MLB Daily Grind Down: Saturday, August 3rd: Part 2
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Seattle vs. Baltimore
| 7:05 PM | Seattle – ROAD | Baltimore – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.243 | 0.713 | 21.70% | 0.55 | 0.267 | 0.763 | 18.40% | 0.63 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.249 | 0.732 | 21.20% | 0.48 | 0.277 | 0.791 | 17.90% | 0.54 | |
| SP STATS | Ramirez – RHP | Feldman – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.80 | 7.71 | 7.83 | 8.03 | 1.15 | 3.89 | 6.33 | 9.56 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.70 | 5.40 | 8.04 | 11.10 | 1.15 | 4.15 | 2.77 | 7.50 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
SEA vs R  | SEA BvP | BAL vs R | BAL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – BAL -200
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home It should be an interesting race this year in the AL and the Cubs factor into the outcome. Matt Garza now plays for the Rangers. Ryan Dempster plays for BOS. Alfonso Soriano is in NYY and Scott Fieldman has added some stability to the BAL rotation. His numbers have not been as good as they were in Wrigley but he is doing what BAL needs from him. He is pitching well enough to give this potent offense a chance to win games. SEA is batting .238 on the road, .252 versus right-handers, and .264 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
- Away I think Erasmo Ramirez is probably better than his 7.71 ERA and 1.78 WHIP after 3 starts would suggest but how much better can he be? He is facing a very tough opponent in BAL today. BAL is batting .260 at home, .276 versus right-handers, and .243 over the last 7 days. *RG Start-Ability *
Batter Grind Down
- Home Stack away. RG Stack Rating 10
- Away Kyle Seager and Kendrys Morales have been hot for SEA. Both those 2 players and Justin Smoak are batting around .300 versus right-handers. Seager is 4-8 versus Feldman. Raul Ibanez is 5-12 with 1 HR versus him as well. RG Stack Rating 4
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Colorado vs. Pittsburgh
| 7:05 PM | Colorado – ROAD | Pittsburgh – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.263 | 0.746 | 19.80% | 0.61 | 0.243 | 0.700 | 22.30% | 0.55 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.254 | 0.695 | 19.70% | 0.40 | 0.247 | 0.709 | 24.60% | 0.46 | |
| SP STATS | De La Rosa – LHP | Liriano – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.32 | 3.21 | 6.14 | 9.41 | 1.17 | 2.16 | 9.45 | 14.41 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.53 | 3.18 | 6.35 | 9.00 | 1.05 | 2.84 | 9.47 | 13.67 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| COL vs L | COL BvP | PIT vs L | PIT BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7
- Favored Team – PIT -200
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Francisco Liriano has been one of the best pitchers in baseball. His numbers get even better at home where he is an elite 1.61 pticher with a .213 BAA and 0 HRs. COL is batting .249 on the road, .253 versus left-handers, and .270 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 9
- Away Jorge De La Rosa has actually been worse on the road than he has been in COL. He has been a reliable pitcher at home but he catches a tough home team in PIT and is unlikely to get the win versus Liriano. PIT is batting .246 at home, .252 versus left-handers and .247 over the last 7 days RG Start-Ability 5
Batter Grind Down
- Home Starlin Marte, Andrew McCutchen and Jordy Mercer are all batting over .350 versus left-handers. McCutchen is batting .341 at home as well and is hot with 26.25 fp over the last 7 days. Neil walker has been hot as well with 24.5 fp. RG Stack Rating 5
- Away If you are playing the fade then both Michael Cuddyer and Troy Tulowitzki are batting well over .300 versus left-handers and both have been hot over the last 7 days. RG Stack Rating 2
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Arizona vs. Boston
| 7:10 PM | Arizona – ROAD | Boston – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.255 | 0.704 | 18.50% | 0.55 | 0.273 | 0.792 | 20.70% | 0.69 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.256 | 0.716 | 19.10% | 0.45 | 0.250 | 0.714 | 21.70% | 0.44 | |
| SP STATS | Corbin – LHP | Peavy – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 0.99 | 2.24 | 7.68 | 13.29 | 1.14 | 4.28 | 8.55 | 11.54 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.93 | 1.29 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 4.15 | 6.92 | 12.50 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| ARI vs R | ARI BvP | BOS vs L | BOS BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – BOS -165
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home It is hard to say what players will do in their first start after being traded. You can pretty much throw their splits out the window. Jake Peavy is having an excellent year with an 8-4 record and 1.14 WHIP. If he can get his HR troubles of 14 in 13 games under control in BOS then he should be able to help them make their playoff run. Ari is batting .261 on the road, .254 versus right-handers, and .278 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
