MLB Daily Grind Down: Sunday, July 7th part two
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Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
| 1:35 PM | Atlanta – ROAD | Philadelphia – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.245 | 0.728 | 23.40% | 0.59 | 0.255 | 0.716 | 19.60% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.249 | 0.740 | 23.60% | 0.49 | 0.259 | 0.716 | 18.90% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Medlen – RHP | Pettibone – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.30 | 3.11 | 6.66 | 9.95 | 1.39 | 3.99 | 5.58 | 7.79 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.25 | 3.15 | 5.85 | 12.67 | 0.99 | 2.55 | 5.76 | 9.07 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
ATL vs R  | ATL BvP | PHI vs R | PHI BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – ATL -130
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Jonathan Pettibone gets ATL today so that is an instant upgrade to his K/9. He has been fantastic at home since joining the rotation. His numbers dipped in June but he is back on track here in July. This ATL team comes in hot and I am not sure he pitches long enough to offset the damage that they do. He is worth a look in multiple pitcher formats. ATL is batting .246 on the road, .250 versus right-handers, and .327 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 5
- Away Kris Medlen is coming off of a very nice June in which he went 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA. His numbers take a dip slightly on the road but he catches a PHI team that has not been great this year offensively. PHI is batting .251 at home, .261 versus right-handers, and .292 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home PHI has a .392 BAA versus Medlen as a team. Jimmy Rollin ‘s line of 4-10 with 3 2Bs is the most notable. Chase Utley are batting over .300 versus right-handers and Domonic Brown seems to be heating up again. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away Pettibone is surrendering a .303 average versus left-handers. That spells good news for Freddie Freeman, Brian McCann and Jordan Schafer all of whom are batting over .300 versus right-handers. Brian McCann is super hot over the past week with 35.5 fp. RG Stack Rating 5
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Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay
| 1:40 PM | Chicago White Sox – ROAD | Tampa Bay – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.245 | 0.679 | 20.60% | 0.53 | 0.257 | 0.746 | 18.30% | 0.63 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.230 | 0.646 | 21.10% | 0.37 | 0.289 | 0.799 | 18.30% | 0.54 | |
| SP STATS | Danks – LHP | Price – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.12 | 4.38 | 6.60 | 8.64 | 1.32 | 4.65 | 8.56 | 9.70 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.36 | 4.19 | 6.13 | 9.03 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 12.86 | 21.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| CHW vs L | CHW BvP | TBR vs L | TBR BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7.5
- Favored Team – TAM -210
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home David Price returned with a bang last time out throwing 7 IP with 10 Ks versus HOU. He only threw 70 pitches in that start, though, and I would be surprised if he is not on another pitch count of around 80 today. If you think they will open up and let him pitch then he could be a good start in this game with a low OU but there are to many questions surrounding him today for me to take him. CHW is batting .250 on the road, .232 versus left-handers and .253 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 5
- Away John Danks just held BAL to only 2 ER in 6 IP but that was at home where he has been a 2.2 pitcher. He is a 7.29 pitcher on the road and TAM hits left-handers at a very high clip. TAM is batting .267 at home, .288 versus left-handers, and .299 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 3
Batter Grind Down
- Home Dessmond Jennings is super hot with 38.25 fp over the last 7 days. Loney, Fuld, Myers, Longoria, Roberts, and Jennings all have batting averages over .300 versus left-handers. Luke Scott is 5-17 with 2 HRs versus Danks RG Stack Rating 7
- Away Alex Rios is 9-19 with 2 HRs versus Price. Both he and Alexi Ramirez are batting over .300 versus right-handers. RG Stack Rating 3
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NY Mets vs. Milwaukee
| 2:10 PM | NY Mets – ROAD | Milwaukee – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.230 | 0.667 | 22.60% | 0.52 | 0.260 | 0.723 | 19.40% | 0.56 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.233 | 0.672 | 22.60% | 0.40 | 0.256 | 0.718 | 18.60% | 0.43 | |
| SP STATS | Hefner – RHP | Gorzelanny – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.26 | 3.54 | 6.80 | 8.24 | 1.08 | 2.31 | 8.77 | 2.22 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.21 | 1.89 | 7.11 | 12.67 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 12.60 | 5.75 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| NYM vs L | NYM BvP | MIL vs R | MIL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8.5
