DAILY MATCHUPS: Liriano looks to ride hot start

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 all night games on Friday with the exception of a matinee at Wrigley. St. Louis will take on Cincinnati in a matchup between two of baseball's best teams so far. Minnesota will lose the DH as they travel to Washington in the only interleague series this weekend.

 

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  • James Shields (RHP, TAM) has been one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball this year despite being only 2-6. He's posted 10 PQS-DOM...

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