Ragans looks to kick off 2026 on a strong note versus the Braves

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: After an 11-game Opening Day on Thursday, we come back with eight games on Friday, starting with the Yankees and Giants at 4:35pm ET. All eight games appear to be free of rain, with two in domes and one with decent wind blowing out in Atlanta. With more great pitching on tap, we have three games with totals of 8.5 runs and the rest at 7.5 runs. 

 

Notable Starts:

Cole Ragans is set to make his season debut in Atlanta versus a talented Braves offense. Ragans missed three months of last season with an injury, but finished the season making three starts, throwing 13 innings. Over those 13 innings, Ragans allowed four runs with 22 strikeouts and four walks for a 37.5% K-BB%. Ragans threw 16 innings this...

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