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MLB DFS First Look: Monday, October 7th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2024-10-07 19:59:35

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The MLB DFS First Look, complete with sortable odds, a pitcher breakdown, 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 Schedule & Vegas Lines

Away Pitcher Handed Line Total Home Pitcher Handed Line Total Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal LHP -130 6.5 Cleveland Guardians Matthew Boyd LHP 110 6.5 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Kansas City Royals Cole Ragans LHP 128 7.5 New York Yankees Carlos Rodon LHP -152 7.5 7:38 PM EDT Main Main

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Pitcher Breakdown

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 season.
Pitcher Team Handed Opponent Line Total DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Tarik Skubal DET LHP at CLE -130 6.5 $9,100 $10,600 0.259 2.70 2.89 2.39 30% 5% 15% 46% 25% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Matthew Boyd CLE LHP vs DET 110 6.5 $7,800 $8,400 0.277 3.10 3.65 2.72 28% 8% 14% 31% 30% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Cole Ragans KCR LHP at NYY 128 7.5 $8,300 $9,500 0.284 3.27 3.49 3.14 29% 9% 14% 41% 30% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Carlos Rodon NYY LHP vs KCR -152 7.5 $7,500 $9,000 0.317 4.14 3.78 3.96 27% 8% 14% 34% 34% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main

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Offense Breakdown (Team Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 season.
Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Cleveland Guardians 2.86 0.338 0.303 vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 0.251 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Detroit Tigers 3.14 0.301 0.310 at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 0.284 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
New York Yankees 4.11 0.322 0.338 vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 0.265 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Kansas City Royals 3.39 0.297 0.313 at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 0.330 7:38 PM EDT Main Main

