Skenes to take on division rival Cardinals

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have 15 games on tap today, starting with three games at 6:40 pm ET. There have been slight rain chances in the Midwest, but we should avoid any postponements. With some good pitching today, there are only a few nine runs or higher totals. 

Notable Starts:

Paul Skenes will make his first start after making the start for the National League in the All-Star game. Skenes was worthy of the start, as he has allowed three earned runs or less in his 11 starts with a 1.90 ERA, 2.40 SIERA, and 29.8% K-BB. He’ll take on a Cardinals team that is heating up and, over the last month, is hitting .280 versus RHP with a 121 wRC+. The hot Cardinals’ bats should not stop Skenes, who has a 3.3 overall rating and...

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