MLB Daily Grind Down: Sunday, August 11th: Part Three
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NY Mets vs. Arizona
| 4:10 PM | NY Mets – ROAD | Arizona – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.237 | 0.682 | 22.40% | 0.54 | 0.256 | 0.708 | 18.70% | 0.54 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.235 | 0.679 | 22.10% | 0.42 | 0.262 | 0.710 | 16.90% | 0.40 | |
| SP STATS | Niese – LHP | Spruill – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.73 | 6.48 | 8.89 | 2.02 | |||||
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.75 | 11.25 | 6.75 | 2.00 | |||||
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
NYM vs R  | NYM BvP | ARI vs L | ARI BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – ARI -140
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Zeke Spruill only threw 67 pitches in his last outing. Granted, he got shelled by a very good TEX team in TEX but I think an 80 pitches ceiling is about all that you can expect from him again today. He is not a high K player to begin with so there is no need to play him today even against NYM. NYM is batting .247 on the road, .235 versus right-handers, and .233 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 1
- Away This will be Jonathan Niese ‘s first start since injuring his shoulder over a month ago and you know how we feel about pitchers coming back from injuries. It only adds to things that he faces a few big bats in ARI that feed off of weak lefties. ARI is batting .260 on the road, .263 versus left-handers, and .279 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
Batter Grind Down
- Home Paul Goldschmidt should be at the top of your list today. Cody Ross is batting .394 versus left-handers. Wil Nieves and Martin Prado are both batting over .300 as well. RG Stack Rating 6
- Away Left-handers are batting .400 versus Spruill. Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy, and Omar Quintanilla are your best bets. Davis has been the hottest NYM player. RG Stack Rating 4
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Pittsburgh vs. Colorado
| 4:10 PM | Pittsburgh – ROAD | Colorado – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.244 | 0.702 | 22.40% | 0.55 | 0.263 | 0.738 | 20.00% | 0.60 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.242 | 0.695 | 22.00% | 0.41 | 0.252 | 0.686 | 19.70% | 0.39 | |
| SP STATS | Locke – LHP | Bettis – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.22 | 2.36 | 6.76 | 10.58 | 2.20 | 9.00 | 1.80 | 1.00 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 2.45 | 5.06 | 13.24 | 9.60 | 2.20 | 9.00 | 1.80 | 1.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| PIT vs R | PIT BvP | COL vs L | COL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 10
- Favored Team – PIT -150
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Chad Bettis has a 6.30 ERA after his first 2 starts and both of those came on the road. I do not need to tell you which team is my favorite load of the day. PIT is batting .241 on the road, .242 versus right-handers, and .288 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 2
- Away Jeff Locke has been a better pitcher on the road than at home but he has yet to make a start in Coors Field. He is the favorite in this game but the OU is set at 10 and you are probably best served to avoid a pitcher in game that features that high of a number. COL is batting .280 at home, .265 versus left-handers, and .253 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
Batter Grind Down
- Home Michael Cuddyer and Troy Tulowitzki both have very favorable left-hander/home splits. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away Pedro Alvarez and his day game hitting HR total are you best plays but I like all of PIT today. RG Stack Rating 10
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Milwaukee vs. Seattle
| 4:10 PM | Milwaukee – ROAD | Seattle – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.253 | 0.711 | 19.60% | 0.56 | 0.246 | 0.717 | 21.70% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.251 | 0.709 | 18.80% | 0.43 | 0.253 | 0.744 | 21.30% | 0.49 | |
| SP STATS | Peralta – RHP | Hernandez – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.46 | 4.57 | 5.82 | 7.65 | 1.06 | 2.30 | 9.33 | 14.31 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 2.07 | 8.31 | 7.68 | 3.60 | 0.81 | 1.13 | 10.69 | 16.50 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| MIL vs R | MIL BvP | SEA vs R | SEA BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7
- Favored Team – SEA -180
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Felix Hernandez is my favorite play of the day. He draws a very weak MIL team at home where he has been lights out for his career., Plus, SEA is scoring runs now. They have the 9th most runs scored since the All-Star Break. MIL is batting .250 on the road, .249 versus right-handers, and .240 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 10
