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MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, April 30th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2026-04-30 19:00:15

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The MLB DFS First Look, complete with sortable odds, pitcher & hitter breakdowns, and team offense rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our MLB DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

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MLB Odds & Schedule

Away Pitcher Handed Line A-Total Home Pitcher Handed Line H-Total G-Total Time (ET)
Kansas City Royals Noah Cameron LHP 104 4.49 Athletics Jeffrey Springs LHP -122 5.01 9.5 3:05 PM
Houston Astros Lance McCullers RHP 108 4.21 Baltimore Orioles Brandon Young RHP -126 4.79 9.0 4:05 PM
San Francisco Giants Trevor McDonald RHP 120 3.61 Philadelphia Phillies Nolan Hoffman RHP -142 4.39 8.0 5:35 PM
Toronto Blue Jays Kevin Gausman RHP -134 4.32 Minnesota Twins Bailey Ober RHP 114 3.68 8.0 7:40 PM


Playbook

Pitcher Breakdown

Note: Stats are from the 2025 and 2026 seasons combined.
Pitcher Team Handed Opponent Line OTOT DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET)
Jeffrey Springs ATH LHP vs KCR -122 4.49 $16,500 $8,600 0.313 4.08 4.51 4.05 20% 8% 11% 33% 31% 3:05 PM
Noah Cameron KCR LHP at ATH 104 5.01 $15,900 $8,300 0.329 4.59 4.33 3.33 20% 8% 11% 40% 32% 3:05 PM
Brandon Young BAL RHP vs HOU -126 4.21 $7,700 $6,600 0.315 4.12 4.66 5.66 18% 8% 10% 45% 31% 4:05 PM
Lance McCullers HOU RHP at BAL 108 4.79 $7,000 $7,600 0.352 5.23 4.81 6.58 22% 14% 9% 46% 40% 4:05 PM
Nolan Hoffman PHI RHP vs SFG -142 3.61 $4,000 $5,500 0.272 3.13 2.49 11.57 27% 9% 7% 57% 57% 5:35 PM
Trevor McDonald SFG RHP at PHI 120 4.39 $4,000 $6,000 0.281 3.23 3.08 1.80 23% 3% 15% 54% 39% 5:35 PM
Bailey Ober MIN RHP vs TOR 114 4.32 $7,000 $8,700 0.321 4.28 4.45 4.90 19% 6% 11% 31% 30% 7:40 PM
Kevin Gausman TOR RHP at MIN -134 3.68 $9,500 $10,000 0.297 3.63 3.66 3.43 25% 6% 13% 38% 36% 7:40 PM

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Offense Breakdown

Note: Stats are from the 2025 and 2026 seasons combined.
Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET)
Kansas City Royals 4.49 0.311 0.321 at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.316 3:05 PM
Athletics 5.01 0.287 0.344 vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.320 3:05 PM
Houston Astros 4.21 0.351 0.352 at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.303 4:05 PM
Baltimore Orioles 4.79 0.315 0.330 vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.348 4:05 PM
San Francisco Giants 3.61 0.300 0.293 at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Philadelphia Phillies 4.39 0.270 0.318 vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.231 5:35 PM
Toronto Blue Jays 4.32 0.303 0.317 at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.334 7:40 PM
Minnesota Twins 3.68 0.317 0.318 vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.298 7:40 PM

