MLB Daily Grind Down April 23rd Part 3
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox
| Cleveland | Chicago White Sox | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Cellular Field | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Zach McAllister (1-2 REC, 3.12 ERA, 5.1 Avg IP) | Jose Quintana (1-0 REC, 2.55 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 18-76 (0.237) H/AB, 0.658 OPS, 1 HR, 19 Ks | PvB | 7-50 (0.14) H/AB, 0.42 OPS, 0 HR, 9 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 6 IP, 3 ERA, 0.24 BAA, 4.5 K/9 | HOME | 4 IP, 11.25 ERA, 0.4 BAA, 6.8 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
SEA BvP  | SEA vs R | HOU BvP | HOU vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
h3. Las Vegas
- OU 8.0
- Favored CWS -121
Pitchers
- Home Jose Quintana looked awful in his first start this season and then has looked dominant in his next two starts. One of those starts coming against the Indians who he faces today. If he can throw 7 shutout innings on the road against Cleveland, I think he should fair well facing them at home. Target
- Away There are so many pitchers that I just tend to glance over when they are starting, one of those guys being Zach McAllister. Nothing against him, I just don’t trust him all that much.
Batters
- Home The White Sox have been slumping a bit and you can take that two ways. One, that you should avoid them. Or Two, that their prices have dropped so now they have more value. I’m leaning toward the second opinion.
- Away Quintana really pitched well against the Indians last week and they struggled to do much of anything. Not that history always repeats itself, but that’s what we have to go off of.
Seattle at Houston
| Seattle | Houston | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma (2-0 REC, 1.69 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | Bud Norris (2-2 REC, 4.74 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 0-4 (0) H/AB, 0.25 OPS, 0 HR, 2 Ks | PvB | 5-22 (0.227) H/AB, 0.773 OPS, 1 HR, 6 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 14 IP, 2.57 ERA, 0.128 BAA, 6.4 K/9 | HOME | 11.1 IP, 3.18 ERA, 0.244 BAA, 7.1 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| ATL BvP | ATL vs L | COL BvP | COL vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
h3. Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored SEA -118
Pitchers
- Home There aren’t many times throughout the year that I truly consider taking Bud Norris, but he is in a good spot tonight against the Mariners. He could be a good play that flies under the radar.
- Away King Felix didn’t quite have the 20 strikeouts that we were hoping for last night, but he still had a solid outing against this Astros offense. I am expecting much of the same from Hisashi Iwakuma. I really like this young kid, but he has blister problems so he has been getting taken out earlier than I would like to see. That being said, he still has a great matchup and is in play.
Batters
- Home Don’t expect a ton of offense in this one, especially from the Astros. You can find plenty of value plays on the Astros, I’m just not sure that they will produce.
- Away Like I said, I think Norris is in a good spot and shuts down the Mariners today. I could be way off base here, but with a low over/under, I wouldn’t play too many Mariners.
Texas at LA Angels
| Texas | LA Angels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Stadium | 10:05 PM | ||||||
| Alexi Ogando (2-1 REC, 3.32 ERA, 5.1 Avg IP) | Jason Vargas (0-2 REC, 6.75 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 20-73 (0.274) H/AB, 0.74 OPS, 2 HR, 16 Ks | PvB | 41-189 (0.217) H/AB, 0.688 OPS, 5 HR, 26 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 13.2 IP, 3.95 ERA, 0.273 BAA, 11.2 K/9 | HOME | 5.2 IP, 7.94 ERA, 0.4 BAA, 6.4 K/9 | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| MIL BvP | MIL vs L | SDP BvP | SDP vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
h3. Las Vegas
- OU 8.0
- Favored Texas -103
Pitchers
- Home Jason Vargas has not pitched well to start his Angels career and a matchup against the Rangers isn’t typically one that will help pitchers get back on track. I think he turns it around eventually, just not tonight. Avoid
- Away Alexi Ogando got rocked in his last outing and I’m just not sold on the guy. I think he struggles tonight against these Angels bats and ends up getting pulled early. Avoid
Batters
- Home Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo have both had success against Ogando even though it’s a small sample size. I like both bats tonight. I also think that Josh Hamilton is a solid play after going 4/5 last night against his old team.
- Away I love taking Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz against lefties. They are both in play tonight. I wouldn’t mind any of the Rangers tonight actually, but those two are your best bet for big games.
Milwaukee at San Diego
| Milwaukee | San Diego | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petco Park | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Yovani Gallardo (1-1 REC, 5.24 ERA, 6.0 Avg IP) | Clayton Richard (0-1 REC, 5.28 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 21-71 (0.296) H/AB, 0.887 OPS, 3 HR, 17 Ks | PvB | 27-75 (0.36) H/AB, 0.933 OPS, 3 HR, 8 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 5.1 IP, 8.44 ERA, 0.318 BAA, 5.1 K/9 | HOME | 11 IP, 1.64 ERA, 0.25 BAA, 5.7 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 7.0
- Favored Milwaukee -114
Pitchers
- Home Clayton Richard is two different pitchers when you compare his home/road splits. He is a much better pitcher at home, however, with them bringing in the fence in Petco, this could change. Vegas has it as a close low scoring game though, and that’s what I expect as well. He is in play as a sneaky GPP play.
- Away Yovani Gallardo usually gives up a lot of hits, a few earned runs, and then makes up for it with a bunch of strikeouts, but this season the strikeout numbers just haven’t been there. A few of the Padres bats have had success off of him so I am going to stay away.
Batters
- Home Chase Headley, Will Venable, and Yonder Alonso have all had success against Gallardo in the past and if Gallardo struggles like he has so far this year, they could all add to that success.
- Away If you are a BvP guy, then the Brewers bats are a great option today. They have all had success against Richard. I don’t think they will score a ton of runs, but one or two players from the Brew Crew isn’t a bad idea.
Arizona at San Francisco
| Arizona | San Francisco | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Park | 10:15 PM | ||||||
| Patrick Corbin (2-0 REC, 1.42 ERA, 5.2 Avg IP) | Matt Cain (0-2 REC, 7.15 ERA, 6.1 Avg IP) | ||||||
| PvB | 22-81 (0.272) H/AB, 0.728 OPS, 2 HR, 14 Ks | PvB | 45-188 (0.239) H/AB, 0.729 OPS, 4 HR, 39 Ks | ||||
| ROAD | 13 IP, 2.08 ERA, 0.217 BAA, 6.2 K/9 | HOME | 3.2 IP, 22.09 ERA, 0.412 BAA, 4.9 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 6.5
- Favored SF -134
Pitchers
- Home Matt Cain takes the mound tonight and so far this season his starts have looked like this: good, bad, good, bad, so that means he will have a good start tonight right? Any 1st grader can solve that riddle. Throw in the fact that Cain had a 2.03 ERA at home last season and a 2.63 ERA against the D-Backs and you have yourself a nice play tonight.
- Away Patrick Corbin is a solid young pitcher, but unfortunately for him, he runs into Buster Posey who has been heating up and is a beast against left hand pitching. For Corbin’s price, there are better options.
Batters
- Home Like I said, Posey is heating up and has insane numbers against lefties. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him homer in this one as well and make it 3 straight games.
- Away I am steering clear of the D-Backs tonight. The over/under is incredibly low and Matt Cain is going to get back to pitching like himself.