Bassitt one of the best on a short-slate Thursday

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Just six games are on the schedule. PHI@ATL is the lone night game of the day. Weather-wise, a chilled CHW@CLE contest includes a 40% chance of rain. The Matchup Ratings have a lean toward the twirlers getting the ball at home. Spencer Schwellenbach and Chris Bassitt have impressive PQS lines so far and are the clear leaders atop the truncated chart.

 

Notable Starts:

Chris Bassitt has his rating for Thursday's turn at Boston buoyed by a strong K Rating. Bassitt, who was solid in his season debut and terrific in his second start (PQS-5 at NYM Saturday), owns a 1.95 ERA across four career starts at Fenway. The veteran right-hander registered a 1.74 ERA across five Grapefruit League starts, and he has 16K...

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