MLB First Look: Thursday, August 13th

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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 Mets Colorado NYM -240 7.0 12:10 PM EST
Toronto Oakland TOR -140 8.0 12:37 PM EST
Minnesota Texas MIN -130 9.0 1:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Milwaukee CHC -220 9.0 2:20 PM EST
Cleveland NY Yankees CLE -105 8.0 7:10 PM EST
St. Louis Pittsburgh STL -115 6.5 7:15 PM EST
Kansas City LA Angels LAA -115 8.0 8:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Cincinnati LAD -190 7.0 10:10 PM EST
San Francisco Washington WAS -126 7.0 10:15 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Editor’s Note: Sonny Gray has been scratched. Jesse Chavez will start in his place.

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Noah Syndergaard COL -240 3.03 26.3% 1 16 96.5 12:10 PM EST
Stephen Strasburg SF -126 2.79 27.1% 4 4 88.5 10:15 PM EST
Francisco Liriano STL 115 3.36 26.3% 24 27 83.8 7:15 PM EST
Jon Lester MIL -220 3.13 24.7% 27 12 81.3 2:20 PM EST
Lance Lynn PIT -115 3.71 22.6% 15 19 76.2 7:15 PM EST
Garrett Richards KC -115 3.52 22.0% 10 1 71.8 8:10 PM EST
Mat Latos CIN -190 4.01 18.5% 15 7 67.8 10:10 PM EST
Trevor Bauer NYY -105 3.92 22.6% 4 7 66.3 7:10 PM EST
Jesse Chavez TOR 140 3.52 20.9% 3 6 59.8 12:37 PM EST
Ryan Vogelsong WAS 126 4.18 18.7% 15 24 57.3 10:15 PM EST
Keyvius Sampson LAD 190 3.63 25.0% 2 17 54.5 10:10 PM EST
Mark Buehrle OAK -140 4.36 13.0% 22 2 53.1 12:37 PM EST
Ervin Santana TEX -130 3.86 20.5% 7 11 52.4 1:10 PM EST
Nathan Eovaldi CLE 105 3.95 16.5% 13 7 49.6 7:10 PM EST
Jeremy Guthrie LAA 115 4.62 13.2% 19 13 36.7 8:10 PM EST
Alex Gonzalez MIN 130 5.57 8.3% 25 23 35.7 1:10 PM EST
Tyler Cravy CHC 220 4.50 15.7% 23 30 35.6 2:20 PM EST
Eddie Butler NYM 240 5.42 10.1% 27 21 28.2 12:10 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Editor’s Note: Sonny Gray has been scratched. Jesse Chavez will start in his place.

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
Chicago Cubs Tyler Cravy 5.18 Wrigley Field 0.301 0.138 88.5 2:20 PM EST
Minnesota Alex Gonzalez 4.83 Target Field 0.300 0.153 81.8 1:10 PM EST
Toronto Jesse Chavez 4.35 Rogers Centre 0.330 0.182 72.1 12:37 PM EST
LA Angels Jeremy Guthrie 4.29 Kauffman Stadium 0.308 0.150 71.3 8:10 PM EST
Texas Ervin Santana 4.18 Target Field 0.323 0.156 69.0 1:10 PM EST
Cleveland Nathan Eovaldi 4.26 Progressive Field 0.312 0.144 65.5 7:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Keyvius Sampson 3.98 Dodger Stadium 0.331 0.177 64.9 10:10 PM EST
NY Mets Eddie Butler 4.23 Citi Field 0.296 0.132 63.7 12:10 PM EST
NY Yankees Trevor Bauer 3.74 Progressive Field 0.327 0.172 60.5 7:10 PM EST
Washington Ryan Vogelsong 3.82 AT&T Park 0.309 0.146 57.2 10:15 PM EST
Kansas City Garrett Richards 3.71 Kauffman Stadium 0.318 0.144 47.9 8:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Jon Lester 3.83 Wrigley Field 0.282 0.152 47.1 2:20 PM EST
Oakland Mark Buehrle 3.65 Rogers Centre 0.298 0.126 44.6 12:37 PM EST
San Francisco Stephen Strasburg 3.19 AT&T Park 0.327 0.151 39.8 10:15 PM EST
St. Louis Francisco Liriano 3.54 Busch Stadium 0.295 0.125 35.6 7:15 PM EST
Cincinnati Mat Latos 3.03 Dodger Stadium 0.309 0.143 33.8 10:10 PM EST
Colorado Noah Syndergaard 2.78 Citi Field 0.343 0.191 33.5 12:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Lance Lynn 2.96 Busch Stadium 0.309 0.133 26.2 7:15 PM EST

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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