MLB Daily Grind Down June 7th
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)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
| Pittsburgh | Chicago Cubs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM | ||||||
| Francisco Liriano – (3-2), 2.17 ERA, 12.1 K/9, 1.207 WHIP | Travis Wood – (5-3), 2.75 ERA, 6.25 K/9, 1.014 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (7-60 H/AB) 0.117 BA-A, 31.67 K%, 0.333 OPS-A | PvB | (19-106 H/AB) 0.179 BA-A, 21.7 K%, 0.594 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-1), 4.35 ERA, 0 HRA, 10.5 K/9, 1.742 WHIP | HOME | (3-2), 2.44 ERA, 2 HRA, 5.8 K/9, 1.042 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
PIT BvP  | PIT vs L | CHC BvP | CHC vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
It is a shame that this game is not getting played because I would have loved to have used Liriano tonight. Travis Wood has been fantastic also so obviously, this game is going to be a pitchers dual. Take one of these two players and avoid everyone else.
Edit: Looks like the game is now underway, and Liriano is off to a hot start!
Minnesota at Washington
| Minnesota | Washington | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationals Park | 7:05 PM | ||||||
| Kevin Correia – (5-4), 4.09 ERA, 3.72 K/9, 1.327 WHIP | Gio Gonzalez – (3-3), 3.64 ERA, 8.47 K/9, 1.194 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (23-92 H/AB) 0.25 BA-A, 17.39 K%, 0.815 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-3), 5.86 ERA, 6 HRA, 3.3 K/9, 1.554 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 3.19 ERA, 3 HRA, 7.6 K/9, 1.036 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| MIN BvP | MIN vs L | WSN BvP | WSN vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
POSTPONED
Cleveland at Detroit
| Cleveland | Detroit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Park | 7:05 PM | ||||||
| Ubaldo Jimenez – (4-3), 4.83 ERA, 9.12 K/9, 1.267 WHIP | Justin Verlander – (7-4), 3.7 ERA, 10.73 K/9, 1.356 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (75-259 H/AB) 0.29 BA-A, 19.31 K%, 0.849 OPS-A | PvB | (66-261 H/AB) 0.253 BA-A, 32.95 K%, 0.778 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-0), 2.32 ERA, 4 HRA, 8.1 K/9, 0.871 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 2.97 ERA, 1 HRA, 9.7 K/9, 1.35 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| CLE BvP | CLE vs R | DET BvP | DET vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored DET -200
Pitchers
- Home Justin Verlander is pushing 4 and his WHIP is 1.36. He has also had 5 games in a row in which he has given up 3 or more ER. The K totals are there and he has a nice resume at home so he is playable but I do not like the way he is trending. CLE is batting .262 on the road, .253 versus right-handers, and .227 over the last 7 days. They rank 8th in runs scored and have recorded the 5th most Ks. In Play
- Away Ubaldo Jimenez is pitching well again. I admire his perseverance. He is going to need it today versus a DET team that marked him with 6 ER in 4 IP just 3 starts ago. That game was in CLE. DET is the best home team in baseball. DET is batting .302 at home, .278 versus right-handers, and .292 over the last 7 days. They rank 3rd in runs scored and have recorded the 5th fewest Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Ring! Ring! Hello. It is a DET Stack calling. Hold on. I have to take this. DET as a team has a .290 BAA vs. Jimenez consider everyone playable even if you do not load them.
- Away Michael Bourn, Michael Brantley, Carlos Santana, and Nick Swisher all have encouraging BvPs versus Verlander. I could see this being a bounce back game for Verlander versus a cold team or I could see CLE jumping on a pitcher that they have already hit hard twice this year.
Texas at Toronto
| Texas | Toronto | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM | ||||||
| Nick Tepesch – (3-4), 3.44 ERA, 6.38 K/9, 1.273 WHIP | Esmil Rogers – (1-2), 3.77 ERA, 5.23 K/9, 1.419 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (4-18 H/AB) 0.222 BA-A, 50 K%, 0.667 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 4.18 ERA, 4 HRA, 7.7 K/9, 1.25 WHIP | HOME | (0-1), 2.93 ERA, 1 HRA, 4.1 K/9, 1.109 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| TEX BvP | TEX vs R | TOR BvP | TOR vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9.5
- Favored Pick’em
Pitchers
- Home The last game Esmil Rogers started he only went 3 IP. He literally only has 12 fp upside and that is only if he pitches 3 IP and Ks everyone in the process. TEX is batting .260 on the road, .274 versus right-handers, and .276 over the last 7 days with 11 HRs. They rank 10th in runs scored and have recorded the 4th fewest Ks. Avoid
- Away I am trying to figure out where Nick Tepesch ‘s success in the majors is coming from because he was not noticeably good in the minors. His 4.18 road ERA raises some concerns for me today and I would not trust him versus this strong home TOR team. TOR is batting .267 at home, .252 versus right-handers, and .244 over the last 7 days. They rank 14th in runs scored and have recorded 12th fewest Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Edwin Encarnacion is hot with 3 HRs over the last week. Adam Lind is putting together a nice year. Both he and Melky Cabrera are batting over .300 versus right-handers. Meanwhile, Jose Bautista has a .386 batting average at home.
- Away The thing about Bullpen games is you do not know who will be pitching for most of the game so you do not know who to suggest. I think everyone is playable but I would avoid platoon players because they are likely to get pulled after a couple of at bats. A Tex stack might even be worth looking at but stick to the guys you know will play the whole game.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay
| Baltimore | Tampa Bay | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Jason Hammel – (7-3), 5.43 ERA, 6.62 K/9, 1.515 WHIP | Chris Archer – (0-1), 11.25 ERA, 9 K/9, 2.5 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (36-138 H/AB) 0.261 BA-A, 17.39 K%, 0.797 OPS-A | PvB | (1-7 H/AB) 0.143 BA-A, 42.86 K%, 0.571 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (6-0), 4.17 ERA, 5 HRA, 7 K/9, 1.415 WHIP | HOME | NO DATA | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| BAL BvP | BAL vs R | TBR BvP | TBR vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored TAM -110
Pitchers
- Home Chris Archer got shelled in his first start on the year but he actually looked good until he feel apart. His prognosis remains the same. He has K per IP potential if you want a deep GPP gamble but BAL is too tough for me to consider him. BAL is batting .283 on the road, .285 versus right-handers, and .276 over the last 7 days. They rank 2nd in runs scored, and have recorded the 3rd fewest Ks. Avoid
- Away Jason Hammel has been a 4.13 pitcher on the road but I am more in line to believe the 8.44 ERA that he has versus TB this year. TAM is batting .272 at home, .244 versus right-handers, and is .227 over the last 7 days.
Batters
- Home Ladies and Gentlemen start your TAM stacks! James Loney is 10-33 vs Hammel with 3 HRs and has a .314 batting average versus right-handers. Kelly Johnson is 8-24 with 2 HRs. and is batting .324 at home. Evan Longoria is batting ,327 at home.
- Away I’m not recommending a stack here for two reasons. First, I think that too many people will see that 10 ERA and be thinking the same thing. Second, I think Archer pitches much better than he did the last time out. I expect for BAL to get to him some but I do not see them scoring 10 runs either. J.J. Hardy has been hot with 31.25 fp over the last week. Chris Davis, Manny Machado, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis and Nate McLouth are all batting over .296 versus right-handed pitching.
