MLB Daily Grind Down May 27th 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)
Colorado at Houston
| Colorado | Houston | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM | ||||||
| Jhoulys Chacin – (3-3), 4.1 ERA, 5.24 K/9, 1.268 WHIP | Bud Norris – (4-4), 3.86 ERA, 5.63 K/9, 1.5 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (9-23 H/AB) 0.391 BA-A, 13.04 K%, 1.304 OPS-A | PvB | (12-46 H/AB) 0.261 BA-A, 30.43 K%, 0.957 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-1), 2.7 ERA, 1 HRA, 7.6 K/9, 1.38 WHIP | HOME | (3-1), 1.93 ERA, 3 HRA, 5.3 K/9, 1.339 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
COL BvP  | COL vs R | HOU BvP | HOU vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9
- Favored COL -160
Pitchers
- Home Bud Norris home ERA of 1.93 is certainly playable but only for those among us that really like to gamble. His 1.50 WHIP suggest to me a player who is far too dangerous to take. COL is batting .258 on the road, .269 versus right-handers, and .249 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away Jhoulys Chacin has looked very good outside of COL. His road ERA is 2.70 and his K/9 ratio jumps up to over 8 on the road as well. Consider him in a multiple pitcher format. HOU is batting .240 at home, .236 versus right-handers, and .260 over the last 7 days. In Play
Batters
- Home Jason Castro, Matt Dominguez and J.D. Martinez have been hot for the Astros. The Astros offer value if you are looking t free up salary.
- Away Carlos Gonzalez is 2-6 versus Norris and is hot producing 28.25 fp over the last 7 days.
Miami at Tampa Bay
| Miami | Tampa Bay | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicana Field | 3:10 PM | ||||||
| Jose Fernandez – (2-2), 3.31 ERA, 8.45 K/9, 1.163 WHIP | Jake Odorizzi – (0-0), 5.4 ERA, 10.8 K/9, 1.2 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 | (2-2), 4.33 ERA, 2 HRA, 10 K/9, 1.222 WHIP | HOME | NO DATA | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| MIA BvP | MIA vs R | TBR BvP | TBR vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7
- Favored TAM -170
Pitchers
- Home Jake Odorizzi first start was okay but I cannot understand the rational behind making him a -170 favorite and placing the OU of this game at 7. If you trust Vegas then he facing a very poor MIA team batting .227 on the road, .225 versus right-handers, and .219 over the last 7 days. In Play
- Away Jose Fernandez 3.31 ERA on the year shows that pitching has not been the problem in MIA. His road ERA of 4.33 is not encouraging and enough for me to discount him today since he plays for MIA. TAM is batting .263 at home, .250 versus right-handers, and .228 over the ;ast 7 days. Avoid
Batters
- Home The OU of this game is low and no one for TAM has been hot. They should scores some runs against him, though.
- Away Honestly, I think MIA gets to Odorizzi today so I think all of their players are playable. Derick Dietrich has been hot an offers nice value.
Texas at Arizona
| Texas | Arizona | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Field | 3:40 PM | ||||||
| Yu Darvish – (7-2), 2.84 ERA, 12.37 K/9, 0.967 WHIP | Tyler Skaggs – | ||||||
| PvB | (2-10 H/AB) 0.2 BA-A, 50 K%, 0.5 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (3-1), 1.95 ERA, 2 HRA, 13.3 K/9, 0.578 WHIP | HOME | NO DATA | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| TEX BvP | TEX vs L | ARI BvP | ARI vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU ?
- Favored ?
Pitchers
I am not sure how sites will handle this double header. I think most likely they will include only the day game if that is true then both Tyler Skaggs and Martin Perez are obvious unsafe plays.
Batters
You can pretty much load up on bats in this game. Offense could come from anywhere and there should be a decent amount of offense.
San Francisco at Oakland
| San Francisco | Oakland | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.co Coliseum | 4:07 PM | ||||||
| Madison Bumgarner – (4-2), 2.89 ERA, 8.71 K/9, 1.014 WHIP | Dan Straily – (2-2), 5.73 ERA, 8.73 K/9, 1.212 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (16-49 H/AB) 0.327 BA-A, 24.49 K%, 0.918 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-1), 3.08 ERA, 2 HRA, 6.2 K/9, 0.911 WHIP | HOME | (0-1), 10 ERA, 2 HRA, 8 K/9, 1.778 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SFG BvP | SFG vs R | OAK BvP | OAK vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored SFO -115
Pitchers
- Home Daniel Straily is a matchup play. Whenever he is playing, you matchup your batters against him. He has a high ERA and low K/9. He has been crushed at home this year wiith an ERA over 10.00. SFO is batting .260 on the road, .276 versus right-handers, and .267 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away Madison Bumgarner has a 1.61 day game ERA. All of his other numbers are impressive as well. He is the road favorite today and faces a slumping OAK team. OAK is batting .233 at home, .268 versus left-handers, and .281 over the last 7 days. Target
Batters
- Home If you are playing the fade Chris Young is 7-14 with 1 HR versus Bumgarner. Seth Smith has been hot producing 27.75 fp over the last week.
- Away Brandon Belt and Buster Posey have been hot over the last week.
San Diego at Seattle
| San Diego | Seattle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeco Field | 4:10 PM | ||||||
| Clayton Richard – (0-4), 8.54 ERA, 4.48 K/9, 2.069 WHIP | Aaron Harang – (1-5), 8.58 ERA, 8.65 K/9, 1.566 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (30-107 H/AB) 0.28 BA-A, 27.1 K%, 0.888 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-2), 10.8 ERA, 5 HRA, 1.8 K/9, 1.8 WHIP | HOME | (1-2), 6.43 ERA, 3 HRA, 7.7 K/9, 1.429 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SDP BvP | SDP vs R | SEA BvP | SEA vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.5
- Favored SEA -115
Pitchers
- Home I was one of those guys who thought that Aaron Harang ‘s move to SEA would help his stats. Boy was I wrong. His season ERA is an 8.58 and while I expect for it to come down to somewhere in the 5s, I will not recommend him today or any day. Avoid
- Away Clayton Richards has been equally bad. He is a 10.80 pitcher on the road this year and has seemed to have lost that control that made hima decent atchup play a year ago. Avoid
Batters
- Home Ladies and Gentlemen start your SEA stacks. Franklin Gutierrez ‘s 8-15 with 1 HR looks nice either way. Kendrys Morales looks good against the lefty. He could provide 2 HR power for a discounted price.
- Away Ladies and Gentlemen start your SDG stacks. Look to a few of their players for value even if you do not load up on them today.
