DAILY MATCHUPS: Holland owns the M's

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 30 teams are in action today, with the only interleague game taking place between the Indians and Braves in Atlanta. There are highlight games in each league today, with the A's taking on the Tigers in Detroit, and the Reds visit the Cardinals in an NL Central showdown. 

 

Best SP choices

  • All four of Derek Holland's (LHP, TEX) starts in August have been PQS-DOM. He has faced the opposing Mariners three times already...

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