DAILY MATCHUPS: Cobb finishing strong

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: Only nine games on the final Thursday of the regular season, and all are evening starts. There is no interleague action today. The biggest game of the day takes place in Texas where the Rangers will take on the Angels as they attempt to secure an AL Wild Card berth.

 

Best SP choices

  • Alex Cobb (RHP, TAM) has been outstanding since returning from injury on August 15. Six of his eight starts have been PQS-DOM, and he has...

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