DAILY MATCHUPS: Homer faces the Pirates

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 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: There are nine games on the schedule today, with all taking place in the evening. Interleague play takes a day off. The Brewers are off to a hot start and will host the defending NL champion Cardinals, where Matt Garza will oppose Lance Lynn

 

Best SP choices

  • Homer Bailey (RHP, CIN) is today's top choice with a strong 2.65 matchup rating in his home start versus the Pirates. His eight wins against the Pirates are the...

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