DAILY MATCHUPS: Iwakuma and the Astros
Jun 9 2013
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: Only ten games on the schedule today, all of them in the evening. No interleague matchups either. The only game between two teams over .500 is the Red Sox-Rays game in Tampa.
Best SP choices:
- Lost in the shuffle of last week's epic extra-inning affair between the White Sox and the Mariners is that Hisashi Iwakuma (RHP, SEA) had another stellar outing: 8 IP, 0 ER, PQS-4. On the season, Iwakuma has been fantastic: ...
Almost!
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