Lefties featured on strong Matchup Ratings Thursday

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Lefties are the lead edge of a strong cadre of hurlers ticketed to take the mound on a 13-game Thursday. Eight of the day's scheduled games, including the make-up of a rained-out Wednesday KC@STL contest at Busch Stadium, are matinee contests. The Mets and Dodgers meet at Dodger Stadium at 4:10 p.m. ET  as they wrap up the week's feature series. Across the map, the weather sets up as benign, and the overall starting pitching figures to be above-average.

 

Notable Starts:

Robbie Ray owns a 1.73 ERA, 11.1 K/9 over his last 4 GS. Ray gets this start at home against the San Diego Padres. The San Francisco lefty has given his club six-plus innings in four straight turns at home, and his Oracle ERA sits at a...

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