Hitter Breakdown

Note: Stats are from the 2025 and 2026 seasons combined. They are broken down by the handedness of the opposing pitcher (vs. LHP / RHP).
Batter Team Handed Order Total wOBA ISO xwOBA xISO ExitV HC% BAR% BB% K% DK Pos FD Pos OPP Opp Pitcher HAND xwOBAvL xISOvL K%vL xwOBAvR xISOvR K%vR Time (ET)
Maikel Garcia KCR RH 1 4.49 0.408 0.209 0.354 0.152 93.0 45% 5% 13% 15% $12,300 3B $2,900 3B/2B/OF at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Bobby Witt KCR RH 2 4.49 0.390 0.190 0.391 0.243 93.7 56% 10% 9% 19% $15,000 SS $3,500 SS at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Lane Thomas KCR RH 3 4.49 0.312 0.152 0.292 0.116 91.6 34% 3% 17% 21% $5,100 OF $2,600 OF at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Salvador Perez KCR RH 4 4.49 0.244 0.119 0.307 0.211 92.2 47% 9% 4% 20% $9,600 C $2,700 C/1B at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Nick Loftin KCR RH 5 4.49 0.286 0.129 0.312 0.141 91.4 36% 5% 8% 15% $6,900 2B/OF $2,700 3B/2B/OF at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Starling Marte KCR RH 6 4.49 0.303 0.132 0.313 0.157 92.3 49% 5% 7% 22% $7,200 OF $2,400 OF at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Carter Jensen KCR LH 7 4.49 0.252 0.000 0.292 0.109 91.8 37% 5% 10% 10% $11,400 C $3,000 C at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Isaac Collins KCR SH 8 4.49 0.313 0.164 0.288 0.108 91.7 38% 3% 9% 23% $5,700 OF $2,700 OF/2B at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Elias Diaz KCR RH 9 4.49 0.266 0.119 0.244 0.104 91.6 34% 4% 7% 21% $5,400 C $2,000 C at ATH Jeffrey Springs LHP 0.303 0.172 18% 0.316 0.179 20% 3:05 PM
Jacob Wilson ATH RH 1 5.01 0.355 0.146 0.302 0.093 90.6 25% 1% 4% 8% $11,100 SS $2,800 SS vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Shea Langeliers ATH RH 2 5.01 0.441 0.303 0.376 0.246 93.2 44% 10% 3% 23% $14,400 C $3,400 C vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Nick Kurtz ATH LH 3 5.01 0.299 0.187 0.263 0.152 92.3 40% 5% 11% 36% $13,800 1B $3,300 1B vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Colby Thomas ATH RH 4 5.01 0.363 0.309 0.333 0.233 92.6 51% 9% 9% 38% $8,400 OF $2,300 OF vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Darell Hernaiz ATH RH 5 5.01 0.323 0.136 0.282 0.078 90.2 28% 1% 13% 11% $6,300 2B/3B $2,200 SS/3B/2B vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Carlos Cortes ATH LH 6 5.01 0.687 0.222 0.453 0.094 91.2 22% 0% 0% 0% $10,500 OF $3,000 OF vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Austin Wynns ATH RH 7 5.01 0.265 0.118 0.311 0.195 91.9 43% 7% 4% 28% $4,500 C $2,100 C vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Zack Gelof ATH RH 8 5.01 0.140 0.028 0.146 0.071 91.1 47% 3% 5% 50% $8,100 2B/OF $2,400 2B vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Lawrence Butler ATH LH 9 5.01 0.240 0.139 0.240 0.110 92.3 46% 3% 6% 39% $10,200 OF $2,600 OF vs. KCR Noah Cameron LHP 0.356 0.275 19% 0.320 0.154 21% 3:05 PM
Carlos Correa HOU RH 1 4.21 0.316 0.109 0.332 0.145 92.4 44% 5% 8% 20% $4,100 SS $3,200 SS/3B at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Yordan Alvarez HOU LH 2 4.21 0.362 0.198 0.428 0.323 93.7 53% 10% 16% 15% $6,500 OF $4,400 OF at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Isaac Paredes HOU RH 3 4.21 0.352 0.203 0.317 0.142 91.9 33% 4% 11% 18% $3,900 3B $2,900 3B at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Jose Altuve HOU RH 4 4.21 0.324 0.175 0.303 0.150 91.2 31% 5% 9% 16% $5,000 2B $3,000 2B/OF at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Christian Walker HOU RH 5 4.21 0.332 0.204 0.332 0.213 92.5 47% 9% 7% 26% $4,500 1B $3,900 1B