MLB Daily Grind Down: Saturday, July 6th Part Three
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Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
| 7:15 PM | Atlanta – ROAD | Philadelphia – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.245 | 0.728 | 23.40% | 0.59 | 0.255 | 0.716 | 19.60% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.249 | 0.740 | 23.60% | 0.49 | 0.259 | 0.716 | 18.90% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Hudson – RHP | Kendrick – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.21 | 4.22 | 6.43 | 8.42 | 1.23 | 3.59 | 5.61 | 9.72 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.70 | 4.63 | 4.82 | 5.60 | 0.99 | 2.91 | 5.94 | 10.73 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
ATL vs R  | ATL BvP | PHI vs R | PHI BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – ATL -120
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home I have long talked about Kyle Kendrick ‘s demise. I am not sold on his success this year and both his ERA and WHIP are starting to climb. Even if you trust his production, his K/9 is too low to play for his price. ATL is batting .240 on the road, .251 versus right-handers, and .308 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 5
- Away Tim Hudson has been horrible on the road with a 5.71 ERA. For the first time in a long time, he has a losing record on the year. PHI has been weak offensively but they got to him the last time they saw him for 3 ER in 4.1 IP. PHI is batting .251 at home, .261 versus right-handers, and .325 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
Batter Grind Down
- Home Chase Utley has been hot for the Phillies with 22.5 fp over the past week. Ryan Howard is a sick 22-67 with 7 HRs versus Hudson. Michael Young has positive BvPs as well. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away Brian McCann and Freddie Freeman have both been super hot producing over 30 fp each in the last 7 days. Dan Uggla, B.J. Upton and Justin Upton have positive BvPs versus Kendrick. RG Stack Rating 4
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Houston vs. Texas
| 7:15 PM | Houston – ROAD | Texas – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.238 | 0.679 | 25.10% | 0.53 | 0.260 | 0.739 | 17.60% | 0.60 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.228 | 0.653 | 25.00% | 0.38 | 0.251 | 0.712 | 18.20% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Keuchel – LHP | Darvish – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.54 | 4.65 | 7.05 | 6.83 | 1.02 | 2.78 | 12.02 | 15.36 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.99 | 6.75 | 13.05 | 7.37 | 1.42 | 2.25 | 10.50 | 13.50 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| HOU vs R | HOU BvP | TEX vs L | TEX BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – TEX -320
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home For the love of God start Yu Darvish versus this slumping Astros team that leads the league in Ks. Do not over think it. HOU is batting .245 on the road, .228 versus right-handers, and .179 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 10
- Away Dallas Kuechel is actually better on the road than he is at home but TEX is tough place to pitch and he most likely will not even come close to getting the win today so there is no need to even look at him. TEX is batting .267 at home, .252 versus left-handers, and .236 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
Batter Grind Down
- Home Kinsler, Beltre and Cruz are the guys to target. Leonys Martin has been hot as well with 22.5 fp over the last 7 days. RG Stack Rating 6
- Away Matt Dominguez has 2 HR in 3 AB versus Darvish. RG Stack Rating 1
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Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay
| 7:15 PM | Chicago White Sox – ROAD | Tampa Bay – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.245 | 0.679 | 20.60% | 0.53 | 0.257 | 0.746 | 18.30% | 0.63 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.230 | 0.646 | 21.10% | 0.37 | 0.289 | 0.799 | 18.30% | 0.54 | |
| SP STATS | Sale – LHP | Moore – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 0.96 | 2.79 | 9.67 | 13.81 | 1.35 | 3.65 | 8.88 | 11.25 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.14 | 4.29 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 1.15 | 1.86 | 11.31 | 17.03 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| CHW vs L | CHW BvP | TBR vs L | TBR BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7
- Favored Team – TAM -134
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home I hopped on the Matt Moore bandwagon early and I must say he has underperformed since then. He looked great in his last 2 outings and draws a struggling CHW team. CHW is batting .251 on the road, .233 versus left-handers, and .283 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 7
