DAILY MATCHUPS: Under-the-radar plays on the mound

As a way to preview the day's games, the 2014 Daily Matchups column seeks to highlight the outliers or notable matchups on the HQ Pitcher Matchup 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:  Every team (of course) goes on Sunday. Miami-Houston is the lone interleague game on the slate, and the Dodgers and Giants will battle in the ESPN Sunday nighter.

 

Best SP choices

  • Adam Wainwright (RHP, STL) is tabbed with a Matchup Rating of 2.90 for his Sunday road turn at Wrigley Field. Wainwright has been stellar on the road (1.40 ERA, 0.90 WHIP) and owns a 4.0 average PQS against the Cubs over the last two seasons. Chicago is a...

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