DAILY MATCHUPS: Lefties Kershaw, Gonzalez earn top figures for Friday

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2015 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on the HQ Pitcher Matchup 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:  The final day of July bring a full Friday slate; the 15 games on the day include LAA-at LA, ARI-at-HOU and SF-at-TEX as interleague tilts. Mostly dry conditions are expected across the baseball weather map.

 

Best SP choices

  • Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA) heads into Friday off a slightly extended rest interval due to hip/glute soreness. Kershaw has logged a dozen...

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