DAILY MATCHUPS: Tanaka - Mission Unstoppable

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: All major league teams are in action with the sole interleague matchup featuring the Athletics visiting the Marlins. We get bonus action today with two doubleheaders—Nationals at the Cubs and the Braves against the Phillies.

 

Best SP choices

  • Masahiro Tanaka (RHP, NYY) takes his 11-2 record into his 16th big league start today. Tanaka has pitched six consecutive PQS-5 games and boasts incredible ratios (2.11 ERA, 0.96 WHIP)...

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