Hitter Breakdown (Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 season.
Batter Team Handed Order Total xwOBA xISO wOBA ISO wRC+ HC% BB% K% DK Pos FD Pos Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed P-wOBAvL P-xFIPvL P-K%vL P-wOBAvR P-xFIPvR P-K%vR Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Justyn-Henry Malloy DET RH 1 3.14 0.269 0.152 0.384 0.250 155 43% 16% 34% $3,000 OF $2,500 OF at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Matt Vierling DET RH 2 3.14 0.313 0.142 0.311 0.105 100 30% 9% 18% $4,000 3B/OF $2,900 OF/3B at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Andy Ibanez DET RH 3 3.14 0.269 0.113 0.346 0.202 126 34% 7% 20% $2,800 2B/3B $2,600 3B/OF/2B/1B at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Riley Greene DET LH 4 3.14 0.357 0.232 0.302 0.167 95 38% 7% 31% $4,600 OF $3,000 OF at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Wenceel Perez DET SH 5 3.14 0.292 0.116 0.269 0.093 74 34% 9% 25% $3,300 OF $2,600 OF at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Spencer Torkelson DET RH 6 3.14 0.284 0.145 0.342 0.286 121 31% 9% 19% $3,400 1B $2,700 1B at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Parker Meadows DET LH 7 3.14 0.301 0.156 0.325 0.127 111 16% 10% 30% $4,100 OF $3,200 OF at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jake Rogers DET RH 8 3.14 0.300 0.198 0.299 0.210 91 45% 9% 30% $2,800 C $2,400 C at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Trey Sweeney DET LH 9 3.14 0.301 0.203 0.337 0.154 122 25% 10% 35% $3,200 SS $2,800 SS at CLE Matthew Boyd LHP 0.256 3.54 29% 0.284 4.28 26% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Steven Kwan CLE LH 1 2.86 0.334 0.104 0.327 0.100 112 32% 9% 11% $4,400 OF $3,000 OF vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
David Fry CLE RH 2 2.86 0.328 0.157 0.396 0.254 163 35% 16% 21% $3,500 1B/C $2,800 C/1B/3B/OF vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Ramirez CLE SH 3 2.86 0.332 0.198 0.370 0.275 141 43% 8% 11% $6,200 3B $4,100 3B vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Lane Thomas CLE RH 4 2.86 0.310 0.138 0.391 0.220 151 32% 8% 18% $4,200 OF $3,100 OF vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Naylor CLE LH 5 2.86 0.334 0.190 0.330 0.181 114 27% 7% 15% $4,000 1B $3,300 1B vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jhonkensy Noel CLE RH 6 2.86 0.325 0.220 0.399 0.421 165 37% 6% 27% $3,500 OF $2,700 OF/1B vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Andres Gimenez CLE LH 7 2.86 0.299 0.097 0.287 0.091 83 17% 3% 14% $3,600 2B $2,800 2B vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Austin Hedges CLE RH 8 2.86 0.164 0.055 0.213 0.063 30 30% 4% 27% $2,300 C $2,100 C vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Brayan Rocchio CLE SH 9 2.86 0.277 0.097 0.265 0.144 71 26% 9% 29% $2,700 SS $2,500 SS vs DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.62 27% 0.251 2.68 33% 4:08 PM EDT Main Main
Tommy Pham KCR RH 1 3.39 0.323 0.151 0.318 0.194 103 36% 10% 19% $3,600 OF $2,800 OF at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Bobby Witt KCR RH 2 3.39 0.413 0.273 0.362 0.207 130 37% 5% 16% $6,100 SS $4,000 SS at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Vinnie Pasquantino KCR LH 3 3.39 0.331 0.177 0.296 0.149 85 34% 7% 16% $3,900 1B $2,800 1B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Salvador Perez KCR RH 4 3.39 0.362 0.255 0.319 0.181 101 37% 5% 21% $4,100 1B/C $3,000 C/1B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Yulieski Gurriel KCR RH 5 3.39 0.322 0.082 0.256 0.053 55 53% 11% 14% $2,600 1B $2,600 1B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Hunter Renfroe KCR RH 6 3.39 0.292 0.144 0.302 0.161 89 27% 8% 21% $3,000 OF $2,600 OF at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Paul DeJong KCR RH 7 3.39 0.293 0.183 0.275 0.147 73 28% 7% 33% $3,300 3B $2,500 SS/3B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Maikel Garcia KCR RH 8 3.39 0.303 0.111 0.299 0.142 87 32% 5% 14% $3,700 3B $2,700 3B/2B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Garrett Hampson KCR RH 9 3.39 0.251 0.085 0.287 0.096 78 26% 9% 26% $2,100 2B/OF $2,100 2B/3B/SS/OF at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Gleyber Torres NYY RH 1 4.11 0.310 0.137 0.369 0.224 140 26% 13% 19% $4,200 2B $3,000 2B vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Juan Soto NYY LH 2 4.11 0.463 0.339 0.387 0.227 153 43% 17% 17% $6,000 OF $4,500 OF vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Aaron Judge NYY RH 3 4.11 0.484 0.427 0.479 0.418 219 44% 24% 26% $6,500 OF $4,600 OF vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Austin Wells NYY LH 4 4.11 0.341 0.195 0.231 0.028 47 30% 10% 28% $3,900 C $2,900 C vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Giancarlo Stanton NYY RH 5 4.11 0.356 0.272 0.331 0.232 114 44% 8% 24% $4,500 OF $3,300 OF vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Jazz Chisholm NYY LH 6 4.11 0.318 0.180 0.281 0.120 76 27% 8% 26% $4,800 3B $3,500 OF/2B/3B vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Anthony Volpe NYY RH 7 4.11 0.280 0.100 0.315 0.158 102 27% 10% 23% $3,700 SS $3,100 SS vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Alex Verdugo NYY LH 8 4.11 0.304 0.129 0.274 0.065 71 21% 10% 16% $2,900 OF $2,700 OF vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main
Jon Berti NYY RH 9 4.11 0.310 0.065 0.333 0.095 108 17% 5% 22% $2,400 3B $2,300 SS/2B/3B vs KCR Cole Ragans LHP 0.320 4.20 20% 0.265 3.35 31% 7:38 PM EDT Main Main

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