MLB First Look: Thursday, September 3rd

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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
Minnesota Chicago White Sox MIN -135 8.0 1:10 PM EST
Washington Atlanta WAS -250 8.0 7:05 PM EST
Milwaukee Pittsburgh PIT -145 7.5 7:20 PM EST
Kansas City Detroit KC -200 8.0 8:10 PM EST
Colorado San Francisco SF -130 11.0 8:40 PM EST
San Diego LA Dodgers LAD -132 7.5 10:10 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Jordan Zimmermann ATL -250 3.46 21.0% 27 3 92.6 7:05 PM EST
Francisco Liriano MIL -145 3.49 25.7% 29 17 85.6 7:20 PM EST
Edinson Volquez DET -200 4.27 17.6% 6 14 68.7 8:10 PM EST
Taylor Jungmann PIT 145 3.83 22.5% 16 20 68.3 7:20 PM EST
Jeff Samardzija MIN 135 3.52 20.8% 25 24 67.3 1:10 PM EST
Mat Latos SD -132 3.99 19.0% 26 23 67.0 10:10 PM EST
Colin Rea LAD 132 3.87 18.4% 3 19 58.3 10:10 PM EST
Kyle Gibson CWS -135 4.20 15.3% 21 15 57.3 1:10 PM EST
Ryan Vogelsong COL -130 4.23 18.8% 1 18 53.8 8:40 PM EST
Chris Rusin SF 130 4.15 15.1% 11 4 44.8 8:40 PM EST
Matt Boyd KC 200 4.75 15.9% 19 1 34.4 8:10 PM EST
Matthew Wisler WAS 250 5.03 14.2% 15 24 31.7 7:05 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
San Francisco Chris Rusin 5.83 Coors Field 0.314 0.113 104.7 8:40 PM EST
Colorado Ryan Vogelsong 5.18 Coors Field 0.334 0.186 97.2 8:40 PM EST
Washington Matthew Wisler 4.75 Nationals Park 0.314 0.153 86.7 7:05 PM EST
Kansas City Matt Boyd 4.63 Kauffman Stadium 0.307 0.122 76.2 8:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Colin Rea 4.08 Petco Park 0.322 0.170 67.9 10:10 PM EST
Minnesota Jeff Samardzija 4.34 Target Field 0.301 0.155 66.1 1:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Taylor Jungmann 4.11 Miller Park 0.312 0.139 55.9 7:20 PM EST
Detroit Edinson Volquez 3.38 Kauffman Stadium 0.320 0.152 48.3 8:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Kyle Gibson 3.66 Target Field 0.305 0.137 45.3 1:10 PM EST
San Diego Mat Latos 3.42 Petco Park 0.300 0.145 39.6 10:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Francisco Liriano 3.39 Miller Park 0.283 0.150 35.3 7:20 PM EST
Atlanta Jordan Zimmermann 3.25 Nationals Park 0.298 0.110 27.3 7:05 PM EST

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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