MLB First Look: Sunday, May 8th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2016-05-09 03:36:22

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The MLB First Look, complete with sortable odds, a pitcher breakdown, and 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 ERA (the lower, the better)
K%	Percentage of batters a pitcher strikes out (the higher, the better)
BB%	Percentage of batters a pitcher walks (the lower, the better)
O-wOBA	The opposing team’s wOBA vs. the handedness of the pitcher – Last two seasons
O-K%	The opposing team’s strikeout rate vs. the handedness of the pitcher – Last two seasons
T-Total	The number of runs a team is projected to score (the higher, the better)
T-wOBA	A team’s wOBA vs. the handedness of the pitcher they are facing (the higher, the better) – Last two seasons
T-ISO	A team’s ISO vs. the handedness of the pitcher they are facing (the higher, the better) – Last two seasons

MLB Schedule & Lines

Road Team		Home Team	A-Pitcher	H-Pitcher	Ballpark	Vegas Line	Run Total	Time (ET)
Los Angeles Dodgers	at	Toronto Blue Jays	Ross Stripling	Marco Estrada	Rogers Centre	TOR -170	8.5	1:07 PM
Texas Rangers	at	Detroit Tigers	Martin Perez	Justin Verlander	Comerica Park	DET -144	9.0	1:08 PM
Kansas City Royals	at	Cleveland Indians	Edinson Volquez	Josh Tomlin	Progressive Field	CLE -125	8.0	1:10 PM
Milwaukee Brewers	at	Cincinnati Reds	Junior Guerra	John Lamb	Great American Park	CIN -135	9.0	1:10 PM
Philadelphia Phillies	at	Miami Marlins	Aaron Nola	Justin Nicolino	Marlins Park	MIA -110	7.5	1:10 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks	at	Atlanta Braves	Patrick Corbin	Mike Foltynewicz	Turner Field	ARI -135	8.0	1:35 PM
Oakland Athletics	at	Baltimore Orioles	Kendall Graveman	Chris Tillman	Camden Yards	BAL -150	8.5	1:35 PM
Minnesota Twins	at	Chicago White Sox	Tyler Duffey	Jose Quintana	U.S. Cellular Field	CWS -200	8.0	2:10 PM
Seattle Mariners	at	Houston Astros	Hisashi Iwakuma	Collin McHugh	Minute Maid Park	HOU -105	8.5	2:10 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates	at	St. Louis Cardinals	Gerrit Cole	Michael Wacha	Busch Stadium	STL -125	7.5	2:15 PM
Washington Nationals	at	Chicago Cubs	Tanner Roark	Jake Arrieta	Wrigley Field	CHC -240	7.0	2:20 PM
Tampa Bay Rays	at	LA Angels of Anaheim	Matt Andriese	Nick Tropeano	Angel Stadium	LAA -120	8.5	3:35 PM
Colorado Rockies	at	San Francisco Giants	Eddie Butler	Jeff Samardzija	AT&T Park	SF -185	8.0	4:05 PM
New York Mets	at	San Diego Padres	Matt Harvey	Andrew Cashner	Petco Park	NYM -140	7.5	4:40 PM
Boston Red Sox	at	New York Yankees	Steven Wright	Luis Severino	Yankee Stadium	BOS -110	8.0	8:05 PM

Pitcher Breakdown

Pitcher	FD Salary	DK Salary	Line	SIERA	K%	BB%	Opp.	O-wOBA	O-K%	Time (ET)
Jake Arrieta	$12,100	$13,200	-240	2.82	26.7%	5.9%	WAS	0.309	22.0%	2:20 PM
Matt Harvey	$9,300	$10,400	-140	3.42	23.5%	5.3%	SD	0.295	22.2%	4:40 PM
Jose Quintana	$9,100	$10,600	-200	3.58	21.2%	5.2%	MIN	0.314	21.0%	2:10 PM
Jeff Samardzija	$9,000	$9,400	-185	4.11	18.5%	5.7%	COL	0.331	20.5%	4:05 PM
Michael Wacha	$8,800	$8,100	-125	4.00	20.2%	7.7%	PIT	0.320	20.3%	2:15 PM
Gerrit Cole	$8,800	$9,200	125	3.33	24.0%	5.7%	STL	0.324	19.7%	2:15 PM
Aaron Nola	$8,500	$10,100	110	3.32	23.9%	5.5%	MIA	0.301	18.9%	1:10 PM
Steven Wright	$8,500	$7,900	-110	4.46	18.7%	9.4%	NYY	0.318	19.7%	8:05 PM
Josh Tomlin	$8,400	$6,900	-125	3.59	21.2%	2.9%	KC	0.316	16.8%	1:10 PM
Tanner Roark	$8,300	$7,600	240	4.10	16.7%	6.6%	CHC	0.321	23.3%	2:20 PM
Marco Estrada	$8,100	$7,300	-170	4.56	18.7%	7.9%	LAD	0.317	20.8%	1:07 PM
Hisashi Iwakuma	$8,100	$8,700	105	3.57	20.6%	4.7%	HOU	0.323	24.1%	2:10 PM
Edinson Volquez	$7,900	$7,000	125	4.26	18.6%	8.2%	CLE	0.314	19.7%	1:10 PM
Collin McHugh	$7,800	$7,500	-105	3.95	19.6%	6.1%	SEA	0.313	21.6%	2:10 PM
Justin Verlander	$7,800	$7,800	-144	3.99	21.4%	6.6%	TEX	0.318	19.0%	1:08 PM
Chris Tillman	$7,700	$7,700	-150	4.54	17.6%	8.8%	OAK	0.305	18.7%	1:35 PM
Ross Stripling	$7,600	$5,100	170	4.45	18.8%	10.3%	TOR	0.337	19.6%	1:07 PM
Luis Severino	$7,100	$6,200	110	3.87	19.4%	7.3%	BOS	0.325	18.0%	8:05 PM
Andrew Cashner	$6,900	$7,600	140	4.04	20.5%	8.5%	NYM	0.312	20.4%	4:40 PM
Patrick Corbin	$6,800	$7,400	-135	3.71	19.7%	5.5%	ATL	0.275	21.7%	1:35 PM
Martin Perez	$6,800	$6,500	144	4.43	13.7%	8.7%	DET	0.342	21.3%	1:08 PM
Justin Nicolino	$6,600	$5,300	-110	5.69	7.1%	7.1%	PHI	0.298	22.5%	1:10 PM
Tyler Duffey	$6,400	$7,100	200	3.86	21.3%	7.7%	CWS	0.305	20.1%	2:10 PM
Nick Tropeano	$6,300	$6,800	-120	4.04	22.9%	8.9%	TB	0.304	22.3%	3:35 PM
Mike Foltynewicz	$5,600	$5,700	135	4.32	19.3%	7.4%	ARI	0.319	20.7%	1:35 PM
Eddie Butler	$5,600	$4,300	185	5.18	12.7%	10.7%	SF	0.324	18.4%	4:05 PM
Junior Guerra	$5,400	$4,600	135	4.09	14.6%	4.9%	CIN	0.303	20.4%	1:10 PM
Kendall Graveman	$5,300	$4,900	150	4.27	16.3%	7.4%	BAL	0.327	21.7%	1:35 PM
Matt Andriese	$5,200	$4,700	120	4.02	17.4%	6.4%	LAA	0.307	18.9%	3:35 PM
John Lamb	$5,200	$7,200	-135	3.73	25.2%	8.9%	MIL	0.297	22.3%	1:10 PM

