MLB First Look: Friday, October 2nd
The MLB First Look, written by Notorious, is complete with sortable odds and pitcher/offensive rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.
Included is a brief overview of the MLB odds, which are subject to change throughout the day. Below you’ll also find Notorious’ overall pitcher and offense ratings (along with some other key statistics) to be used as a starting point for your DFS MLB lineups. Note that ratings may change throughout the day based on line movement.
MLB Schedule & Odds
| Home | Away | Vegas Line | Run Total | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | Miami | MIA -120 | 7.5 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | PIT -260 | 7.0 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Baltimore | NY Yankees | BAL -130 | 7.5 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Cleveland | Boston | CLE -125 | 8.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| NY Mets | Washington | NYM -135 | 6.5 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Tampa Bay | Toronto | TOR -110 | 7.5 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Atlanta | St. Louis | STL -130 | 7.0 | 7:35 PM EST |
| Texas | LA Angels | TEX -120 | 9.0 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Chicago White Sox | Detroit | CWS -200 | 7.5 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Minnesota | Kansas City | MIN -125 | 7.5 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Milwaukee | Chicago Cubs | CHC -210 | 7.0 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Arizona | Houston | HOU -180 | 8.0 | 9:40 PM EST |
| LA Dodgers | San Diego | LAD -190 | 7.5 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Seattle | Oakland | SEA -185 | 7.5 | 10:10 PM EST |
| San Francisco | Colorado | SF -155 | 7.5 | 10:15 PM EST |
Pitcher Rankings
| Pitcher | Opponent | Vegas Line | SIERA | K% | Opp. wOBA | Opp. K% | Rating | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Arrieta | MIL | -210 | 2.82 | 27.1% | 19 | 22 | 99.0 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Chris Sale | DET | -200 | 2.54 | 31.4% | 2 | 18 | 94.0 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Noah Syndergaard | WAS | -135 | 3.02 | 27.0% | 16 | 26 | 92.9 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Francisco Liriano | CIN | -260 | 3.51 | 26.0% | 18 | 12 | 92.3 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Dallas Keuchel | ARI | -180 | 2.94 | 21.2% | 10 | 17 | 91.8 | 9:40 PM EST |
| Jaime Garcia | ATL | -130 | 3.22 | 19.7% | 29 | 9 | 79.5 | 7:35 PM EST |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | OAK | -185 | 3.15 | 21.5% | 22 | 4 | 79.1 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Alex Wood | SD | -190 | 3.72 | 20.8% | 23 | 26 | 76.4 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Ervin Santana | KC | -125 | 3.88 | 20.7% | 7 | 1 | 76.0 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Josh Tomlin | BOS | -125 | 3.32 | 21.7% | 9 | 2 | 74.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Gio Gonzalez | NYM | 135 | 3.64 | 23.3% | 13 | 27 | 73.4 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Chris Heston | COL | -155 | 4.08 | 18.9% | 2 | 19 | 68.9 | 10:15 PM EST |
| Wei-Yin Chen | NYY | -130 | 3.89 | 18.6% | 3 | 7 | 66.6 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Luis Severino | BAL | 130 | 4.02 | 21.8% | 3 | 28 | 63.3 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Julio Teheran | STL | 130 | 3.96 | 20.6% | 9 | 11 | 60.7 | 7:35 PM EST |
| Erasmo Ramirez | TOR | 110 | 4.12 | 18.7% | 1 | 5 | 59.8 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Martin Perez | LAA | -120 | 4.09 | 15.2% | 26 | 6 | 54.6 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Ariel Pena | CHC | 210 | 4.58 | 21.2% | 13 | 30 | 53.9 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Aaron Harang | MIA | 120 | 4.47 | 16.7% | 29 | 5 | 52.2 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Rubby De La Rosa | HOU | 180 | 4.18 | 17.9% | 11 | 29 | 49.5 | 9:40 PM EST |
