DAILY MATCHUPS: Lodolo walks the line

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There are 15 games on today’s docket, while weather could affect a couple games. Rain and 10+ MPH winds could cause delays in New York (BAL@NYY) and/or a postponement in Washington, DC (PHI@WAS). 

 

Notable Starts: 

Nick Lodolo has the best matchup rating today, but he will need to be on point in order to live up to those expectations. Lodolo has been excellent over his past 30 days (31.1 IP) – 2.59 ERA and a 33% K-BB rate – but he also benefitted from luck (91% left on base rate) and struggled to keep the ball in the yard (1.4 HR/9). As a team against LHP, Cubs hitters have Top-10 ranks in MLB in walk rate, AVG, wOBA, wRC+, and line drive and HR/FB rates in the last month. Given his strikeout...

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