DAILY MATCHUPS: Anibal seeking an encore

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on BaseballHQ.com's Starting Pitcher Report (also available as an 8-day scan). For more information on how to leverage the report, see our research article from 2012.

 

Today's schedule overview: The first getaway day of the season is upon us, with seven of the 11 games taking place in the afternoon. There are no interleague games taking place today. The Cardinals and Reds will conclude their opening series of the season with Lance Lynn opposing Homer Bailey.

 

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  • Anibal Sanchez (RHP, DET) is coming off the best season of his career, where he posted a 10.0 Dom, 3.7 Cmd, and 2.57 ERA fully supported by...

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