MLB Daily Grind Down: Monday, July 22nd Part Two
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Baltimore vs. Kansas City
| 8:10 PM | Baltimore – ROAD | Kansas City – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.266 | 0.762 | 18.40% | 0.64 | 0.256 | 0.686 | 17.20% | 0.54 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.274 | 0.786 | 18.20% | 0.53 | 0.252 | 0.681 | 17.30% | 0.39 | |
| SP STATS | Feldman – RHP | Davis – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.15 | 3.86 | 6.76 | 9.79 | 1.76 | 5.89 | 8.31 | 7.51 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.21 | 5.79 | 7.42 | 8.40 | 1.33 | 8.25 | 10.50 | 7.50 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
BAL vs R  | BAL BvP | KCR vs R | KCR BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – BAL -126
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home This is going to be a common theme for today. Wade Davis is one of many pitchers going today that goes from mediocre at home to awful on the road. Only, he is really awful on the road with a 7.71 ERA and is facing the league’s second highest scoring offense. BAL is batting .271 on the road, .275 versus right-handers, and .289 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
- Away Scott Feldman has not adjusted well to the American League so far. He has a 5.79 ERA since joining BAL. KAN is a poor offensive team but the have recorded the fewest Ks on the year so there is little upside in the play and a ton of risk. KAN is batting .262 at home, .251 versus right-handers, and .244 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
Batter Grind Down
- Home Alex Gordon is 6-15 versus Feldman. Eric Hosmer was red hot going into the break. RG Stack Rating 5
- Away Stack away! The team has a .282 BAA versus Davis so everyone has positive numbers. RG Stack Rating 8
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Detroit vs. Chicago White Sox
| 8:10 PM | Detroit – ROAD | Chicago White Sox – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.281 | 0.785 | 17.30% | 0.66 | 0.249 | 0.686 | 20.30% | 0.52 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.264 | 0.762 | 19.30% | 0.52 | 0.255 | 0.702 | 20.50% | 0.42 | |
| SP STATS | Scherzer – RHP | Sale – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 0.98 | 3.19 | 10.59 | 15.12 | 1.01 | 2.85 | 9.83 | 13.94 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.47 | 3.72 | 9.90 | 12.03 | 1.44 | 3.29 | 11.59 | 14.60 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| DET vs L | DET BvP | CHW vs R | CHW BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7.5
- Favored Team – DET -120
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Chris Sale is in a good spot to produce today. Sale is a beast at home and DET is a pretty average hitting team on the road. Plus, he has had success versus them in the past. Vegas has faith in him and so do I. DET is batting .264 on the road, .252 versus left-handers, and .262 over the last 7 days RG Start-Ability 8
- Away Max Scherzer is a much better pitcher on the road with a 2.20 ERA and he draws a very weak CHW team. He has the second highest K/9 in the league for starters so he offers huge upside. Las Vegas has him listed as the slight favorite and I think he is slightly better option than Sale is this evening. RG Start-Ability 9
Batter Grind Down
- Home CHW needs to show me something before I will consider using any of them. There offense is horrible. RG Stack Rating 1
- Away Chris sale completely dominates left-handers with .136 BAA so avoid all of the leftes in the LU. Omar Infante and Johnny Peralta are the only 2 Tigers with positive BvPs versus Sale. Both hit left-handers very well RG Stack Rating 2
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San Diego vs. Milwaukee
| 8:10 PM | San Diego – ROAD | Milwaukee – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.243 | 0.689 | 20.90% | 0.55 | 0.257 | 0.714 | 19.30% | 0.55 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.252 | 0.721 | 19.90% | 0.45 | 0.256 | 0.714 | 18.20% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Cashner – RHP | Gorzelanny – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.27 | 3.81 | 6.08 | 7.21 | 1.07 | 1.88 | 8.62 | 2.72 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 2.57 | 10.29 | 6.43 | 2.00 | 0.99 | 0.57 | 8.29 | 7.05 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| SDP vs L | SDP BvP | MIL vs R | MIL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – MIL -116
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Tom Gorzelanny 2 starts on the year have been good but he did not throw over 90 pitches in either of them. He gets an easy matchup today in SDG but I hate taking players whose upside is limited. He might be worth a look if he is really cheap on a multiple pitcher site but otherwise I think it is best to simply avoid him. RG Start-Ability 3
