MLB First Look: Sunday, April 2nd

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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 Home Pitcher Vegas Line Run Total Time (ET)
New York Yankees Masahiro Tanaka – R at Tampa Bay Rays Chris Archer – R NYY -110 7.0 1:10 PM
San Francisco Giants Madison Bumgarner – L at Arizona Diamondbacks Zack Greinke – R SF -128 8.0 4:10 PM
Chicago Cubs Jon Lester – L at St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Martinez – R CHC -124 7.5 8:35 PM

Starting Pitchers

Pitcher Team FD Salary DK Salary SIERA (15-16) K% (15-16) BB% (15-16) Matchup Line O-wOBA O-K% Time (ET)
Madison Bumgarner SF $10,900 $11,200 3.19 27.2% 5.2% at ARI -128 0.348 23.3% 4:10 PM
Jon Lester CHC $10,000 $10,600 3.40 24.9% 6.1% at STL -124 0.320 21.4% 8:35 PM
Zack Greinke ARI $9,500 $7,700 3.64 22.1% 5.4% SF 128 0.318 17.3% 4:10 PM
Chris Archer TB $9,400 $9,200 3.29 28.2% 7.7% NYY 110 0.312 20.0% 1:10 PM
Carlos Martinez STL $9,000 $8,300 3.71 22.9% 8.5% CHC 124 0.328 21.5% 8:35 PM
Masahiro Tanaka NYY $8,700 $8,800 3.60 21.5% 4.5% at TB -110 0.313 24.2% 1:10 PM

Team Run Totals

Team Opposing Pitcher L/R Line Run Total P vs. LHB P vs. RHB T-wOBA T-ISO Time (ET)
San Francisco Giants Zack Greinke RIGHT -128 4.17 0.315 0.323 0.318 0.142 4:10 PM
Chicago Cubs Carlos Martinez RIGHT -124 3.89 0.322 0.243 0.328 0.169 8:35 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks Madison Bumgarner LEFT 128 3.83 0.223 0.279 0.348 0.201 4:10 PM
St. Louis Cardinals Jon Lester LEFT 124 3.61 0.237 0.272 0.320 0.173 8:35 PM
New York Yankees Chris Archer RIGHT -110 3.56 0.302 0.306 0.312 0.160 1:10 PM
Tampa Bay Rays Masahiro Tanaka RIGHT 110 3.44 0.280 0.277 0.313 0.188 1:10 PM

First Look Legend

Term Description
SIERA Skill-Interactive Earned Run Average – A good predictor of future ERA
K% Percentage of batters a pitcher strikes out
BB% Percentage of batters that a pitcher walks
O-wOBA The opposing team’s wOBA (2016) vs. the handedness of the pitcher
O-K% The opposing team’s strikeout rate (2016) vs. the handedness of the pitcher
T-Total The number of runs a team is projected to score
T-wOBA A team’s wOBA (2016) vs. the handedness of the pitcher they are facing
T-ISO A team’s ISO (2016) vs. the handedness of the pitcher they are facing

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