MLB DFS First Look: Thursday, July 27th - 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.

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MLB Schedule & Vegas Lines

Away Pitcher Handed K-Prop Line Total Home Pitcher Handed K-Prop Line Total Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani RHP 7.5 -146 8.0 Detroit Tigers Michael Lorenzen RHP 5.5 124 8.0 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Washington Nationals Josiah Gray RHP 4.5 164 9.0 New York Mets Kodai Senga RHP 5.5 -196 9.0 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Chicago Cubs Justin Steele LHP 5.5 100 9.5 St. Louis Cardinals Miles Mikolas RHP 4.5 -118 9.5 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Cleveland Guardians Tanner Bibee RHP 6.5 -104 8.5 Chicago White Sox Dylan Cease RHP 5.5 -112 8.5 8:10 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
Shohei Ohtani LAA RHP at DET 7.5 -146 8.0 $18,000 $4,500 0.309 3.97 3.55 3.71 32% 10% 13% 45% 35% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Michael Lorenzen DET RHP vs LAA 5.5 124 8.0 $16,200 $8,800 0.318 4.22 4.55 3.49 19% 7% 10% 43% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Josiah Gray WAS RHP at NYM 4.5 164 9.0 $6,600 $8,600 0.329 4.55 4.92 3.45 20% 10% 12% 43% 29% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Kodai Senga NYM RHP vs WAS 5.5 -196 9.0 $9,000 $10,600 0.297 3.64 4.01 3.27 30% 12% 13% 47% 33% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Justin Steele CHC LHP at STL 5.5 100 9.5 $8,600 $10,000 0.283 3.29 3.82 2.95 23% 5% 11% 49% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Miles Mikolas STL RHP vs CHC 4.5 -118 9.5 $6,800 $7,800 0.342 4.97 4.79 4.33 16% 5% 7% 38% 31% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Tanner Bibee CLE RHP at CHW 6.5 -104 8.5 $7,200 $9,600 0.281 3.24 4.19 3.04 25% 8% 11% 38% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Dylan Cease CHW RHP vs CLE 5.5 -112 8.5 $8,000 $9,400 0.311 4.02 3.93 4.04 28% 10% 14% 39% 35% 8:10 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
Detroit Tigers 4.08 0.304 0.296 vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 0.292 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Los Angeles Angels 4.42 0.348 0.337 at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 0.288 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
New York Mets 5.38 0.304 0.330 vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 0.330 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Washington Nationals 3.62 0.336 0.306 at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 0.315 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
St. Louis Cardinals 4.88 0.329 0.338 vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 0.273 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Chicago Cubs 4.62 0.334 0.327 at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 0.315 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Chicago White Sox 4.25 0.318 0.299 vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 0.302 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Cleveland Guardians 4.25 0.289 0.320 at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 0.301 8:10 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 HC% BB% K% DK Pos FD Pos Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed P-wOBAvL P-HC%vL P-K%vL P-wOBAvR P-HC%vR P-K%vR Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Luis Rengifo LAA SH 1 4.42 0.300 0.125 0.270 0.110 32% 11% 21% $8,400 2B/3B $2,900 2B/SS/OF at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Shohei Ohtani LAA LH 2 4.42 0.433 0.352 0.453 0.387 42% 13% 21% $18,000 SP $4,500 OF at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Mickey Moniak LAA LH 3 4.42 0.351 0.245 0.459 0.333 40% 2% 31% $14,400 OF $3,600 OF at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Taylor Ward LAA RH 4 4.42 0.334 0.169 0.316 0.150 33% 9% 21% $13,200 OF $3,000 OF at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Mike Moustakas LAA LH 5 4.42 0.317 0.187 0.346 0.211 38% 11% 25% $9,000 1B/3B $2,700 1B/3B at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Hunter Renfroe LAA RH 6 4.42 0.304 0.162 0.318 0.212 35% 8% 21% $12,300 OF $2,900 OF at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Trey Cabbage LAA LH 7 4.42 0.251 0.219 0.299 0.238 31% 0% 38% $5,700 1B/OF $2,000 3B at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Chad Wallach LAA RH 8 4.42 0.309 0.190 0.228 0.090 26% 9% 39% $6,000 C $2,200 C at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Andrew Velazquez LAA SH 9 4.42 0.267 