CWS-at-BOS), as the majority of the country will enjoy clear skies. We've only got one game with a run total of nine or higher, so runs might be at a premium today.

Notable Starts:

While Garrett Crochet has hit a rough patch of late - a closer look says we shouldn't be too concerned. Over the past month, he's posted a 7.24 ERA and 1.54 WHIP - against a 2.35 xERA and (outstanding!) 40% K-BB (21.4 SwK%) over that same stretch. Today's opponent (the Red Sox) is no pushover (97 wRC+ and...

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