Team Run Totals

Team	Opposing Pitcher	Handedness	Ballpark	T-Total	T-wOBA	T-ISO	Time (ET)
Detroit Tigers	Martin Perez	LEFT	Comerica Park	4.76	0.342	0.171	1:08 PM
Cincinnati Reds	Junior Guerra	RIGHT	Great American Park	4.71	0.303	0.145	1:10 PM
Toronto Blue Jays	Ross Stripling	RIGHT	Rogers Centre	4.66	0.337	0.184	1:07 PM
Chicago White Sox	Tyler Duffey	RIGHT	U.S. Cellular Field	4.58	0.305	0.138	2:10 PM
Baltimore Orioles	Kendall Graveman	RIGHT	Camden Yards	4.54	0.327	0.185	1:35 PM
San Francisco Giants	Eddie Butler	RIGHT	AT&T Park	4.49	0.324	0.150	4:05 PM
LA Angels of Anaheim	Matt Andriese	RIGHT	Angel Stadium	4.37	0.307	0.151	3:35 PM
Chicago Cubs	Tanner Roark	RIGHT	Wrigley Field	4.31	0.321	0.162	2:20 PM
Milwaukee Brewers	John Lamb	LEFT	Great American Park	4.29	0.297	0.148	1:10 PM
Houston Astros	Hisashi Iwakuma	RIGHT	Minute Maid Park	4.28	0.323	0.189	2:10 PM
Texas Rangers	Justin Verlander	RIGHT	Comerica Park	4.24	0.318	0.150	1:08 PM
Seattle Mariners	Collin McHugh	RIGHT	Minute Maid Park	4.22	0.313	0.166	2:10 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks	Mike Foltynewicz	RIGHT	Turner Field	4.21	0.319	0.152	1:35 PM
Cleveland Indians	Edinson Volquez	RIGHT	Progressive Field	4.15	0.314	0.150	1:10 PM
Tampa Bay Rays	Nick Tropeano	RIGHT	Angel Stadium	4.13	0.304	0.147	3:35 PM
Boston Red Sox	Luis Severino	RIGHT	Yankee Stadium	4.06	0.325	0.153	8:05 PM
New York Mets	Andrew Cashner	RIGHT	Petco Park	3.98	0.312	0.160	4:40 PM
Oakland Athletics	Chris Tillman	RIGHT	Camden Yards	3.96	0.305	0.147	1:35 PM
New York Yankees	Steven Wright	RIGHT	Yankee Stadium	3.94	0.318	0.171	8:05 PM
St. Louis Cardinals	Gerrit Cole	RIGHT	Busch Stadium	3.90	0.324	0.159	2:15 PM
Kansas City Royals	Josh Tomlin	RIGHT	Progressive Field	3.85	0.316	0.145	1:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers	Marco Estrada	RIGHT	Rogers Centre	3.84	0.317	0.160	1:07 PM
Miami Marlins	Aaron Nola	RIGHT	Marlins Park	3.81	0.301	0.125	1:10 PM
Atlanta Braves	Patrick Corbin	LEFT	Turner Field	3.79	0.275	0.096	1:35 PM
Philadelphia Phillies	Justin Nicolino	LEFT	Marlins Park	3.69	0.298	0.124	1:10 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates	Michael Wacha	RIGHT	Busch Stadium	3.60	0.320	0.140	2:15 PM
San Diego Padres	Matt Harvey	RIGHT	Petco Park	3.52	0.295	0.142	4:40 PM
Colorado Rockies	Jeff Samardzija	RIGHT	AT&T Park	3.51	0.331	0.186	4:05 PM
Minnesota Twins	Jose Quintana	LEFT	U.S. Cellular Field	3.42	0.314	0.149	2:10 PM
Washington Nationals	Jake Arrieta	RIGHT	Wrigley Field	2.69	0.309	0.151	2:20 PM

MLB First Look: Sunday, May 8th

First Look Legend

MLB Schedule & Lines

Pitcher Breakdown

Team Run Totals

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