DAILY MATCHUPS: Burnett takes mound against Nats

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2013 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: All teams in action today as the weekend series get underway. Boston travels to Texas in the headline matchup between two of the AL's best so far. First pitch today is 2:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field, and the Rays travel to Coors Field for the interleague matchup this weekend.

 

Best SP choices

  • Keep riding A.J. Burnett (RHP, PIT), who has some of the best skills of any SP so far this year: 12.3 Dom, 2.73 xERA, 149 BPV. He's on...

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