DAILY MATCHUPS: Shoe-in

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: A light day on the schedule with only nine games, two of those taking place in the afternoon. Interleague play takes the day off. 

 

Best SP choices

  • Matthew Shoemaker (RHP, LAA) is coming off a PQS-0 where he allowed 11 H and eight ER in just four innings, yet is still a top choice today as five of his eight starts have resulted in a PQS-DOM. He did not come into the season as a highly rated prospect, but has put up...

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