MLB Daily Grind Down: Saturday, June 15th Part 3
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Seattle vs. Oakland
| 7:15 PM | Seattle – ROAD | Oakland – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.238 | 0.688 | 22.10% | 0.51 | 0.248 | 0.731 | 19.40% | 0.62 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.237 | 0.688 | 21.70% | 0.42 | 0.244 | 0.711 | 19.30% | 0.46 | |
| SP STATS | Hernandez – RHP | Griffin – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.05 | 2.49 | 9.44 | 14.30 | 1.14 | 3.78 | 7.15 | 10.32 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.91 | 2.42 | 8.55 | 15.03 | 0.95 | 3.60 | 6.75 | 9.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
SEA vs R  | SEA BvP | OAK vs R | OAK BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 6.5
- Favored Team – OAK -120
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home When A.J. Griffin is at home, you can almost automatically think of him as a targetable player. He is not like CC Sabathia but his numbers are almost as good. He has a 3.38 home ERA and 31 Ks in 32 IP. It only helps his cause the he catches a very weak hitting SEA team that has the fourth most Ks in the league. SEA is batting .228 on the road, .235 versus right-handers, and .221 over the last 7 days. Target
- Away Felix Hernandez has been a much better home pitcher than road pitcher for his career but his road ERA this year is a very low 1.96. He pitching like he wants another Cy Young. It goes without saying that he has GPP upside everytime he takes the mound. Vegas has him listed as the dog in this one and I agree with them because you cannot be sure that SEA will put any runs on the board for him today. OAK is batting .236 at home, .241 versus right-handers, and .204 over the last 7 days. In Play
Batter Grind Down
- Home Seth Smith is 6-16 versus the King.
- Away Outside of Kyle Seager and Nick Franklin ‘s high BAA right-handers, there are not many positive things going for SEA today.
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NY Yankees vs. LA Angels
| 7:15 PM | NY Yankees – ROAD | LA Angels – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.245 | 0.706 | 20.00% | 0.56 | 0.259 | 0.740 | 18.70% | 0.60 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.248 | 0.723 | 20.00% | 0.45 | 0.273 | 0.769 | 18.20% | 0.49 | |
| SP STATS | Phelps – RHP | Hanson – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.27 | 3.90 | 9.13 | 8.15 | 1.54 | 4.12 | 5.29 | 8.01 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.92 | 0.75 | 9.75 | 14.00 | 1.80 | 4.76 | 4.86 | 7.55 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| NYY vs R | NYY BvP | LAA vs R | LAA BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – LAA -115
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home I am not sure what to think about Tommy Hanson. He has pitch some solid outings against very good opponents and pitched some poor performances against bad opponents. He is the slight favorite today and the OU is low but I think I’ll take a pass on him today because of his low K/9 and the risk. Avoid
- Away I like David Phelps in this pitcher’s park today. For 4 reason, he pitches better on the road, LAA has a park that aids pitcher, LAA as a team has only 1 hit in 20 AB, and he has a great K/9 for a value play. LAA has been hot so this pick is not without risk but he could be a solid play on a multiple pitcher site. LAA is batting .278 at home, .272 versus right handers, and .277 over the last 7 days.
Batter Grind Down
- Home Mike Trout and Albert Pujols have both been hot over the last week with 2 HRs a piece. Josh Hamilton has been productive also. If you think I am wrong about Phelps then load up because when he is not pitching well, he is getting shelled
- Away NYY has cooled as of late and is not a good road team but I think you can trust some of their bats today to get things done. The left-handed bats of Robinson Cano and Brett Gardner have been hot.
