MLB Grind Down: Sunday, July 31st

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-08-01 02:50:47

The RotoGrinders MLB Grind Down will give you an in-depth analysis into the upcoming 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.

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Stackability Rating System:

GREEN – One of the top stacks of the day, viable in cash games and GPPs
YELLOW – A viable stack option in most formats, specifically GPPs
ORANGE – There are better stacks out there, but playable in large GPPs
RED – Not a recommended stack for cash games or GPPs

Baltimore at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Baltimore					Toronto
			Chris Tillman					Aaron Sanchez
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			TOR -170					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.314	11	19.1%	10.3%	SP vs. Left	0.331	17	17.5%	11.3%
SP vs. Right	0.325	23	17.1%	7.2%	SP vs. Right	0.234	2	20.9%	6.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Chris Tillman
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,400	Salary:		$9,300
					FPPG:		34.0	FPPG:		17.2
					Pitcher Rating:		36.8	Pitcher Rank:		28
L30 Days	6	100.2	5.26	3.35	15.6%	9.7%	7.5%	32.7%	38.9%	28.1%
2016	22	98.5	4.43	3.47	20.8%	8.9%	9.1%	40.1%	37.9%	31.4%
2015	31	94.9	4.69	4.99	16.2%	8.6%	7.1%	43.5%	35.4%	26.9%

Chris Tillman: Tillman has a tough matchup today as he takes on the Blue Jays in Toronto. This has been quite a season for him, and although the results are great overall, he is coming off a poor outing against the Rockies in which he allowed six earned runs. Outside of a couple of top arms, pitching is pretty weak today, so Tillman may be considered on multiple pitcher sites where he holds a reasonable price point.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Aaron Sanchez
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,000	Salary:		$10,100
					FPPG:		37.7	FPPG:		19.9
					Pitcher Rating:		76.7	Pitcher Rank:		5
L30 Days	5	97.8	4.04	1.29	16.4%	5.2%	7.6%	54.9%	25.5%	24.5%
2016	20	99.4	3.65	2.72	21.3%	7.2%	8.2%	57.2%	21.5%	27.9%
2015	11	131.7	4.43	3.22	16.1%	11.6%	7.0%	60.6%	21.6%	21.0%

Aaron Sanchez: Sanchez actually leads the AL with sixteen quality starts on the season, and his numbers have been pretty solid for fantasy purposes, as well. The issue today will be that his price is up at most sites, and the matchup is not exactly ideal against a Baltimore team that hits righties very well. Given the price and risk with the tough opponent, we should probably lean more towards tournaments for Sanchez today.

Batter Grind Down

Baltimore

Orioles Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.341 (2 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.193 (2 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 22.4% (23 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.86 (18 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.78 (7 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.84 (24 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Adam Jones	RIGHT	0.341	0.205	0.277	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,800
2	Hyun-Soo Kim	LEFT	0.395	0.128	0.306	OF	$3,000	OF	$2,800
3	Manny Machado	RIGHT	0.384	0.239	0.321	3B	$3,700	3B/SS	$4,500
4	Chris Davis	LEFT	0.385	0.309	0.196	1B	$2,800	1B	$3,800
5	Mark Trumbo	RIGHT	0.348	0.212	0.239	OF	$3,300	OF	$4,000
6	Matt Wieters	SWITCH	0.324	0.165	0.155	C	$2,500	C	$2,600
7	Jonathan Schoop	RIGHT	0.365	0.236	0.276	2B	$3,500	2B	$3,100
8	Pedro Alvarez	LEFT	0.339	0.243	0.251	3B	$2,700	1B	$2,800
9	J.J. Hardy	RIGHT	0.276	0.113	0.361	SS	$2,400	SS	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.351	0.206	0.265	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Manny Machado

