MLB First Look: Saturday, August 15th

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The MLB First Look, 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
Toronto NY Yankees TOR -120 8.0 1:07 PM EST
Boston Seattle SEA -136 8.5 1:35 PM EST
Baltimore Oakland BAL -150 8.5 7:05 PM EST
Milwaukee Philadelphia MIL -170 8.5 7:10 PM EST
NY Mets Pittsburgh NYM -110 7.5 7:10 PM EST
Minnesota Cleveland MIN -108 9.0 7:10 PM EST
Atlanta Arizona ARI -142 7.5 7:10 PM EST
Kansas City LA Angels KC -170 7.5 7:10 PM EST
Houston Detroit HOU -145 8.0 7:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs CHC -130 7.5 7:10 PM EST
St. Louis Miami STL -200 7.0 7:15 PM EST
Texas Tampa Bay TB -140 8.5 8:05 PM EST
Colorado San Diego SD -115 10.5 8:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Cincinnati LAD -180 7.5 9:10 PM EST
San Francisco Washington SF -106 6.5 10:05 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Jake Arrieta CWS -130 2.91 26.7% 20 18 90.7 7:10 PM EST
Chris Archer TEX -140 3.27 25.3% 7 12 89.0 8:05 PM EST
Johnny Cueto LAA -170 3.27 24.3% 17 13 84.6 7:10 PM EST
Felix Hernandez BOS -136 2.76 25.8% 14 2 82.8 1:35 PM EST
John Lackey MIA -200 3.82 18.8% 30 14 79.0 7:15 PM EST
Patrick Corbin ATL -142 3.21 23.5% 28 15 76.4 7:10 PM EST
Jimmy Nelson PHI -170 3.82 19.8% 28 11 76.1 7:10 PM EST
Gio Gonzalez SF 106 3.56 23.1% 19 7 72.4 10:05 PM EST
Brett Anderson CIN -180 3.49 16.3% 8 10 70.8 9:10 PM EST
Jose Quintana CHC 130 3.50 21.1% 13 25 69.0 7:10 PM EST
Collin McHugh DET -145 3.53 22.1% 5 14 68.6 7:10 PM EST
Masahiro Tanaka TOR 120 2.94 24.8% 2 6 68.3 1:07 PM EST
Matt Shoemaker KC 170 3.42 22.3% 10 1 67.3 7:10 PM EST
Jake Peavy WAS -106 4.11 18.6% 17 24 66.9 10:05 PM EST
Jon Niese PIT -110 3.87 16.7% 15 27 62.4 7:10 PM EST
Charlie Morton NYM 110 3.80 17.6% 27 19 60.0 7:10 PM EST
Marco Estrada NYY -120 4.09 19.8% 5 10 59.4 1:07 PM EST
Miguel Gonzalez OAK -150 4.34 17.3% 20 4 56.5 7:05 PM EST
Colby Lewis TB 140 4.17 17.7% 26 27 54.5 8:05 PM EST
Chris Bassitt BAL 150 4.23 18.4% 11 28 53.6 7:05 PM EST
Wade Miley SEA 136 3.93 19.5% 21 13 52.5 1:35 PM EST
Josh Tomlin MIN 108 3.28 21.1% 23 23 52.4 7:10 PM EST
Justin Verlander HOU 145 4.19 17.8% 7 29 50.1 7:10 PM EST
Andrew Cashner COL -115 3.81 19.1% 1 16 44.5 8:10 PM EST
Mike Foltynewicz ARI 142 4.31 18.8% 9 21 44.2 7:10 PM EST
Jerome Williams MIL 170 4.25 14.8% 17 21 43.6 7:10 PM EST
Jonathan Gray SD 115 4.08 22.0% 28 26 42.7 8:10 PM EST
Brad Hand STL 200 4.26 14.5% 23 25 38.3 7:15 PM EST
David Holmberg LAD 180 5.24 14.3% 6 12 34.1 9:10 PM EST
Tyler Duffey CLE -108 7.64 7.7% 13 6 20.5 7:10 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
San Diego Jonathan Gray 5.54 Coors Field 0.295 0.138 93.1 8:10 PM EST
Colorado Andrew Cashner 4.96 Coors Field 0.340 0.188 91.2 8:10 PM EST
Baltimore Chris Bassitt 4.63 Camden Yards 0.317 0.174 79.3 7:05 PM EST
Minnesota Josh Tomlin 4.77 Target Field 0.302 0.153 77.4 7:10 PM EST
Houston Justin Verlander 4.36 Minute Maid Park 0.321 0.188 76.7 7:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Jerome Williams 4.68 Miller Park 0.308 0.138 76.6 7:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers David Holmberg 4.20 Dodger Stadium 0.325 0.146 73.8 9:10 PM EST
Tampa Bay Colby Lewis 4.60 Rangers Ballpark 0.298 0.139 73.1 8:05 PM EST
Toronto Masahiro Tanaka 4.30 Rogers Centre 0.331 0.182 72.2 1:07 PM EST
Seattle Wade Miley 4.59 Fenway Park 0.302 0.139 71.3 1:35 PM EST
Cleveland Tyler Duffey 4.23 Target Field 0.311 0.142 71.0 7:10 PM EST
Arizona Mike Foltynewicz 4.11 Turner Field 0.320 0.147 69.6 7:10 PM EST
Kansas City Matt Shoemaker 4.18 Kauffman Stadium 0.318 0.146 64.4 7:10 PM EST
NY Yankees Marco Estrada 3.70 Rogers Centre 0.324 0.171 59.7 1:07 PM EST
Texas Chris Archer 3.90 Rangers Ballpark 0.321 0.154 56.8 8:05 PM EST
Oakland Miguel Gonzalez 3.88 Camden Yards 0.305 0.135 55.8 7:05 PM EST
St. Louis Brad Hand 4.13 Busch Stadium 0.295 0.122 54.1 7:15 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Jose Quintana 4.08 U.S. Cellular Field 0.311 0.128 54.0 7:10 PM EST
Detroit Collin McHugh 3.64 Minute Maid Park 0.324 0.154 52.8 7:10 PM EST
NY Mets Charlie Morton 4.03 Citi Field 0.296 0.133 50.7 7:10 PM EST
Boston Felix Hernandez 3.91 Fenway Park 0.310 0.134 48.9 1:35 PM EST
Philadelphia Jimmy Nelson 3.83 Miller Park 0.295 0.129 45.9 7:10 PM EST
Cincinnati Brett Anderson 3.30 Dodger Stadium 0.317 0.169 41.4 9:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Jon Niese 3.48 Citi Field 0.310 0.128 41.1 7:10 PM EST
LA Angels Johnny Cueto 3.33 Kauffman Stadium 0.308 0.148 37.9 7:10 PM EST
San Francisco Gio Gonzalez 3.52 AT&T Park 0.306 0.112 37.1 10:05 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Jake Arrieta 3.43 U.S. Cellular Field 0.305 0.138 34.1 7:10 PM EST
Washington Jake Peavy 2.99 AT&T Park 0.308 0.144 33.2 10:05 PM EST
Atlanta Patrick Corbin 3.40 Turner Field 0.281 0.103 31.4 7:10 PM EST
Miami John Lackey 2.88 Busch Stadium 0.287 0.110 19.8 7:15 PM EST

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Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on X – @RG_Notorious