DAILY MATCHUPS: Sanchez takes on the Sox

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: There are six games in each league today, with no interleague games. Five of the six AL games are afternoon starts, so get those lineups in early. The slate is highlighted by an outstanding pitching matchup in Detroit, where Chris Sale will take on Aníbal Sánchez.

 

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  • Aníbal Sánchez (RHP, DET) has an incredible 3.82 matchup rating for this home start against the White Sox. Last time out, in his first...

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