Secondary Plays – Hyun-Soo Kim , Chris Davis

Stackability – Orange

Toronto

Blue Jays Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.331 (6 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.190 (4 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.8% (20 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 4.05 (1 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.91 (5 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.66 (6 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jose Bautista	RIGHT	0.381	0.275	0.211	OF	$4,200	OF	$3,900
2	Josh Donaldson	RIGHT	0.399	0.271	0.372	3B	$5,200	3B	$4,800
3	Edwin Encarnacion	RIGHT	0.387	0.279	0.346	1B	$4,200	1B	$4,300
4	Michael Saunders	LEFT	0.353	0.208	0.328	OF	$3,600	OF	$3,800
5	Troy Tulowitzki	RIGHT	0.320	0.174	0.290	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,800
6	Russell Martin	RIGHT	0.309	0.171	0.333	C	$2,900	C	$2,700
7	Justin Smoak	SWITCH	0.333	0.229	0.468	1B	$3,200	1B	$3,600
8	Kevin Pillar	RIGHT	0.304	0.130	0.256	OF	$2,600	OF	$2,900
9	Darwin Barney	RIGHT	0.322	0.136	0.230	SS	$2,400	2B/SS	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.345	0.208	0.315	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Josh Donaldson

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders , Edwin Encarnacion , Jose Bautista , Justin Smoak

Stackability – Yellow

Houston at Detroit – 1:08 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Houston					Detroit
			Dallas Keuchel					Mike Pelfrey
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			HOU -160					9.0
SP vs. Left	0.228	5	23.8%	3.5%	SP vs. Left	0.379	13	10.9%	10.6%
SP vs. Right	0.294	27	22.1%	6.9%	SP vs. Right	0.332	12	11.1%	4.3%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Dallas Keuchel
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,800	Salary:		$8,200
					FPPG:		29.3	FPPG:		14.8
					Pitcher Rating:		70.9	Pitcher Rank:		9
L30 Days	5	104.4	4.09	2.45	19.9%	6.9%	11.1%	49.5%	30.5%	24.0%
2016	21	103.4	3.80	4.57	20.4%	7.1%	9.7%	56.3%	23.8%	29.7%
2015	33	105.8	2.84	2.48	23.7%	5.6%	10.3%	61.7%	19.6%	21.3%

Dallas Keuchel: I am not sure what was going on with Keuchel earlier in the year, but he has really started to round into the form we were accustomed to with an excellent July. The strikeouts are solid and the runs allowed have dipped tremendously, making him a very solid play today. The matchup is tough as the Tigers have the bats to make lefties pay, but this is a scenario where he can still shut them down as he did earlier in the season. On DK specifically, I think Keuchel is a fantastic play at that price point.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Mike Pelfrey
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$4,800	Salary:		$4,000
					FPPG:		15.6	FPPG:		5.5
					Pitcher Rating:		25.8	Pitcher Rank:		30
L30 Days	6	87.2	5.50	5.16	5.8%	10.1%	4.0%	61.1%	18.6%	32.2%
2016	20	95.3	5.35	4.98	9.6%	9.0%	6.5%	53.3%	25.4%	31.2%
2015	30	88.8	4.59	4.26	12.0%	6.3%	5.6%	50.8%	26.4%	26.1%

Mike Pelfrey: Pelfrey continues to be a pitcher that you want to avoid rostering at all costs, and while the Astros strike out at a high rate against righties, that is not going to change my mind on him today. He has surrendered five runs in two of his last three starts, and with no virtually no strikeout production, this is an easy name to cross of the list.

Batter Grind Down

Houston

Astros Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.326 (10 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.178 (8 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.9% (27 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.92 (9 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.55 (15 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.85 (3 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	George Springer	RIGHT	0.338	0.173	0.333	OF	$3,600	OF	$5,000
2	Marwin Gonzalez	SWITCH	0.302	0.143	0.365	1B	$3,300	1B/3B	$4,600
3	Jose Altuve	RIGHT	0.354	0.162	0.518	2B	$4,100	2B	$5,400
4	Carlos Correa	RIGHT	0.372	0.228	0.438	SS	$3,700	SS	$5,300
5	Colby Rasmus	LEFT	0.322	0.208	0.097	OF	$3,100	OF	$4,100
6	Preston Tucker	LEFT	0.326	0.226	0.423	OF	$2,200	OF	$3,400
7	Alex Bregman	RIGHT	0.197	0.000	0.125	3B	$2,600	SS	$4,500
8	Carlos Gomez	RIGHT	0.302	0.144	0.260	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,400
9	Jason Castro	LEFT	0.326	0.195	0.307	C	$2,400	C	$3,700
	Team Averages	—	0.315	0.164	0.318	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Jose Altuve , Carlos Correa

