DAILY MATCHUPS: Darvish should dominate Astros
Jul 5 2013
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 thirty teams are in action today, with the distribution spread evenly between afternoon and evening games. The Mariners visit the Reds in the lone interleague matchup. The most compelling matchup might be in Cleveland, where the Tigers look to slow the surging Indians.
Best SP choices:
- Yu Darvish (RHP, TEX) is making good on Ron Shandler's BaseballHQ.com 2013 Baseball Forecaster "sub-3.00 ERA" upside prediction so...
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