DAILY MATCHUPS: Rays and Red Sox battle for first
Jul 28 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: It's a light schedule today: only nine games, all in the evening. First pitch is at 6:10 EST, as the Rays visit the Red Sox. First place will be on the line in the NL Central, where the Cardinals visit the Pirates. No interleague games today.
Best SP choices:
- Felix Doubront (LHP, BOS) takes the mound for the Red Sox in an AL East showdown. Doubront has been surging recently (last five starts: PQS 5-5-5-4-5), and...
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