0.097 0.254 0.103 18% 7% 28% $6,300 SS $2,400 SS at DET Michael Lorenzen RHP 0.282 36% 21% 0.288 32% 17% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Zach McKinstry DET LH 1 4.08 0.319 0.154 0.293 0.130 28% 8% 23% $12,600 3B/OF $2,400 2B/3B/OF vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Riley Greene DET LH 2 4.08 0.362 0.202 0.376 0.176 38% 10% 27% $13,800 OF $3,300 OF vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Spencer Torkelson DET RH 3 4.08 0.341 0.201 0.306 0.159 39% 8% 26% $12,000 1B $2,900 1B vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Kerry Carpenter DET LH 4 4.08 0.350 0.226 0.356 0.241 33% 8% 24% $11,100 OF $2,900 OF vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Matt Vierling DET RH 5 4.08 0.334 0.139 0.334 0.153 40% 7% 22% $9,300 OF $2,800 OF vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Javier Baez DET RH 6 4.08 0.273 0.113 0.247 0.097 26% 2% 22% $12,900 SS $2,800 SS vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Akil Baddoo DET LH 7 4.08 0.295 0.127 0.286 0.114 26% 13% 23% $5,400 OF $2,300 OF vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Zack Short DET RH 8 4.08 0.301 0.172 0.258 0.136 30% 8% 27% $4,500 2B/3B $2,400 SS/2B/3B vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
Eric Haase DET RH 9 4.08 0.258 0.099 0.256 0.075 28% 7% 25% $7,800 C/OF $2,600 C/OF vs LAA Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.298 37% 31% 0.292 33% 34% 1:10 PM EDT SD SD
C.J. Abrams WAS LH 1 3.62 0.300 0.140 0.327 0.177 31% 3% 19% $3,900 SS $3,200 SS at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Lane Thomas WAS RH 2 3.62 0.314 0.159 0.311 0.153 30% 5% 28% $5,100 OF $3,700 OF at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Jeimer Candelario WAS SH 3 3.62 0.324 0.177 0.367 0.258 33% 8% 21% $4,400 3B $3,300 3B at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Joey Meneses WAS RH 4 3.62 0.277 0.107 0.310 0.112 32% 6% 19% $3,800 1B $2,800 1B at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Keibert Ruiz WAS SH 5 3.62 0.336 0.170 0.286 0.151 33% 6% 12% $4,100 C $2,800 C at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Dominic Smith WAS LH 6 3.62 0.313 0.122 0.315 0.113 27% 7% 14% $2,700 1B $2,400 1B at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Corey Dickerson WAS LH 7 3.62 0.292 0.121 0.277 0.094 30% 4% 18% $2,300 OF $2,200 OF at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Luis Garcia WAS LH 8 3.62 0.315 0.143 0.292 0.085 30% 7% 12% $3,500 2B $2,700 2B at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Alex Call WAS RH 9 3.62 0.299 0.123 0.251 0.093 26% 7% 18% $2,800 OF $2,600 OF at NYM Kodai Senga RHP 0.258 32% 32% 0.315 35% 28% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Brandon Nimmo NYM LH 1 5.38 0.356 0.192 0.355 0.224 38% 13% 23% $4,800 OF $3,400 OF vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Francisco Lindor NYM SH 2 5.38 0.348 0.221 0.330 0.203 38% 12% 23% $5,200 SS $3,700 SS vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Jeff McNeil NYM LH 3 5.38 0.300 0.084 0.297 0.089 23% 6% 12% $3,700 2B/OF $2,700 2B/OF vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Pete Alonso NYM RH 4 5.38 0.379 0.284 0.346 0.292 35% 9% 20% $5,500 1B $3,800 1B vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Daniel Vogelbach NYM LH 5 5.38 0.309 0.150 0.330 0.160 34% 14% 23% $2,200 1B $2,300 1B vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
DJ Stewart NYM LH 6 5.38 0.378 0.297 0.382 0.308 44% 7% 33% $2,400 OF $2,100 OF vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Mark Canha NYM RH 7 5.38 0.318 0.137 0.313 0.123 30% 7% 18% $2,800 OF $2,400 OF/1B vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Brett Baty NYM LH 8 5.38 0.308 0.147 0.302 0.120 30% 9% 27% $2,600 3B $2,600 3B vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Omar Narvaez NYM LH 9 5.38 0.321 0.109 0.260 0.079 34% 11% 11% $2,000 C $2,300 C vs WAS Josiah Gray RHP 0.333 29% 21% 0.330 29% 19% 7:10 PM EDT Main Main
