DAILY MATCHUPS: Severino delivering

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have a nine-game slate of action today with start times ranging from 1:35pm ET to 10:10pm ET. The forecast is dry. Keep an eye on the winds at Wrigley Field. Present estimates are for 13-mph breezes blowing in from left field – a boon to pitchers.

 

Notable Starts:

Luis Severino is projected to lead the day in strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. He’s also tied with the next guy as the likeliest to earn a win. The Rays offense is roughly league average both in terms of actual outcomes (98 wRC+) and strikeout rate (23.1% K%). Severino has five straight outings of six or more innings including two straight with double-digit strikeouts.

Kevin Gausman has fallen prey to an unlucky .356 BABIP. That’s partly why...

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