| Henry Owens | CLE | 125 | 4.54 | 18.7% | 10 | 5 | 47.4 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Mark Buehrle | TB | -110 | 4.49 | 12.6% | 7 | 23 | 46.5 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Alfredo Simon | CWS | 200 | 4.52 | 15.1% | 23 | 16 | 44.5 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Aaron Brooks | SEA | 185 | 4.32 | 15.9% | 17 | 26 | 44.4 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Jered Weaver | TEX | 120 | 4.44 | 16.8% | 3 | 9 | 44.0 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Chris Young | MIN | 125 | 5.25 | 16.0% | 26 | 23 | 43.6 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Justin Nicolino | PHI | -120 | 5.67 | 7.7% | 21 | 20 | 41.7 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Casey Kelly | LAD | 190 | 4.30 | 11.8% | 3 | 18 | 37.0 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Keyvius Sampson | PIT | 260 | 5.10 | 15.3% | 15 | 16 | 35.1 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Kyle Kendrick | SF | 155 | 4.75 | 13.3% | 7 | 5 | 34.9 | 10:15 PM EST |
Team Offense Rankings
| Team | Opposing Pitcher | Team Total | Ballpark | Team wOBA (LH/RH) | Team ISO (LH/RH) | Team Rating | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Jered Weaver | 4.62 | Rangers Ballpark | 0.322 | 0.153 | 79.7 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Houston | Rubby De La Rosa | 4.46 | Chase Field | 0.319 | 0.184 | 76.9 | 9:40 PM EST |
| LA Dodgers | Casey Kelly | 4.27 | Dodger Stadium | 0.322 | 0.169 | 72.4 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Pittsburgh | Keyvius Sampson | 4.42 | PNC Park | 0.315 | 0.139 | 69.3 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Seattle | Aaron Brooks | 4.24 | Safeco Field | 0.312 | 0.167 | 67.9 | 10:10 PM EST |
| San Francisco | Kyle Kendrick | 4.07 | AT&T Park | 0.321 | 0.148 | 64.7 | 10:15 PM EST |
| Toronto | Erasmo Ramirez | 3.81 | Tropicana Field | 0.339 | 0.189 | 63.2 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Chicago White Sox | Alfredo Simon | 4.33 | U.S. Cellular Field | 0.306 | 0.139 | 63.2 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Chicago Cubs | Ariel Pena | 4.13 | Miller Park | 0.317 | 0.162 | 63.2 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Baltimore | Luis Severino | 3.93 | Camden Yards | 0.322 | 0.181 | 62.9 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Cleveland | Henry Owens | 4.15 | Progressive Field | 0.320 | 0.134 | 61.6 | 7:10 PM EST |
| LA Angels | Martin Perez | 4.38 | Rangers Ballpark | 0.292 | 0.131 | 57.9 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Tampa Bay | Mark Buehrle | 3.69 | Tropicana Field | 0.326 | 0.175 | 57.8 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Minnesota | Chris Young | 3.90 | Target Field | 0.302 | 0.153 | 57.4 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Boston | Josh Tomlin | 3.85 | Progressive Field | 0.320 | 0.148 | 53.1 | 7:10 PM EST |
| NY Yankees | Wei-Yin Chen | 3.57 | Camden Yards | 0.327 | 0.161 | 52.7 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Colorado | Chris Heston | 3.43 | AT&T Park | 0.333 | 0.187 | 50.3 | 10:15 PM EST |
| Miami | Aaron Harang | 3.87 | Citizens Bank Park | 0.297 | 0.122 | 47.6 | 7:05 PM EST |
| St. Louis | Julio Teheran | 3.68 | Turner Field | 0.320 | 0.148 | 47.5 | 7:35 PM EST |
| Kansas City | Ervin Santana | 3.60 | Target Field | 0.321 | 0.150 | 47.2 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Philadelphia | Justin Nicolino | 3.63 | Citizens Bank Park | 0.302 | 0.117 | 43.5 | 7:05 PM EST |
| NY Mets | Gio Gonzalez | 3.46 | Citi Field | 0.317 | 0.171 | 42.6 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Arizona | Dallas Keuchel | 3.54 | Chase Field | 0.320 | 0.151 | 41.4 | 9:40 PM EST |
| Detroit | Chris Sale | 3.17 | U.S. Cellular Field | 0.348 | 0.174 | 40.1 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Oakland | Hisashi Iwakuma | 3.26 | Safeco Field | 0.309 | 0.148 | 32.3 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Washington | Noah Syndergaard | 3.04 | Citi Field | 0.314 | 0.151 | 29.2 | 7:10 PM EST |
| San Diego | Alex Wood | 3.23 | Dodger Stadium | 0.297 | 0.128 | 27.5 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Atlanta | Jaime Garcia | 3.32 | Turner Field | 0.284 | 0.103 | 26.7 | 7:35 PM EST |
| Milwaukee | Jake Arrieta | 2.87 | Miller Park | 0.311 | 0.142 | 18.3 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Cincinnati | Francisco Liriano | 2.58 | PNC Park | 0.314 | 0.157 | 17.6 | 7:05 PM EST |