Ariel Miranda vs. Jerad Eickhoff, 4:05pm
The M’s head east for a quick roadtrip against two struggling teams, the Phillies and then the Blue Jays. I’ll admit to having ignored the Phillies for a few years, and what impressions seeped into my brain were that their rebuild was progressing thanks to an exciting young rotation. That rotation was the product of a nice draft (for Aaron Nola) and then two of those big, franchise-altering trades that rebuilding teams make – in this case, the trades of Cole Hamels to Texas and Ken Giles to Houston. The former brought in today’s starter, Jerad Eickhoff, along with two bigger prospects.