Pivetta projects as under-the-radar option in Houston

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Tuesday's action is filled to the brim with all 30 teams. One feature series continues, with MIN-SD going at it in Southern California, and and two more get underway with CLE and NYY doing battle at Yankee Stadium and PHI and ATL tussling in Atlanta. The Matchup Ratings, at least most of them, are stuck in neutral for this full-slate Tuesday. Twenty-two hurlers are rated between -0.4 and 1.0. The chart is topped by a quintet of southpaws twirling at home. Cool weather is on tap for much of the nation; a stiff pitcher's breeze is expected at Wrigley Field (DET-CHC).

 

Notable Starts:

Nick Pivetta will face the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Pivetta, who owns a non-Coors ERA of 3.00 since July 4, has...

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