- Away Andrew Cashner has been awful on the road with a 5.14 ERA. This MIL team is almost at full strength now and they were putting up a ton a runs at the beginning of the year so I think I will take a pass on Cashner. He does not get enough Ks and I think MIL gets to him today. MIL is batting .263 at home, .255 versus right-handers, and .237 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
Batter Grind Down
- Home Jonathan Lucroy has been hot for MIL. Jean Segura is still batting over .300 versus right-handers. It might be a good spot to buy low on Ryan Bruan who is batting .323 at home on the year. RG Stack Rating 4
- Away Carlos Quentin and Chase Headley look to be in a good spot today facing a left-hander in a hitter’s park. Both have been producing over the last 3 days. RG Stack Rating 4
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Oakland vs. Houston
| 8:10 PM | Oakland – ROAD | Houston – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.245 | 0.718 | 19.60% | 0.60 | 0.235 | 0.668 | 25.30% | 0.51 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.243 | 0.727 | 19.90% | 0.48 | 0.253 | 0.712 | 26.60% | 0.44 | |
| SP STATS | Milone – LHP | Keuchel – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.27 | 4.24 | 6.74 | 9.48 | 1.51 | 4.62 | 6.96 | 6.75 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.36 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 7.50 | 1.73 | 6.00 | 6.60 | 5.33 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| OAK vs L | OAK BvP | HOU vs L | HOU BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – OAK -170
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Dallas Keuchel ERA may be only 4.62 on the year but his WHIPis 1.51 which means he could get totally pummeled at any time. I am not buying into his June and I do not think you should either. OAK is batting .248 on the road, .245 versus left-handers, and .180 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 3
- Away Tommy Milone is the “Ace for a Day.” This title is given to the starter who is facing HOU because their high K rate turns average pitchers into fantasy studs. The only hitch for Milone is he is a left-hander and HOU hits left-handers very well. HOU is batting .230 at home, .259 versus left-handers, and .266 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home Most of the Astros have positive splits versus left-handers so they all might be worth a look. They are still the Astros, though so do not expect too much. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away OAK as a team has a .333 BAA versus Keuchel. I love the right-handed bats, today but Keuchel is allowing left-handers to bat .326 versus him also so consider everyone playable. RG Stack Rating 7
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Miami vs. Colorado
| 8:40 PM | Miami – ROAD | Colorado – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.233 | 0.632 | 18.90% | 0.44 | 0.265 | 0.747 | 19.80% | 0.62 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.228 | 0.645 | 21.10% | 0.35 | 0.270 | 0.771 | 20.00% | 0.52 | |
| SP STATS | Koehler – RHP | Pomeranz – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.23 | 4.70 | 5.35 | 4.88 | 2.73 | 8.76 | 8.18 | 3.70 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.20 | 3.60 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 2.75 | 9.00 | 6.75 | 3.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| MIA vs L | MIA BvP | COL vs R | COL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 10.5
- Favored Team – COL -165
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Drew Pomeranz has been a complete gas can on the year. There is no reason to believe things change today at home. MIA is batting .226 on the road, .231 versus left-handers and .183 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
- Away There is no way I can recommend Tom Koehler in COL but he has been a pretty good groundball pitcher on the year, which is the type of player that can be successful in Coors Field. He does not get enough Ks to offset the damage and this is bad spot for a matchup play but something tells me he pitches better than expected. COL is batting .280 at home, .269 versus right-handers, and .268 over the last 7 days, RG Start-Ability 2
Batter Grind Down
- Home The high OU means everyone is worth a look today. Dexter Fowler has been hot coming out of the break. RG Stack Rating 7
- Away There will be a ton of company with you but go ahead and Fire off your MIA stacks. The team should offer value to your LU either way. RG Stack Rating 8
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