DAILY MATCHUPS: Zimmerman visits PETCO

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:  Every team is in action today, and most of the games are in the evening.  On paper, the best matchup is Detroit visiting Texas, two teams with clear championship aspirations.  Other games of note are the Giants in Colorado and the Rays visiting Baltimore. 

 

Best SP choices

  • Jordan Zimmerman (RHP, WAS) is off to a stellar start for the Nationals (7-1, 1.69 ERA, 97 BPV).  Even though his Dom is down slightly from last year...

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