MLB Daily Grind Down: Thursday, August 29th Part 2
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Miami vs. Washington
| 7:05 PM | Miami – ROAD | Washington – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.231 | 0.623 | 19.80% | 0.43 | 0.247 | 0.700 | 20.20% | 0.54 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.226 | 0.634 | 21.30% | 0.35 | 0.253 | 0.711 | 20.10% | 0.44 | |
| SP STATS | Koehler – RHP | Gonzalez – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.38 | 4.45 | 6.35 | 6.27 | 1.30 | 3.66 | 9.06 | 10.62 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.75 | 4.67 | 5.26 | 6.03 | 1.92 | 5.02 | 7.66 | 6.03 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
MIA vs L  | MIA BvP | WSN vs R | WSN BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 7.5
- Favored Team – WAS -220
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Okay Strasburg screwed us last night but in daily fantasy it is important to have a short memory. Gio Gonzalez is in just as good of a spot to produce today. His numbers are all slightly worse than Strasburg’s but this is MIA we are talking about and there is no way they have to solid games in a row. MIA is batting .228 on the road, .226 versus left-handers, and .180 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 10
- Away Even on a shorten schedule day, Tom Koehler s not worth a look. He has a low K/9, below average ERA, and plays for the worst team in baseball. WAS is batting ..265 at home, .255 versus right-handers, and .298 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 3
Batter Grind Down
- Home Bryce Harper, Ian Desmond, and Denard Span have been hot for WAS. Adam Laroche is also an interesting play. RG Stack Rating 6
- Away Giancario Stanton and Justin Ruggiano have been the two hottest players from MIA. They both hit left-handers decently. RG Stack Rating 1
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Cleveland vs. Atlanta
| 7:10 PM | Cleveland – ROAD | Atlanta – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.253 | 0.732 | 21.10% | 0.63 | 0.252 | 0.731 | 22.40% | 0.59 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.248 | 0.723 | 21.70% | 0.48 | 0.253 | 0.737 | 22.60% | 0.48 | |
| SP STATS | Jimenez – RHP | Medlen – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.45 | 3.95 | 8.93 | 9.76 | 1.31 | 3.74 | 6.90 | 9.54 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.25 | 2.31 | 14.46 | 15.10 | 1.13 | 2.81 | 5.63 | 8.33 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| CLE vs R | CLE BvP | ATL vs R | ATL BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 8
- Favored Team – ATL -145
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Kris Medlen year has been a disappointment. His numbers are all down. I see no reason to gamble on him since his ERA is below average and so is his K/9. CLE is batting .253 on the road, .247 versus right-handers, and .233 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 5
- Away Ubaldo Jimenez will be on many of my rosters today. He has been a serviceable pitcher on the year. He is a bit overpriced because of his name but he faces an ATL team that is 2nd in the league in KS so he has huge upside today. ATL is batting .262 at home, .253 versus right-handers, and .236 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home Brian McCann is 7-22 versus Jimenez. B.J. Upton and Justin Upton have positive BvPs as well. Jordan Schafer is a nice value play. RG Stack Rating 5
- Away CLE has been slightly cold but expects some production form them today. I like Michael Bourn and Jason Kipnis the best but Santana and Stubbs have been the most productive Indians. RG Stack Rating 4
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Baltimore vs. Boston
| 7:10 PM | Baltimore – ROAD | Boston – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.264 | 0.755 | 18.10% | 0.63 | 0.273 | 0.780 | 20.40% | 0.68 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.251 | 0.708 | 19.10% | 0.44 | 0.282 | 0.807 | 20.20% | 0.56 | |
| SP STATS | Tillman – RHP | Lester – LHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.25 | 3.66 | 7.48 | 10.92 | 1.31 | 3.97 | 7.37 | 10.56 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 0.95 | 3.15 | 6.75 | 9.33 | 1.05 | 1.23 | 4.91 | 13.00 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| BAL vs L | BAL BvP | BOS vs R | BOS BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – SEA -130
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home Jordan Lyles has a 6.38 ERA and .308 BAA at home. He has only 78 Ks in 118 IP. There is nothing attractive about him. SEA is batting .238 on the road, .247 versus right-handers, and .211 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 3
- Away Erasmo Ramirez draws the upside boosting Houston Astros. He has been hit hard in his time in the MLB but he is a decent K/9 pitcher so he is worth a serious look on a multiple pitcher site. I think he is too obvious of a play tonight in a short schedule so I will be avoiding him. HOU is batting .232 at home, .238 versus right-handers and .238 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
Batter Grind Down
- Home The great thing about the HOU bats is no one plays them. Jason Castro, Robbie Grossman, and Brett Wallace could turn out to be GPP winning selections. Chris Carter and Matt Dominguez have been hot as well. RG Stack Rating 2
- Away Dustin Ackley, has been hot for SEA. I also like Kyle Seager, Brad Miller and Raul Ibanez. Kendrys Morales is undervalued coming off of an injury. RG Stack Rating 6
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Seattle vs. Houston
| 8:10 PM | Seattle – ROAD | Houston – HOME | |||||||
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| TEAM BATTING | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | AVG | OPS | K% | FPAB | |
| SEASON | 0.243 | 0.706 | 21.70% | 0.54 | 0.239 | 0.683 | 25.60% | 0.54 | |
| VS. LEFT/RIGHT | 0.248 | 0.728 | 21.50% | 0.47 | 0.237 | 0.678 | 25.30% | 0.41 | |
| SP STATS | Ramirez – RHP | Lyles – RHP | |||||||
| WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | WHIP | ERA | K/9 | FPPG | ||
| SEASON | 1.35 | 5.44 | 7.33 | 8.50 | 1.52 | 5.17 | 5.96 | 7.15 | |
| LAST 14 DAYS | 1.16 | 3.32 | 6.63 | 10.00 | 1.42 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 8.07 | |
| BATTER SPLITS | Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window | ||||||||
| SEA vs R | SEA BvP | HOU vs R | HOU BvP | ||||||
What Vegas Says
- Over/Under Total Runs – 9
- Favored Team – BOS -153
Pitcher Grind Down
- Home This is a game between two of the best offenses in baseball in a hitter’s park so it does not matter how good Jon Lester has been on the year because he will most likely be spotted for a few runs today. He has been a roll since the All-Star Break with a 2.31 ERA but I think I will trust the high OU. BAL is batting .268 on the road, .272 versus left-handers, and .232 over the last 7 days. RG Start-Ability 6
- Away Chris Tillman numbers decrease on the road but Fenway park is not an easy place to pitch and BOS is not an easy team to pitch against. He does have a 0.98 ERA versus BOS on the season but the Red Soxs are too tough at home. BOS is batting .287 at home, .283 versus right-handers, and .278 over the last 7 days RG Start-Ability 5
Batter Grind Down
- Home Mike Napoli and Dustin Pedroia have had the best success versus Tillman but I think the left-handed bats show up in this one. David Ortiz hurt me last night but I think he shows up today. RG Stack Rating 4
- Away Matt Wieters, Adam Jones, and J.J. Hardy all have nice BvPs versus Lester. All 3 get the righty/lefty splits in their favor today. RG Stack Rating 4
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