DAILY MATCHUPS: Cole and Ross lead the way

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2015 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on BaseballHQ.com's HQ Pitcher Matchups tool (also available as an 8-day scan). For more information on how to leverage the report, see our research article from 2012.

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Today's schedule overview:  There are 11 games today, with five in the afternoon and the remaining six at night. There appear to be no weather issues.

 

Best SP choices

  • Gerrit Cole (RHP, PIT) has managed only one win in the past month, but his skills have been elite—a 126 BPV and a 3.11 ERA over that span. He'll try to add to his win total against the Marlins in Miami....

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