MLB DFS First Look: Saturday, October 28th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

The MLB First Look, complete with sortable odds, a pitcher breakdown, and team offense rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

MLB Schedule & Vegas Lines

Away Pitcher Handed K-Prop Line Total Home Pitcher Handed K-Prop Line Total Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Arizona Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly RHP 4.5 124 9.0 Texas Rangers Jordan Montgomery LHP 3.5 -146 9.0 8:03 PM EDT Main Main

Pitcher Breakdown

All stats are from the 2023 season.
Pitcher Team Handed Opponent K-Prop Line Total DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Merrill Kelly ARI RHP at TEX 4.5 124 9.0 $11,200 0.313 4.13 4.12 3.29 26% 10% 12% 45% 36% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Jordan Montgomery TEX LHP vs ARI 3.5 -146 9.0 $11,000 0.310 4.04 4.23 3.20 21% 6% 11% 43% 32% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main

Offense Breakdown (Team Stats by Handedness)

All stats are from the 2023 season.
Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Texas Rangers 4.88 0.343 0.338 vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 0.288 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Arizona Diamondbacks 4.12 0.324 0.322 at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 0.301 8:03 PM EDT Main Main

Hitter Breakdown (Stats by Handedness)

All stats are from the 2023 season. Everything is split by handedness with the exception of xwOBA and xISO.
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
Ketel Marte ARI SH 1 4.12 0.342 0.158 0.377 0.184 138 36% 9% 12% $9,000 2B $8,000 2B at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Corbin Carroll ARI LH 2 4.12 0.346 0.170 0.318 0.099 98 29% 6% 12% $9,200 OF $8,500 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Gabriel Moreno ARI RH 3 4.12 0.314 0.120 0.379 0.176 139 37% 4% 28% $7,200 C $5,500 C at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Christian Walker ARI RH 4 4.12 0.342 0.212 0.381 0.319 141 40% 12% 20% $8,400 1B $7,500 1B at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Tommy Pham ARI RH 5 4.12 0.361 0.190 0.333 0.219 111 41% 11% 20% $6,200 OF $6,000 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Lourdes Gurriel ARI RH 6 4.12 0.326 0.176 0.352 0.151 121 38% 8% 11% $6,600 OF $6,500 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Alek Thomas ARI LH 7 4.12 0.290 0.118 0.189 0.117 12 23% 3% 27% $5,400 OF $5,500 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Evan Longoria ARI RH 8 4.12 0.324 0.219 0.316 0.202 96 38% 10% 28% $5,000 3B $4,500 3B at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SH 9 4.12 0.273 0.066 0.264 0.032 62 9% 6% 9% $5,200 SS $5,000 SS at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Marcus Semien TEX RH 1 4.88 0.335 0.163 0.357 0.219 126 34% 10% 14% $8,600 2B $7,000 2B vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Corey Seager TEX LH 2 4.88 0.413 0.296 0.439 0.333 183 50% 11% 15% $9,600 SS $9,000 SS vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Evan Carter TEX LH 3 4.88 0.339 0.147 0.499 0.404 225 46% 17% 28% $8,200 OF $7,500 OF vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Adolis Garcia TEX RH 4 4.88 0.367 0.274 0.349 0.264 121 44% 9% 29% $9,400 OF $9,500 OF vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Mitch Garver TEX RH 5 4.88 0.363 0.234 0.358 0.267 127 38% 9% 27% $7,000 C $7,000 C vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Jonah Heim TEX SH 6 4.88 0.326 0.181 0.314 0.184 96 36% 8% 20% $5,600 C $5,500 C vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Nate Lowe TEX LH 7 4.88 0.337 0.140 0.363 0.172 130 38% 14% 22% $7,400 1B $6,500 1B vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Jung TEX RH 8 4.88 0.336 0.221 0.310 0.171 93 40% 6% 31% $7,800 3B $6,000 3B vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Leody Taveras TEX SH 9 4.88 0.320 0.135 0.329 0.174 106 33% 6% 21% $5,800 OF $5,000 OF vs ARI Merrill Kelly RHP 0.301 4.12 25% 0.288 3.55 27% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
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