MLB First Look: Sunday, May 29th

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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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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

MLB Schedule & Lines

Road Team Home Team A-Pitcher H-Pitcher Ballpark Vegas Line Run Total Time (ET)
Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays David Price R.A. Dickey Rogers Centre BOS -135 9.0 1:07 PM
Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Chris Tillman Mike Clevinger Progressive Field BAL -125 9.0 1:10 PM
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Nathan Eovaldi Jake Odorizzi Tropicana Field TB -105 7.5 1:10 PM
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals Michael Wacha Stephen Strasburg Nationals Park WAS -175 7.5 1:35 PM
Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers Brandon Finnegan Jimmy Nelson Miller Park MIL -150 9.0 2:10 PM
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Chris Sale Edinson Volquez Kauffman Stadium CWS -150 7.0 2:15 PM
Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Vince Velasquez John Lackey Wrigley Field CHC -220 10.0 2:20 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates at Texas Rangers Francisco Liriano Martin Perez Rangers Ballpark PIT -120 9.5 3:05 PM
Houston Astros at LA Angels of Anaheim Doug Fister Nick Tropeano Angel Stadium LAA -120 8.0 3:35 PM
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Mike Pelfrey Rich Hill O.co Coliseum OAK -160 8.5 4:05 PM
Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Ricky Nolasco Taijuan Walker Safeco Field SEA -180 8.0 4:10 PM
San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks Drew Pomeranz Archie Bradley Chase Field SD -120 8.5 4:10 PM
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies Johnny Cueto Chris Rusin Coors Field SF -160 10.5 4:10 PM
Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves Tom Koehler Julio Teheran Turner Field ATL -125 7.5 5:05 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Clayton Kershaw Bartolo Colon Citi Field LAD -205 6.0 8:00 PM

Pitcher Breakdown

Pitcher FD Salary DK Salary SIERA (15-16) K% (15-16) BB% (15-16) Opp. Line O-wOBA O-K% Time (ET)
Clayton Kershaw $13,300 $13,900 2.16 33.8% 4.0% at NYM -205 0.298 27.6% 8:00 PM
Chris Sale $11,800 $13,000 2.70 30.4% 5.0% at KC -150 0.288 18.2% 2:15 PM
Stephen Strasburg $12,000 $12,600 2.75 30.4% 5.6% STL -175 0.354 19.6% 1:35 PM
Taijuan Walker $9,000 $9,300 3.63 22.3% 5.4% MIN -180 0.303 23.3% 4:10 PM
Rich Hill $9,600 $10,500 3.06 29.4% 7.6% DET -160 0.295 22.2% 4:05 PM
David Price $10,700 $11,900 3.19 26.1% 5.4% at TOR -135 0.315 22.0% 1:07 PM
Johnny Cueto $9,900 $10,300 3.67 21.0% 5.0% at COL -160 0.329 18.4% 4:10 PM
Nick Tropeano $7,200 $8,200 4.02 22.8% 8.7% HOU -120 0.315 25.5% 3:35 PM
Julio Teheran $8,500 $9,900 4.11 20.9% 8.2% MIA -125 0.325 19.7% 5:05 PM
Drew Pomeranz $9,000 $9,500 3.73 25.0% 9.8% at ARI -120 0.355 18.2% 4:10 PM
John Lackey $9,800 $11,400 3.77 20.9% 5.8% PHI -220 0.289 21.5% 2:20 PM
Jake Odorizzi $7,900 $7,400 3.97 21.1% 6.7% NYY -105 0.310 18.6% 1:10 PM
Nathan Eovaldi $8,100 $9,800 3.84 19.1% 6.9% at TB 105 0.309 26.3% 1:10 PM
Francisco Liriano $9,700 $7,000 3.61 25.6% 10.0% at TEX -120 0.326 20.6% 3:05 PM
Jimmy Nelson $7,600 $9,400 4.15 19.9% 9.0% CIN -150 0.280 23.4% 2:10 PM
Bartolo Colon $7,000 $7,400 4.02 17.1% 3.4% LAD 205 0.302 20.2% 8:00 PM
Edinson Volquez $8,300 $7,700 4.33 18.3% 8.4% CWS 150 0.307 20.2% 2:15 PM
Michael Wacha $7,400 $5,300 4.08 19.9% 7.9% at WAS 175 0.305 20.3% 1:35 PM
Vince Velasquez $8,600 $9,100 3.51 26.9% 8.6% at CHC 220 0.344 20.0% 2:20 PM
Brandon Finnegan $5,900 $6,600 4.46 19.1% 10.8% at MIL 150 0.309 23.0% 2:10 PM
Chris Tillman $8,600 $8,900 4.51 18.3% 9.0% at CLE -125 0.319 21.8% 1:10 PM
Mike Clevinger $6,000 $4,400 4.41 19.2% 8.5% BAL 125 0.338 23.5% 1:10 PM
Tom Koehler $6,500 $6,900 4.80 17.1% 10.5% at ATL 125 0.281 19.8% 5:05 PM
Ricky Nolasco $6,100 $5,500 3.92 20.4% 6.3% at SEA 180 0.336 19.2% 4:10 PM
Archie Bradley $6,000 $6,600 5.31 13.7% 13.7% SD 120 0.266 24.6% 4:10 PM
Doug Fister $7,300 $5,600 4.59 13.8% 6.2% at LAA 120 0.314 15.5% 3:35 PM
Chris Rusin $5,800 $4,400 4.12 15.5% 7.0% SF 160 0.325 17.5% 4:10 PM
Martin Perez $7,600 $5,900 4.44 14.5% 9.2% PIT 120 0.352 24.7% 3:05 PM
R.A. Dickey $7,000 $6,200 4.64 15.2% 7.0% BOS 135 0.361 18.9% 1:07 PM
Mike Pelfrey $6,000 $4,700 4.69 12.0% 6.8% at OAK 160 0.297 18.5% 4:05 PM

