Luzardo takes on the slumping Mets

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Nine contests dot the Thursday MLB schedule. The Matchup Ratings reveal a class of hurlers average in the K department, below average in ERA and WHIP (and overall), and in a tight dispersion top-to-bottom. Second- and third-tier starters getting home turns against good offensive clubs make for the best on the list. Benign conditions are the order of the day across the baseball weather map.


Notable Starts:

Jesús Luzardo, who has been an excellent September pitcher in his career, gets the ball in a home start against the New York Mets. Current NYM bats own an aggregate .664 OPS against him. The Mets are closing out a road trip that opened with them plating 22 runs over two games Sept. 1-2 and then scoring...

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