Is Jacob Lopez climbing the ladder?

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The next-to-last day of the first half features a full 15 games. The first contest starts at 1:05p ET with CHI@NYY. There are chances of rain in the Great Lakes area as well as the East Coast.

 

Notable Starts:

Jacob Lopez is coming off two straight subpar starts and facing the AL-East leading Blue Jays. If you lowered the qualification threshold for innings pitched to 50, Lopez's 52.3% fly balls would be third-most in MLB. Despi ite working in MLB's 3rd best park for OPS, he has a favorable home split. The model loves him, and he certainly was on a tear during June. Cross your fingers it happens again.

Brandon Woodruff makes the second start of his return in a home contest against Washington, after he...

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