Secondary Plays – George Springer , Colby Rasmus , Preston Tucker

Stackability – Green

Detroit

Tigers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.317 (18 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.156 (19 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 21.5% (17 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. LHP — 3.90 (10 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.66 (12 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.15 (18 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Ian Kinsler	RIGHT	0.359	0.177	0.358	2B	$3,900	2B	$4,500
2	Cameron Maybin	RIGHT	0.352	0.120	0.285	OF	$3,200	OF	$4,500
3	Miguel Cabrera	RIGHT	0.357	0.155	0.463	1B	$3,500	1B	$4,200
4	Victor Martinez	SWITCH	0.366	0.149	0.239	C	$3,100	1B	$3,400
5	Nick Castellanos	RIGHT	0.354	0.218	0.276	3B	$2,900	3B	$3,400
6	Justin Upton	RIGHT	0.273	0.134	0.303	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,600
7	Tyler Collins	LEFT	0.212	0.037	0.331	OF	$2,100	OF	$2,400
8	James McCann	RIGHT	0.368	0.243	0.172	C	$2,300	C	$2,600
9	Jose Iglesias	RIGHT	0.356	0.144	0.361	SS	$2,700	SS	$3,100
	Team Averages	—	0.333	0.153	0.310	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Ian Kinsler , Nick Castellanos

Stackability – Orange

Colorado at NY Mets – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Colorado					NY Mets
			Chad Bettis					Noah Syndergaard
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			NYM -200					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.321	8	17.4%	9.9%	SP vs. Left	0.301	13	26.7%	6.2%
SP vs. Right	0.352	18	19.3%	4.8%	SP vs. Right	0.257	13	30.8%	3.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Chad Bettis
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,300	Salary:		$7,800
					FPPG:		25.6	FPPG:		11.6
					Pitcher Rating:		51.4	Pitcher Rank:		20
L30 Days	5	95.8	4.45	3.38	17.6%	8.4%	11.7%	51.1%	26.6%	30.2%
2016	21	94.1	4.20	5.19	17.3%	6.4%	9.1%	51.3%	25.9%	31.6%
2015	20	94.1	4.08	4.23	19.5%	8.4%	9.8%	49.3%	28.5%	31.8%

Chad Bettis: The Rockies right-hander looked pretty terrible for a large stretch in June but really turned things around for himself in July, posting some quality numbers for a pitcher in his price range. The Mets strike out a fair amount and rank in the bottom third of the league against right-handed pitching, so Bettis could be one of the sneakier options on the day. On sites that prioritize pitcher wins, he would be more risky considering the Rockies are facing Syndergaard.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Noah Syndergaard
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$10,300	Salary:		$12,000
					FPPG:		39.8	FPPG:		22.2
					Pitcher Rating:		99.3	Pitcher Rank:		1
L30 Days	4	95.5	3.33	2.31	29.6%	8.2%	14.4%	40.7%	32.2%	31.7%
2016	19	95.3	2.72	2.45	30.4%	4.9%	14.9%	51.7%	26.7%	28.3%
2015	24	99.2	2.95	3.24	27.5%	5.1%	12.2%	46.5%	33.6%	24.6%

Noah Syndergaard: The results have not been at the elite level that we are used to seeing with Syndergaard lately, but with that said, he is still striking players out at a high rate, giving him huge upside. Pitching deep has been the biggest problem, as we have only seen him pitch past the sixth in one out of his last five games. As a whole, I trust that his arm is okay and think with a weaker pitcher’s pool he is one of the top options on the day along with Corey Kluber.