at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Yainer Diaz HOU RH 6 4.21 0.293 0.154 0.319 0.190 92.2 42% 7% 3% 16% $3,300 C $2,700 C at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Dustin Harris HOU LH 7 4.21 0.277 0.143 0.274 0.084 91.0 24% 1% 11% 25% $2,200 OF $2,400 3B/OF at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Cam Smith HOU RH 8 4.21 0.288 0.108 0.303 0.137 92.1 43% 5% 8% 27% $3,200 OF $2,900 OF at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Daniel Johnson HOU LH 9 4.21 0.206 0.098 0.293 0.145 92.7 38% 5% 9% 25% $2,100 OF $2,000 OF at BAL Brandon Young RHP 0.326 0.201 16% 0.303 0.185 21% 4:05 PM
Gunnar Henderson BAL LH 1 4.79 0.365 0.210 0.353 0.167 93.2 55% 7% 11% 21% $5,700 SS $4,000 SS vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Taylor Ward BAL RH 2 4.79 0.339 0.215 0.328 0.186 92.0 40% 7% 12% 24% $4,400 OF $3,200 OF vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Adley Rutschman BAL SH 3 4.79 0.320 0.185 0.339 0.197 92.1 43% 7% 11% 16% $4,200 C $3,400 C vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Pete Alonso BAL RH 4 4.79 0.383 0.265 0.396 0.297 94.1 57% 12% 9% 21% $4,700 1B $2,900 1B vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Samuel Basallo BAL LH 5 4.79 0.287 0.200 0.330 0.212 93.6 50% 8% 6% 25% $4,000 C $2,900 C vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Leody Taveras BAL SH 6 4.79 0.265 0.129 0.265 0.150 91.0 36% 5% 5% 26% $3,400 OF $2,800 OF vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Dylan Beavers BAL LH 7 4.79 0.330 0.158 0.337 0.184 91.3 38% 6% 15% 27% $3,200 OF $2,700 OF vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Coby Mayo BAL RH 8 4.79 0.276 0.147 0.280 0.143 92.0 34% 4% 10% 30% $2,500 3B $2,700 3B/1B vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Jeremiah Jackson BAL RH 9 4.79 0.327 0.185 0.298 0.183 91.6 36% 6% 4% 24% $4,000 2B $2,800 2B/OF vs. HOU Lance McCullers RHP 0.356 0.172 23% 0.348 0.189 22% 4:05 PM
Jung Hoo Lee SFG LH 1 3.61 0.342 0.153 0.343 0.117 91.5 36% 3% 9% 10% $3,400 OF $2,900 OF at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Matt Chapman SFG RH 2 3.61 0.342 0.199 0.326 0.154 92.6 45% 5% 12% 24% $4,400 3B $2,800 3B at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Luis Arraez SFG LH 3 3.61 0.328 0.096 0.321 0.082 90.0 19% 1% 6% 2% $4,100 2B $2,800 1B/2B at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Casey Schmitt SFG RH 4 3.61 0.330 0.198 0.337 0.201 92.3 49% 7% 6% 23% $3,500 3B $3,200 3B/SS/2B/1B at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Rafael Devers SFG LH 5 3.61 0.363 0.229 0.373 0.248 93.0 55% 9% 17% 27% $4,200 1B $2,600 1B at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Willy Adames SFG RH 6 3.61 0.324 0.189 0.328 0.200 91.7 41% 7% 11% 26% $3,700 SS $2,700 SS at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Drew Gilbert SFG LH 7 3.61 0.312 0.191 0.293 0.141 92.0 43% 5% 7% 18% $2,500 OF $2,700 OF at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Heliot Ramos SFG RH 8 3.61 0.316 0.133 0.313 0.165 92.3 47% 6% 7% 23% $3,100 OF $2,800 OF at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Eric Haase SFG RH 9 3.61 0.333 0.146 0.281 0.137 90.5 26% 6% 6% 40% $2,300 C $2,000 C/OF at PHI Nolan Hoffman RHP 5:35 PM
