DAILY MATCHUPS: Garza's a go against Pittsburgh

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2013 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: All 30 clubs take the field on Wednesday with first pitch at 12:05 PM ET in Cleveland between the Indians and Royals. There are four matinee games, and the lone interleague game is Pittsburgh at Texas.

 

Best SP choices

  • Despite some recent struggles on the surface, Matt Garza (RHP, TEX) should still be considered a top choice against the Pirates with a 2.17 matchup rating. Garza's racked up a 5.13 ERA over his last six...

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