MLB Daily Grind Down April 19th Part 2
Washington at NY Mets
| Washington | NY Mets | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citi Field | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Stephen Strasburg (1-2 REC, 2.95 ERA, 5.1 Avg IP) | Matt Harvey (3-0 REC, 0.82 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 10-49 (0.204) H/AB, 0.531 OPS, 1 HR, 21 Ks | PvB | 5-18 (0.278) H/AB, 0.889 OPS, 1 HR, 8 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 82 IP, 2.85 ERA, 0.214 BAA, 12 K/9 | HOME | 24 IP, 1.88 ERA, 0.141 BAA, 10.9 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
WSN BvP  | WSN vs R | NYM BvP | NYM vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 6.5
- Favored WAS -125
Pitchers
- Home Matt Harvey takes the mound as the underdog in this game which is crazy to me after the way he has pitched to start the season. His home ERA was a mere 1.88 a year ago. He catches a WAS team cooling off after a hot start. He has a 10.23 K/9 on the season. Target
- Away Stephen Strasburg takes the mound as the road favorite. He has pitched well himself and is capable of GPP winning outings. He was a better pitcher on the road last year and has had good success in the past versus this hot NYM team batting.285 over the last 7 days. Vegas likes him to get the win over Harvey on the road but I like Harvey better. In Play
Batters
- There is not enough data out on the young guy. This looks like it is headed towards a pitcher duel so I will be fading all the bats with my money.
Miami at Cincinnati
| Miami | Cincinnati | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great American Ball Park | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Kevin Slowey (0-2 REC, 2.04 ERA, 5.1 Avg IP) | Mat Latos (0-0 REC, 3.26 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 6-32 (0.188) H/AB, 0.594 OPS, 1 HR, 15 Ks | PvB | 14-41 (0.341) H/AB, 1.024 OPS, 2 HR, 10 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 0 | HOME | 124.2 IP, 3.18 ERA, 0.229 BAA, 7.1 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| MIA BvP | MIA vs R | CIN BvP | CIN vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored CIN -225
Pitchers
- Home Mat Latos gets a strong vote of confidence from Vegas today which always makes me think to target. He has produced the Ks in his first two starts but he has given up his share of runs also. He gets an instant upgrade from a MIA team batting only .202 on the season. He will probably be used by a great deal of the field today. Target
- Away Kevin Slowey has been surprisingly decent his first 3 starts. On a better team, he could be a matchup play. A CIN team batting .286 over the last 7 days would not be the matchup. Avoid
Batters
- Home Slowey has held Shin-Soo Choo to a .167 BAA vs. him. Still, I like him with the rest of the Lefties today. Bradon Phillips kills left-handed pitching but his .302 average versus right-handers this year is not bad either. He has been on a nice run. The line is only 7.5 and I cannot argue with how Slowey has been pitching so do not overdue it.
- Away MIA has some nice splits as a team vs. Latos. I would not read too much into that since the sample size is low but Giancario Stanton at 4-5 draws my attention.
Oakland at Tampa Bay
| Oakland | Tampa Bay | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Brett Anderson (1-2 REC, 4.34 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | Alex Cobb (1-1 REC, 1.93 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 7-29 (0.241) H/AB, 0.621 OPS, 1 HR, 9 Ks | PvB | 7-48 (0.146) H/AB, 0.375 OPS, 0 HR, 13 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 22 IP, 3.27 ERA, 0.235 BAA, 6.1 K/9 | HOME | 72.1 IP, 3.24 ERA, 0.22 BAA, 8.2 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| OAK BvP | OAK vs R | TBR BvP | TBR vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored TB -110
Pitchers
- Home Alex Cobb first two starts were on par with his home/road splits. He takes the mound toady in Tampa Bay were his ERA was a point and a half lower. OAK is batting .269 on the season but only .146 vs. him and only .249 versus right-handers. The Ks have been thee for Cobb. Target
- Away Brett Anderson was hit hard at home in his last start by DET. He had looked sharp up until then. He goes against a TB team that is struggling at the plate batting .204 over the last 7 days and .204 on the season. In Play
Batters
- Home Jed Lowrie, Coco Crisp, and John Jaso are the guys to target from OAK. Crisp and Jaso have positive BvPs. Seth Smith is always a cheap option with a righty on the mound. He is still batting over .400 on the season.
