Schmidt stepping up

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There are only seven games on this Monday slate. First pitch comes at 6:40pm ET with the Marlins hosting the Phillies. Light rain is possible in the COL@WAS and BAL@TAM games, however it should not be enough to put those games in jeopardy.

 

Notable Starts:

Clarke Schmidt has been stepping up lately as three of his last five starts have resulted in a PQS-DOM, one of which was a PQS-4 against these same Angels where he went six shutout innings. The Angels are a free swinging team, evidenced by them striking out 9.7 times per game. Looking back across Schmidt's last seven starts, he has been strong with a 2.90 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 42 K in 40 IP.

Sandy Alcantara is coming off back to back PQS-DOM efforts, his...

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