- Favored Team – MIL -115
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Tom Gorzelanny is a long reliever making a spot start. What is worse is that he made only 1 this year and lasted just 4 innings, so it is hard to envision him going deep. He could be pulled after as little as 60 pitches, which would land him around 4 IP. NYM is batting .249 on the road, .232 versus left-handers, and .274 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 1
- Away I know Vegas has him listed as the dog and he has not been a great road pitcher but I think Jeremy Hefner is in a good spot to perform today. He had a fantastic June with a 1.80 ERA and he catches a MIL team that will be without Ryan Braun and most likely Aramis Ramirez. MIL is batting .271 at home, .257 versus right-handers, and .252 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home Left-handers are batting .305 versus Hefner so feel free to use Schafer, Francisco and Aoki. Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez have good numbers versus right-handers as well. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away John Buck has 2 HRs in 8 AB versus Gorzelanny. Satin, Young, Baxter and Wright all have over .300 batting averages versus right-handers. Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been hot with 27.5 fp RG Stack Rating 5
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Oakland vs. Kansas City
| 2:10 PM | Oakland – ROAD | Kansas City – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.248 | 0.729 | 19.60% | 0.62 | 0.258 | 0.684 | 17.40% | 0.53 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.249 | 0.722 | 19.30% | 0.47 | 0.252 | 0.672 | 17.50% | 0.37 | |
| SP STATS | Griffin – RHP | Mendoza – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.14 | 3.95 | 7.18 | 10.12 | 1.47 | 4.41 | 5.80 | 6.61 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.95 | 4.05 | 8.10 | 11.00 | 1.51 | 5.74 | 6.51 | 5.40 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| OAK vs R | OAK BvP | KCR vs R | KCR BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – OAK -140
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Luis Mendoza has run into all of his problems at home this year with a 5.65 ERA. He turned things around in June posting a 3.41 ERA. I still does not go deep enough into games to be playable since that also effects how many Ks he records. OAK is batting .254 on the road, .249 versus right-handers, and .232 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 4
- Away A.J. Griffin is quietly putting together a really solid year. His numbers do not change on the road and he posted a very nice 2.60 ERA in June. KAN is batting .248 at home, .253 versus right-handers, and .256 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon have been the two hottest players for KAN. Both draw the traditional splits in their favor. Salvador Perez is batting over .300 versus right-handers. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away OAK own a .288 BAA versus Mendoza as a team so consider everyone playable. A hot Josh Donaldson batting .303 versus right-handers is your best option. RG Stack Rating 4
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Miami vs. St. Louis
| 2:15 PM | Miami – ROAD | St. Louis – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.233 | 0.625 | 18.80% | 0.43 | 0.275 | 0.746 | 18.00% | 0.61 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.236 | 0.622 | 17.80% | 0.31 | 0.288 | 0.766 | 18.20% | 0.49 | |
| SP STATS | Fernandez – RHP | Lynn – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.06 | 2.72 | 9.18 | 11.14 | 1.20 | 3.75 | 9.07 | 12.19 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.75 | 1.33 | 7.61 | 12.70 | 1.25 | 4.58 | 8.44 | 10.40 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| MIA vs R | MIA BvP | STL vs R | STL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7.5
- Favored Team – STL -170
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Lance Lynn versus MIA is not the lock that you might thought it was a month ago. There offense has picked up and they are now a middle of the pack team over the last couple of months in runs scored. Lynn has gone the opposite direction by posting a 4.89 ERA in June and has a 7.50 ERA in July after 1 start. MIA is batting .230 on the road, .235 versus right-handers, and .234 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 7
- Away Jose Fernandez looked unhittable in his last start versus SDG. On the road in STL will be a bit more challenging today. He had a fantastic June with a 1.67 ERA but has not been great on the road so far and STL is a tough road team. STL is batting .276 at home, .286 versus right-handers, and .273 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home Matt Carpenter and Allen Craig seem like your best bets here because they have been hot. I do not expect a ton of offense in this one. RG Stack Rating 3
- Away Logan Morrison is batting .391 versus right-handed pitching and has been hot producing 31 fp over the last 7 days. RG Stack Rating 2
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