MLB First Look: Sunday, August 26th

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 Ballpark Time (ET)
Philadelphia Phillies Vince Velasquez – R at Toronto Blue Jays Marco Estrada – R PHI-107 9.0 Rogers Centre 1:07 PM
Atlanta Braves Kevin Gausman – R at Miami Marlins Pablo Lopez – R ATL-163 7.5 Marlins Park 1:10 PM
Boston Red Sox Nathan Eovaldi – R at Tampa Bay Rays Blake Snell – L TB -114 7.5 Tropicana Field 1:10 PM
Chicago White Sox Michael Kopech – R at Detroit Tigers Jordan Zimmermann – R CWS-106 8.5 Comerica Park 1:10 PM
Washington Nationals Jefry Rodriguez – R at New York Mets Steven Matz – L NYM-108 9.0 Citi Field 1:10 PM
Oakland Athletics Chris Bassitt – R at Minnesota Twins Jose Berrios – R MIN-105 9.0 Target Field 2:10 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates Chris Archer – R at Milwaukee Brewers Chase Anderson – R MIL-133 8.5 Miller Park 2:10 PM
Cleveland Indians Shane Bieber – R at Kansas City Royals Jorge Lopez – R CLE-190 9.5 Kauffman Stadium 2:15 PM
Cincinnati Reds Homer Bailey – R at Chicago Cubs Kyle Hendricks – R CHC-240 TBD Wrigley Field 2:20 PM
St. Louis Cardinals Austin Gomber – L at Colorado Rockies Tyler Anderson – L COL-143 11.5 Coors Field 3:10 PM
Texas Rangers Yovani Gallardo – R at San Francisco Giants Derek Holland – L SF -158 8.5 AT&T Park 4:05 PM
Houston Astros Framber Valdez – L at LA Angels of Anaheim Felix Pena – R HOU-120 9.0 Angel Stadium 4:07 PM
San Diego Padres Robbie Erlin – L at Los Angeles Dodgers Hyun-Jin Ryu – L LAD-235 8.0 Dodger Stadium 4:10 PM
Seattle Mariners Mike Leake – R at Arizona Diamondbacks Zack Greinke – R ARI-177 8.0 Chase Field 4:10 PM
New York Yankees Luis Severino – R at Baltimore Orioles Dylan Bundy – R NYY-230 9.0 Camden Yards 8:05 PM