Batter Grind Down

Colorado

Rockies Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.337 (4 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.185 (6 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.3% (12 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.87 (16 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.12 (2 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 2.92 (30 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Charlie Blackmon	LEFT	0.360	0.178	0.234	OF	$3,000	OF	$4,000
2	DJ LeMahieu	RIGHT	0.339	0.112	0.333	2B	$3,000	2B	$3,200
3	Nolan Arenado	RIGHT	0.386	0.309	0.367	3B	$3,400	3B	$3,800
4	Carlos Gonzalez	LEFT	0.409	0.287	0.363	OF	$3,000	OF	$4,400
5	David Dahl	LEFT	0.315	0.250	0.315	OF	$2,900	OF	$2,000
6	Daniel Descalso	LEFT	0.306	0.126	0.295	2B	$2,400	1B/OF	$2,300
7	Nick Hundley	RIGHT	0.347	0.178	0.269	C	$2,200	C	$2,400
8	Cristhian Adames	SWITCH	0.257	0.063	0.106	SS	$2,500	2B/SS	$2,000
9	Chad Bettis	RIGHT	0.105	0.000	0.000	P	$7,300	P	$7,800
	Team Averages	—	0.314	0.167	0.254	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Carlos Gonzalez

Secondary Plays – Nolan Arenado

Stackability – Red

NY Mets

Mets Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.309 (19 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.171 (11 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 22.4% (23 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.94 (5 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.71 (28 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.08 (21 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Curtis Granderson	LEFT	0.367	0.221	0.263	OF	$3,500	OF	$3,500
2	Asdrubal Cabrera	SWITCH	0.317	0.173	0.274	SS	$3,000	SS	$2,600
3	Yoenis Cespedes	RIGHT	0.379	0.261	0.318	OF	$4,000	OF	$4,000
4	James Loney	LEFT	0.325	0.106	0.337	1B	$2,600	1B	$3,100
5	Neil Walker	SWITCH	0.325	0.168	0.224	2B	$3,100	2B	$2,800
6	Wilmer Flores	RIGHT	0.281	0.115	0.412	3B	$3,100	3B	$2,900
7	Travis D’Arnaud	RIGHT	0.319	0.157	0.258	C	$2,100	C	$2,700
8	Michael Conforto	LEFT	0.362	0.249	0.324	OF	$2,200	OF	$2,900
9	Noah Syndergaard	RIGHT	0.271	0.194	0.172	P	$10,300	P	$12,000
	Team Averages	—	0.327	0.183	0.287	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Curtis Granderson , Yoenis Cespedes , Neil Walker

Stackability – Orange

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
NY Yankees					Tampa Bay
			Michael Pineda					Blake Snell
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			TB -105					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.324	15	25.4%	5.8%	SP vs. Left	0.295	0	23.4%	12.8%
SP vs. Right	0.331	25	24.9%	3.4%	SP vs. Right	0.282	1	19.9%	11.0%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Michael Pineda
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,000	Salary:		$9,900
					FPPG:		30.8	FPPG:		16.3
					Pitcher Rating:		78.6	Pitcher Rank:		3
L30 Days	5	99.2	3.17	3.60	32.0%	9.0%	15.1%	45.8%	33.3%	37.5%
2016	20	97.9	3.31	5.00	27.6%	6.3%	14.2%	44.0%	33.3%	32.2%
2015	27	94.4	3.09	4.37	23.4%	3.1%	11.9%	48.2%	29.9%	30.1%

Michael Pineda: In his last two starts, Pineda has sixteen strikeouts over thirteen innings and has held the opposition to one earned run in total. The issue is that in his other two July starts, he allowed five earned runs in each game. This is a matchup that sees him facing a squad with a high K rate against righties and pretty low supporting metrics, making Pineda a top-tier arm on the day.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Blake Snell
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,700	Salary:		$8,600
					FPPG:		29.0	FPPG:		15.0
					Pitcher Rating:		61.3	Pitcher Rank:		14
L30 Days	4	99.0	4.27	2.63	24.7%	11.3%	11.6%	41.9%	37.1%	29.0%
2016	8	98.1	4.71	3.05	20.7%	11.4%	8.4%	42.2%	33.6%	27.5%

Blake Snell: The Rays rookie appears to be the real deal and has also been really consistent in the process. An issue we had early is that he was not pitching deep into games, but he’s improving in that regard, going at least six innings in each of his last three starts and racking up twenty strikeouts in that span. The Yankees have been stingy in terms of strikeouts allowed to left-handed pitching, but their wOBA and wRC+ put them near the bottom of the league, making them a very suitable target today.

