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MLB DFS First Look: Sunday, October 8th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-10-08 18:34:31

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
Texas Rangers Jordan Montgomery LHP 4.5 102 8.0 Baltimore Orioles Grayson Rodriguez RHP 5.5 -120 8.0 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Minnesota Twins Pablo Lopez RHP 5.5 118 8.0 Houston Astros Framber Valdez LHP 4.5 -138 8.0 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
Jordan Montgomery TEX LHP at BAL 4.5 102 8.0 $7,600 $9,800 0.309 4.00 4.23 3.20 21% 6% 11% 43% 32% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Grayson Rodriguez BAL RHP vs TEX 5.5 -120 8.0 $6,700 $9,000 0.320 4.32 4.01 4.35 25% 8% 12% 47% 37% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Pablo Lopez MIN RHP at HOU 5.5 118 8.0 $9,000 $9,500 0.269 2.98 3.37 3.66 29% 6% 15% 45% 30% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Framber Valdez HOU LHP vs MIN 4.5 -138 8.0 $8,700 $10,300 0.317 4.23 3.70 3.45 25% 7% 12% 54% 37% 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
Baltimore Orioles 3.75 0.335 0.320 vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 0.301 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Texas Rangers 3.75 0.343 0.338 at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 0.291 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Houston Astros 4.00 0.354 0.330 vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 0.260 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Minnesota Twins 3.50 0.318 0.337 at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 0.282 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
Marcus Semien TEX RH 1 3.75 0.331 0.156 0.357 0.219 126 34% 10% 14% $5,600 2B $3,900 2B at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Corey Seager TEX LH 2 3.75 0.424 0.311 0.439 0.333 183 50% 11% 15% $6,500 SS $4,500 SS at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Mitch Garver TEX RH 3 3.75 0.369 0.246 0.358 0.267 127 38% 9% 27% $3,700 C $2,900 C at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Adolis Garcia TEX RH 4 3.75 0.363 0.265 0.349 0.264 121 44% 9% 29% $5,300 OF $3,800 OF at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Evan Carter TEX LH 5 3.75 0.355 0.138 0.499 0.404 225 46% 17% 28% $4,500 OF $3,800 OF at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jonah Heim TEX SH 6 3.75 0.327 0.185 0.314 0.184 96 36% 8% 20% $3,200 C $2,800 C at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Nate Lowe TEX LH 7 3.75 0.338 0.139 0.363 0.172 130 38% 14% 22% $4,200 1B $2,900 1B at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Jung TEX RH 8 3.75 0.343 0.228 0.310 0.171 93 40% 6% 31% $4,600 3B $3,300 3B at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Leody Taveras TEX SH 9 3.75 0.320 0.131 0.329 0.174 106 33% 6% 21% $3,000 OF $2,900 OF at BAL Grayson Rodriguez RHP 0.359 4.26 23% 0.291 3.46 27% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Adley Rutschman BAL SH 1 3.75 0.370 0.175 0.389 0.177 153 37% 16% 11% $4,800 C $3,700 C vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Ryan Mountcastle BAL RH 2 3.75 0.359 0.233 0.435 0.317 185 40% 9% 18% $4,000 1B $3,100 1B vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Anthony Santander BAL SH 3 3.75 0.318 0.187 0.344 0.188 122 46% 14% 27% $4,300 OF $3,500 OF/1B vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Gunnar Henderson BAL LH 4 3.75 0.347 0.211 0.276 0.115 75 22% 11% 25% $5,000 3B/SS $3,700 3B/SS vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Austin Hays BAL RH 5 3.75 0.312 0.182 0.334 0.195 115 40% 10% 22% $3,600 OF $2,900 OF vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Aaron Hicks BAL SH 6 3.75 0.290 0.099 0.417 0.175 173 28% 15% 22% $2,900 OF $2,600 OF vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jordan Westburg BAL RH 7 3.75 0.317 0.133 0.343 0.149 121 43% 10% 28% $3,000 2B/3B $2,600 SS/3B vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Cedric Mullins BAL LH 8 3.75 0.289 0.123 0.308 0.165 97 29% 10% 20% $3,700 OF $3,000 OF vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jorge Mateo BAL RH 9 3.75 0.285 0.127 0.324 0.142 108 32% 7% 17% $2,800 SS $2,600 SS vs TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 4:07 PM EDT Main Main
Donovan Solano MIN RH 1 3.50 0.350 0.144 0.329 0.114 110 38% 7% 21% $2,900 1B/2B $2,800 1B/2B/3B at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Jorge Polanco MIN SH 2 3.50 0.355 0.234 0.354 0.172 128 26% 3% 20% $4,400 2B/3B $3,000 3B/2B at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Royce Lewis MIN RH 3 3.50 0.349 0.213 0.347 0.098 123 26% 9% 21% $5,900 3B $4,300 SS/3B at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Carlos Correa MIN RH 4 3.50 0.329 0.168 0.335 0.188 115 37% 13% 14% $3,600 SS $3,300 SS at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Ryan Jeffers MIN RH 5 3.50 0.322 0.182 0.395 0.289 156 36% 15% 25% $3,400 C $2,700 C at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Kyle Farmer MIN RH 6 3.50 0.316 0.158 0.339 0.140 117 38% 8% 21% $3,100 SS $2,600 2B/3B/SS at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Max Kepler MIN LH 7 3.50 0.360 0.231 0.326 0.182 108 32% 8% 23% $4,100 OF $3,100 OF at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Willi Castro MIN SH 8 3.50 0.303 0.135 0.289 0.079 82 24% 9% 20% $3,300 3B/OF $2,800 3B/SS/OF at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Michael A. Taylor MIN RH 9 3.50 0.309 0.212 0.380 0.350 146 46% 7% 31% $2,700 OF $2,600 OF at HOU Framber Valdez LHP 0.310 2.76 32% 0.282 3.52 23% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Altuve HOU RH 1 4.00 0.338 0.183 0.403 0.218 161 26% 11% 19% $6,000 2B $4,000 2B vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Alex Bregman HOU RH 2 4.00 0.349 0.156 0.370 0.186 138 33% 13% 13% $4,900 3B $3,600 3B vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Yordan Alvarez HOU LH 3 4.00 0.434 0.317 0.436 0.333 184 48% 15% 17% $5,800 OF $4,200 OF vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Kyle Tucker HOU LH 4 4.00 0.389 0.241 0.361 0.214 132 38% 13% 15% $5,500 OF $4,100 OF vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Abreu HOU RH 5 4.00 0.310 0.153 0.287 0.119 81 26% 7% 23% $3,300 1B $3,000 1B vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Michael Brantley HOU LH 6 4.00 0.317 0.186 101 41% 2% 4% $3,600 OF $2,900 OF vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Chas McCormick HOU RH 7 4.00 0.353 0.222 0.334 0.186 114 35% 9% 26% $3,900 OF $3,300 OF vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Jeremy Pena HOU RH 8 4.00 0.301 0.108 0.289 0.109 82 29% 7% 23% $3,400 SS $3,000 SS vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
Martin Maldonado HOU RH 9 4.00 0.270 0.174 0.239 0.124 48 30% 7% 34% $2,600 C $2,300 C vs MIN Pablo Lopez RHP 0.327 3.80 26% 0.260 2.82 33% 8:03 PM EDT Main Main
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