- Away Vegas has TB slated to win so they think they will scores some runs. Evan Longoria has hit 3 HRs over the past week and draws a lefty that he has taken yard in 8 at bats.
Seattle at Texas
| Seattle | Texas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM | ||||||
| Joe Saunders (1-1 REC, 2.08 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | Yu Darvish (2-1 REC, 2.75 ERA, 6.1 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 38-127 (0.299) H/AB, 0.913 OPS, 7 HR, 14 Ks | PvB | 15-96 (0.156) H/AB, 0.5 OPS, 0 HR, 33 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 91.1 IP, 2.66 ERA, 0.237 BAA, 5.4 K/9 | HOME | 92.2 IP, 3.88 ERA, 0.233 BAA, 10.8 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SEA BvP | SEA vs R | TEX BvP | TEX vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored TEX -210
Pitchers
- Home Before you think Yu Darvish is a lock versus SEA tonight, know that he just gave up 3 ER to them in SEA and is now facing them in the much more hitter friendly park in Arlington. His Ks have been up and his WHIP is a sick 0.76 on the season. He actually was a better pitcher at home a year ago and SEA has been a worse batting team on the road. Though, how much worse can a team batting .224 on the season get? Target
- Away Joe Saunders manage to shutdown the Rangers a few games ago in SEA but I will have a harder time repeating that success tonight. Even only giving up 1 ER that night, he did not get the win. That tells you all you need to know right there. Avoid
Batters
- Home Ian Kinsler is my play of the day today. Any split you look at is good for him and he has taken Saunders yard 4 times in 27 AB. Nelson Crus also has a nice .304 BAA and is batting .289 on the season.
- Away The current Mariners have only 5 XBH in 96 AB versus Darvish, none of them for a HR. If you want to spin the wheel then Michael Morse and Kendrys Morales will have a much easier shot at the fences tonight.
Cleveland at Houston
| Cleveland | Houston | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Brett Myers (0-2 REC, 8.82 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | Lucas Harrell (0-2 REC, 5.63 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 7-37 (0.189) H/AB, 0.622 OPS, 0 HR, 10 Ks | PvB | 4-27 (0.148) H/AB, 0.444 OPS, 0 HR, 12 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 26 IP, 3.81 ERA, 0.253 BAA, 6.6 K/9 | HOME | 80.2 IP, 2.34 ERA, 0.249 BAA, 6.5 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| CLE BvP | CLE vs R | HOU BvP | HOU vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored CLE -115
Pitchers
- Home Lucas Harrell was a 2.38 pitcher at home a year ago and he draws a CLE team batting only .228 on the season. His K/9 ratio is on the low side but will get a boost tonight from a CLE team batting only .228 on the season with 123 Ks. His BvPs versus CLE are great as well. He could be a sneaky play if the Astros can scores some runs for him In Play
- Away Brett Myers s back to starting games and has been getting crushed in them. He looked better in his last start and gets an even bigger boost to his K/9 from a HOU team with 147 Ks on the season. Houston is batting .259 on the season. The one thing I like about Myers is that he played for Houston in the past and Vegas likes them to win. In Play
Batters
- Home Jose Altuve and Marwin Gonzalez are the only two Astros worth mentioning. The line is 8.5 and Myers is not a lock to pitch well. There could be value to be had with this team.
- Away Nick Swisher has been turning it on lately and Michael Bourn has remained hot. Carlos Santana is batting over .400 on the season and it is a short flight to the Crawford boxes in Minute Maid.