Houck aims to tame the Tigers

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have 15 games on tap, starting with an NL Central battle in Wrigley between the Cubs and Reds. There have been showers on the East Coast lately, but we should be clear about getting all 15 games in today. We have some great pitching on today’s slate, which is reflected with no run totals over nine today. 

 

Notable Starts:

Tanner Houck has been outstanding this season as he’s racked up an ERA below two, fueled by a 19.8% K-BB. Over his last three starts, he has allowed two earned runs over 18.2 innings with 19 strikeouts. Houck will look to keep things rolling versus a Tigers team that is striking out 23% of the time versus RHP in May, but they are also hitting .260 with a 113 wRC+. Even with the...

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