Mike Tauchman CHC LH 1 4.62 0.351 0.139 0.329 0.146 31% 12% 21% $3,500 OF $3,000 OF at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Nico Hoerner CHC RH 2 4.62 0.305 0.086 0.327 0.113 22% 7% 13% $5,300 2B/SS $3,600 2B/SS at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Ian Happ CHC SH 3 4.62 0.337 0.140 0.347 0.158 29% 17% 24% $3,400 OF $3,000 OF at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Cody Bellinger CHC LH 4 4.62 0.320 0.163 0.349 0.199 27% 7% 18% $5,600 1B/OF $4,200 OF/1B at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Seiya Suzuki CHC RH 5 4.62 0.325 0.133 0.315 0.136 37% 12% 27% $3,200 OF $2,800 OF at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Dansby Swanson CHC RH 6 4.62 0.368 0.227 0.338 0.148 35% 10% 23% $4,500 SS $3,300 SS at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Christopher Morel CHC RH 7 4.62 0.338 0.237 0.395 0.285 39% 8% 31% $5,400 2B $3,800 OF/3B/2B at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Miles Mastrobuoni CHC LH 8 4.62 0.295 0.102 0.255 0.071 39% 10% 23% $2,500 3B $2,400 2B at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Miguel Amaya CHC RH 9 4.62 0.383 0.195 0.342 0.108 26% 2% 26% $2,400 C $2,500 C at STL Miles Mikolas RHP 0.319 33% 17% 0.315 30% 15% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Brendan Donovan STL LH 1 4.88 0.356 0.151 0.285 0.000 28% 10% 15% $3,700 2B $2,900 2B/1B/OF vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Paul Goldschmidt STL RH 2 4.88 0.379 0.234 0.319 0.115 44% 9% 22% $6,000 1B $3,900 1B vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Nolan Arenado STL RH 3 4.88 0.334 0.202 0.363 0.260 36% 8% 14% $5,700 3B $3,800 3B vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Willson Contreras STL RH 4 4.88 0.366 0.208 0.366 0.274 51% 8% 29% $4,000 C $2,800 C vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Tyler O’Neill STL RH 5 4.88 0.332 0.183 0.258 0.080 38% 11% 32% $3,600 OF $2,300 OF vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Jordan Walker STL RH 6 4.88 0.335 0.160 0.290 0.200 38% 2% 28% $3,000 OF $2,800 OF vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Nolan Gorman STL LH 7 4.88 0.352 0.255 0.400 0.308 41% 11% 28% $4,900 2B $3,400 2B/3B vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Dylan Carlson STL SH 8 4.88 0.337 0.158 0.357 0.129 40% 15% 16% $2,300 OF $2,600 OF vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Taylor Motter STL RH 9 4.88 0.223 0.046 0.313 0.167 71% 8% 39% $2,100 2B/3B $2,000 2B/3B vs CHC Justin Steele LHP 0.309 35% 26% 0.273 20% 22% 7:45 PM EDT Main Main
Steven Kwan CLE LH 1 4.25 0.315 0.070 0.309 0.100 16% 10% 11% $4,600 OF $3,100 OF at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Andres Gimenez CLE LH 2 4.25 0.300 0.124 0.296 0.145 27% 6% 19% $4,300 2B $2,800 2B at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Ramirez CLE SH 3 4.25 0.351 0.175 0.392 0.214 29% 12% 9% $5,800 3B $3,900 3B at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Naylor CLE LH 4 4.25 0.355 0.204 0.363 0.203 36% 7% 17% $5,000 1B $3,500 1B at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Bell CLE SH 5 4.25 0.353 0.181 0.314 0.135 32% 9% 20% $3,100 1B $2,800 1B at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Will Brennan CLE LH 6 4.25 0.306 0.094 0.317 0.127 24% 3% 15% $2,400 OF $2,300 OF at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Gabriel Arias CLE RH 7 4.25 0.288 0.150 0.344 0.165 27% 13% 26% $2,000 3B/OF $2,100 1B/3B/SS at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Bo Naylor CLE LH 8 4.25 0.311 0.172 0.308 0.238 24% 9% 26% $2,600 C $2,400 C at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Myles Straw CLE RH 9 4.25 0.280 0.061 0.277 0.062 16% 10% 20% $2,300 OF $2,400 OF at CHW Dylan Cease RHP 0.311 31% 24% 0.301 40% 32% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Andrew Benintendi CHW LH 1 4.25 0.309 0.093 0.319 0.086 26% 9% 14% $3,100 OF $2,800 OF vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Tim Anderson CHW RH 2 4.25 0.291 0.077 0.232 0.037 29% 6% 23% $3,800 SS $2,600 SS vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Luis Robert CHW RH 3 4.25 0.349 0.255 0.348 0.284 33% 5% 29% $5,900 OF $4,000 OF vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Eloy Jimenez CHW RH 4 4.25 0.333 0.195 0.353 0.203 39% 6% 24% $4,200 OF $3,200 OF vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Yoan Moncada CHW SH 5 4.25 0.256 0.100 0.273 0.150 21% 5% 27% $3,700 3B $2,300 3B vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Yasmani Grandal CHW SH 6 4.25 0.288 0.124 0.313 0.124 30% 8% 20% $3,000 1B/C $2,300 C vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Jake Burger CHW RH 7 4.25 0.345 0.257 0.303 0.269 40% 5% 33% $3,900 3B $2,900 3B vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Oscar Colas CHW LH 8 4.25 0.233 0.079 0.256 0.066 32% 3% 30% $2,200 OF $2,200 OF vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
Seby Zavala CHW RH 9 4.25 0.233 0.126 0.202 0.147 32% 5% 37% $2,500 C $2,200 C vs CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.261 28% 23% 0.302 25% 26% 8:10 PM EDT Main Main
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