MLB Daily Grind Down June 7th Part 3
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)
Oakland at Chicago White Sox
| Oakland | Chicago White Sox | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Cellular Field | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Jarrod Parker – (4-6), 4.9 ERA, 6.75 K/9, 1.441 WHIP | Chris Sale – (5-3), 2.44 ERA, 8.49 K/9, 0.914 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (11-43 H/AB) 0.256 BA-A, 30.23 K%, 0.744 OPS-A | PvB | (14-53 H/AB) 0.264 BA-A, 28.3 K%, 0.679 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-3), 4.18 ERA, 8 HRA, 7.4 K/9, 1.536 WHIP | HOME | (3-0), 1.47 ERA, 3 HRA, 8.2 K/9, 0.783 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
OAK BvP  | OAK vs L | CHW BvP | CHW vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored CHW -125
Pitchers
- Home Everything is great about Chris Sale except for the fact that he is playing on CHW and they seem to be doing everything in their power to lose ball games. He is a beast at home but could very well not get the win in this game even if he has a strong outing. OAK is batting .262 on the road, .264 versus right-handers, and .277 over the last 7 days. They rank 5th in the league in runs scored and have recorded the 9th most Ks. In Play
- Away Jarrod Parker might be a sneaky GPP play in a multiple pitcher format today against Sale. He has been pretty solid over his last few starts and his road ERA is a respectable 4.12. The CHW have been making bad pitcher look good lately. He could get that same treatment today. CHW is batting .223 at home, .236 versus right-handers, and .223 over the last 7 days with 1 HR. In Play
Batters
- Home Alejandro De Aza, Alex Rios, and Adam Dunn are the only players producing for a cold CHW team. If you take anyone from CHW then take one of them.
- Away Josh Donaldson, Nate Freiman, Yoenis Cespedes, and Jed Lowrie are all batting over .300 versus left-handers. Cespedes and Lowrie have positive BvPs versus Sale.
San Diego at Colorado
| San Diego | Colorado | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coors Field | 8:40 PM | ||||||
| Edinson Volquez – (4-5), 5.35 ERA, 6.44 K/9, 1.52 WHIP | Jorge De La Rosa – (7-3), 3.1 ERA, 5.59 K/9, 1.272 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (33-102 H/AB) 0.324 BA-A, 24.51 K%, 1.029 OPS-A | PvB | (17-85 H/AB) 0.2 BA-A, 35.29 K%, 0.518 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 4.98 ERA, 3 HRA, 5 K/9, 1.573 WHIP | HOME | (5-0), 2.45 ERA, 0 HRA, 5.2 K/9, 1.159 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SDP BvP | SDP vs L | COL BvP | COL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 10.5
- Favored COL -170
Pitchers
- Home I am going to start calling Jorge De La Rosa the Rocky Mountain trapper. You look at the high OU and you get drawn into taking the team he is facing. He has a 2.45 home ERA and that number has come against some pretty good opponents. I would consider him today in a multiple pitcher format. SDG is batting .248 on the road, .242 versus left-handers, and .248 over the last 7 days. They rank 17th in runs scored and have recorded the 12th most Ks. In Play
- Away There has to be someone better in SDG farm system then Edinson Volquez. I am running for cover on this one and avoiding him at first glance. COL is batting .275 at home, .272 versus right-handers, and .281 over the last 7 days. They rank 4th in runs scored and have recorded the 14th most Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Pack your bags because we are headed to Stacksville!
- Away Everth Cabrera, Jedd Gyorko, and Carlos Quentin have all been hot for SDG. Everth Cabrera is batting .373 versus left-handed pitching. I keep waiting for De La Rosa luck to run out so I would not be surprised if SDG has a nice day.
San Francisco at Arizona
| San Francisco | Arizona | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Field | 9:40 PM | ||||||
| Matt Cain – (4-3), 5.45 ERA, 8.62 K/9, 1.215 WHIP | Patrick Corbin – (9-0), 2.06 ERA, 7.41 K/9, 1.053 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (55-226 H/AB) 0.243 BA-A, 21.24 K%, 0.77 OPS-A | PvB | (28-108 H/AB) 0.259 BA-A, 19.44 K%, 0.685 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-2), 6.27 ERA, 11 HRA, 9.4 K/9, 1.313 WHIP | HOME | (5-0), 1.69 ERA, 1 HRA, 6.5 K/9, 1.188 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SFG BvP | SFG vs L | ARI BvP | ARI vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored ARI -127
Pitchers
- Home Patrick Corbin leads the league in wins. His last two starts have been subpar and they worry me because they were against CHC and MIA so maybe the league is figuring this kid out. SFO is batting .252 on the road, .270 versus left-handers, and .228 over he last 7 days. They rank 15th in runs scored and have recorded the 1st fewest Ks in the league. In Play
- Away Quick somebody call a doctor because Matt Cain has contracted that disease the destroyed all of Tim Lincecum ‘s ability. It is call Hakeem-Olajuwananitis in which a player goes from being a super start into a liability in a year. It might not be too late for Cain but I would not trust him today on the road. ARI is batting .263 at home, .273 versus right-handers, and .303 over the last 7 days. They rank 11th in runs scored and have recorded the 13th fewest Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Paul Goldschmidt is red hot again with 41 fp over the last 7 days. Gerardo Parra has 31.75 fp. Goldshmidt, Didi Gregorius, Parra, and Chavez are all batting over .300 versus right-handers. I keep waiting for Miguel Montero to have a big game. I think he makes some noise today and his price has dropped so even better.
