DAILY MATCHUPS: Darvish against the Astros

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:  Fifteen games on the schedule today, most of them in the evening.  The interleague matchup this weekend continues in Tampa where the Rays host the Padres.  Weather looks like it could be disruptive, especially on the east coast, but the unseasonably cold weather is finally behind us.

 

Best SP choices

  • Yu Darvish (RHP, TEX) returns to the scene of his opening day masterpiece where he almost delivered a perfect game...

Almost!

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