DAILY MATCHUPS: Latos takes on the Cubs

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: Eight afternoon games are on the docket today with first pitch at 12:35 PM ET. No interleague games, as the Marlins and Twins have the day off. The NL's top two teams so far, Atlanta and Colorado, will face off at Coors Field as well.

 

Best SP choices

  • Mat Latos (RHP, CIN) has been one of the best starters in baseball so far, posting a 7.3 Cmd and 158 BPV in four starts. He's tossed three PQS-DOMs in a row and will go...

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