Batter Grind Down

NY Yankees

Yankees Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.302 (27 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.126 (28 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 17.3% (2 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. LHP — 3.72 (29 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.08 (23 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.47 (29 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Brett Gardner	LEFT	0.313	0.096	0.285	OF	$3,500	OF	$3,100
2	Jacoby Ellsbury	LEFT	0.288	0.083	0.197	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,200
3	Carlos Beltran	SWITCH	0.369	0.229	0.384	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,200
4	Starlin Castro	RIGHT	0.303	0.105	0.313	2B	$2,600	2B	$2,900
5	Mark Teixeira	SWITCH	0.309	0.137	0.281	1B	$2,600	1B	$3,100
6	Didi Gregorius	LEFT	0.316	0.082	0.318	SS	$2,800	SS	$2,900
7	Chase Headley	SWITCH	0.308	0.108	0.285	3B	$2,800	3B	$2,400
8	Austin Romine	RIGHT	0.307	0.162	0.273	C	$2,400	C	$2,400
9	Aaron Hicks	SWITCH	0.294	0.134	0.188	OF	$2,000	OF	$2,000
	Team Averages	—	0.312	0.126	0.280	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Carlos Beltran

Stackability – Red

Tampa Bay

Rays Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.302 (26 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.176 (9 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 24.3% (28 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.88 (12 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.95 (26 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.53 (28 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Logan Forsythe	RIGHT	0.323	0.120	0.261	2B	$3,200	2B	$3,500
2	Brad Miller	LEFT	0.336	0.201	0.366	SS	$2,900	SS	$3,800
3	Evan Longoria	RIGHT	0.329	0.192	0.421	3B	$3,800	3B	$3,900
4	Corey Dickerson	LEFT	0.350	0.266	0.295	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,400
5	Steve Pearce	RIGHT	0.336	0.202	0.315	OF	$3,300	1B/2B	$3,000
6	Kevin Kiermaier	LEFT	0.316	0.177	0.237	OF	$2,700	OF	$2,800
7	Steven Souza	RIGHT	0.308	0.164	0.170	OF	$2,800	OF	$2,700
8	Brandon Guyer	RIGHT	0.283	0.114	0.258	OF	$2,300	OF	$2,800
9	Luke Maile	RIGHT	0.182	0.086	0.214	C	$2,000	C	$2,200
	Team Averages	—	0.307	0.169	0.282	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Evan Longoria , Brad Miller

Stackability – Red

Oakland at Cleveland – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Oakland					Cleveland
			Sonny Gray					Corey Kluber
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CLE -165					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.282	14	21.1%	7.5%	SP vs. Left	0.305	16	25.6%	6.4%
SP vs. Right	0.306	20	18.3%	7.7%	SP vs. Right	0.243	17	28.2%	4.2%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Sonny Gray
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,700	Salary:		$4,800
					FPPG:		23.8	FPPG:		11.1
					Pitcher Rating:		53.3	Pitcher Rank:		18
L30 Days	5	100.6	4.15	6.52	19.5%	8.6%	8.8%	54.4%	24.4%	33.0%
2016	19	94.4	4.28	5.43	18.6%	8.4%	8.0%	54.4%	27.4%	34.1%
2015	31	99.3	3.80	2.73	20.3%	7.1%	9.7%	52.7%	30.7%	25.1%

Sonny Gray: Allowing 21 earned runs over his last five games with six home runs, Gray is a pitcher we are able to safely avoid today, as he takes on an Indians team that has been crushing right-handers all season long. While he has flashed a bit more strikeout potential in his most recent two starts, it is not enough to make me think twice about crossing him off of my list today.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Corey Kluber
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$10,900	Salary:		$11,800
					FPPG:		38.7	FPPG:		22.1
					Pitcher Rating:		88.9	Pitcher Rank:		2
L30 Days	5	94.8	3.46	2.97	26.7%	6.9%	12.9%	44.0%	33.3%	32.6%
2016	20	98.2	3.41	3.44	25.5%	5.7%	12.1%	47.9%	32.7%	28.2%
2015	32	102.3	2.98	3.49	27.7%	5.1%	12.9%	42.4%	35.9%	27.0%

Corey Kluber: The strikeout upside that Kluber possesses is going to be in high demand today, and with Oakland struggling to hit righties, he is my favorite top-tier arm on the day. In his last three games, Kluber has struck out 24 batters in 22 innings, allowing just four runs in the process. He is in good form, and with this matchup makes for a very strong play.

