DAILY MATCHUPS: Scherzer looks to strike down the Astros

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:  All thirty teams are in action today, with fifteen games about evenly split between early afternoon, mid-afternoon, and the evening. Rain could interfere with games in Chicago (both the Sox and Cubs are at home), Kansas City, Atlanta, and Colorado. In Denver, the Rays hope to boost their offensive numbers in game two of the weekend's interleague matchup versus the Rockies. The best game of the day should be in Texas, where...

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