Ballpark Ratings

Implied Run Totals

Starting Pitchers

Pitcher Team Matchup Opp. K% Line FD DK FDRFT SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% FBv Time (ET)
Zack Greinke ARI SEA 20.2% -177 $10,200 $10,300 N/A 3.41 3.06 25.5% 4.9% 11.1% 43.7% 40.5% 89.5 4:10 PM
Luis Severino NYY at BAL 23.8% -230 $10,000 N/A N/A 3.29 3.28 28.0% 6.0% 12.3% 41.0% 33.2% 97.7 8:05 PM
Blake Snell TB BOS 23.2% -114 $9,600 $10,700 $20,200 3.54 2.07 29.4% 9.4% 13.9% 43.8% 34.0% 95.6 1:10 PM
Jose Berrios MIN OAK 21.7% -105 $9,000 $8,400 $16,000 3.79 3.69 24.7% 7.0% 11.1% 40.8% 32.9% 93.2 2:10 PM
Kevin Gausman ATL at MIA 22.5% -163 $8,400 $8,100 $15,900 4.17 3.99 18.9% 6.0% 10.8% 47.6% 32.9% 93.7 1:10 PM
Kyle Hendricks CHC CIN 21.5% -240 $8,100 $8,000 $15,000 4.06 4.04 20.0% 5.9% 9.1% 46.2% 31.2% 86.8 2:20 PM
Hyun-Jin Ryu LAD SD 24.0% -235 $8,100 $9,200 N/A 3.14 2.27 29.9% 7.1% 10.1% 53.2% 33.3% 90.1 4:10 PM
Shane Bieber CLE at KC 20.2% -190 $7,900 $8,600 $17,100 3.55 4.36 24.0% 4.7% 10.8% 44.8% 42.0% 92.7 2:15 PM
Chris Archer PIT at MIL 25.0% 133 $7,800 $8,200 $15,900 3.82 4.41 24.3% 7.6% 13.2% 44.4% 40.0% 94.7 2:10 PM
Mike Leake SEA at ARI 23.8% 177 $7,700 $7,500 N/A 4.43 3.90 15.0% 4.8% 7.4% 49.2% 35.5% 88.9 4:10 PM
Derek Holland SF TEX 23.3% -158 $7,600 $8,000 N/A 4.03 3.75 24.0% 8.6% 10.5% 38.4% 39.4% 91.6 4:05 PM
Jordan Zimmermann DET CWS 25.7% 106 $7,400 $7,400 $14,500 4.06 4.18 20.7% 4.2% 9.5% 34.3% 36.1% 91.2 1:10 PM
Nathan Eovaldi BOS at TB 22.1% 114 $7,300 $7,800 $15,300 3.88 3.81 20.1% 3.5% 9.9% 45.4% 34.4% 97.0 1:10 PM
Chase Anderson MIL PIT 19.7% -133 $7,200 $7,700 $15,400 4.67 3.92 20.0% 9.1% 9.2% 34.7% 35.3% 92.4 2:10 PM
Marco Estrada TOR PHI 25.4% 107 $7,100 $6,000 $12,200 5.20 4.88 17.5% 7.3% 10.2% 24.4% 30.7% 88.8 1:07 PM
Tyler Anderson COL STL 21.3% -143 $6,800 $6,900 $13,500 4.19 4.45 22.6% 8.3% 11.7% 37.5% 32.9% 91.8 3:10 PM
Chris Bassitt OAK at MIN 21.5% 105 $6,700 $5,300 $9,900 4.76 3.38 17.7% 8.5% 6.4% 40.2% 35.3% 92.1 2:10 PM
Felix Pena LAA HOU 20.1% 120 $6,700 $7,300 N/A 4.07 4.53 24.5% 9.5% 11.6% 40.6% 40.4% 92.4 4:07 PM
Pablo Lopez MIA ATL 20.3% 163 $6,600 $6,200 $11,900 4.04 4.42 19.1% 5.9% 11.1% 50.0% 33.5% 92.5 1:10 PM
Steven Matz NYM WAS 22.9% -108 $6,500 $6,400 $12,600 4.26 4.55 21.2% 8.6% 8.5% 49.1% 32.0% 93.3 1:10 PM
Michael Kopech CWS at DET 22.1% -106 $6,400 $9,800 $18,900 1.91 0.00 40.0% 0.0% 11.5% 20.0% 0.0% 96.8 1:10 PM
Vince Velasquez PHI at TOR 22.6% -107 $6,300 $7,900 $15,500 3.95 4.06 26.1% 9.6% 11.4% 39.4% 32.7% 93.9 1:07 PM
Robbie Erlin SD at LAD 22.2% 235 $6,100 $5,500 N/A 3.28 3.46 20.8% 2.6% 9.3% 50.2% 33.1% 90.3 4:10 PM
Austin Gomber STL at COL 21.5% 143 $6,000 $5,500 $11,100 4.96 2.98 19.8% 12.6% 9.9% 35.9% 38.7% 93.1 3:10 PM
Yovani Gallardo TEX at SF 23.9% 158 $6,000 $5,300 N/A 5.43 6.06 14.2% 11.0% 6.0% 44.6% 36.1% 91.5 4:05 PM
Homer Bailey CIN at CHC 20.9% 240 $5,800 $4,500 $9,300 4.90 6.21 15.2% 7.1% 8.5% 40.6% 42.6% 93.1 2:20 PM
Jefry Rodriguez WAS at NYM 21.6% 108 $5,600 $5,900 $11,700 5.21 5.46 17.6% 12.2% 9.6% 42.5% 35.6% 95.3 1:10 PM
Framber Valdez HOU at LAA 20.8% -120 $5,500 $5,900 N/A 3.38 0.00 21.1% 5.3% 10.5% 54.5% 18.2% 92.7 4:07 PM
Jorge Lopez KC CLE 19.0% 190 $5,500 $5,000 $10,400 5.29 3.99 16.2% 13.9% 9.9% 47.2% 44.4% 94.1 2:15 PM
Dylan Bundy BAL NYY 22.5% 230 $6,200 N/A N/A 4.00 5.31 23.8% 7.0% 12.7% 33.4% 34.8% 91.6 8:05 PM

Note: All statistics in the pitching table are from the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Offenses

