DAILY MATCHUPS: Young running out of luck

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: There are 16 games on the schedule today, with a day-night double header scheduled between the Cubs and Reds. The first half of that will be the only game in the afternoon. There are three interleague games, with the Nationals hosting the Orioles, the Tigers hosting the Dodgers, and the A's hosting the Giants.

 

Best SP choices

  • Johnny Cueto (RHP, CIN) is having a tremendous season, as he is 8-6 with a 1.99 ERA and 0.87...

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