Batter Grind Down

Oakland

Athletics Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.302 (26 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.148 (22 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.2% (4 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.83 (21 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.14 (22 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.62 (27 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Coco Crisp	SWITCH	0.291	0.156	0.350	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,600
2	Jed Lowrie	SWITCH	0.284	0.103	0.235	2B	$2,500	2B	$2,400
3	Josh Reddick	LEFT	0.371	0.192	0.397	OF	$2,700	OF	$4,000
4	Danny Valencia	RIGHT	0.344	0.208	0.301	1B	$3,500	3B	$3,100
5	Khris Davis	RIGHT	0.356	0.268	0.460	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,800
6	Stephen Vogt	LEFT	0.345	0.192	0.299	C	$2,500	C	$3,100
7	Yonder Alonso	LEFT	0.318	0.105	0.295	1B	$2,400	1B	$2,200
8	Marcus Semien	RIGHT	0.291	0.154	0.250	SS	$2,600	SS	$2,800
9	Ryon Healy	RIGHT	0.398	0.281	0.312	3B	$2,500	3B	$2,300
	Team Averages	—	0.333	0.184	0.322	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Josh Reddick , Khris Davis

Stackability – Red

Cleveland

Indians Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.330 (7 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.190 (4 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.3% (12 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.92 (8 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.91 (6 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.38 (12 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Carlos Santana	SWITCH	0.351	0.231	0.280	1B	$3,600	1B	$4,700
2	Jason Kipnis	LEFT	0.383	0.194	0.396	2B	$3,500	2B	$5,200
3	Francisco Lindor	SWITCH	0.347	0.158	0.340	SS	$3,600	SS	$4,900
4	Mike Napoli	RIGHT	0.304	0.187	0.365	1B	$3,600	1B	$4,400
5	Jose Ramirez	SWITCH	0.311	0.129	0.293	P	$4,000	P	$4,400
6	Lonnie Chisenhall	LEFT	0.318	0.149	0.342	OF	$2,500	OF	$3,800
7	Rajai Davis	RIGHT	0.320	0.158	0.237	OF	$3,600	OF	$4,500
8	Tyler Naquin	LEFT	0.435	0.312	0.539	OF	$3,700	OF	$4,300
9	Roberto Perez	RIGHT	0.301	0.157	0.133			C	$3,200
	Team Averages	—	0.341	0.186	0.325	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Sunday, July 31st

Stackability Rating System:

Baltimore at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Baltimore

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Manny Machado

Secondary Plays – Hyun-Soo Kim , Chris Davis

Stackability – Orange

Toronto

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Josh Donaldson

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders , Edwin Encarnacion , Jose Bautista , Justin Smoak

Stackability – Yellow

Houston at Detroit – 1:08 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Houston

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jose Altuve , Carlos Correa

Secondary Plays – George Springer , Colby Rasmus , Preston Tucker

Stackability – Green

Detroit

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Ian Kinsler , Nick Castellanos

Stackability – Orange

Colorado at NY Mets – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Colorado

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Carlos Gonzalez

Secondary Plays – Nolan Arenado

Stackability – Red

NY Mets

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Curtis Granderson , Yoenis Cespedes , Neil Walker

Stackability – Orange

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

NY Yankees

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Carlos Beltran

Stackability – Red

Tampa Bay

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Evan Longoria , Brad Miller

Stackability – Red

Oakland at Cleveland – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Oakland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Josh Reddick , Khris Davis

Stackability – Red

Cleveland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jason Kipnis , Tyler Naquin

Secondary Plays – Francisco Lindor , Carlos Santana

Stackability – Yellow

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