DAILY MATCHUPS: Pitching duel at PETCO
Aug 1 2014
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 on this Saturday, with two games taking place in the afternoon. The Rockies visit the Tigers in the only interleague game of the day.
Best SP choices
- Ervin Santana (RHP, ATL) takes on the Padres for the second time in as many starts. He will be seeking a repeat of his last performance, when he threw eight shutout innings and struck out 11. That makes two consecutive starts where he has struck...
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