- Away Buster Posey is 5-14 versus Corbin. Hunter Pence is 4-11 with with 1 HR. Posey, Torres, Pence and Pablo Sandoval are all batting over .300 versus left-handed pitching. The team is running cold so be careful with any players outside of those.
Atlanta at LA Dodgers
| Atlanta | LA Dodgers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Paul Maholm – (7-4), 3.68 ERA, 6.77 K/9, 1.245 WHIP | Hyun-Jin Ryu – (6-2), 2.89 ERA, 8.47 K/9, 1.138 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (37-150 H/AB) 0.247 BA-A, 14.67 K%, 0.747 OPS-A | PvB | (4-18 H/AB) 0.222 BA-A, 22.22 K%, 0.778 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (3-3), 5.36 ERA, 3 HRA, 7.6 K/9, 1.413 WHIP | HOME | (4-1), 1.57 ERA, 3 HRA, 8.7 K/9, 0.874 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| ATL BvP | ATL vs L | LAD BvP | LAD vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7
- Favored LAD -115
Pitchers
- Home Hyun-Jin Ryu is another player going today who has GPP winning stuff. The only concern you may have here is if his foot is completely healthy. He only made it 5 IP the last time he saw this team walking an uncharacteristically high 5 batters but that was on the road and he has been a 1.57 pitcher at home. ATL is batting is batting .241 at home, .232 versus left-handers, and .259 over the last 7 days. They rank 12th in runs scored and have recorded the 2nd most Ks. Target
- Away Paul Maholm has been really bad outside of ATL with a 5.36 road ERA. This LAD team got to him earlier in the year for 4 runs and his K totals are dwindling down to around 3.5 per game. LAD is batting .257 at home, .277 versus left-handers, and .244 over the last 7 days. They rank 13th in runs scored and have recorded the 13th fewest Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Yasiel Puig is off to a hot start and should be cheap. Adrian Gonzalez hits lefties well so do not worry about the lefty/lefty splits. He is batting .375 at home. Hanley Ramirez is 6-20 with 2 HRs versus Maholm.
- Away If you are playing the fade then B.J. Upton is producing. Chris Johnson is batting .386 versus lefties. Evan Gattis is batting .342 versus lefties also.
NY Yankees at Seattle
| NY Yankees | Seattle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeco Field | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda – (6-4), 2.59 ERA, 6.29 K/9, 1.041 WHIP | Jeremy Bonderman – (0-1), 13.5 ERA, 2.14 K/9, 2.381 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (17-101 H/AB) 0.168 BA-A, 19.8 K%, 0.574 OPS-A | PvB | (64-256 H/AB) 0.25 BA-A, 19.53 K%, 0.813 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 3.22 ERA, 3 HRA, 5.9 K/9, 1.101 WHIP | HOME | NO DATA | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| NYY BvP | NYY vs R | SEA BvP | SEA vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored NYY -163
Pitchers
- Home Jeremy Bonderman looked awful in his return to the majors. He might pitch well enough at home tonight. The OU is low but I think Vegas expects NYY to account for 5 of those. NYY is batting .244 on the road, .251 versus right-handers, and .231 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away Hiroki Kuroda might be the sneakiest of all pitchers to take tonight. Most people only like to take him at home but his road ERA is a nice 3.22 also and he should benefit a little from this park. Plus, he seems a lock to get the win versus Bonderman. SEA is batting .252 at home, .237 versus right-handers, and .247 over the last 7 days. They rank 24th in runs scored and have recorded the 3rd most Ks. Target
Batters
- Home Don’t worry about the mules just load the wagon!
- Away Michael Morse is 3-9 with 2 HRs versus Kuroda. He came off of the DL recently and should be good to play tonight. Kyle Seager, Rual Ibanez, and Kendrys Morales have all been hot. Seager is batting .322 versus right-handers on the year.
