MLB First Look: Sunday, August 23rd

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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
NY Yankees Cleveland NYY -154 8.5 1:08 PM EST
Detroit Texas TEX -135 8.5 1:08 PM EST
Miami Philadelphia MIA -120 8.0 1:10 PM EST
Cincinnati Arizona CIN -130 8.0 1:10 PM EST
Baltimore Minnesota BAL -160 8.5 1:35 PM EST
Boston Kansas City BOS -105 9.0 1:35 PM EST
Washington Milwaukee WAS -160 7.5 1:35 PM EST
Pittsburgh San Francisco PIT -170 7.5 1:35 PM EST
Houston LA Dodgers LAD -180 6.5 2:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Atlanta CHC -200 9.5 2:20 PM EST
LA Angels Toronto LAA -110 8.0 3:35 PM EST
Oakland Tampa Bay TB -124 7.5 4:05 PM EST
Colorado NY Mets NYM -124 11.0 4:10 PM EST
San Diego St. Louis STL -140 7.0 4:10 PM EST
Seattle Chicago White Sox SEA -155 7.5 4:10 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Clayton Kershaw HOU -180 2.17 32.1% 11 26 97.5 2:10 PM EST
Francisco Liriano SF -170 3.43 26.0% 19 8 90.5 1:35 PM EST
Cole Hamels DET -135 3.29 24.6% 2 22 86.7 1:08 PM EST
Jordan Zimmermann MIL -160 3.45 21.0% 17 18 85.9 1:35 PM EST
Raisel Iglesias ARI -130 3.52 23.0% 10 22 82.9 1:10 PM EST
Jake Odorizzi OAK -124 3.67 23.1% 22 4 78.4 4:05 PM EST
Taijuan Walker CWS -155 3.67 22.4% 20 18 78.2 4:10 PM EST
Michael Wacha SD -140 3.70 21.0% 26 25 77.4 4:10 PM EST
Garrett Richards TOR -110 3.53 21.7% 3 7 73.4 3:35 PM EST
Jason Hammel ATL -200 3.42 23.2% 25 3 72.8 2:20 PM EST
Kevin Gausman MIN -160 3.98 19.3% 24 22 68.9 1:35 PM EST
Colin Rea STL 140 3.52 18.2% 14 7 65.7 4:10 PM EST
CC Sabathia CLE -154 3.63 20.1% 15 6 64.7 1:08 PM EST
Lance McCullers LAD 180 3.54 24.6% 2 15 63.7 2:10 PM EST
Adam Conley PHI -120 4.09 17.2% 12 12 61.3 1:10 PM EST
Chase Anderson CIN 130 4.01 18.9% 22 12 60.8 1:10 PM EST
Trevor Bauer NYY 154 3.98 22.2% 6 10 56.8 1:08 PM EST
Eduardo Rodriguez KC -105 4.10 18.7% 15 1 56.5 1:35 PM EST
Aaron Nola MIA 120 3.98 18.9% 30 11 56.0 1:10 PM EST
Ryan Vogelsong PIT 170 4.16 19.1% 13 20 54.8 1:35 PM EST
Kendall Graveman TB 124 4.25 15.6% 27 27 52.1 4:05 PM EST
Matt Garza WAS 160 4.24 17.2% 15 24 47.0 1:35 PM EST
R.A. Dickey LAA 110 4.38 17.1% 19 13 46.4 3:35 PM EST
Edinson Volquez BOS 105 4.27 17.6% 12 2 45.5 1:35 PM EST
Logan Verrett COL -124 4.07 16.7% 1 17 43.2 4:10 PM EST
John Danks SEA 155 4.60 15.5% 20 16 42.3 4:10 PM EST
Matt Boyd TEX 135 4.35 16.8% 15 23 39.9 1:08 PM EST
David Hale NYM 124 4.39 13.5% 27 21 38.3 4:10 PM EST
Mike Pelfrey BAL 160 4.91 11.0% 7 28 30.9 1:35 PM EST
Matthew Wisler CHC 200 4.82 14.3% 17 29 30.5 2:20 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
NY Mets David Hale 5.81 Coors Field 0.297 0.138 96.1 4:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Matthew Wisler 5.38 Wrigley Field 0.308 0.150 94.2 2:20 PM EST
Colorado Logan Verrett 5.19 Coors Field 0.337 0.186 91.6 4:10 PM EST
Baltimore Mike Pelfrey 4.65 Camden Yards 0.321 0.177 79.7 1:35 PM EST
NY Yankees Trevor Bauer 4.64 Yankee Stadium 0.323 0.173 78.5 1:08 PM EST
Boston Edinson Volquez 4.76 Fenway Park 0.315 0.141 77.1 1:35 PM EST
Texas Matt Boyd 4.59 Comerica Park 0.309 0.152 76.0 1:08 PM EST
LA Angels R.A. Dickey 4.28 Angel Stadium 0.307 0.149 64.7 3:35 PM EST
Washington Matt Garza 4.15 Nationals Park 0.310 0.148 62.1 1:35 PM EST
Cincinnati Chase Anderson 4.33 Great American Park 0.305 0.141 61.1 1:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Ryan Vogelsong 4.18 PNCPark 0.313 0.138 60.1 1:35 PM EST
Kansas City Eduardo Rodriguez 4.24 Fenway Park 0.309 0.121 59.5 1:35 PM EST
Seattle John Danks 4.14 Safeco Field 0.306 0.140 59.3 4:10 PM EST
Detroit Cole Hamels 3.91 Comerica Park 0.348 0.169 56.4 1:08 PM EST
Miami Aaron Nola 4.30 Marlins Park 0.292 0.113 55.5 1:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Lance McCullers 3.83 Minute Maid Park 0.331 0.177 54.7 2:10 PM EST
Tampa Bay Kendall Graveman 4.06 O.co Coliseum 0.297 0.135 52.7 4:05 PM EST
Toronto Garrett Richards 3.73 Angel Stadium 0.328 0.180 52.4 3:35 PM EST
Minnesota Kevin Gausman 3.85 Camden Yards 0.302 0.154 49.7 1:35 PM EST
St. Louis Colin Rea 3.85 Petco Park 0.312 0.140 49.3 4:10 PM EST
Atlanta Jason Hammel 4.13 Wrigley Field 0.299 0.111 49.2 2:20 PM EST
Cleveland CC Sabathia 3.87 Yankee Stadium 0.309 0.120 48.8 1:08 PM EST
Arizona Raisel Iglesias 3.68 Great American Park 0.317 0.144 47.7 1:10 PM EST
Philadelphia Adam Conley 3.70 Marlins Park 0.310 0.120 47.5 1:10 PM EST
Oakland Jake Odorizzi 3.44 O.co Coliseum 0.305 0.139 35.8 4:05 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Taijuan Walker 3.36 Safeco Field 0.306 0.139 35.8 4:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Jordan Zimmermann 3.35 Nationals Park 0.308 0.138 32.0 1:35 PM EST
San Francisco Francisco Liriano 3.33 PNCPark 0.307 0.109 28.3 1:35 PM EST
San Diego Michael Wacha 3.15 Petco Park 0.298 0.141 28.0 4:10 PM EST
Houston Clayton Kershaw 2.68 Minute Maid Park 0.314 0.167 21.7 2:10 PM EST

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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