- Away Wily Peralta is another high risk/reward play. SEA is better offensively but they have still recorded the 6th most Ks on the year. Peralta gives up runs but he should get some help from this park. SEA is batting .250 at home, .252 versus right-handers, and .247 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home Justin Smoak has been the most productive player from SEA. I also like Brad Miller at the top of the order. RG Stack Rating
- Away If you are playing the fade then Juan Francisco, Scotter Gennett, and Khris Davis have been producing and offer value. RG Stack Rating 1
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Philadelphia vs. Washington
| 5:05 PM | Philadelphia – ROAD | Washington – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.251 | 0.698 | 19.90% | 0.53 | 0.241 | 0.686 | 20.40% | 0.52 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.255 | 0.698 | 19.60% | 0.40 | 0.251 | 0.708 | 20.10% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Kendrick – RHP | Strasburg – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.33 | 4.29 | 5.34 | 8.64 | 1.08 | 3.04 | 9.27 | 11.43 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 2.00 | 10.13 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 0.73 | 3.60 | 11.40 | 14.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| PHI vs R | PHI BvP | WSN vs R | WSN BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7
- Favored Team – WAS -220
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Stephen Strasburg should make quick work of this struggling PHI team. Strasburg has yet to impress us this year but his numbers are solid. I think he has a GPP wining start in him before the season ends and what better place to get it than against PHI? PHI is batting .255 on the road, .257 versus right-handers, and .242 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 10
- Away Kyle Kendrick had that great start to the year. He has since returned to being Kyle Kendrick. WAS on the other hand has been a whole much better lately . They are batting .263 at home .250 versus right-handers, and .251 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 3
Batter Grind Down
- Home Ian Desmond is 11-31 with 2 HRs versus Kendrick. Bryce Harper is 8-17 with 1 HR. Stephen Lombrardozzi is 6-18 versus him as well. Ryan Zimmerman is 11-34 with 1 HR. Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon have been hot for WAS. RG Stack Rating 6
- Away PHI is way too weak to play the fade with today. Trust in Vegas. The line and OU say it all. RG Stack Rating 1
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Tampa Bay vs. LA Dodgers
| 8:00 PM | Tampa Bay – ROAD | LA Dodgers – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.261 | 0.747 | 18.70% | 0.63 | 0.264 | 0.720 | 18.60% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.285 | 0.779 | 19.10% | 0.51 | 0.264 | 0.717 | 18.50% | 0.42 | |
| SP STATS | Hellickson – RHP | Kershaw – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.23 | 4.60 | 7.17 | 9.59 | 0.86 | 1.87 | 8.62 | 14.53 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.49 | 4.35 | 5.35 | 7.55 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 7.31 | 16.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| TBR vs L | TBR BvP | LAD vs R | LAD BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 6.5
- Favored Team – LAD -200
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball and a beast at home. He has GPP winning upside every time he takes the mound so he is playable no matter what. I do not like him for his price today, however, because TAM is a very good left-hand hitting team and it only takes 2 ER to ruin his day in daily fantasy. TAM is batting .262 on the road, .286 versus left-handers, and .276 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 8
- Away The OU is only so low because Vegas has a ton of faith in Kershaw. Jeremy Hellickson has been awful on the road with a 5.10 ERA and could be in for a long day versus this LAD team. LAD is batting .259 at home, .270 versus right-handers, and .293 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 5
Batter Grind Down
- Home Carl Crawfor, Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Either are your best plays. Puig is in play as well and if Dee Gordon gets another start then he is worth a look. He is a solid offensive option. It is his Defense that has kept him out of the bigs. RG Stack Rating 6
- Away If you are playing the fade then Evan Longoria and Wil Myers have high batting averages versus Left-handers and have power. RG Stack Rating 1
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