- Away The one thing Patrick Corbin has working for him today is that he is a left-hander and BOS is not as potent against the southpaws as they are against right-handers. They are still the league’s highest scoring offense and a juggernaut at home. Plus, Corbin has been very hittable on the road. BOS is batting .283 at home, .251 versus left-handers, and .256 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 5
Batter Grind Down
- Home Brock, Holt, Dustin Pedroia, and Shane Victorino are all hitting for a high average versus left-handers. Stephen Drew is super hot with 33 fp over the last 7 days. RG Stack Rating 4
- Away Whenever I see a player struggling with surrendering longballs I like to use the players from the on the team that hit a bunch of those. Cody Ross, Paul Goldschmidt and Eric Chavez have been producing well for ARI RG Stack Rating 5
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St. Louis vs. Cincinnati
| 7:10 PM | St. Louis – ROAD | Cincinnati – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.274 | 0.751 | 17.30% | 0.61 | 0.251 | 0.721 | 20.10% | 0.58 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.246 | 0.706 | 16.90% | 0.45 | 0.254 | 0.730 | 20.20% | 0.48 | |
| SP STATS | Westbrook – RHP | Cingrani – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.40 | 3.18 | 3.29 | 8.14 | 1.08 | 2.90 | 10.49 | 9.31 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.49 | 4.42 | 2.49 | 7.37 | 0.76 | 1.32 | 8.86 | 14.10 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| STL vs L | STL BvP | CIN vs R | CIN BvP | ||||||
h3. What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – CIN -140
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Tony Cingrani has been really good at home with a 2.63 ERA. He is holding opponent to a .195 BAA and has a tasty K/9 of 10.43. STL is a tough matchup but they hit right-handers far better than they hit left-handers. This could be a good spot to bet against them. STL is batting .268 on the road, .247 versus left-handers, and .233 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 8
- Away Jake Westbrook is horrible on the road with a 4.76 ERA. He is even worse against left-handers allowing them to bat .333 versus him. CIn is in a good spot to produce today. CIN is batting .254 at home, .251 versus right-handers, and .178 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 3
Batter Grind Down
- Home Votto, Bruce, and Choo are your best options today. Brandon Phillips has positive BvPs as well versus Westbrook. RG Stack Rating 6
- Away Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran have been hot if you are playing the fade. RG Stack Rating 3
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Washington vs. Milwaukee
| 7:10 PM | Washington – ROAD | Milwaukee – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.242 | 0.682 | 21.00% | 0.53 | 0.256 | 0.713 | 19.50% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.249 | 0.705 | 20.70% | 0.43 | 0.254 | 0.715 | 18.70% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Haren – RHP | Hand – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.35 | 5.49 | 7.97 | 8.11 | 1.30 | 3.56 | 4.60 | 2.82 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.83 | 4.50 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 1.68 | 4.35 | 2.67 | 2.70 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| WSN vs R | WSN BvP | MIL vs R | MIL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – WAS -130
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Donavan Hand will not throw more than 80 pitches or last more than 6 IP in this start. He has a very low K/9 of 4.61. There is absolutely no upside in playing him today. WAS is batting .220 on the road, .252 versus right-handers, and .264 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 1
- Away Dan Haren is the favorite again today even with his 5.49 ERA. Vegas continues to show faith in him. I jump ship 2 months ago. He is coming off of his best start of the year against NYM the last time out. He has a road ERA is sightly better at 4.99 but is K/9 totals take a dip and MIL is a much tougher opponent. MIL is batting .259 at home, .253 versus right-handers, and .247 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
Batter Grind Down
- Home Yuniesky Betancourt is 11-27 versus Haren. Carlos Gomez, Jean Segura, and Jonathan Lucroy have been hot for MIL. Segura and Caleb Gindi are both batting over .300 versus right-handers. RG Stack Rating 7
- Away Ian Desmond, Denard Span and Bryce Harper have been hot for WAS. Desmond is 3-3 off of Hand. Harper, Span Werth, and Ramos are hitting right-handers for a high batting average. RG Stack Rating 5
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