DAILY MATCHUPS: Paxton set to lead the pack

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There are 15 games on today’s docket, the first at 3:07p ET as the Angels visit the Blue Jays. Forecasts don’t seem to indicate any delays and/or postponements.

 

Notable Starts: 

With his opponent’s recent trends against LHP, James Paxton looks poised to live up to his excellent matchup 1.3 rating today. Over the last two weeks, Giants hitters find themselves in the Bottom-3 in MLB against lefties in OPS, wOBA, and wRC+. Their 26% strikeout rate against southpaws in the same span also ranks in the Bottom-10.

It may be best to avoid Reid Detmers despite his slightly positive matchup rating. Blue Jays hitters are coming into this one destroying LHP, leading MLB in walk rate, OPS, wOBA, and wRC+ against...

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