DAILY MATCHUPS: Roark a solid play at home vs. Braves

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on the HQ Pitcher Matchup 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:  Sunday’s slate presents one interleague matchup (Toronto at Cincinnati). There is one night game (Texas at LA Angels). Weather forecasts predict a decent chance of rain that could affect games in Minneapolis, Chicago and Cincinnati.

Best SP choices

  • Hyun-Jin Ryu (LHP, LA) is coming off back-to-back PQS-5s, and he tossed a 5 against the Padres earlier this season (and a PQS-4 against them last year).  Over his last 37.1 IP, Ryu has walked...

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