DAILY MATCHUPS: Under-the-radar plays on the mound

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on the HQ Pitcher Matchup tool (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:  Every team (of course) goes on Sunday. Miami-Houston is the lone interleague game on the slate, and the Dodgers and Giants will battle in the ESPN Sunday nighter.

 

Best SP choices

  • Adam Wainwright (RHP, STL) is tabbed with a Matchup Rating of 2.90 for his Sunday road turn at Wrigley Field. Wainwright has been stellar on the road (1.40 ERA, 0.90 WHIP) and owns a 4.0 average PQS against the Cubs over the last two seasons. Chicago is a...

Almost!

You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

More From Daily Matchups

Logan Henderson heads to Los Angeles looking for a second win against the Dodgers this season.
Aug 16 2026 7:31am
Reid Detmers has been consistently reliable this season, and he'll look to deliver another strong outing today on a slate that predicts a bundle of strong outings from lefties.
Aug 15 2026 8:30am
Gerrit Cole has been great of late and he rolls into Toronto looking to keep throwing well. Our full preview of Friday's pitchers is inside...
Aug 14 2026 7:46am
Max Fried will twirl at home against Seattle.
Aug 13 2026 7:15am
Shane Baz has been one of the hotter pitchers over the last two months, and he'll look to stay hot versus the Twins.
Aug 12 2026 9:00am

Tools