MATCHUPS: NL Weekend, June 15-17

This NL Weekend Series Matchups column will cover six three-game interleague series hosted in National League parks. 

The following analysis was compiled with the most up-to-date pitching information available, but circumstances can and will change, so refer to the Weekly Probable Starting Pitching Report for any updates.

Within each series below, the scheduled starters are listed for both teams. Following each pitcher's name, we've included their handedness, year-to-date BPV, and last five PQS scores.

 


Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs (3)

BOS Probables:
Daisuke Matsuzaka (RHP; 234 BPV; Last 5 PQS: 4) 
Jon Lester (LHP; 76 BPV; Last 5 PQS: 3-0-4-4-5) 
Josh Beckett (RHP; 82 BPV; Last 5 PQS: 5-4-5-2-4) 

CHC Probables:

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