MLB Daily Grind Down June 4th Part 2
Toronto at San Francisco
| Toronto | San Francisco | ||||||
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| AT&T Park | 3:45 PM | ||||||
| R.A. Dickey – (4-7), 5.18 ERA, 7.16 K/9, 1.415 WHIP | Barry Zito – (4-3), 3.88 ERA, 5.64 K/9, 1.527 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (17-75 H/AB) 0.227 BA-A, 26.67 K%, 0.64 OPS-A | PvB | (33-119 H/AB) 0.277 BA-A, 14.29 K%, 0.916 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-3), 4.6 ERA, 3 HRA, 5.5 K/9, 1.436 WHIP | HOME | (4-0), 1.4 ERA, 2 HRA, 4.8 K/9, 1.133 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
TOR BvP  | TOR vs L | SFG BvP | SFG vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored SF -117
Pitchers
- Home Lincecum pitched a great game against the Jays last night and now it’s Barry Zito turn to try and do the same. Sure Zito is 4-0 with a 1.40 ERA at home, but I just don’t trust him. He gets lit up far too often for my taste and these Jays bats can hit homers easily. Avoid
- Away R.A. Dickey continues his wild and unpredictable season. He has looked good in a few starts, but has looked awful in most of them. I do think that this is a sneaky play today though. Dickey is in a pitcher’s park against a team that has had next to no success against him. I’m taking my chances, plus you should be able to get him at a discount. Target
Batters
- Home The only batter that has been able to hit Dickey from the Giants is Marco Scutaro, and the sample size is small as he is 5/10. Dickey has been bad, so if you don’t trust him, maybe take a couple bats, but I think Dickey pitches well.
- Away I don’t trust Zito at all and he doesn’t strike out many batters so the Jays will be swinging away today. I think either Encarnacion or Bautista will bomb one today, maybe even both. Also, Melky Cabrera should score a couple of runs if he can get on base.
Tampa Bay at Detroit
| Tampa Bay | Detroit | ||||||
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| Comerica Park | 7:05 PM | ||||||
| Alex Cobb – (6-2), 2.66 ERA, 8.3 K/9, 1.071 WHIP | Doug Fister – (5-2), 3.28 ERA, 8.18 K/9, 1.217 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (19-44 H/AB) 0.432 BA-A, 18.18 K%, 1.023 OPS-A | PvB | (17-59 H/AB) 0.288 BA-A, 22.03 K%, 0.78 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 3.91 ERA, 5 HRA, 6.8 K/9, 1.303 WHIP | HOME | (4-1), 3.18 ERA, 2 HRA, 7.7 K/9, 1.088 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| TBR BvP | TBR vs R | DET BvP | DET vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 8.0
- Favored DET -135
Pitchers
- Home Doug Fister has been very solid this season and is coming off of one of his best performances. But he does draw a tough matchup against the Rays. I think Fister makes a decent option, but I don’t expect him to have a double digit strikeout performance again. In Play
- Away Alex Cobb has had quite the season, the only flaw in his game is his numbers on the road. He has been a much better pitcher at home this season. If this game was at Tropicana I would maybe consider him, but on the road against the Tigers is too risky. Avoid
Batters
- Home The Tigers have had some decent success against Cobb in the past, but he has been striking out guys left and right so I’m not huge on the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera is always in play though.
- Away This is a tough game, I don’t love the pitchers and I don’t love the batters. I think I’m just going to avoid it altogether and take my shots elsewhere.
NY Mets at Washington
| NY Mets | Washington | ||||||
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| Nationals Park | 7:05 PM | ||||||
| Dillon Gee – (3-6), 5.68 ERA, 7.74 K/9, 1.579 WHIP | Dan Haren – (4-6), 5.09 ERA, 7.26 K/9, 1.345 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (23-106 H/AB) 0.217 BA-A, 24.53 K%, 0.679 OPS-A | PvB | (18-61 H/AB) 0.295 BA-A, 24.59 K%, 0.836 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-3), 7.76 ERA, 7 HRA, 8.7 K/9, 1.897 WHIP | HOME | (3-1), 4.82 ERA, 4 HRA, 8.4 K/9, 1.429 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| NYM BvP | NYM vs R | WSN BvP | WSN vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored WAS -140
Pitchers
- Home Dan Haren has been pitching OK lately, he does have 20 K’s over his last 3 games, but he has just been giving up way too many hits and it ends up costing him. I hear a lot about the Mets being an underrated offense, but I’m personally a fan of picking on them when it comes to pitchers. If Haren is a decent price, get him in your lineup. In Play
- Away Dillon Gee is coming off of a career high 12 K’s against the Yankees and today he faces a much worse offense in the Nats. However, I think that the last game was an outlier and we will see him come back down to earth in this one. His ERA on the road is over 7.0 and he will likely be overpriced. Avoid
Batters
- Home The Nats haven’t had much success against Gee or any other pitcher for that matter. But Jayson Werth was back in the lineup yesterday and maybe he can give them the boost that they need. Ian Desmond is a decent option at SS, he has 2 HR’s off of Gee.
