MLB Daily Grind Down May 30th Day Games
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)
Arizona at Texas
| Arizona | Texas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers Ballpark | 2:05 PM | ||||||
| Wade Miley – (3-3), 3.67 ERA, 6.83 K/9, 1.333 WHIP | Justin Grimm – (4-3), 4.05 ERA, 7.99 K/9, 1.472 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (1-18 H/AB) 0.056 BA-A, 33.33 K%, 0.167 OPS-A | PvB | (0-2 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 3.32 ERA, 2 HRA, 7.6 K/9, 1.184 WHIP | HOME | (2-1), 2.79 ERA, 1 HRA, 9.3 K/9, 1.293 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
ARI BvP  | ARI vs R | TEX BvP | TEX vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9
- Favored TEX -160
Pitchers
- Home I guess it is time for me to admit that Justin Grimm is useful in daily fantasy. He draws a tough matchup today but he is a .279 pitcher at home and a 1.50 pitcher in day games on the year. Plus he takes the hill as a huge favorite by Vegas. OU is high so I would only consider him in a multiple pitcher format. ARI is batting .254 on the road, .267 versus right-handers and .305 over the last 7 days. They rank 16th in Rs and have the 10 fewest Ks in the league. In Play
- Away Do not look now but Brandon McCarthy has pulled off three good starts in a row. This is the point where guys like this suck you in and then lay a 4.1 IP 8 ER on your daily roster. I am not buying into his current hot streak because the teams he faced during this run are among the worst in offence. He faced MIA 30th in runs scored, PHI 27th in Runs scored, and SDG 18th in runs scored. He has been a better pitcher on the road and in day games but TEX is one of the toughest draws in baseball. TEX is batting .280 at home, .272 versus right-handers, and .265 over the last 7 days. Avoid
Batters
- Home Adrian Beltre is 13-31 with 2 HRs versus McCarthy. Mitch Moreland is 6-15 with 2 HRs vs him as well. A.J. Pierzynski is batting over .300 versus right-handers.
- Away Didi Gregorius is maintaining his plus .400 batting average versus right-handers. Paul Goldschmidt, Eric Chavez and Geraldo Parra all have a batting average of above .300 versus right-handers also. Martin Prado was on a nice little 9-16 run before fouling a ball of his knee. I think he should be back today. Jason Kubel and Miguel Montero get the lefty/righty advantage today and both are good career hitters versus right-handers.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
| Chicago White Sox | Chicago Cubs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM | ||||||
| Jake Peavy – (5-2), 3.31 ERA, 10.2 K/9, 1.074 WHIP | Travis Wood – (4-2), 2.24 ERA, 5.84 K/9, 0.932 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (25-103 H/AB) 0.243 BA-A, 33.98 K%, 0.767 OPS-A | PvB | (8-33 H/AB) 0.242 BA-A, 21.21 K%, 0.697 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (3-2), 3.94 ERA, 5 HRA, 10.4 K/9, 1.063 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 2.36 ERA, 2 HRA, 5.4 K/9, 1.024 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| CHW BvP | CHW vs L | CHC BvP | CHC vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored Pick’em
Pitchers
- Home You can take Travis Wood ‘s last start one of two ways. You can say that it was a tough start in CIN and shrug it off or you can say that it was a long time coming for a pitcher who is pitching well above his career average. Wood has been a 2.36 pitcher at home this year. CHW is batting .254 on the road, .237 versus left-handers, and .233 over the last 7 days. They rank 28th in Run scored and have the 14th most Ks in the league. In Play
- Away I know this is a road game but how much different do you think it will be for Jake Peavy pitching in Wrigley field. I tempted to look more towards his 1.88 home ERA as opposed to his 3.94 road ERA. In his one appearance in Wrigley last year, he went 6.1 IP with 0 ER and 7 Ks. CHC are batting .275 at home, .255 versus right-handers, and .236 over the last 7 days. CHC ranks 21st in Rs and has the 11th fewest Ks. In Play
Batters
- Home Alfonso Soriano is 9-29 with 3 HRs. Anhtony Rizzo is hot producing over 20.25 fp over the last 7 days and gets the traditional splits in his favor.
- Away Dayan Viciedo has a .400 batting average versus left-handers. Alexi Rmirez has a .361 average and is on a 6-19 run over the last 7 days. Jeff Keppinger has not done much this year but has hit lefties well in the past. He just came off of a 7 game hit streak and went 3-4 in his last outing.
