DAILY MATCHUPS: Hamels and Shields are Friday's best options

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2015 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.

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Today's schedule overview: All 30 teams have a game on the schedule today. There is one afternoon game in Chicago as the Royals visit the Cubs. This is also the only interleague game on the schedule. All other games games take place during the evening. There is a 50% or better chance of thunderstorms/rain that could effect games in Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis and...

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