MLB Daily Grind Down April 29th Part 2
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee
| Pittsburgh | Milwaukee | ||||||
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| Miller Park | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Wandy Rodriguez – (2-0), 1.66 ERA, 6.79 K/9, 0.78 WHIP | Yovani Gallardo – (2-1), 4.97 ERA, 5.28 K/9, 1.66 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (81-277 H/AB) 0.292 BA-A, 0.19 K%, 0.805 OPS-A | PvB | (33-120 H/AB) 0.275 BA-A, 0.23 K%, 0.875 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-0), 4.5 ERA, 2 HRA, 5.6 K/9, 1.625 WHIP | HOME | (1-0), 4.24 ERA, 2 HRA, 6.4 K/9, 1.647 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
PIT BvP  | PIT vs R | MIL BvP | MIL vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored MIL -124
Pitchers
- Home Yovani Gollardo has not produced an outing this year that is acceptable in the daily fantasy community. His WHIP is a high 1.66 and his K/9 ratio is down from a year ago. He draws a PIT team that is batting .219 on the road, .253 vs. right-handers, and .266 over the last 7 days. The BvP data favors PIT in this one. Avoid
- Away Wandy Rodriguez has historically been a much better pitcher at home than on the road but he is off to a great start to the year with a 1.66 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP. His K/9 ratio is a little low but not unplayable. He draws a MIL team that the splits favor today. They are batting .259 at home, .286 versus left-handers, and .218 over the last 7 days. They have hit him hard in the past. Avoid
Batters
- Home Ryan Braun is 14-39 versus Wandy with 4 HR. Carlos Gomez has been hot for MIL and get the splits in his favor although he has had limited success versus Rodriguez. Rickie Weeks and Norichika Aoki also have positive BvPs. However, both are slumping as of late.
- Away Russell Martin is red hot. He is 9-24 with 4 HR over the last 7 days for 30.25 FP. His one AB versus Gollardo was for a double. Gaby Sanchez has cooled down but sports strong BvPs. Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones have positive BvPs also. Pedro Alvarez is the player you are probably going to want to avoid. He is 0-12 with 7 Ks but has been hot lately and gets the righty/lefty split in his favor.
Cleveland at Kansas City
| Cleveland | Kansas City | ||||||
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| Kauffman Stadium | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Ubaldo Jimenez – (0-2), 10.06 ERA, 7.94 K/9, 1.59 WHIP | Wade Davis – (2-1), 3.2 ERA, 7.97 K/9, 1.68 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (30-118 H/AB) 0.254 BA-A, 0.18 K%, 0.78 OPS-A | PvB | (10-58 H/AB) 0.172 BA-A, 0.24 K%, 0.828 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-0), 4.09 ERA, 2 HRA, 8.2 K/9, 0.909 WHIP | HOME | (1-0), 0 ERA, 0 HRA, 10.8 K/9, 1.4 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| CLE BvP | CLE vs R | KCR BvP | KCR vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored KAN -142
Pitchers
- Home Wade Davis has been decent to start the year. His K/9 are a little low but he has yet to give up an ER at home to start the year. He gets a nice matchup today against a CLE team batting .273 on the road, .241 versus right-handers, and .255 over the last 7 days. He has held the current Indians to a .172 BAA off of him and should get the win versus a struggling pitcher on the mound. I like him as a second pitcher in a multiple pitcher format.
- Away Ubaldo Jimenez has a 10.06 ERA on the year. I wonder how much longer that 1 good half of a season will carry him in baseball. He squares off against a KAN team batting .266 at home, .254 vs. right-handers, and .263 over the last 7 days.
Batters
- Home Eric Hosmer is 5-8 with 2 HRs versus Jimenez. Alex Gordon has been hot and gets the splits in his favor today. Jimenez has struggled on the year so everyone is in play today.
- Away CLE has been struggling to score runs as of late and their FP has reflected that fact. No one has been hot and no one has positive BvPs versus him.
Cincinnati at St. Louis
| Cincinnati | St. Louis | ||||||
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| Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM | ||||||
| Mat Latos – (1-0), 2.16 ERA, 8.97 K/9, 1.05 WHIP | Adam Wainwright – (4-1), 1.93 ERA, 8.98 K/9, 0.99 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (42-131 H/AB) 0.321 BA-A, 0.2 K%, 0.908 OPS-A | PvB | (24-121 H/AB) 0.198 BA-A, 0.18 K%, 0.57 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-0), 2.84 ERA, 1 HRA, 7.8 K/9, 1.184 WHIP | HOME | (1-0), 0 ERA, 0 HRA, 12 K/9, 0.444 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| CIN BvP | CIN vs R | STL BvP | STL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7
- Favored STL -123
Pitchers
- Home Adam Wainwright has been dominate to start the season. He is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. He takes the hill today versus a CIN team that is batting .218 on the road, .230 versus right-handers, and .211 over the last 7 days. He has very low .198 BAA vs. CIN. Target
- Away Mat Latos has been very solid to start the season also. He is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. The difference between the two pitchers today is that he catches a STL team that is batting .256 at home, .250 vs. right-handers, and .261 over the last 7 days and they have hit him real well in the past before especially in this park. His BAA against them is a high .321 Avoid
Batters
- Home Carlos Beltran has 3 HRs in 14 ABs versus Latos if he plays. David Freese, Matt Holliday, Jon Jay, and Yadier Molina have nice numbers also.
