Surprising Walter tops Thursday slate

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The first Thursday in July has 10 games on the docket, so a third of the league is in travel/off-day mode. Two of Thursday's contests—MIN@MIA and HOU@COL—are tabbed with matinee start times. Warm, dry weather is on tap across much of the baseball weather map in play. The day's ratings are near average and tinged with more support from strikeouts than anywhere else. The day is not loaded with big numbers, and the bell curve has a broad base with a tight distribution of ratings near the mean.

 

Notable Starts:

Brandon Walter is tabbed for Thursday's outing at Colorado. The 28-year-old had a rocky start two turns back in his last road effort (June 21 at LAA), but his overall 3.34 ERA/2.91 xERA have been...

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