DAILY MATCHUPS: Scherzer against the Pale Hose

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:  There are four afternoon games, and then the rest in the evening, highlighted by TEX @ OAK and STL @ CIN.  There's also an unusually large number of interleague games this weekend:  ARI @ BOS, CLE @ MIA, KC @ NYM, SF @ TB, and NYY @ SD.  First pitch is at 1:10 EST for the Mets-Royals matchup.

 

Best SP choices:

  • Max Scherzer's (RHP, DET) record stands at 15-1.  16-1 looks like a solid bet as he takes the mound against the...

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