DAILY MATCHUPS: Sale vs. Shields on Friday

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: The final weekend of the regular season kicks off with a full slate of games, all of which are under the lights. The Pirates and Reds will face off in what's looking like a preview of the NL Wild Card Game. The lone interleague matchup this weekend has Detroit losing their DH as they travel to Miami.

 

Best SP choices

  • Chris Sale (LHP, CHW) has put up another elite season despite poor run support and an 11-13 record....

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