DAILY MATCHUPS: Kershaw in San Diego

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:  Every team is in action on the second-to-last Saturday of the season.  Games with the most playoff implications include BAL @ TB, CIN @ PIT, and TEX @ KC.  The interleague matchup is SF @ NYY.

 

Best SP choices:

  • At this point, Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA) looks like the Cy Young frontrunner in the National League.  Kershaw was excellent in the first half of the season, and he's turned it up a notch in the second half:  102...

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