MLB Grind Down: Wednesday, August 27th Page Three

Oakland at Houston

Oakland Houston
Drew Pomeranz Vegas Moneyline Brad Peacock Vegas Over/Under
LEFT OAK (-160) RIGHT 8.5
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.279 0.782 0.347 23.40% SP vs. Left 0.272 0.803 0.352 18.80%
SP vs. Right 0.210 0.611 0.280 20.40% SP vs. Right 0.271 0.835 0.366 20.50%
Batter Splits OAK BvP pop up 2 OAK vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits HOU BvP pop up 2 HOU vs L pop up 2
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Pitcher Grind Down

Salaries: $5200 FD, $10350 DD, $7200 DK, $NA FF, $NA SS, $NA FTD

Salaries: $5000 FD, $8450 DD, $5200 DK, $ FF, $13000 SS, $8450 FTD

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Oakland

Josh Reddick – You can plug any of the A’s LH hitters into this spot. They all have a terrific matchup against Peacock who has given up a .352 wOBA to batters from the left side of the plate. I like Reddick here because he is cheap and offers a ton of upside for the price.

Additional Plays: Stephen Vogt, Brandon Moss, Coco Crisp

Houston

Jose Altuve – Altuve is one of the best hitters in baseball against LH pitching. He is batting .425 with a with a .446 wOBA vs. southpaws this season. If you want to spend up at 2B, Altuve is the clear #1 option.

Additional Plays: Chris Carter, Dexter Fowler


LA Dodgers at Arizona

LA Dodgers Arizona
Clayton Kershaw Vegas Moneyline Wade Miley Vegas Over/Under
LEFT LAD (-205) LEFT 7.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.157 0.357 0.163 32.40% SP vs. Left 0.245 0.734 0.328 19.40%
SP vs. Right 0.201 0.557 0.247 32.10% SP vs. Right 0.255 0.738 0.323 22.40%
Batter Splits LAD BvP pop up 2 LAD vs L pop up 2 Batter Splits ARI BvP pop up 2 ARI vs L pop up 2
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Salaries: $12200 FD, $21800 DD, $14400 DK, $NA FF, $33000 SS, $21750 FTD

Salaries: $7200 FD, $14250 DD, $8200 DK, $ FF, $20300 SS, $14600 FTD

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LA Dodgers

Scott Van Slyke – Van Slyke has terrific power against LH pitching, especially against this particular lefty. Van Slyke is 7/16 off of Miley is his career and all 7 of those hits went for extra bases (4 HR’s, 3 doubles). He offers great upside as a value play in the OF.

Additional Plays: Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez

Arizona

Unless the site that you are playing on awards points for hitters striking out, you should avoid the Diamondbacks tonight.


Miami at LA Angels

Miami LA Angels
Henderson Alvarez Vegas Moneyline Hector Santiago Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT LAA (-144) LEFT 8.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.256 0.654 0.287 15.70% SP vs. Left 0.211 0.553 0.249 20.70%
SP vs. Right 0.280 0.725 0.322 14.50% SP vs. Right 0.234 0.684 0.307 20.80%
Batter Splits MIA BvP pop up 2 MIA vs L pop up 2 Batter Splits LAA BvP pop up 2 LAA vs R pop up 2
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Pitcher Grind Down

Salaries: $8000 FD, $13850 DD, $7300 DK, $NA FF, $22500 SS, $13850 FTD

Salaries: $5900 FD, $11900 DD, $6500 DK, $ FF, $14800 SS, $11900 FTD

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Miami

Giancarlo Stanton – I wouldn’t be doing Stanton justice if I left him off of the recommended plays when he was facing a LH pitcher. Stanton has been mashing LH pitching this season with a .372 batting average and a .478 wOBA.

Additional Plays: None

LA Angels

Mike Trout – Trout has 3 multi-hit games over his last 5. He’s one of those players that you shouldn’t need a whole lot of persuading to consider. He’s one of the best hitters in baseball and he offers a great combination of both speed and power.

Additional Plays: Kole Calhoun


Milwaukee at San Diego

Milwaukee San Diego
Yovani Gallardo Vegas Moneyline Odrisamer Despaigne Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT MIL (-140) RIGHT 7.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.215 0.593 0.270 18.60% SP vs. Left 0.268 0.784 0.351 12.10%
SP vs. Right 0.278 0.739 0.326 18.00% SP vs. Right 0.206 0.548 0.253 17.50%
Batter Splits MIL BvP pop up 2 MIL vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits SDP BvP pop up 2 SDP vs R pop up 2
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Pitcher Grind Down

Salaries: $7400 FD, $15100 DD, $8100 DK, $NA FF, $19300 SS, $15100 FTD

Salaries: $5700 FD, $11450 DD, $6200 DK, $ FF, $16100 SS, $ FTD

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Milwaukee

Scooter Gennett – If you are looking for a cheap 2B tonight, Gennett is a terrific option. He has really hit RH pitching well this season and Despaigne has given up a .351 wOBA to LH hitters.

Additional Plays: Aramis Ramirez, Jonathan Lucroy

San Diego

There aren’t any plays that stand out on the Padres tonight in Petco.


Colorado at San Francisco

Colorado San Francisco
Franklin Morales Vegas Moneyline Tim Hudson Vegas Over/Under
LEFT SFG (-200) RIGHT 7.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.224 0.667 0.299 14.20% SP vs. Left 0.281 0.764 0.334 11.60%
SP vs. Right 0.309 0.938 0.405 15.20% SP vs. Right 0.230 0.605 0.264 18.90%
Batter Splits COL BvP pop up 2 COL vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits SFG BvP pop up 2 SFG vs L pop up 2
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Pitcher Grind Down

Salaries: $5200 FD, $9850 DD, $5700 DK, $NA FF, $13000 SS, $NA FTD

Salaries: $6800 FD, $15400 DD, $6600 DK, $ FF, $19000 SS, $15400 FTD

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Colorado

Charlie Blackmon – Hudson has given up a .334 wOBA to LH hitters this season and has struggled in his last few starts. The LH bats on the Rockies make decent contrarian plays tonight.

Additional Plays: Corey Dickerson

San Francisco

Buster Posey – Posey is fresh off of a 2-HR performance. He homered in each of his last 2 at-bats and was basically the difference between cashing and not-cashing in double-ups. He has always hit LH pitching well and should be targeted in all league tonight against Morales who has given up a .405 wOBA to RH hitters this season.

Additional Plays: Hunter Pence, Pablo Sandoval


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