MLB Daily Grind Down June 1st Day Games Part 2
The RotoGrinders MLB Grind Down article will give you an in-depth analysis into the MLB schedule. This article will break down the numbers for every single game and give you analysis on which trends you can exploit.
While matchups are a major factor in daily fantasy baseball, there are plenty of other factors to consider such as injuries, weather, and salaries. The analysis should point you in the right direction, but it is still up to you to decipher the information and make your own selections. No sport has more variance than baseball. The best choice is not always the right choice but following the trends will win you money over time. (any fp listed uses Fanduel’s scoring system)
Chicago White Sox at Oakland
| Chicago White Sox | Oakland | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.co Coliseum | 4:07 PM | ||||||
| Jose Quintana – (3-2), 3.75 ERA, 6.92 K/9, 1.189 WHIP | Dan Straily – (3-2), 5.08 ERA, 7.62 K/9, 1.154 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (0-2 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-0), 3.26 ERA, 3 HRA, 6.8 K/9, 1.121 WHIP | HOME | (0-1), 10 ERA, 2 HRA, 8 K/9, 1.778 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
CHW BvP  | CHW vs R | OAK BvP | OAK vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored 7.5
Pitchers OAK -150
- Home Vegas believes in Dan Straily but you should not. Why? In his last 6 start, he is averaging only 85 pitches thrown. There is no upside in this play considering the fact that he has only 33 Ks on the year. Sure CHW has been slumping but I would bet on them before I would bet on Straily throwing a fantasy worthy performance. CHW is batting .251 on the road, .238 versus right-handers, and .230 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away I was right last night about Axelrod being a solid play in multiple pitcher formats. I think Jose Quintana is also a solid play in this pitcher’s park. He might not get you the win but he should pitch well enough to keep you in your GPPs. OAK is batting .231 at home, .261 versus left-handers, and .264 over the last 7 days. In Play
Batters
- Home Josh Donaldson, Coco Crisp and Yoenis Cespedes have all been hot. Jed Lowrie hits left-handers very well as well. All 4 of these players have the traditional splits in their favor today.
- Away These situations are fantasy gold. CHW is not producing but Straily is not pitching well. One or the other is going to break free of their slump. I think it is CHW today but I could be wrong. I like all of CHW hitters for a valued price.
LA Dodgers at Colorado
| LA Dodgers | Colorado | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coors Field | 4:10 PM | ||||||
| Zack Greinke – (2-1), 4.38 ERA, 6.32 K/9, 1.488 WHIP | Jhoulys Chacin – (3-3), 3.9 ERA, 6.04 K/9, 1.216 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (31-100 H/AB) 0.31 BA-A, 25 K%, 0.93 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-1), 7 ERA, 0 HRA, 5 K/9, 2 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 4.83 ERA, 0 HRA, 4 K/9, 1.2 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| LAD BvP | LAD vs R | COL BvP | COL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9.5
- Favored COL -130
Pitchers
- Home Did you ever think you would see the day when Jhoulys Chacin was listed as the favorite against Zack Greinke? Well today is the day. He is pitching well on the year but he is only playable outside of COL. LAD is batting .254 on the road, .245 versus right-handers, and .259 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away I wish I had the stones to take Zack Greinke in COL. I do not and I cannot tell you it is a wise move. He has not been sharp since his return but he is still Zack Greinke and there is not that many options going this morning. COL is batting .276 at home, .269 versus right-handers and .266 over the last 7 days. Avoid
Batters
- Home The left-handed bats seem favorable this morning but I think everyone is in play. I know Kershaw pitched well here last night but I am not seeing the same results today. COL hits well at home so consider everyone playable.
- Away Adrian Gonzalez is out of this world hot with 41.25 fp over the last week. Adam Ethier is 7-16 with 1 HR versus Chacin. Coors Field makes everyone playable, though.
