Yamamoto kicks off LA/SF weekend clash

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The penultimate Thursday of the MLB season is comprised of six day games, four tilts under the lights, and 10 games total. The day's Matchup Ratings are strong across the board but with a large dispersion of overall ratings. Slightly warmer, mostly benign weather is on tap for much of the map in play. The SEA@KC contest is tabbed with a 50% chance of rain.


Notable Starts:

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is tabbed for the Thursday opener of the Dodgers' four-game home set against the San Francisco Giants. Yamamoto has been on a roll, going 5-4-5 in the PQS department over his last three games. He struck out 10 in each of those three starts, and that's emblematic of improved K indicators in the second half. Current SF...

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