MLB First Look: Sunday, September 20th

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The MLB First Look, written by Notorious, is 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
Toronto Boston TOR -180 9.5 1:07 PM EST
Detroit Kansas City KC -125 8.5 1:08 PM EST
NY Mets NY Yankees NYM -150 7.0 1:10 PM EST
Cleveland Chicago White Sox CLE -170 8.5 1:10 PM EST
Tampa Bay Baltimore TB -120 7.5 1:10 PM EST
Atlanta Philadelphia ATL -140 7.5 1:35 PM EST
Washington Miami WAS -250 7.5 1:35 PM EST
Houston Oakland HOU -220 8.5 2:10 PM EST
Minnesota LA Angels MIN -120 8.5 2:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Cincinnati CIN -110 8.5 2:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs St. Louis CHC -130 7.0 2:20 PM EST
Texas Seattle TEX -120 8.5 3:05 PM EST
San Francisco Arizona SF -155 8.0 4:05 PM EST
LA Dodgers Pittsburgh LAD 0 7.0 4:10 PM EST
Colorado San Diego SD -120 11.0 4:10 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Stephen Strasburg MIA -250 2.80 27.5% 30 8 95.1 1:35 PM EST
Jon Lester STL -130 3.18 24.7% 26 26 88.7 2:20 PM EST
Josh Tomlin CWS -170 3.24 22.0% 22 16 85.4 1:10 PM EST
Matt Harvey NYY -150 3.37 23.9% 7 11 84.4 1:10 PM EST
Felix Hernandez TEX 120 2.85 25.5% 9 9 78.1 3:05 PM EST
Carlos Martinez CHC 130 3.45 23.4% 12 29 77.8 2:20 PM EST
Gerrit Cole LAD 0 3.25 24.1% 3 20 76.9 4:10 PM EST
Collin McHugh OAK -220 3.58 22.2% 24 4 75.2 2:10 PM EST
Jake Odorizzi BAL -120 3.70 23.2% 4 28 74.2 1:10 PM EST
Julio Teheran PHI -140 3.93 20.5% 28 17 70.4 1:35 PM EST
Aaron Nola ATL 140 3.70 21.7% 28 3 69.4 1:35 PM EST
Anthony Desclafani MIL -110 4.06 19.0% 18 20 66.2 2:10 PM EST
Derek Holland SEA -120 3.68 19.0% 10 20 65.7 3:05 PM EST
Matt Shoemaker MIN 120 3.54 21.9% 26 24 65.3 2:10 PM EST
James Shields COL -120 3.62 21.8% 2 17 64.3 4:10 PM EST
Tyler Duffey LAA -120 4.10 22.2% 23 12 63.8 2:10 PM EST
Kris Medlen DET -125 3.66 20.1% 9 15 63.7 1:08 PM EST
Mike Bolsinger PIT 0 3.79 20.7% 17 19 62.8 4:10 PM EST
Tim Hudson ARI -155 3.87 14.2% 12 22 60.4 4:05 PM EST
Kevin Gausman TB 120 3.99 19.5% 25 23 59.1 1:10 PM EST
CC Sabathia NYM 150 3.79 20.0% 15 25 54.7 1:10 PM EST
Rich Hill TOR 180 4.00 20.0% 1 3 52.6 1:07 PM EST
Ariel Pena CIN 110 5.35 17.7% 21 9 47.5 2:10 PM EST
Jeremy Hellickson SF 155 4.13 19.0% 5 5 44.7 4:05 PM EST
Mark Buehrle BOS -180 4.46 12.7% 4 8 41.3 1:07 PM EST
John Danks CLE 170 4.60 15.7% 13 6 40.0 1:10 PM EST
Alfredo Simon KC 125 4.50 15.3% 5 1 39.6 1:08 PM EST
Kyle Kendrick SD 120 4.71 13.3% 27 24 39.4 4:10 PM EST
Brad Hand WAS 250 4.30 14.9% 7 18 38.2 1:35 PM EST
Aaron Brooks HOU 220 4.40 15.8% 12 30 38.2 2:10 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
Colorado James Shields 5.38 Coors Field 0.333 0.186 99.6 4:10 PM EST
San Diego Kyle Kendrick 5.62 Coors Field 0.299 0.148 98.3 4:10 PM EST
Toronto Rich Hill 5.21 Rogers Centre 0.357 0.186 90.5 1:07 PM EST
Houston Aaron Brooks 4.94 Minute Maid Park 0.317 0.182 87.7 2:10 PM EST
Washington Brad Hand 4.61 Nationals Park 0.324 0.154 77.4 1:35 PM EST
Cleveland John Danks 4.66 Progressive Field 0.315 0.130 73.3 1:10 PM EST
Kansas City Alfredo Simon 4.40 Comerica Park 0.322 0.149 72.4 1:08 PM EST
Boston Mark Buehrle 4.29 Rogers Centre 0.330 0.156 71.1 1:07 PM EST
San Francisco Jeremy Hellickson 4.32 AT&T Park 0.322 0.146 69.1 4:05 PM EST
Texas Felix Hernandez 4.37 Rangers Ballpark 0.319 0.152 63.2 3:05 PM EST
Minnesota Matt Shoemaker 4.37 Target Field 0.300 0.152 62.8 2:10 PM EST
Cincinnati Ariel Pena 4.31 Miller Park 0.308 0.144 62.4 2:10 PM EST
Seattle Derek Holland 4.13 Rangers Ballpark 0.319 0.158 60.9 3:05 PM EST
Detroit Kris Medlen 4.10 Comerica Park 0.319 0.148 59.6 1:08 PM EST
Milwaukee Anthony Desclafani 4.19 Miller Park 0.312 0.143 58.8 2:10 PM EST
LA Angels Tyler Duffey 4.13 Target Field 0.306 0.150 57.9 2:10 PM EST
NY Mets CC Sabathia 3.79 Citi Field 0.314 0.167 55.2 1:10 PM EST
Baltimore Jake Odorizzi 3.63 Tropicana Field 0.324 0.183 53.7 1:10 PM EST
Tampa Bay Kevin Gausman 3.87 Tropicana Field 0.303 0.142 49.1 1:10 PM EST
Atlanta Aaron Nola 3.98 Turner Field 0.298 0.109 48.8 1:35 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Josh Tomlin 3.84 Progressive Field 0.307 0.140 47.6 1:10 PM EST
Arizona Tim Hudson 3.68 AT&T Park 0.317 0.146 47.2 4:05 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Carlos Martinez 3.68 Wrigley Field 0.317 0.165 47.0 2:20 PM EST
LA Dodgers Gerrit Cole 3.50 Dodger Stadium 0.325 0.171 46.1 4:10 PM EST
NY Yankees Matt Harvey 3.21 Citi Field 0.321 0.174 39.6 1:10 PM EST
Oakland Collin McHugh 3.56 Minute Maid Park 0.305 0.143 38.8 2:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Mike Bolsinger 3.50 Dodger Stadium 0.314 0.138 38.2 4:10 PM EST
Philadelphia Julio Teheran 3.52 Turner Field 0.298 0.138 38.0 1:35 PM EST
St. Louis Jon Lester 3.32 Wrigley Field 0.290 0.120 25.9 2:20 PM EST
Miami Stephen Strasburg 2.89 Nationals Park 0.291 0.115 16.3 1:35 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