DAILY MATCHUPS: Kirby highly rated on Monday

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There is a light schedule of games on Monday with just nine games on the slate. First pitch will come at 7:05pm EST when the Nationals host the Pirates. Weather is not forecasted to impact any games today.

 

Notable Starts:

George Kirby has been hit or miss in his rookie season as in his nine starts, three have resulted in a PQS-DOM, while two have resulted in a PQS-DIS. He was in good form in his previous start versus the Orioles, a PQS-4 back on May 31. He owns some extreme reverse splits, holding left-handed batters to just a .497 OPS, while right-handed batters have a strong .927 OPS.

Martín Pérez has only one PQS-DOM in his last four starts, after having a stretch of five straight during May. One...

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