DAILY MATCHUPS: Iwakuma and 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:  Only ten games on the schedule today, all of them in the evening.  No interleague matchups either.  The only game between two teams over .500 is the Red Sox-Rays game in Tampa.

 

Best SP choices:

  • Lost in the shuffle of last week's epic extra-inning affair between the White Sox and the Mariners is that Hisashi Iwakuma (RHP, SEA) had another stellar outing:  8 IP, 0 ER, PQS-4.  On the season, Iwakuma has been fantastic: ...

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