MLB Daily Grind Down April 18th Night Games Part 2

by Kyle Koch (Jackandsoda) Last Updated 2013-04-18 19:29:49

St. Louis at Philadelphia

BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN
STL BvP		STL vs L		PHI BvP		PHI vs R
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• OU 7.5

• Favored STL -108

Pitchers

• Home Cole Hamels will take the mound as the underdog too many times this season but he does toady. The Cardinals are only batting .248 on the season but they have been putting up runs. Hamels looked bad in his first two outings but was crisp in his last. He is a struggling pitcher facing a hot team I would avoid. Still, he has a great home ERA and decent BvPs versus STL. In Play

• Away Adam Wainwright is not a very good road pitcher. His dominant performance last time out was at home. In his other two starts on the road, he was decent but not overwhelming. His numbers versus PHI are likewise mediocre. He will probably pitch them well but might be overpriced based off his last outing In Play

Batters

• Home Jimmy Rollins is 7-20 vs. Waingwright. Carlos Ruiz numbers are nice as well. I might be willing to take a chance on the righty/lefty matchup for Ryan Howard who has been making good contact lately.

• Away Carlos Beltran has 3 Hrs versus Hamels in 40 AB. Allen Craig has also taken him deep 1 in 6 AB. Matt Holliday is has .286 BAA. Cardinals have been getting hits in bunches. If they keep batting .250 on the season then that luck will turn on them. I would not put too much faith in their current numbers.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh

BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN
ATL BvP		ATL vs L		PIT BvP		PIT vs R
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Las Vegas

• OU 8

• Favored ATL -127

Pitchers

• Home Jeff Locke has had decent success versus ATL so do most left-handers. He pitched really well at home ast year. His struggles were on the road and his two starts this season follow that trend. He only has 3 Ks on the season. His K/9 was over 8 last year so I think the potential is there. I am not sure I would risk it against an ATL team that is batting .269 over the last 7 days with 12 HRs. Avoid

• Away Julio Teheran did not pitch well in his first two outings. He draws a Pirates team turning it on the last 7 days batting .307 over that stretch.

Batters

• Home Garrett Jones has been locked in. I like him vs. the lefty today. Andrew McCutchens has been known to be a streaky hitter it looks like he is streaking now. Travis Snider has been batting in the 2 hole. Starling Marte has been the best lideoff hitter in baseball so far.

• Away If I need to tell you to play Justin Upton then you have no business playing fantasy baseball. Chris Johnson hits Left-handers well and should get the start today. Evan Gattis looks in play also. Dan Uggla is batting .286 versus lefties with 2 HRs

Chicago White Sox at Toronto

BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN
CHW BvP		CHW vs R		TOR BvP		TOR vs L
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Las Vegas

• OU 7.5

• Favored TOR -136

Pitchers

• Home R.A. Dickey look like himself in his last start. After two horrible starts at home, he turned it around on the road. It is too early to tell if he is going to struggle all year in Rogers Stadium but if he gets hammered again today then I am going to start to wonder. What worries me about Dickey is that his Ks have been down so far. His price is down a little and the upside is still there In Play

• Away Chris Sale is rounding into a legitimate ace for the White Soxs. He got hit pretty hard on the road in his last game. His road ERA was not all that great a year ago. He draws a TOR team that has hit an injury bug and is batting only .233 on the season with 117 Ks. The batting average vs. Lefties is only .225. In Play

Batters

• Home Munenori Kawasaki has been Jose Reyes like since taking over for the injured SS. The rest of the team seems to be in a slump. The LU could get a boost though with Jose Bautista back.

• Away Paul Konerko and Alex Rios each have 2 HRs vs. Dickey in 10 Abs. Adam Dunn is 3-8 vs. him. Alexi Ramirez also has a HR in 2 AB. Conor Gillaspie remains a good cheap option and should get the start today. He is batting .387 on the season.

Miami at Cincinnati

BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN
MIA BvP		MIA vs L		CIN BvP		CIN vs R
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• OU 8.5

• Favored CIN -170

Pitchers

• Home Tony Cingrani takes the hill as the huge favorite in this one so you have to think about him as a sneaky value play. Miami’s offense has been terrible to start the year but much about this guy is unknown. He has 26 Ks in just 14.1 innings in the minors. He has big GPP upside and Vegas like him. As always, it is buyer beware on minor league call ups. Target

• Away Jose Fernadez has great stuff but it has not materialized in his first two starts. I’m not sure I would trust him vs. the Red’s heavy bats with MIA struggling to produce runs. He has been great in his first two outings. Vegas has him as the huge dog but I give him the edge because of his track record. In Play

Batters

• Home The line is 8.5 so there should be some runs scored in this game. I like the big left-handed bats of the Reds, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and shin-Soo Choo. Brandon Phillips has been on tear also but his numbers drop drastically vs. right-handers.

• Away There is not much to gain from taking any player from a team that is batting .209 on the season with only 3 HR. That being said, the young pitcher could struggle tonight so I think you can look to some of the Marlins bats as value. I like Placido Polanco. He will get you points even if everyone else does not.