DAILY MATCHUPS: Cole cruises into PETCO

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: It's another full Wednesday as all 30 teams are in action, with four afternoon games today. First pitch is at Citi Field between the Mets and Braves at 1:10 PM ET. San Francisco will host Boston in the only interleague matchup. The feature game today puts Arizona against the Reds as they look to make up ground in the NL Wild Card race.

 

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  • Gerrit Cole (RHP, PIT) gets the highest score among starters today...

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