DAILY MATCHUPS: Meltdown in Oaktown

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 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.

 

Today's schedule overview: There are 10 scheduled games on this day of remembrance, with four games taking place in the afternoon. Interleague play takes the day off.

 

Best SP choices

  • Mike Fiers (RHP, MIL) has been nothing short of spectacular since being promoted and joining the rotation. He has thrown a PQS-DOM in each of his starts, allowing more than two ER just once in six starts. Over that time he is 5-1 with a 1.94 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 2.80...

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