DAILY MATCHUPS: Wainwright to battle Lester in Sunday night opener

Daily games are a growing segment of fantasy baseball, and daily management of teams becomes more and more important every year, particularly with the trend and matchup analysis of the day’s starting pitchers.

As a way to preview the day's games, the HQ’s 2015 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.

Beginning on Monday, April 6, the Daily Matchups will feature our selections as the best and worst choices for the day and a look at a few risk/reward opportunities. For the April 5 Sunday-night opener, we look at the opposing moundsmen for the Cardinals...

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