Four starters today, all graded medium confidence, and none draw a favorable matchup — worth knowing before you anchor a lineup here. Littell is the projected strikeout leader at 5.6 Ks over 5.6 innings, but he's coming off 11 days of rest and his 5.34 season ERA is hard to ignore, even against Kansas City; Nationals Park adds another 5% run-scoring bump in 86-degree heat. Houser projects similarly at 5.2 Ks over 5.1 innings with the cleanest projected ER line among the deeper arms (2.3), though the Braves matchup is unfavorable and the 8-day layoff applies to him too. Holmes and Lodolo both project under 4.0 innings — thin floors on a thin slate.