MLB Daily Grind Down May 8th Part 3
Toronto at Tampa Bay
| Toronto | Tampa Bay | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM | ||||||
| Ricky Romero – (0-1), 6.75 ERA, 9 K/9, 1.5 WHIP | Matt Moore – (5-0), 1.95 ERA, 9.97 K/9, 1.05 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (28-131 H/AB) 0.214 BA-A, 22.9 K%, 0.786 OPS-A | PvB | (10-50 H/AB) 0.2 BA-A, 28 K%, 0.6 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | NO DATA | HOME | (2-0), 0.64 ERA, 1 HRA, 10.9 K/9, 0.643 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
TOR BvP  | TOR vs L | TBR BvP | TBR vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored TB -178
Pitchers
- Home Matt Moore has been dominant this season, especially at home. You can throw out his last game because that was in Coors Field and pitchers always struggle there. Moore is 2-0 at home with a 0.64 ERA and is a high strikeout pitcher. While the bats of the Rays have been heating up, I think Moore shuts em down. Target
- Away Ricky Romero has not looked great over the last two seasons and the Rays are good against left hand pitchers. I’d be shocked if he got the win tonight. Avoid
Batters
- Home Ryan Roberts always gets a bump in the lineup anytime there is a lefty on the mound. He will likely be batting 2nd and is a great value play tonight. I also like both Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria, I think you can count on a HR between the two of them.
- Away Even though the Rays bats are cheap on a few sites, I don’t think they will do much against Moore, avoid.
LA Angels at Houston
| LA Angels | Houston | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Joe Blanton – (0-5), 5.97 ERA, 4.21 K/9, 1.9 WHIP | Bud Norris – (3-3), 3.89 ERA, 7.05 K/9, 1.54 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (8-27 H/AB) 0.296 BA-A, 22.22 K%, 0.889 OPS-A | PvB | (9-52 H/AB) 0.173 BA-A, 15.38 K%, 0.462 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-3), 6.32 ERA, 6 HRA, 7.5 K/9, 1.979 WHIP | HOME | (2-1), 2.7 ERA, 2 HRA, 6.9 K/9, 1.414 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| LAA BvP | LAA vs R | HOU BvP | HOU vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9.5
- Favored LAA -127
Pitchers
- Home Bud Norris is usually a decent pitcher at home. But he is an underdog and with an over/under of 9.5 runs, I am going to stay far away from him tonight.
- Away Joe Blanton has been one of the many disappointments for the Angels this year. Not even a matchup with the strikeout happy Astros makes me want to take him.
Batters
- Home The Astros put up 7 runs on C.J. Wilson last night so I am pretty confident that they will have some success against Blanton. Their lineup changes by the day, but it’s not a bad idea to take 2-3 of them tonight. Jose Altuve is probably the safest play.
- Away Josh Hamilton continues to let people down time and time again. I am just going to ignore him from here on out until he turns it around. But Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo both make great plays today against Bud Norris. Howie Kendrick is also a cheap 2B that could produce.
Texas at Milwaukee
| Texas | Milwaukee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Park | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Derek Holland – (2-2), 2.74 ERA, 7.89 K/9, 0.94 WHIP | Kyle Lohse – (1-3), 3.16 ERA, 5.84 K/9, 1.11 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (1-15 H/AB) 0.067 BA-A, 33.33 K%, 0.133 OPS-A | PvB | (19-75 H/AB) 0.253 BA-A, 17.33 K%, 0.867 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-1), 4.12 ERA, 1 HRA, 8.7 K/9, 0.915 WHIP | HOME | (0-1), 4 ERA, 1 HRA, 7 K/9, 1.333 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| TEX BvP | TEX vs R | MIL BvP | MIL vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8.0
- Favored MIL -114
Pitchers
- Home Here I was saying how Kyle Lohse never has really bad outings and then he goes and gets shellacked by the Cardinals. He has another tough matchup tonight against the Rangers but the BvP favors Lohse and you have to expect a bounce back game. He is in play
- Away The Brewers are very good at home and are very good against lefties. Two things working against Derek Holland tonight. Holland has been a very good pitcher this year, but I think he falls short of a win tonight.
Batters
- Home I always love taking Ryan Braun at home against lefties. Granted, this lefty is pretty good, but I still like Braun’s chances tonight. Carlos Gomez and Jonathan Lucroy are also very good against lefties.
- Away There isn’t much BvP to go off of here, but the Rangers bats have been pretty quiet on this road trip. Elvis Andrus could be a decent play, but for the most part I think Lohse gets the best of them.
NY Yankees at Colorado
| NY Yankees | Colorado | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coors Field | 8:40 PM | ||||||
| David Phelps – (1-1), 5.56 ERA, 10.95 K/9, 1.5 WHIP | Juan Nicasio – (3-0), 4.91 ERA, 6.19 K/9, 1.53 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (3-15 H/AB) 0.2 BA-A, 6.67 K%, 0.733 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-0), 7.94 ERA, 1 HRA, 7.9 K/9, 2.118 WHIP | HOME | (1-0), 5.79 ERA, 3 HRA, 7.7 K/9, 1.5 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| NYY BvP | NYY vs R | COL BvP | COL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 10.0
- Favored COL -131
Pitchers
- This game is also in danger of getting rained out. Plus the over/under of 10 runs makes me want to stay far away from either pitcher in this one.
Batters
- Home If this game gets played, you have to love the whole Rockies lineup tonight, but that is a big IF. Check the weather again closer to when leagues lock.
- Away Same goes for the Yankee hitters.
Arizona at LA Dodgers
| Arizona | LA Dodgers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Wade Miley – (2-1), 3.06 ERA, 7.69 K/9, 1.44 WHIP | Clayton Kershaw – (3-2), 1.66 ERA, 9.71 K/9, 0.9 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (26-82 H/AB) 0.317 BA-A, 14.63 K%, 0.976 OPS-A | PvB | (30-143 H/AB) 0.21 BA-A, 30.77 K%, 0.58 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-1), 3.7 ERA, 2 HRA, 8.1 K/9, 1.315 WHIP | HOME | (3-1), 0.92 ERA, 3 HRA, 10.1 K/9, 0.75 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| ARI BvP | ARI vs L | LAD BvP | LAD vs L | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 6.0
- Favored LAD -173
Pitchers
- Home Clayton Kershaw is the obvious top choice at pitcher tonight. He has everything in his favor and I really don’t see him having a bad game tonight. Sure Goldschmidt is good against lefties but he is only 1/14 against Kershaw. Target Kershaw, especially on sites with only one pitcher slot.
- Away Wade Miley doesn’t have a terrible matchup, but when Kershaw is taking the mound for your opponent, you can’t expect to get many wins. I think the Dodgers manage to score a couple runs on Miley which should be more than enough for Kershaw. Avoid
Batters
- Home I seem to be the only one that is still taking Matt Kemp and while he isn’t producing great games, he is managing to get on base and score some runs. He has always been great against lefties and I like his chances tonight against Miley.
- Away Just pretend like the D-Back hitters aren’t even available.