DAILY MATCHUPS: Locke faces the Cardinals

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: Yes it's the Trade Deadline, but there's also a full slate of games on tap with first pitch at 1:08 PM ET. There are three interleague games today: WAS at DET, ARI at TAM, and NYY at LA.

 

Best SP choices

  • Corey Kluber (RHP, CLE) gets one of the highest scores among AL starters with a 2.01 mark against the White Sox. Kluber's skills have ben outstanding this year with a 4.2 Cmd, 47% GB%, and 3.16 xERA. He's also posted...

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