DAILY MATCHUPS: Scherzer faces Felix

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 from 2012.

 

Today's schedule overview: All 30 teams are in action today with an early start time of 12:10 PM ET. There are three interleague matchups today: ARI-NYY, KC-ATL, and TEX-CHC.

 

Best SP choices

  • Don't let the 4.91 ERA fool you - Max Scherzer (RHP, DET) has been both elite and unlucky (41/58% H%/S%) so far. The underlying skills paint a different picture: 18/3 K/BB and 2.69 xERA in two PQS-DOM starts this season. Keep him active in all...

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