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Detroit vs. Minnesota
| 7:15 PM | Detroit – ROAD | Minnesota – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.283 | 0.785 | 17.00% | 0.66 | 0.245 | 0.701 | 20.80% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.281 | 0.779 | 16.30% | 0.52 | 0.244 | 0.708 | 20.80% | 0.45 | |
| SP STATS | Sanchez – RHP | Deduno – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.09 | 2.65 | 11.31 | 14.75 | 1.43 | 3.47 | 5.06 | 8.78 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.71 | 1.29 | 11.57 | 19.00 | 1.36 | 1.64 | 7.36 | 11.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| DET vs R | DET BvP | MIN vs R | MIN BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – DET -161
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Samuel Deduno is off to a good start with a 3.47 ERA on the year. If you had any thoughts of playing him today against this tough DET team then know that DET has a .345 BAA versus him as a team and the pounded him in his first start for 6 ER in 5.1 IP. DET is batting .259 on the road, .277 versus left-handers, and .261 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away Anibal Sanchez has GPP winning upside with his huge K/9 ratio of 11.31. I never like to take aces coming back from injuries in their first start no matter how minor it may be. There salary is so high. When you pay for them, they need to deliver big. It only seals the deal for me that he has been a 3.97 pitcher on the road. MIN is batting .257 at home, .238 versus right-handers, and .215 over the last 7 days. In Play
Batter Grind Down
- Home Joe Mauer has been the only Twin worth playing as of late. He is still producing and he is batting .321 versus right-handers, and .368 at home. He is also 5-12 versus Sanchez. Play the fade!
- Away I do not expect a total offense explosion but consider everyone playable.
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Chicago White Sox vs. Houston
| 7:15 PM | Chicago White Sox – ROAD | Houston – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.236 | 0.653 | 21.60% | 0.48 | 0.246 | 0.702 | 25.60% | 0.54 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.235 | 0.653 | 21.80% | 0.38 | 0.275 | 0.759 | 24.50% | 0.47 | |
| SP STATS | Danks – LHP | Harrell – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 0.96 | 4.13 | 6.75 | 8.75 | 1.61 | 4.52 | 4.90 | 6.87 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.86 | 2.57 | 7.07 | 12.50 | 1.15 | 1.83 | 4.22 | 9.40 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| CHW vs R | CHW BvP | HOU vs L | HOU BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – CHW -131
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Lucas Harrell keeps teazing me. Last time out, he went 7 Ip and gave up only 2 hits. KAN has been a pretty poor hitting team and all of those big games have come against mediocre teams. I am not sure what to make of him facing this CHW team because their numbers have been bad but the seem to be turning a corner with their bats. I could see this game going either way so I will probably just take a pass on Harrell because if he pitches bad it will destroy my LU. If he pitches well, no one else will have him so it will not hurt me that much. CHW is batting .245 on the road, .241 versus right-hander, and .262 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Road John Danks has a 0.96 WHIP on the year. He has been great so far but my only question is if HOU can get to the much better lefty of Chris Sale yesterday then what do you think John Danks chances are today. The boost he will get from Ks makes him playable like all the other pitchers that face HOU. HOU is batting .237 at home, .267 versus left-handers, and .189 over the last 7 days. Target
Batter Grind Down
- Home Like yesterday, Brandon Barmes and Jose Altuve are the only two HOU players I would take.
- Away Adam Dunn is very hot over the last 7 days with 4 HR and 37.75 fp.
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Arizona vs. San Diego
| 10:10 PM | Arizona – ROAD | San Diego – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.265 | 0.731 | 18.80% | 0.58 | 0.251 | 0.704 | 20.10% | 0.58 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.250 | 0.695 | 17.80% | 0.41 | 0.251 | 0.712 | 19.20% | 0.44 | |
| SP STATS | Miley – LHP | Richard – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.45 | 4.89 | 6.54 | 8.24 | 1.79 | 8.06 | 4.68 | 3.12 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.67 | 5.95 | 6.56 | 8.07 | 1.41 | 7.30 | 5.21 | 4.37 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| ARI vs L | ARI BvP | SDP vs L | SDP BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – ARI -106
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Jason Marquis ERA is much higher than his career average of 4.56 but his WHIP is roughly the same at 1.42. I expect his luck to come to end soon. Maybe today versus this tough ARI team batting .266 on the road, .270 versus right-handers, and .235 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away Wade Miley gave up 4 ER in 5.1 IP the last time he played here in SDG. Since the only thing that excited me about him was the matchup against a poor hitting home team, That is enough for me to look other places for a hurler. Miley has been real bad over his last 4 starts giving up 22 ER and 5 HR. SDG is batting .244 at home, .249 vs left-handers, .268 over the last 7 days.
Batter Grind Down
- Away Didi Gregorius, Endy Chavez, Geraldo Parra, and Paul Goldschmidt are all batting over .300 versus right-handers. Miguel Montero is 6-18 with 3 HRs. Martin Prado is 7-15 with 1 Hr. Willie Bloomquist is 4-9 also.
- Home That’s right. Hell just froze over. Fire up your SDG stacks!
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