DAILY MATCHUPS: Scherzer to rebound against Red Sox?

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: All major league teams are in action today, with seven games under the lights. The sole interleague matchup features the struggling St. Louis Cardinals taking on the high fire-power Toronto Blue Jays.

 

Best SP choices

  • Max Scherzer (RHP, DET) has struggled over his last three outings (all road starts), giving up 29 hits and 16 earned runs in just under 20 innings. Scherzer served up an alarming amount of fly balls (40)...

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