DAILY MATCHUPS: Darvish versus the Astros

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 teams are in action, with four afternoon games and the remainder under the lights. Interleague play has the Dodgers at Detroit, Washington at Baltimore, and Oakland at San Francisco.

 

Best SP choices

  • Yu Darvish (RHP, TEX) has eight  PQS-DOM outings in his past 10 starts, as he faces Houston at home. Darvish has been dominant in his eight starts in Rangers Ballpark, with a 1.83 ERA. And he has been dominant against...

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