- Away Jay Bruce has positive BvPs versus Wainwright and has been hitting the ball well over the last 7 days. The team has been slumping and no one else has impressive BvP numbers so I think it is best to avoid them today in a game with a low OU.
San Francisco at Arizona
| San Francisco | Arizona | ||||||
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| Chase Field | 9:40 PM | ||||||
| Matt Cain – (0-2), 6.59 ERA, 8.3 K/9, 1.26 WHIP | Ian Kennedy – (1-2), 4.7 ERA, 7.75 K/9, 1.3 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (50-210 H/AB) 0.238 BA-A, 0.21 K%, 0.724 OPS-A | PvB | (42-173 H/AB) 0.243 BA-A, 0.21 K%, 0.665 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-1), 4.26 ERA, 5 HRA, 8.5 K/9, 1.105 WHIP | HOME | (1-1), 5.68 ERA, 1 HRA, 8.5 K/9, 1.579 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SFG BvP | SFG vs R | ARI BvP | ARI vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored Pickāem
Pitchers
- Home Ian Kennedy just held this same SFO team to only 1 ER in 6 IP of work with 4 Ks. He has been unimpressive on the season so far and will make this start at home where he has been a much worse pitcher to start the season. SFO is batting .246 on the road, .265 vs. right-handers, and .259 over the last 7 days. When pitching well, Kennedy can be a force in daily fantasy.
- Away Matt Cain has been knocked around to start the season. He has a 1.26 WHIP on the season, though, so some f that can be attributed to bad luck. He was dominate at home a year ago and dropped off some on the road. ARI is a tough park to pitch in. He went 6 IP with 3 ER in his last start versus ARI with 6 Ks. ARI is batting .252 at home, .271 versus right-handers, and .241 over the last 7 days. Matt Cain has held ARI to a .238 BAA as a team. I like him if his salary has dropped on your site.
Batters
- Home Paul Goldschmidt has been the most productive 1B in baseball so far this year. He has had okay success versus Cain in the past. Gerardo Parra has been producing over the past 7 days and draws the splits in his favor. Miguel Montero at home versus a right-hander is always a good play.
- Away Buster Posey has been really hot over the past week producing 26 FP. He has great numbers versus Kennedy. He is 8-23 versus him. Marco Scutaro and Brandon Crawford have nice BvPs also. Crawford has produced 20.5 FP over the last week and is undervalued on some sites.
LA Angels at Oakland
| LA Angels | Oakland | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.co Coliseum | 10:07 PM | ||||||
| Tommy Hanson – (2-1), 4.24 ERA, 4.24 K/9, 1.53 WHIP | Dan Straily – (1-0), 2.7 ERA, 15.97 K/9, 0.75 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (4-16 H/AB) 0.25 BA-A, 0.25 K%, 0.75 OPS-A | PvB | (9-37 H/AB) 0.243 BA-A, 0.22 K%, 0.676 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-0), 4.5 ERA, 2 HRA, 6 K/9, 1 WHIP | HOME | NO DATA | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| LAA BvP | LAA vs R | OAK BvP | OAK vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored OAK -127
Pitchers
- Home Daniel Straily looked great in his one spot start of the year. He went 6.2 IP giving up 2 ER with 11 Ks but it was against the Astros. He gets the advantage of playing in a pitcher friendly park versus a LAA team batting .240 on the road, .267 versus right-handers, and .225 over the last 7 days. Vegas has him as the favorite in a low scoring game.
- Away Tommy Hanson had a positive outing his last time out. He has only 8 Ks on the season so his upside is limited. He runs into an OAK team batting .229 at home, .248 versus right-handers, and .232 over the last 7 days. He should be aided by the park and he draws an opponent who has spent the majority of his time this year in the minors.
Batters
- Home Josh Donaldson continues his tear. He is 12-22 over the last 7 days and has produced 39.5 FP. Seth Smith has a positive set of BvPs versus Hanson.
- Away Mike Trout is 4-7 vs. Straily. Josh Hamilton is 1-3 with an HR. Howie Kendrick has been hot over the last 7 days producing 25.25 FP. Albert Pujols is just 3-27 over the last 7 days and has produced just 1 FP.