Team Run Totals

Team Opposing Pitcher Handedness Ballpark T-Total T-wOBA T-ISO Time (ET)
Chicago Cubs Vince Velasquez RIGHT Wrigley Field 5.69 0.344 0.171 2:20 PM
San Francisco Giants Chris Rusin LEFT Coors Field 5.60 0.325 0.141 4:10 PM
Colorado Rockies Johnny Cueto RIGHT Coors Field 4.90 0.329 0.169 4:10 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates Martin Perez LEFT Rangers Ballpark 4.87 0.352 0.179 3:05 PM
Milwaukee Brewers Brandon Finnegan LEFT Miller Park 4.79 0.309 0.138 2:10 PM
Boston Red Sox R.A. Dickey RIGHT Rogers Centre 4.71 0.361 0.188 1:07 PM
Baltimore Orioles Mike Clevinger RIGHT Progressive Field 4.65 0.338 0.187 1:10 PM
Texas Rangers Francisco Liriano LEFT Rangers Ballpark 4.63 0.326 0.126 3:05 PM
Oakland Athletics Mike Pelfrey RIGHT O.co Coliseum 4.60 0.297 0.138 4:05 PM
Seattle Mariners Ricky Nolasco RIGHT Safeco Field 4.46 0.336 0.178 4:10 PM
San Diego Padres Archie Bradley RIGHT Chase Field 4.37 0.266 0.120 4:10 PM
Cleveland Indians Chris Tillman RIGHT Progressive Field 4.35 0.319 0.167 1:10 PM
Philadelphia Phillies John Lackey RIGHT Wrigley Field 4.31 0.289 0.132 2:20 PM
Toronto Blue Jays David Price LEFT Rogers Centre 4.29 0.315 0.151 1:07 PM
Cincinnati Reds Jimmy Nelson RIGHT Miller Park 4.21 0.280 0.159 2:10 PM
Washington Nationals Michael Wacha RIGHT Nationals Park 4.18 0.305 0.150 1:35 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks Drew Pomeranz LEFT Chase Field 4.13 0.355 0.206 4:10 PM
LA Angels of Anaheim Doug Fister RIGHT Angel Stadium 4.12 0.314 0.128 3:35 PM
Detroit Tigers Rich Hill LEFT O.co Coliseum 3.90 0.295 0.130 4:05 PM
Atlanta Braves Tom Koehler RIGHT Turner Field 3.90 0.281 0.088 5:05 PM
Houston Astros Nick Tropeano RIGHT Angel Stadium 3.88 0.315 0.184 3:35 PM
Chicago White Sox Edinson Volquez RIGHT Kauffman Stadium 3.79 0.307 0.139 2:15 PM
Tampa Bay Rays Nathan Eovaldi RIGHT Tropicana Field 3.78 0.309 0.183 1:10 PM
New York Yankees Jake Odorizzi RIGHT Tropicana Field 3.72 0.310 0.158 1:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers Bartolo Colon RIGHT Citi Field 3.61 0.302 0.131 8:00 PM
Miami Marlins Julio Teheran RIGHT Turner Field 3.60 0.325 0.145 5:05 PM
Minnesota Twins Taijuan Walker RIGHT Safeco Field 3.54 0.303 0.150 4:10 PM
St. Louis Cardinals Stephen Strasburg RIGHT Nationals Park 3.32 0.354 0.207 1:35 PM
Kansas City Royals Chris Sale LEFT Kauffman Stadium 3.21 0.288 0.122 2:15 PM
New York Mets Clayton Kershaw LEFT Citi Field 2.39 0.298 0.151 8:00 PM

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