MLB First Look: Thursday, April 18th
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 | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Luke Weaver – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Mike Soroka – R | ATL-126 | 9.0 | 12:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Drew Pomeranz – L | at | Washington Nationals | Patrick Corbin – L | WAS-200 | 8.0 | 1:05 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Ivan Nova – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Tyson Ross – R | DET-118 | 8.5 | 1:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Clay Buchholz – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Michael Pineda – R | MIN-175 | 8.5 | 1:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Homer Bailey – R | at | New York Yankees | Domingo German – R | NYY-200 | 9.0 | 6:35 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Andrew Cashner – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Hunter Wood – R | TB -240 | 8.5 | 7:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Julio Urias – L | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Zach Davies – R | MIL-100 | 9.5 | 8:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | COL-100 | 11.0 | 8:40 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Chris Stratton – R | LAA-118 | 9.5 | 10:07 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Tanner Roark – R | at | San Diego Padres | Chris Paddack – R | SD -162 | 7.5 | 10:10 PM |
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | Team | Matchup | Opp. K% | Line | FD | DK | SIERA | ERA | K% | BB% | SS% | GB% | HC% | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Corbin | WAS | SF | 25.8% | -200 | $10,800 | $10,300 | 2.93 | 3.12 | 30.8% | 5.9% | 15.6% | 47.9% | 41.9% | 1:05 PM |
| Mike Soroka | ATL | ARI | 22.7% | -126 | $7,300 | $9,100 | 4.17 | 3.51 | 18.6% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 44.0% | 29.4% | 12:10 PM |
| Chris Paddack | SD | CIN | 24.4% | -162 | $8,500 | $9,100 | 3.93 | 1.29 | 30.2% | 11.3% | 9.8% | 41.9% | 51.6% | 10:10 PM |
| Domingo German | NYY | KC | 20.2% | -200 | $9,000 | $8,600 | 3.76 | 5.02 | 27.3% | 9.4% | 14.8% | 37.9% | 35.6% | 6:35 PM |
| Michael Pineda | MIN | TOR | 28.7% | -175 | $8,900 | $8,200 | 3.49 | 3.00 | 26.3% | 3.5% | 12.0% | 35.0% | 42.5% | 1:10 PM |
| Julio Urias | LAD | at MIL | 24.1% | -100 | $7,200 | $8,000 | 3.70 | 4.08 | 26.7% | 6.7% | 13.2% | 34.8% | 33.3% | 8:10 PM |
| Drew Pomeranz | SF | at WAS | 24.6% | 200 | $6,300 | $7,900 | 4.90 | 5.73 | 20.3% | 12.1% | 7.5% | 38.8% | 35.6% | 1:05 PM |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | at LAA | 15.6% | 118 | $7,000 | $7,700 | 4.58 | 5.46 | 18.2% | 8.1% | 7.8% | 47.2% | 37.7% | 10:07 PM |
| Luke Weaver | ARI | at ATL | 22.5% | 126 | $6,200 | $7,400 | 4.47 | 4.97 | 20.1% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 43.2% | 37.8% | 12:10 PM |
| Ivan Nova | CWS | at DET | 27.2% | 118 | $6,900 | $7,200 | 4.40 | 4.29 | 16.7% | 5.1% | 9.0% | 46.3% | 31.2% | 1:10 PM |
| Tanner Roark | CIN | at SD | 24.9% | 162 | $7,300 | $7,200 | 4.40 | 4.34 | 19.4% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 40.2% | 29.5% | 10:10 PM |
| Tyson Ross | DET | CWS | 27.7% | -118 | $7,600 | $7,000 | 4.57 | 4.08 | 19.4% | 10.0% | 8.6% | 46.8% | 37.6% | 1:10 PM |