Seattle at San Diego
| Seattle | San Diego | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petco Park | 3:40 PM | ||||||
| Felix Hernandez – (5-3), 2.07 ERA, 9.36 K/9, 1.012 WHIP | Andrew Cashner – (3-2), 3.02 ERA, 6.72 K/9, 1.199 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (34-126 H/AB) 0.27 BA-A, 24.6 K%, 0.722 OPS-A | PvB | (1-6 H/AB) 0.167 BA-A, 33.33 K%, 0.5 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (4-2), 2.11 ERA, 2 HRA, 9.2 K/9, 1 WHIP | HOME | (3-0), 1.93 ERA, 1 HRA, 6.6 K/9, 1.071 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SEA BvP | SEA vs R | SDP BvP | SDP vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 6.5
- Favored SEA -120
Pitchers
- Home Andrew Cashner could pitch well enough to get the win today. SEA is not that great of an offensive team and his home ERA is a very nice 1.93. However, his K/9 is low so if you take him he needs to get you the win and I think that is too big of a gamble today for me to take unless he is super cheap on a multiple pitcher site. SEA is batting .223 on the road, .234 versus right-handers, and .222 over the last 7 days. SEA ranks 25th in runs scored and has recorded the 4th most Ks. In Play
- Away Felix Hernandez has actually been better on the road this year with a 2.11 ERA He is legitimate ace and is in play every time he takes the mound. Although, SDG team BAA of .270 vs. him is a little concerning to me for his price. SDG is batting .255 at home, .254 versus right-handers and .251 over the last 7 days. SDG ranks 18th in runs scored and has recorded the 12th most Ks. He is not a lock to get the win but has way more upside then anyone else in the early games Target
Batters
- Home Everth Cabrera and Carlos Quentin have ben hot producing over 20 fp in the last week. Both have positive BvPs versus Felix.
- Away Kendrys Morales has been hot producing 25.75 fp over the last week. Endy Chavez is batting .314 versus right-handed pitching. He batted lead-off a couple of days ago. Justin Smoak and Kyle Seager are both batting near .300 versus right-handers. Raul Ibanez could provide some pop for a discount.
Oakland at San Francisco
| Oakland | San Francisco | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Park | 3:45 PM | ||||||
| A.J. Griffin – (4-3), 3.59 ERA, 6.92 K/9, 1.224 WHIP | Barry Zito – (3-3), 3.91 ERA, 5.56 K/9, 1.554 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (2-15 H/AB) 0.133 BA-A, 26.67 K%, 0.533 OPS-A | PvB | (23-78 H/AB) 0.295 BA-A, 20.51 K%, 0.974 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-2), 3.86 ERA, 4 HRA, 4.6 K/9, 1.169 WHIP | HOME | (3-0), 0.55 ERA, 1 HRA, 4.4 K/9, 1.03 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| OAK BvP | OAK vs L | SFG BvP | SFG vs R | ||||
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Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored Pick’em
Pitchers
- Home If you believe in splits then Barry Zito is a 1.38 pitcher at home so far this year. He is also a 2.27 pitcher in day games. I am not touching him with my money because he does this every year. He has a good start to the season and then falls apart in May. OAK is batting .258 on the road, .265 versus left-handers, and .266 over the last 7 days. They rank 4th in runs scored and have the 8th most Ks in the league. Avoid
- Away OAK offense comes alive on the road. However, their pitcher all suffer a severe drop off in production. A.J. Griffin is no different and his road ERA is a below average 4.31. Still, I like him better than Zito and there are not that many options this morning. SFO is batting .284 at home, .271 versus right-handers and .234 over the last 7 days. They rank 12th in runs scored and have the 1st fewest Ks in the league. In play
Batters
- Home Buster Posey went 2-2 with 1 HR the last time this team saw Griffin. Hunter Pence has been hot producing 23.75 fp over the last week. Marco Scutaro and Brandon Crawford are both batting over .300 versus right-handers. Andres Torres batted leadoff last game with Pagan out.
- Away Coco Crisp is 7-23 with 1 HR versus Zito. Josh Donaldson is 2-2 with 1 HR and has a .400 batting average versus left-handers. He has also remained hot producing 32 fp over the last week. Coco Crisp, Seth Smith and Yoenis Cespedes have also been hot producing over 20 fp. Seth Smith is batting .314 versus left-handers on the year so I would not shy away from the lefty/lefty matchup. Jed Lowrie is back in the LU and his price has dropped. He has a .306 batting average versus left-handers.
