DAILY MATCHUPS: Can Wood stifle the Cardinals?
May 1 2014
As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 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 is a full slate of games, with St. Louis visiting Wrigley Field in a day game, and all the others under the lights. Toronto is at Pittsburgh in the only interleague clash.
Best SP Choices
Travis Wood (LHP, CHC) grades out to a 4.25 in his matchup with St. Louis and is the best SP choice of the day. Wood has three PQS-DOM outings in his five starts, and he's pitched better at home (2.33 ERA) than on the road (5.56...
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