DAILY MATCHUPS: Mr. Fister goes to Washington
May 7 2013
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: Two games get underway at 12:35 PM ET today, one of which features Seattle (Hernandez) against Pittsburgh (Burnett). There are five afternoon games in all. Detroit will face Washington in a headline matchup featuring two preseason division favorites.
Best SP choices
- Keep riding Doug Fister (RHP, DET) and his five-game PQS-DOM streak against a Nationals lineup averaging roughly 3.5 runs per game with a .675 OPS. A...
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