Fried leads the way on a loaded Friday

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have a full day of baseball action today, starting with the Mariners and Cubs at 2:20 pmEST. The weather has been nasty lately, but it appears we should avoid postponements.  We have plenty of mediocre pitching, resulting in at least five games with totals of nine or more.  

 

Notable Starts:

Max Fried allowed six runs versus the Dodgers four starts ago, but since then, Fried has been back to his ace ways. Over his last three starts, Fried has allowed four earned runs over 20 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts for a 21.6% K-BB. He takes on an Orioles team hitting .255 with a .105 ISO versus LHP over the past month while striking out 23.9% of the time. Fried is the top-rated pitcher today with a...

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