- Away Like I said, I don’t really trust the Mets offense, they disappear a bit too much for my liking. However, Ike Davis does present a solid value play. He has been batting 6th and is close to minimum salary on most sites.
Texas at Boston
| Texas | Boston | ||||||
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| Fenway Park | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Alexi Ogando – (4-2), 3.08 ERA, 6.77 K/9, 1.26 WHIP | John Lackey – (3-5), 2.96 ERA, 8.96 K/9, 1.195 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (11-53 H/AB) 0.208 BA-A, 22.64 K%, 0.642 OPS-A | PvB | (61-224 H/AB) 0.272 BA-A, 19.2 K%, 0.772 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 3.52 ERA, 5 HRA, 7.3 K/9, 1.252 WHIP | HOME | (2-1), 0.9 ERA, 1 HRA, 9 K/9, 0.95 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| TEX BvP | TEX vs R | BOS BvP | BOS vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 9.0
- Favored BOS -127
Pitchers
- Home Wow, what a beating the Sox put on the Rangers last night. 17 runs and guess who the one Red Sox bat I took last night was? Dustin Pedroia who went 1-4 with 2 K’s haha. The only player without a run or RBI. But on to today’s matchup, John Lackey takes the mound, but the Rangers are a tough offensive team, I don’t think that 0.90 ERA will stand for very much longer. Avoid
- Away I’m still not sold on Alexi Ogando. I think he is a pretty average pitcher and I expect the Red Sox to light him up tonight. Not a repeat performance of 17 runs, but I think they will score 5+ easily.
Batters
- Home This game is all about offense. I’m giving Pedroia a pass for yesterday and I am going to roll with him again tonight. You can’t be biased when it comes to daily fantasy. I also like David Ortiz and Daniel Nava if he is batting leadoff again.
- Away Mitch Moreland came up with a big meaningless HR for me at the end of the game last night, and I like him again tonight against Lackey. David Murphy could be a solid value play as he has had some success against Lackey going 7/16 with 2 doubles and a triple.
Colorado at Cincinnati
| Colorado | Cincinnati | ||||||
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| Great American Ball Park | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Jon Garland – (3-6), 5.81 ERA, 4.21 K/9, 1.661 WHIP | Johnny Cueto – (3-0), 2.17 ERA, 8.25 K/9, 0.889 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (19-64 H/AB) 0.297 BA-A, 6.25 K%, 1.031 OPS-A | PvB | (30-77 H/AB) 0.39 BA-A, 14.29 K%, 1.039 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-4), 5.67 ERA, 5 HRA, 6.3 K/9, 1.704 WHIP | HOME | (1-0), 2.25 ERA, 2 HRA, 7.7 K/9, 1.05 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| COL BvP | COL vs R | CIN BvP | CIN vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 8.0
- Favored CIN -188
Pitchers
- Home Just looking at the line, you can tell that Vegas is sold on Johnny Cueto being back to his healthy dominating self. The Rockies are a much different team on the road and the Reds pitchers have played well so far in this series. Cueto has a 2.25 ERA at home while averaging around 8 K’s per 9 innings. I think he is a good option, but not the best. In Play
- Update Pedro Villareal will start for CIN tonight. He has a plus 5 ERA in his 11 minor league starts this year and has given up 13 HRs. You probably will not bea able to start himanyway on your site but even if you can he should probably be avoided. -jackandsoda
- Away I keep repeating that I just don’t trust the Rockies pitchers. All of them seem to have ERA’s above 5 on the road which is not a stat that I like to see for my starting pitchers. Once again, avoid the Rockies pitchers and load up on the Reds bats. Avoid
Batters
- Home Talk about a let down. Votto has been in two great spots against righties in this series and he has been very quiet. He gets one more chance tonight against Garland. I’m going to roll with him one more time as he is 4/7 with a HR against him in the past. I also like the other left hand bats of Choo and Bruce.
- Away A few guys on the Rockies in the lower part of their lineup have good numbers against Cueto, but none of their big bats have had great success against him. Unless there is great value somewhere in this lineup, just avoid it.
- Update The AAA player reverses the Rockies fortunes and I think everyone is now playable. The hot left-handed bat of Carlos Gonzalez looks really attractive. -jackandsoda