Offense Run Total RPG +/- Opp. Pitcher P vs. LHB P vs. RHB L/R Team wOBA Team ISO Team K% Time (ET)
Chicago Cubs TBD 4.79 TBD Homer Bailey 0.375 0.405 RIGHT 0.327 0.160 20.9% 2:20 PM
Cincinnati Reds TBD 4.50 TBD Kyle Hendricks 0.308 0.335 RIGHT 0.315 0.142 21.5% 2:20 PM
Colorado Rockies 6.10 4.69 1.42 Austin Gomber 0.361 0.382 LEFT 0.343 0.191 21.5% 3:10 PM
New York Yankees 5.55 5.17 0.37 Dylan Bundy 0.405 0.296 RIGHT 0.332 0.194 22.5% 8:05 PM
Cleveland Indians 5.48 5.06 0.42 Jorge Lopez 0.368 0.350 RIGHT 0.332 0.190 19.0% 2:15 PM
St. Louis Cardinals 5.40 4.55 0.85 Tyler Anderson 0.311 0.301 LEFT 0.327 0.174 21.3% 3:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers 5.09 4.69 0.40 Robbie Erlin 0.293 0.290 LEFT 0.302 0.154 22.2% 4:10 PM
San Francisco Giants 4.72 3.95 0.78 Yovani Gallardo 0.359 0.355 RIGHT 0.298 0.136 23.9% 4:05 PM
Houston Astros 4.67 4.92 -0.25 Felix Pena 0.377 0.287 RIGHT 0.318 0.168 20.1% 4:07 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks 4.62 4.54 0.09 Mike Leake 0.394 0.334 RIGHT 0.307 0.160 23.8% 4:10 PM
New York Mets 4.57 4.21 0.36 Jefry Rodriguez 0.441 0.295 RIGHT 0.312 0.164 21.6% 1:10 PM
Philadelphia Phillies 4.56 4.31 0.26 Marco Estrada 0.310 0.373 RIGHT 0.310 0.167 25.4% 1:07 PM
Minnesota Twins 4.55 4.51 0.04 Chris Bassitt 0.278 0.335 RIGHT 0.316 0.173 21.5% 2:10 PM
Milwaukee Brewers 4.52 4.39 0.13 Chris Archer 0.356 0.328 RIGHT 0.317 0.164 25.0% 2:10 PM
Oakland Athletics 4.45 4.74 -0.29 Jose Berrios 0.316 0.303 RIGHT 0.327 0.186 21.7% 2:10 PM
Toronto Blue Jays 4.44 4.48 -0.04 Vince Velasquez 0.315 0.288 RIGHT 0.325 0.183 22.6% 1:07 PM
Washington Nationals 4.43 4.61 -0.18 Steven Matz 0.299 0.328 LEFT 0.316 0.152 22.9% 1:10 PM
LA Angels of Anaheim 4.33 4.58 -0.25 Framber Valdez 0.285 0.329 LEFT 0.291 0.146 20.8% 4:07 PM
Chicago White Sox 4.31 4.13 0.18 Jordan Zimmermann 0.315 0.325 RIGHT 0.309 0.172 25.7% 1:10 PM
Atlanta Braves 4.26 4.80 -0.54 Pablo Lopez 0.327 0.339 RIGHT 0.315 0.157 20.3% 1:10 PM
Detroit Tigers 4.19 3.87 0.33 Michael Kopech 0.295 0.282 RIGHT 0.290 0.136 22.1% 1:10 PM
Kansas City Royals 4.02 3.64 0.38 Shane Bieber 0.375 0.254 RIGHT 0.298 0.140 20.2% 2:15 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates 3.98 4.35 -0.37 Chase Anderson 0.302 0.389 RIGHT 0.313 0.154 19.7% 2:10 PM
Tampa Bay Rays 3.87 4.12 -0.25 Nathan Eovaldi 0.336 0.284 RIGHT 0.312 0.137 22.1% 1:10 PM
Texas Rangers 3.78 4.77 -0.99 Derek Holland 0.275 0.354 LEFT 0.321 0.164 23.3% 4:05 PM
Boston Red Sox 3.63 5.43 -1.80 Blake Snell 0.262 0.299 LEFT 0.319 0.151 23.2% 1:10 PM
Baltimore Orioles 3.45 3.84 -0.39 Luis Severino 0.314 0.308 RIGHT 0.307 0.168 23.8% 8:05 PM
Seattle Mariners 3.38 4.16 -0.78 Zack Greinke 0.316 0.317 RIGHT 0.316 0.163 20.2% 4:10 PM
Miami Marlins 3.24 3.74 -0.51 Kevin Gausman 0.334 0.353 RIGHT 0.294 0.123 22.5% 1:10 PM
San Diego Padres 2.91 3.82 -0.90 Hyun-Jin Ryu 0.324 0.254 LEFT 0.303 0.167 24.0% 4:10 PM

Note: All statistics in the pitching table are from the 2018 season.

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