MLB First Look: Sunday, August 9th

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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 Toronto NYY -137 8.5 1:05 PM EST
Detroit Boston DET -122 9.0 1:08 PM EST
Cleveland Minnesota CLE -160 7.0 1:10 PM EST
Tampa Bay NY Mets TB -160 6.5 1:10 PM EST
Washington Colorado WAS -240 6.5 1:35 PM EST
Pittsburgh LA Dodgers LAD -115 8.0 1:35 PM EST
Kansas City Chicago White Sox KC -134 8.0 2:10 PM EST
Milwaukee St. Louis STL -130 7.5 2:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs San Francisco CHC -165 8.0 2:20 PM EST
LA Angels Baltimore LAA -150 7.5 3:35 PM EST
Oakland Houston OAK -105 7.5 4:05 PM EST
Arizona Cincinnati ARI -150 8.5 4:10 PM EST
Seattle Texas SEA -170 7.0 4:10 PM EST
San Diego Philadelphia SD -180 7.5 4:10 PM EST
Atlanta Miami ATL -140 7.0 5:05 PM EST

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Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Max Scherzer COL -240 2.81 28.7% 1 15 98.5 1:35 PM EST
Chris Archer NYM -160 3.27 25.1% 28 17 94.2 1:10 PM EST
Corey Kluber MIN -160 2.73 27.7% 24 22 93.8 1:10 PM EST
Felix Hernandez TEX -170 2.74 26.0% 6 12 90.2 4:10 PM EST
Jake Arrieta SF -165 2.88 26.9% 3 4 90.1 2:20 PM EST
Masahiro Tanaka TOR -137 2.93 24.8% 3 6 73.6 1:05 PM EST
John Lackey MIL -130 3.80 18.9% 17 19 72.7 2:10 PM EST
Shelby Miller MIA -140 4.32 18.0% 30 16 70.4 5:05 PM EST
Patrick Corbin CIN -150 4.00 24.2% 8 7 69.8 4:10 PM EST
Andrew Cashner PHI -180 3.80 19.2% 29 10 69.4 4:10 PM EST
Alex Wood PIT -115 3.54 21.8% 16 27 68.9 1:35 PM EST
Jose Quintana KC 134 3.47 21.2% 12 1 67.6 2:10 PM EST
Mike Fiers OAK 105 3.46 25.1% 18 4 65.2 4:05 PM EST
Jered Weaver BAL -150 4.36 16.9% 9 27 64.1 3:35 PM EST
Jimmy Nelson STL 130 3.87 19.5% 11 8 60.8 2:10 PM EST
Bartolo Colon TB 160 3.75 17.9% 26 27 55.9 1:10 PM EST
Henry Owens DET 122 4.00 23.8% 3 23 54.5 1:08 PM EST
Justin Verlander BOS -122 4.20 17.6% 13 2 54.4 1:08 PM EST
Phil Hughes CLE 160 3.63 18.6% 22 11 54.3 1:10 PM EST
Colby Lewis SEA 170 4.17 17.7% 18 25 52.9 4:10 PM EST
Chris Bassitt HOU -105 4.42 16.7% 6 29 52.6 4:05 PM EST
Anthony Desclafani ARI 150 4.21 17.7% 12 23 51.4 4:10 PM EST
Yohan Flande WAS 240 3.69 14.5% 16 18 50.1 1:35 PM EST
Danny Duffy CWS -134 4.58 16.9% 30 19 50.0 2:10 PM EST
Jake Peavy CHC 165 4.11 18.4% 24 30 49.6 2:20 PM EST
Charlie Morton LAD 115 3.80 17.5% 5 17 48.6 1:35 PM EST
Brad Hand ATL 140 4.23 14.6% 28 16 47.2 5:05 PM EST
Marco Estrada NYY 137 4.08 19.7% 2 8 42.3 1:05 PM EST
Miguel Gonzalez LAA 150 4.34 17.1% 16 13 42.0 3:35 PM EST
Jerome Williams SD 180 4.25 15.0% 26 26 41.6 4:10 PM EST

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Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
NY Yankees Marco Estrada 4.59 Yankee Stadium 0.331 0.176 83.7 1:05 PM EST
Detroit Henry Owens 4.81 Comerica Park 0.338 0.156 80.9 1:08 PM EST
Arizona Anthony Desclafani 4.63 Chase Field 0.315 0.144 78.3 4:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Charlie Morton 4.29 PNCPark 0.328 0.178 70.9 1:35 PM EST
LA Angels Miguel Gonzalez 4.13 Angel Stadium 0.308 0.149 67.7 3:35 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Jake Peavy 4.41 Wrigley Field 0.298 0.138 67.2 2:20 PM EST
Boston Justin Verlander 4.20 Comerica Park 0.314 0.136 64.9 1:08 PM EST
San Diego Jerome Williams 4.20 Petco Park 0.296 0.140 64.1 4:10 PM EST
Toronto Masahiro Tanaka 3.91 Yankee Stadium 0.329 0.179 62.0 1:05 PM EST
St. Louis Jimmy Nelson 4.08 Miller Park 0.316 0.139 61.6 2:10 PM EST
Seattle Colby Lewis 3.93 Safeco Field 0.305 0.160 60.5 4:10 PM EST
Kansas City Jose Quintana 4.34 Kauffman Stadium 0.311 0.117 60.0 2:10 PM EST
Cincinnati Patrick Corbin 3.88 Chase Field 0.314 0.161 58.4 4:10 PM EST
Oakland Mike Fiers 4.01 O.co Coliseum 0.305 0.135 54.4 4:05 PM EST
Cleveland Phil Hughes 3.90 Progressive Field 0.304 0.140 53.7 1:10 PM EST
Houston Chris Bassitt 3.49 O.co Coliseum 0.326 0.192 53.1 4:05 PM EST
Baltimore Jered Weaver 3.38 Angel Stadium 0.321 0.176 51.8 3:35 PM EST
Washington Yohan Flande 3.98 Nationals Park 0.304 0.129 51.1 1:35 PM EST
San Francisco Jake Arrieta 3.59 Wrigley Field 0.329 0.152 47.3 2:20 PM EST
Atlanta Brad Hand 3.85 Turner Field 0.283 0.098 45.1 5:05 PM EST
Tampa Bay Bartolo Colon 3.65 Tropicana Field 0.296 0.135 44.2 1:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Danny Duffy 3.67 Kauffman Stadium 0.274 0.109 43.3 2:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Alex Wood 3.71 PNCPark 0.304 0.125 43.1 1:35 PM EST
Milwaukee John Lackey 3.43 Miller Park 0.307 0.135 41.0 2:10 PM EST
Texas Felix Hernandez 3.08 Safeco Field 0.326 0.160 34.1 4:10 PM EST
Philadelphia Andrew Cashner 3.30 Petco Park 0.293 0.125 31.9 4:10 PM EST
Miami Shelby Miller 3.15 Turner Field 0.285 0.112 30.2 5:05 PM EST
Minnesota Corey Kluber 3.10 Progressive Field 0.298 0.148 27.7 1:10 PM EST
Colorado Max Scherzer 2.53 Nationals Park 0.345 0.190 25.2 1:35 PM EST
NY Mets Chris Archer 2.85 Tropicana Field 0.295 0.131 18.7 1:10 PM EST

About the Author

Notorious
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