DAILY MATCHUPS : Cole, Burnes among the elite Friday options

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have 15 games slate today, with the Cubs and Red Sox starting things off at 2:20 pm EST. There are some weather concerns, with a chance of rain between the Royals and Tigers. We have baseball all day today, so enjoy your Friday heading into the holiday weekend. 

 

Notable Starts:

Gerrit Cole is the highest-rated pitcher tonight, taking on the Guardians in Cleveland. Cole has had a great season with a 2.99 ERA, 2.82 xFIP, and an elite 25.2% K-BB. Over the past months, the Guardians are only striking out 15% of the time versus RHP, but Cole has a 2.1 K-rating tonight. Cole lines up for another great start as he pursues win number seven.  

Corbin Burnes has picked up where he left off in 2021 and is...

Almost!

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