- Away Chris Sale is a true ace and worth a look no matter what the conditions are for the day. HE went 7 IP with 2 ER and 7 Ks the last time he saw this TAM team. TAM is batting .255 on the road, .291 versus left-handers, and .295 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home TAM kills left-handed pitching so all of their right-handed bats are playable including Ryan Roberts. Desmond Jennings has been super hot with 41.25 fp over the last week. RG Stack Rating 4
- Away The problem with CHW right now is that everyone is on the trading block so anyone could get traded at anytime. They are not scoring runs anyway so I think I will take a pass. Adam Dunn is 2-7 with 2 HRs if you feel like gambling.RG Stack Rating 2
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Boston vs. LA Angels
| 9:05 PM | Boston – ROAD | LA Angels – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.276 | 0.795 | 21.00% | 0.71 | 0.267 | 0.751 | 17.80% | 0.62 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.289 | 0.834 | 20.00% | 0.60 | 0.277 | 0.773 | 17.40% | 0.50 | |
| SP STATS | Dempster – RHP | Williams – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.39 | 4.11 | 8.62 | 10.01 | 1.19 | 3.21 | 5.68 | 6.35 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.64 | 3.63 | 4.74 | 7.70 | 1.49 | 3.65 | 4.46 | 6.55 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| BOS vs R | BOS BvP | LAA vs R | LAA BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – LAA -115
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Jerome Williams has great numbers but let’s not get to fouled by his numbers so far. He is still Jerome Williams who is a player that has limited upside and is prone to the big inning as evident by his last start in STL where he lasted only 1.2 IP and gave up 7 ER. BOS is an even tougher draw. They are batting .264 on the road, .291 versus right-handers and .337 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
- Away Ryan Dempster was more useful for daily fantasy last year as a Cub than he is this year with BOS. It is a tough division but that means little to me as a daily player. He should benefit from this pitcher’s park today, though,. I think we could see classic Dempster this late evening and he seems a lock to get the win versus the long reliever. . LAA is batting .278 at home, .277 versus right-handers, and .258 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home LAA as a team has a .321 BAA versus Dempster. Albert Pujols is 21-60 with 8 HRs. Josh Hamilton and Howie Kendrick have been hot for LAA. Everyone is playable but my money is on Dempster tonight. RG Stack Rating 5
- Away This offense is super hot so ride the streak. Mike Napoli is 6-14 with 2 Hrs versus Williams. David Ortiz is 3-5 with 2 HRs. RG Stack Rating 7
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Colorado vs. Arizona
| 10:10 PM | Colorado – ROAD | Arizona – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.272 | 0.771 | 19.40% | 0.65 | 0.259 | 0.714 | 18.50% | 0.55 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.275 | 0.761 | 18.50% | 0.47 | 0.251 | 0.680 | 16.90% | 0.38 | |
| SP STATS | Pomeranz – LHP | Miley – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 2.68 | 8.31 | 10.98 | 5.10 | 1.46 | 4.29 | 6.83 | 8.48 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 2.68 | 8.31 | 10.98 | 5.10 | 1.58 | 2.60 | 8.42 | 9.37 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| COL vs L | COL BvP | ARI vs L | ARI BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – ARI -160
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Wade Miley has been hit real hard at home to the tune of a 6.66 ERA. He had a great June with a 3.56 ERA but only made 1 start at home in that stretch so it boils down to which number you want to believe. COL is batting .255 on the road, .265 versus left-handers, and .237 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
- Away Some of COL pitchers have been really good at Coors Field. Drew Pomeranz is not one of them. He was hammered in his first start on the road and things can only get worse here in ARI. ARI is batting .257 at home, .261 versus left-handers, and .252 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
Batter Grind Down
- Home Paul Goldshmidt at home versus a left-hander is an automatic play. Everyone is playable versus this struggling pitcher, however. Cody Ross looks in a good spot to produce. RG Stack Rating 7
- Away I trust COL offense over Miley. Michael Cuddyer has been hot with 35.25 fp over the last week. A 6.66 home ERA means everyone is playable however. Be careful of CGO as he was a late scratch yesterday. *RG Stack Rating 3
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