DAILY MATCHUPS: Allen trends make him a risky start

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: 15 games on tap today, and it does not appear that any games are at risk of delays and/or postponements.

 

Notable Starts: 

Logan Allen has a positive matchup rating, but there could be trouble on the horizon. Against LHP, the Rays have the fourth-best walk rate over the last two weeks (11%) with better than league average wOBA and wRC+ marks. For Allen, he struggled with walks in the month of August, posting the second-worst BB/9 rate of any month this season (4.33 BB/9).

David Peterson is another pitcher with a positive matchup rating who could fall short of expectations. Seattle has been demolishing  LHP in the past 14 days, recording the best OPS, wOBA, and wRC+ in the span while posting a Top-5...

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