DAILY MATCHUPS: Burnes looks to rebound from recent struggles

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There are just eight games on this light Monday slate. First pitch will come at 6:40 p.m. ET, when the Reds host the Cardinals. Weather is not forecasted to impact any games today.

 

Notable Starts:

Corbin Burnes carries today's top Matchup Score, despite being in less than top form of late: he's had a 5.20 ERA over the last month. That isn't totally deserved (3.54 xERA), but the accompanying 9% BB%/26% K% (17% K-BB%) are both down from his full-season marks. Today's home start vs. Pittsburgh would normally be teed up for a dominant outing, but Burnes' recent form raises at least some questions about how this one will go.

Miles Mikolas has faced the Reds twice already this season, a PQS-3 at home and a...

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