MLB Daily Grind Down April 22nd Part 3
Texas at LA Angels
| Texas | LA Angels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Stadium | 10:05 PM | ||||||
| Derek Holland (1-1 REC, 1.64 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | Joe Blanton (0-3 REC, 8.59 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 65-202 (0.322) H/AB, 0.955 OPS, 11 HR, 35 Ks | PvB | 23-95 (0.242) H/AB, 0.695 OPS, 2 HR, 17 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 7 IP, 0 ERA, 0.087 BAA, 7.7 K/9 | HOME | 5 IP, 10.8 ERA, 0.4 BAA, 0 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
TEX BvP  | TEX vs R | LAA BvP | LAA vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored LAA -115
Pitchers
- Home Joe Blanton has been getting hit hard to start the year. He has 8 Ks and 14 ER in 14.2 IP of work. He has only 4 BBs and has induced 27 ground balls so you can attribute some of those numbers to bad luck. The 5 HRs on the season are alarming. He takes the mound versus a TEX team batting .231 on the road and only .234 over the last 7 days. His one start at home went well but the lack of Ks are to much to ignore in a start that he will probably get spotted for at least a couple of runs. Avoid
- Away Derrick Holland has pitched very well to open the year. He is 1-1 with 15 Ks and 4 ER over 22.1 IP of work. He was a much better pitcher on the road last year and gets the call in a pitcher friendly park. He goes against a hot LAA team batting .306 over the last 7 days and .304 at home. LAA as a team sports a .322 BAA vs. Holland. Avoid
Batters
- Home All of the Angel starters have good BvPs versus Holland except for the easy to avoid Josh Hamilton. Callaspo, Kendrick, Pujols, Trout, and Trumbo numbers are particularly good. The OU is only 8 so do not overdue it.
- Away Blanton has struggled to keep the ball in the park this year. Everyone on TEX has power. Left-handers are hitting Blanton at a .436 clip so far this year. I think all the bats are in play. Adrian Beltre has a nice set of splits versus him and seems to be heating up.
Las Vegas
Milwaukee at San Diego
| Milwaukee | San Diego | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petco Park | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Kyle Lohse (0-1 REC, 2.70 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | Jason Marquis (1-1 REC, 2.41 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 20-68 (0.294) H/AB, 0.824 OPS, 2 HR, 12 Ks | PvB | 44-123 (0.358) H/AB, 1.073 OPS, 6 HR, 18 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 7 IP, 2.57 ERA, 0.24 BAA, 2.6 K/9 | HOME | 5 IP, 3.6 ERA, 0.318 BAA, 9 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| MIL BvP | MIL vs R | SDP BvP | SDP vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
- OU 7
- Favored MIL -117
Pitchers
- Home Jason Marquis has looked nice in first 3 starts. He has 11 Ks and 5 ER in 18.2 IP. He is matchup play for a team that does not score many runs. MIL is batting only .224 on the road this year and .233 versus right-hand pitching. That is an incredibly low OU and Lohse is not that big of a favorite. If he is cheap then I think he is playable but there are much easier matchup to be had than a team that has a .358 BAA vs. him. Avoid
- Away Kyle Lohse is off to a typical season. He has 13 Ks and 5 ER in 20 IP. He draws a very nice matchup today in a pitcher friendly park. The Padres have looked better owith a .241 batting average over the last 7 days and their home batting average is .262. Lohse was a good pitcher on the road last year and the Padres are not producing runs. Target
Batters
- Home The BvPs for SD as a team look pretty good versus Lohse but their individual sample sixe is small. If I were to take anyone from SD it would be Chris Denorfia but the low OU scares me awy fro everyone on this team.
- Away Ryan Braun is a sick 11-22 with 5 XBH versus Marquis. Jonathan Lucroy and Rickie Weeks have nice BvPs also. Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez have been hot and producing well.
Arizona at San Francisco
| Arizona | San Francisco | ||||||
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| AT&T Park | 10:15 PM | ||||||
| Wade Miley (2-0 REC, 2.79 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | Ryan Vogelsong (1-1 REC, 5.89 ERA, 5.1 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 17-58 (0.293) H/AB, 0.862 OPS, 1 HR, 8 Ks | PvB | 20-76 (0.263) H/AB, 0.724 OPS, 1 HR, 24 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 12.2 IP, 2.84 ERA, 0.209 BAA, 7.8 K/9 | HOME | 5.1 IP, 8.44 ERA, 0.375 BAA, 10.1 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| ARI BvP | ARI vs R | SFG BvP | SFG vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7
- Favored SFO -120
Pitchers
- Home Ryan Vogelsong has been getting really roughed up on the year. In 18.1 IP, he has 12 ER and 16 Ks. He was a great pitcher at home a year ago. He goes against an ARI team that is batting .217 over the last 7 days but .280 versus right handed pitching. He has stuggled with fly balls this year but has only given up 1 HR to ARI in 76 AB. In Play
- Away Wade Miley is off to a decent start. He has 16 Ks and 6 ER over 19.1 IP. His ERA does not drop off too much on the road. He gets the ball versus SFO team that is batting .285 at home and .264 on the season. The OU is low and the line is not overwhelming. The Ks have been there. In Play
Batters
- Home The sample size is low but Buster Posey, Angel Pagan, and Marco Scutaro all have positive numbers. Pablo Sandoval has a .375 batting average vesus left-handed pitching.
- Away This one looks headed to a pitcher duel. If Didi Gregorius get the start he is batting .545 with 2 HRs.