Gray in the green for Thursday start

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The final Thursday in August has 22 teams in action. CHC, CLE, MIN, NYY, PIT, SEA, TAM, and WAS are off. The baseball weather report indicates cooler temps after a sweltering set of thermometer digits being on display earlier this week. Pressure fronts on the move bring the chance of rain at more than a few venues Thursday, but the percentage chances of rain are all small. Sonny Gray's Busch Stadium turn against the Padres stands as the top-rated play of the day.

 

Notable Starts:

Sonny Gray has big marks for his Thursday home start against San Diego Padres. Gray is coming off a rocky outing and has registered two disasters over his last three starts, and that has ballooned his ERA from 3.65 to 4.07....

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