Sonny outlook atop Thursday ratings

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Nine games are on the Thursday slate. That includes a Cardinals-at-Rays tilt moved up from Saturday to avoid a conflict with the Aug. 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers' preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at nearby Raymond James Stadium. (The STL@TAM series will be a three-game set with contests on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.) The Matchup Ratings are in a tight dispersion pattern with low overall and component ratings across the board. Seasonable weather is on tap for most of the venues in play. A couple fly-ballers—RHP Lucas Giolito and RHP Luis Gil—are the probables for the Yankee Stadium opener of a four-gamer between the Red Sox and Yankees. Their stuff figures to be aided by a double-digit breeze...

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