Maeda looks to right the ship against Oakland

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We've got a full slate of action today, with all thirty teams set to play. The Athletics and Tigers kick things off at 12:10 pm (EDT), as the earliest of seven games in the afternoon set, followed by eight evening matchups. There are a few games with weather concerns; keep an eye on BAL-at-PIT and TOR-at-NYY in the northeast and HOU-at-TEX, CWS-at-KC, and TB-at-COL in the middle of the country.

 

Notable Starts:

Kenta Maeda got hammered in his first outing against the lowly White Sox, raising several alarms—notably his 89-mph average velocity. His SwK% (8.0%) was well off his career mark of 12.3%; whether this was attributed to the cold weather or first-start jitters is anyone's guess. It should be...

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