DAILY MATCHUPS: Can Iwakuma keep it going?

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: All 30 teams are in action as weekend series get underway with first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. Atlanta will face San Francisco in what looks to be the headline matchup over the weekend. San Diego will get to use a DH as they travel to Tampa Bay for the only interleague series.

 

Best SP choices

  • Alex Cobb (RHP, TAM) brings a 2.67 matchup rating into tonight's game against San Diego, and the skills say it's well deserved. Cobb...

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