DAILY MATCHUPS: Hutchison visits Houston

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 HQ Pitcher Matchups 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: There are 11 games are on the schedule today, with three games taking place in the afternoon. Interleague play takes the day off.

 

Best SP choices

  • Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA), of course, is the best starting pitcher in baseball. He is 9-0 in last ten starts, where he has allowed only eight earned runs in 77 innings. The opposing Braves have a respectable .750 OPS versus left handed pitching, yet that will likely not matter...

Almost!

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