DAILY MATCHUPS: Jon Gray, aces, and some filler

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The good news is half of the games in today’s slate are in domed stadiums, and the other three have a zero percent chance of rain. The bad news is we’re only getting six games. Doubleheader is the word of the day. The Yankees and Astros face off for a pair as do the Tigers and Athletics. Welcome back from the All-Star Break!

 

Notable Starts:

Finally freed of Coors Field, Jon Gray is having his best season since 2017. He’s taken a more varied approach to Texas whereas in Colorado he would almost sell out for ground balls at times. The result is a career-best 10.0 K/9. He opposing Marlins have a slightly below average offense with the sixth-worst strikeout rate (23.6% K%). They’ve performed particularly...

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