Trea Turner PHI RH 1 4.39 0.349 0.154 0.315 0.134 92.2 42% 5% 7% 18% $4,300 SS $3,000 SS vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Kyle Schwarber PHI LH 2 4.39 0.387 0.322 0.401 0.332 94.9 62% 12% 17% 27% $5,600 OF $3,700 OF vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Bryce Harper PHI LH 3 4.39 0.373 0.242 0.384 0.254 92.9 48% 9% 14% 19% $4,600 1B $3,400 1B vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Adolis Garcia PHI RH 4 4.39 0.298 0.169 0.309 0.189 92.5 46% 8% 5% 24% $2,800 OF $2,700 OF vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Brandon Marsh PHI LH 5 4.39 0.363 0.189 0.349 0.190 92.2 47% 6% 8% 22% $3,400 OF $3,000 OF vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Bryson Stott PHI LH 6 4.39 0.312 0.140 0.315 0.149 91.4 34% 4% 9% 17% $2,900 2B $2,600 2B/SS vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Alec Bohm PHI RH 7 4.39 0.293 0.098 0.319 0.127 92.1 45% 4% 6% 17% $3,000 3B $2,500 3B vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Justin Crawford PHI LH 8 4.39 0.348 0.108 0.299 0.074 91.6 37% 1% 10% 19% $2,700 OF $2,600 OF vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
Garrett Stubbs PHI LH 9 4.39 0.301 0.000 0.196 0.046 93.2 50% 0% 0% 0% $2,300 C $2,100 C vs. SFG Trevor McDonald RHP 0.356 0.083 17% 0.231 0.144 28% 5:35 PM
George Springer TOR RH 1 4.32 0.412 0.252 0.406 0.291 92.8 49% 11% 11% 19% $5,000 OF $2,900 OF at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Jesus Sanchez TOR LH 2 4.32 0.323 0.175 0.346 0.217 93.0 47% 8% 9% 21% $3,300 OF $2,800 OF at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Vladimir Guerrero TOR RH 3 4.32 0.358 0.153 0.366 0.179 94.1 49% 9% 11% 14% $5,500 1B $3,200 1B at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Kazuma Okamoto TOR RH 4 4.32 0.292 0.173 0.312 0.203 93.1 54% 8% 10% 37% $3,600 3B $2,800 3B at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Daulton Varsho TOR LH 5 4.32 0.342 0.305 0.325 0.250 92.6 39% 10% 7% 27% $3,800 OF $2,700 OF at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Yohendrick Pinango TOR LH 6 4.32 0.361 0.000 0.400 0.111 90.8 20% 0% 0% 0% $2,000 OF $2,100 OF at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Ernie Clement TOR RH 7 4.32 0.287 0.087 0.277 0.083 90.8 26% 1% 4% 10% $3,100 2B/SS $2,700 2B/SS/3B/1B at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Andres Gimenez TOR LH 8 4.32 0.302 0.136 0.306 0.112 90.6 29% 2% 6% 17% $3,200 SS $3,000 2B/SS at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Tyler Heineman TOR SH 9 4.32 0.279 0.092 0.252 0.070 89.9 19% 2% 7% 23% $2,100 C $2,300 C at MIN Bailey Ober RHP 0.309 0.200 16% 0.334 0.207 23% 7:40 PM
Byron Buxton MIN RH 1 3.68 0.356 0.277 0.336 0.250 93.2 52% 10% 7% 29% $5,400 OF $3,100 OF vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Trevor Larnach MIN LH 2 3.68 0.338 0.167 0.342 0.168 92.8 44% 6% 11% 20% $3,000 OF $2,900 OF vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Josh Bell MIN SH 3 3.68 0.336 0.180 0.374 0.246 93.2 51% 9% 11% 15% $4,000 1B $2,900 1B vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Ryan Jeffers MIN RH 4 3.68 0.317 0.141 0.310 0.169 92.5 41% 6% 8% 22% $4,500 C $3,400 C vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Kody Clemens MIN LH 5 3.68 0.325 0.267 0.340 0.245 92.6 49% 9% 8% 25% $3,200 1B $2,700 1B/2B/3B/OF vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Luke Keaschall MIN RH 6 3.68 0.357 0.124 0.325 0.110 91.5 32% 3% 9% 12% $3,900 2B $2,700 2B vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Matt Wallner MIN LH 7 3.68 0.324 0.239 0.327 0.225 92.6 47% 8% 12% 33% $2,600 OF $2,700 OF vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Brooks Lee MIN SH 8 3.68 0.289 0.149 0.280 0.129 91.5 37% 4% 7% 16% $2,800 SS $2,900 SS/3B/2B vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM
Royce Lewis MIN RH 9 3.68 0.299 0.161 0.302 0.162 92.4 41% 7% 7% 22% $3,300 3B $2,900 3B vs. TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.297 0.162 23% 0.298 0.166 27% 7:40 PM

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