DAILY MATCHUPS: Improved Medlen faces Giants

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: The weekend gets underway with a full slate of games, all of which are taking place at night. Baltimore and Boston will face off in a pivotal AL East matchup, while Washington gains the DH as they travel to Cleveland in the only interleague series this weekend.

 

Best SP choices

  • Justin Masterson (RHP, CLE) is a fine choice Friday against a struggling Washington team averaging 3.4 runs per game this month. Masterson's...

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