Rookie Raider looks to run record to 6-0

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: A dozen games are on the Thursday schedule. The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers have off days. Warm weather (and plenty of domed baseball) is on tap across much of the country; no venues are under a significant rain watch. The Match-up Ratings are teeming with more-than-a-handful of top-shelf options. Youthful right-handers at the forefront of those options.  

 

Notable Starts:

Paul Skenes draws a Milwaukee Brewers offense that owns a .746 OPS since June 20. And the Pirates rookie is coming off a season-high 107 pitches in his last start and has made 209 pitches over his last two games. But Skenes' ability to miss bats...

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