DAILY MATCHUPS: Scher—thing on Sunday?

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:  Since Monday will be a fairly light day—especially in the AL—look for fewer lineup shuffles on Sunday. Division rivalry games (BOS-NYY, CHC-STL, LAD-ARI) dot the slate, and the Red Sox-Yankees tilt is the Sunday night TV matchup.

 

Best SP choices

Max Scherzer (SP, DET) is in search of his first victory this season and gets a favorable turn at PETCO. The Padres own the NL’s worst OPS to date, a .565 mark that is netting barely...

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