DAILY MATCHUPS: Leake owns the Cubs

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on BaseballHQ.com's HQ Pitcher Matchups tool (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: Almost a full schedule with 14 games on the slate, with all games taking place in the evening. There are a pair of interleague games, with the Nationals hosting the Orioles, and the A's hosting the Giants.

 

Best SP choices

  • Mike Leake (RHP, CIN) may only have a 6-7 record on the season, but is having his best season skills wise, as his 3.32 xERA, 54% GB%, 3.8 Cmd, and 108 BPV are all career bests. He is yet to have a...

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