| Zach Davies | MIL | LAD | 16.8% | 100 | $6,600 | $7,000 | 4.57 | 4.09 | 17.6% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 47.8% | 37.2% | 8:10 PM |
| Zach Eflin | PHI | at COL | 26.0% | -100 | $6,900 | $6,800 | 3.93 | 4.31 | 23.0% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 40.2% | 29.9% | 8:40 PM |
| Kyle Freeland | COL | PHI | 23.5% | 100 | $6,500 | $6,200 | 4.36 | 3.09 | 20.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 46.0% | 32.3% | 8:40 PM |
| Clay Buchholz | TOR | at MIN | 19.8% | 175 | $7,500 | $6,000 | 4.11 | 1.98 | 20.0% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 43.4% | 38.6% | 1:10 PM |
| Chris Stratton | LAA | SEA | 24.8% | -118 | $5,500 | $5,800 | 4.87 | 5.13 | 17.4% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 42.5% | 40.9% | 10:07 PM |
| Homer Bailey | KC | at NYY | 20.7% | 200 | $6,700 | $5,600 | 4.65 | 5.98 | 17.1% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 42.0% | 41.1% | 6:35 PM |
| Andrew Cashner | BAL | at TB | 24.1% | 240 | $5,800 | $5,000 | 5.45 | 5.30 | 14.0% | 9.9% | 6.8% | 41.4% | 34.3% | 7:10 PM |
| Hunter Wood | TB | BAL | 20.7% | -240 | $5,500 | $4,000 | 3.82 | 3.40 | 24.2% | 9.3% | 13.6% | 43.7% | 34.1% | 7:10 PM |
Offenses
| Offense | Run Total | Opp. Pitcher | P vs. LHB | P vs. RHB | L/R | Team wOBA | Team ISO | Team K% | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 5.51 | Kyle Freeland | 0.270 | 0.314 | LEFT | 0.364 | 0.234 | 15.6% | 8:40 PM |
| Colorado | 5.49 | Zach Eflin | 0.316 | 0.285 | RIGHT | 0.251 | 0.113 | 26.0% | 8:40 PM |
| Tampa Bay | 5.38 | Andrew Cashner | 0.358 | 0.375 | RIGHT | 0.337 | 0.188 | 24.1% | 7:10 PM |
| NY Yankees | 5.31 | Homer Bailey | 0.351 | 0.376 | RIGHT | 0.360 | 0.222 | 20.7% | 6:35 PM |
| LA Angels | 4.90 | Felix Hernandez | 0.366 | 0.345 | RIGHT | 0.300 | 0.148 | 15.6% | 10:07 PM |
| Minnesota | 4.86 | Clay Buchholz | 0.268 | 0.342 | RIGHT | 0.338 | 0.210 | 19.8% | 1:10 PM |
| Washington | 4.81 | Drew Pomeranz | 0.333 | 0.370 | LEFT | 0.345 | 0.175 | 25.6% | 1:05 PM |
| LA Dodgers | 4.76 | Zach Davies | 0.329 | 0.314 | RIGHT | 0.381 | 0.243 | 16.8% | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee | 4.74 | Julio Urias | 0.290 | 0.237 | LEFT | 0.389 | 0.250 | 17.8% | 8:10 PM |
| Atlanta | 4.72 | Luke Weaver | 0.358 | 0.312 | RIGHT | 0.346 | 0.177 | 22.5% | 12:10 PM |
| Seattle | 4.60 | Chris Stratton | 0.364 | 0.355 | RIGHT | 0.346 | 0.224 | 24.8% | 10:07 PM |
| Detroit | 4.40 | Ivan Nova | 0.356 | 0.314 | RIGHT | 0.263 | 0.115 | 27.2% | 1:10 PM |
| Arizona | 4.28 | Mike Soroka | 0.317 | 0.336 | RIGHT | 0.331 | 0.193 | 22.7% | 12:10 PM |
| San Diego | 4.25 | Tanner Roark | 0.322 | 0.315 | RIGHT | 0.298 | 0.179 | 24.9% | 10:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | 4.10 | Tyson Ross | 0.350 | 0.300 | RIGHT | 0.328 | 0.194 | 27.7% | 1:10 PM |
| Kansas City | 3.69 | Domingo German | 0.294 | 0.287 | RIGHT | 0.328 | 0.184 | 20.2% | 6:35 PM |
| Toronto | 3.64 | Michael Pineda | 0.238 | 0.380 | RIGHT | 0.291 | 0.160 | 28.7% | 1:10 PM |
| Cincinnati | 3.25 | Chris Paddack | 0.260 | 0.282 | RIGHT | 0.271 | 0.166 | 24.4% | 10:10 PM |
| San Francisco | 3.19 | Patrick Corbin | 0.291 | 0.286 | LEFT | 0.273 | 0.120 | 24.3% | 1:05 PM |
| Baltimore | 3.12 | Hunter Wood | 0.279 | 0.299 | RIGHT | 0.297 | 0.145 | 20.7% | 7:10 PM |
Note: All statistics in the tables above are from the 2018 and 2019 seasons.