DAILY MATCHUPS: Spencer strides into Saturday matchup in the desert

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have 16 games on tap today, thanks to a double-header between the Rays and Red Sox. We once again have threats of rain in Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota, so keep a close eye on those games before locking in your players. We have some solid pitchers on today’s slate, but there are still six games with totals of nine runs or higher, including a few that are ten or higher.

 

Notable Starts:

Spencer Strider is coming off of back-to-back six-inning outings where he allowed two earned runs in each and totaled 20 strikeouts. He has seven or more strikeouts in all 11 starts, good for 106 strikeouts in 63.2 innings pitched and a 32.9% K-BB. Strider takes on a DBacks team that is striking out...

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