DAILY MATCHUPS: Striders stands astride the Rockies

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We’re cooking with eight games scattered throughout the day. Every venue is expected to be dry with temperatures in the 70s or 80s.

 

Notable Starts:

Spencer Strider has it easy opposite the sea-level Rockies. They have a 78 wRC+ (read: 22 percent below league average) when away from Coors Field. Strider projects to lead the slate in strikeouts, ERA, and odds of notching a win. He’s also the second-best play for WHIP. If there’s any cause for concern, it’s that Atlanta sometimes restricts his workload on the rare days he doesn’t slice through his opponents like warm butter. Even when he’s rolling, he often tops out around 22 batters faced.

Shane Bieber is the only other pitcher on Strider’s level per...

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