NY Mets at Miami
| NY Mets | Miami | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlins Park | 4:10 PM | ||||||
| Collin McHugh – 0 | Jose Fernandez – (2-3), 3.78 ERA, 8.98 K/9, 1.248 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (2-3 H/AB) 0.667 BA-A, 33.33 K%, 1.667 OPS-A | PvB | (6-30 H/AB) 0.2 BA-A, 40 K%, 0.667 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-0), 13.5 ERA, 1 HRA, 4.5 K/9, 2.5 WHIP | HOME | (0-0), 2.05 ERA, 3 HRA, 6.5 K/9, 1.091 WHIP | ||||
|\8{background:lightslategray; color:orange}=. BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN|
|\2=. NYM BvP |\2=. NYM vs R |\2=. MIA BvP |\2=. MIA vs R |
|\8{background:papayawhip; color:indigo}=. Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window
Las Vegas
- OU 7
- Favored NYM -109
Pitchers
- Home Jose Fernandez numbers all look good. He has a 2.05 home ERA and is pitching fantastic. If ever you would consider taking him it would be toady against a struggling Mets team in a game that OU is only 7. MYM is batting .242 on the road, .231 versus right-handers, and .229 over the last 7 days. The rank 23rd in runs scored and have recorded the 12th fewest Ks in the league. In Play
- Away Collin McHugh is making a spot start. If a player who has a 12.00 ERA excites you then take him because no one else will. In his first 2 outings on the year, he has struggled with the long ball. He is the slight favorite in a game that has a low OU. If you want to gamble, he will be cheap. MIA is batting .210 at home, .226 versus right-handers and .216 over the last 7 days. They rank 30th in runs scored, and have recorded the 10th fewest Ks on the year. In Play
Batters
- Home I might run out a MIA stack this morning. I cannot recommend it to you because of the low OU but I think everyone on MIA is playable and offers extreme value versus this opponent.
- Away Justin Turner and Daniel Murphy are both batting over .300 versus right-handers. It is tough to trust anyone in NYM because of the recent slump. Lucas Duda might be a nice play. He is the hottest Met and gains the lefty/righty split today. |
San Francisco at St. Louis
| San Francisco | St. Louis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM | ||||||
| Matt Cain – (3-2), 5.12 ERA, 7.99 K/9, 1.173 WHIP | Shelby Miller – (5-3), 1.74 ERA, 9.79 K/9, 0.93 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (50-165 H/AB) 0.303 BA-A, 19.39 K%, 0.842 OPS-A | PvB | (4-19 H/AB) 0.211 BA-A, 15.79 K%, 0.789 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-1), 5.46 ERA, 11 HRA, 8.6 K/9, 1.277 WHIP | HOME | (2-1), 0.99 ERA, 2 HRA, 11.2 K/9, 0.622 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SFG BvP | SFG vs R | STL BvP | STL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored STL -141
Pitchers
- Home Shelby Miller at home versus SFO is the other trap. I do not know why but people tend to gravitate towards the next big thing. Miller has certainly been electric at home with a 0.99 ERA and .143 BAA. This is your choice in double ups or H2Hs but it is too easy a selection in GPPs. It could turn out to be the right choice, however. SF is batting .252 on the road, .272 versus right-handers, and .261 over the last 7 days. They rank 12th in runs scored and have recorded the 30th fewest Ks. Target
- Away Like I said in my opener, GPPs are often won by the players that have the stones to play a guy like Matt Cain on the road. His 5.00 ERA is very high but his WHIP is only a 1.19, which makes me think that some of that is bad luck. His K/9 is well above average so he has huge GPP upside if you want to gamble. STL is tough draw at home. They are batting .272 at home, .283 versus right-handers and .263 over the last 7 days. They rank 9th in runs scored and have the 7th fewest Ks in the league. In Play
Batters
- Home Matt Carpenter is 6-7 versus Cain, Carlos Beltran is 7-9 with 1 HR. Matt Holliday has 3 HRs in 40 AB. Jon Jay and Yadier Molina have positive BvPS also. Molina and Carpenter have been hot. David Freese and Allen Craig have also been hot producing over 20 fp.
- Away If you are playing the fade then Hunter Pence has taken this guy yard and is hot producing 30.75 fp over the last week. Marco scutaro is batting .345 versus right-handed pitching.