DAILY MATCHUPS: Guardians' Allen ready to go all-in

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: 15 games are on today’s schedule, with Chicago (MIA@CHC), Kansas City (OAK@KCR), and St. Louis (DET@STL) forecasts are expecting 10+ MPH winds.

 

Notable Starts: 

Logan Allen has impressed in his first two MLB starts, and today’s opponent should give him another chance to stand out. Against LHP this year, Twins hitters have a nearly 30% strikeout rate (second-worst in MLB) with Bottom-5 ranks in OPS, wOBA, and wRC+ to boot. Zooming in on more recent trends against LHP, the Twins are striking out at a 28.8% clip over the last two weeks (fifth-worst mark in that span), making it likely Allen will continue rack up an elite 28.9% K-BB% rate.

Bailey Falter has a positive matchup rating, but today’s opponent...

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