MLB DFS First Look: Saturday, October 19th

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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
New York Yankees Carlos Rodon LHP -112 7.5 Cleveland Guardians Tanner Bibee RHP -104 7.5 8:08 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
Carlos Rodon NYY LHP at CLE -112 7.5 $11,600 0.317 4.14 3.78 3.96 27% 8% 14% 34% 34% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Tanner Bibee CLE RHP vs NYY -104 7.5 $11,400 0.305 3.80 3.58 3.47 26% 6% 12% 35% 30% 8:08 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 3.64 0.338 0.303 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 0.330 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
New York Yankees 3.86 0.322 0.338 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 0.252 8:08 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
Gleyber Torres NYY RH 1 3.86 0.310 0.137 0.299 0.098 94 27% 9% 20% $7,200 $7,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Juan Soto NYY LH 2 3.86 0.463 0.339 0.424 0.285 182 43% 18% 19% $9,400 $9,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Aaron Judge NYY RH 3 3.86 0.484 0.427 0.467 0.365 213 48% 16% 24% $9,800 $10,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jazz Chisholm NYY LH 4 3.86 0.318 0.180 0.336 0.201 115 38% 9% 24% #N/A at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Giancarlo Stanton NYY RH 5 3.86 0.356 0.272 0.343 0.275 125 44% 9% 33% $8,400 $7,500 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Anthony Rizzo NYY LH 6 3.86 0.296 0.106 0.296 0.135 92 26% 8% 17% $4,600 $6,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Anthony Volpe NYY RH 7 3.86 0.280 0.100 0.287 0.126 85 24% 5% 23% $6,400 $7,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Austin Wells NYY LH 8 3.86 0.341 0.195 0.330 0.198 116 35% 12% 20% $5,600 $5,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Alex Verdugo NYY LH 9 3.86 0.304 0.129 0.289 0.153 87 36% 7% 15% $5,000 $5,000 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.336 3.88 26% 0.252 3.85 26% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Steven Kwan CLE LH 1 3.64 0.334 0.104 0.327 0.100 112 32% 9% 11% $7,600 $8,000 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
David Fry CLE RH 2 3.64 0.328 0.157 0.396 0.254 163 35% 16% 21% $5,800 $5,500 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Ramirez CLE SH 3 3.64 0.332 0.198 0.370 0.275 141 43% 8% 11% $9,200 $8,500 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Lane Thomas CLE RH 4 3.64 0.310 0.138 0.391 0.220 151 32% 8% 18% $6,800 $7,500 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Naylor CLE LH 5 3.64 0.334 0.190 0.330 0.181 114 27% 7% 15% $6,200 $6,500 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jhonkensy Noel CLE RH 6 3.64 0.325 0.220 0.399 0.421 165 37% 6% 27% $5,200 $5,000 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Andres Gimenez CLE LH 7 3.64 0.299 0.097 0.287 0.091 83 17% 3% 14% $6,000 $6,500 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Austin Hedges CLE RH 8 3.64 0.164 0.055 0.213 0.063 30 30% 4% 27% $3,000 $4,000 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Brayan Rocchio CLE SH 9 3.64 0.277 0.097 0.265 0.144 71 26% 9% 29% $4,800 $5,500 vs NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.279 3.42 28% 0.330 4.55 25% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main

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