DAILY MATCHUPS: Can Kershaw handcuff the Reds?

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 30 teams are in action, with four afternoon games. In interleague play, the Braves visit Boston, Baltimore is at Milwaukee, and the Yankees are in St. Louis.

 

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  • Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA) is off to a blazing beginning, with four PQS-DOM outings in his first five starts, and he next faces the Reds in Dodger Stadium. Last season Kershaw had a 1.80 ERA in two starts against the Reds, and he pitched...

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