3-picks: Three American League Games - 2 Japanese Pitching Debuts

Wednesday April 4: AJ Burnett (0-0)(TOR) vs. Nate Robertson (0-0)(DET) This is a good match up as Burnett looks to be the #2 starter Toronto was looking for last year before the injuries sidelines him and Nate Robertson was the most underrated of Detroit's outstanding rotation on their pennant run.(Win Probability Graphing by Fangraphs)
AJ Burnett: 2.0IP, 5H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 2SO, 0HR - L
Nate Robertson: 5.2IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4SO, 1HR - W
Todd Jones: 1.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0SO, 0HR - S

Thursday April 5: Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-0)(BOS) vs. Zack Greinke (0-0)(KC) There's plenty of hype around D-Mat's major league debut and his mysterious gyro ball. But I'm also equally intrigued with Zack Greinke's return after missing most of last year to get his head together. Greinke has enormous potential and he's my #1 sleeper candidate for starting pitchers in fantasy baseball this year.(Win Probability Graphing by Fangraphs)
Daisuke Matsuzaka: 7.0IP, 6H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 10SO, 1HR - W
Jonathan Papelbon: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR - SV
Zack Greinke: 7.0IP, 8H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 7SO, 0HR - L


Friday April 6: Adam Loewen (0-0)(BAL) vs. Kei Igawa (0-0)(NYY) Igawa didn't draw all the hype (and big bucks) of D-Mat's Boston saga. Both of these pitchers have a lot riding on their shoulders as they come in with big expectations for their respective teams. And oddly, both of these rivals have a lot of uncertainty about the quality of their rotations this year.(Win Probability Graphing by Fangraphs)

Adam Loewen: 5.0IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2SO, 0HR - W
Chad Bradford: 0.1IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO, 0HR - H
Jamie Walker: 0.2IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1SO, 0HR - H
Danys Baez: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR - H
Chris Ray: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR - S

Mike Mussina: 4.0IP, 8H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 4SO, 0HR - L