MLB First Look: Wednesday, August 19th

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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 Yankees Minnesota NYY -160 8.5 1:05 PM EST
Texas Seattle TEX -120 9.5 2:05 PM EST
Milwaukee Miami MIL -140 8.0 2:10 PM EST
Oakland LA Dodgers LAD -135 8.0 3:35 PM EST
San Diego Atlanta SD -160 6.5 3:40 PM EST
Philadelphia Toronto TOR -195 9.0 7:05 PM EST
Pittsburgh Arizona PIT -145 8.0 7:05 PM EST
Baltimore NY Mets BAL -110 7.5 7:05 PM EST
Cincinnati Kansas City CIN -105 8.5 7:10 PM EST
Boston Cleveland CLE -135 8.5 7:10 PM EST
St. Louis San Francisco STL -160 7.0 7:15 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Detroit CHC -200 9.5 8:05 PM EST
Houston Tampa Bay HOU -180 7.5 8:10 PM EST
Colorado Washington WAS -140 10.0 8:40 PM EST
LA Angels Chicago White Sox LAA -140 7.5 10:05 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Dallas Keuchel TB -180 2.95 20.1% 7 18 89.5 8:10 PM EST
Corey Kluber BOS -135 2.74 27.8% 12 2 87.3 7:10 PM EST
Tyson Ross ATL -160 3.27 24.5% 24 3 86.8 3:40 PM EST
Noah Syndergaard BAL 110 3.11 25.9% 8 28 82.7 7:05 PM EST
Jaime Garcia SF -160 3.01 20.0% 16 8 81.4 7:15 PM EST
Jon Lester DET -200 3.12 24.9% 2 22 80.5 8:05 PM EST
Ubaldo Jimenez NYM -110 4.12 21.4% 27 21 70.4 7:05 PM EST
Alex Wood OAK -135 3.59 21.6% 22 3 69.7 3:35 PM EST
Julio Teheran SD 160 3.85 20.7% 28 26 67.2 3:40 PM EST
Nathan Eovaldi MIN -160 3.97 16.5% 24 21 66.3 1:05 PM EST
Stephen Strasburg COL -140 2.80 27.2% 1 17 65.7 8:40 PM EST
J.A. Happ ARI -145 4.01 19.2% 9 17 65.0 7:05 PM EST
Wily Peralta MIA -140 3.92 17.0% 30 14 63.1 2:10 PM EST
Jered Weaver CWS -140 4.34 17.1% 21 18 62.5 10:05 PM EST
Nate Karns HOU 180 3.81 23.2% 9 29 61.7 8:10 PM EST
Keyvius Sampson KC -105 4.24 21.4% 9 1 60.8 7:10 PM EST
Mark Buehrle PHI -195 4.39 12.9% 13 13 59.6 7:05 PM EST
Jeff Samardzija LAA 140 3.50 20.6% 16 12 58.8 10:05 PM EST
Jesse Chavez LAD 135 3.74 21.2% 2 16 58.7 3:35 PM EST
Jorge De La Rosa WAS 140 4.05 19.3% 21 21 56.7 8:40 PM EST
Tom Koehler MIL 140 4.28 18.1% 18 20 54.6 2:10 PM EST
Robbie Ray PIT 145 4.18 18.9% 13 23 54.5 7:05 PM EST
Joe Kelly CLE 135 4.22 17.8% 15 6 51.2 7:10 PM EST
Matt Cain STL 160 4.30 17.5% 13 6 48.4 7:15 PM EST
Michael Montgomery TEX 120 4.34 17.2% 20 24 46.8 2:05 PM EST
Ervin Santana NYY 160 3.93 20.1% 5 8 44.0 1:05 PM EST
Derek Holland SEA -120 3.85 16.8% 19 16 42.2 2:05 PM EST
Jeremy Guthrie CIN 105 4.65 13.1% 18 9 39.9 7:10 PM EST
Daniel Norris CHC 200 5.02 15.6% 17 28 33.2 8:05 PM EST
Adam Morgan TOR 195 5.30 12.3% 1 2 25.3 7:05 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
Toronto Adam Morgan 4.99 Citizens Bank Park 0.356 0.181 98.5 7:05 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Daniel Norris 5.38 Wrigley Field 0.307 0.127 93.8 8:05 PM EST
Washington Jorge De La Rosa 5.35 Coors Field 0.303 0.133 89.1 8:40 PM EST
Texas Michael Montgomery 5.05 Rangers Ballpark 0.305 0.149 87.9 2:05 PM EST
Colorado Stephen Strasburg 4.65 Coors Field 0.338 0.187 80.9 8:40 PM EST
NY Yankees Ervin Santana 4.65 Yankee Stadium 0.324 0.174 80.5 1:05 PM EST
Cleveland Joe Kelly 4.59 Fenway Park 0.310 0.141 74.9 7:10 PM EST
Cincinnati Jeremy Guthrie 4.51 Great American Park 0.307 0.142 74.8 7:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Jesse Chavez 4.34 O.co Coliseum 0.331 0.177 72.8 3:35 PM EST
Houston Nate Karns 4.20 Minute Maid Park 0.320 0.185 70.6 8:10 PM EST
Pittsburgh Robbie Ray 4.36 PNCPark 0.310 0.130 65.1 7:05 PM EST
Seattle Derek Holland 4.45 Rangers Ballpark 0.306 0.142 64.7 2:05 PM EST
Milwaukee Tom Koehler 4.35 Miller Park 0.307 0.138 64.7 2:10 PM EST
Detroit Jon Lester 4.13 Wrigley Field 0.335 0.153 63.6 8:05 PM EST
Kansas City Keyvius Sampson 3.99 Great American Park 0.320 0.147 63.5 7:10 PM EST
Baltimore Noah Syndergaard 4.03 Camden Yards 0.321 0.178 62.2 7:05 PM EST
St. Louis Matt Cain 3.90 Busch Stadium 0.313 0.139 60.1 7:15 PM EST
LA Angels Jeff Samardzija 4.10 Angel Stadium 0.308 0.150 59.6 10:05 PM EST
Philadelphia Mark Buehrle 4.01 Citizens Bank Park 0.310 0.119 56.4 7:05 PM EST
Minnesota Nathan Eovaldi 3.85 Yankee Stadium 0.301 0.155 51.4 1:05 PM EST
Arizona J.A. Happ 3.64 PNCPark 0.319 0.138 50.7 7:05 PM EST
Boston Corey Kluber 3.91 Fenway Park 0.314 0.138 49.8 7:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Jered Weaver 3.40 Angel Stadium 0.306 0.140 44.5 10:05 PM EST
San Diego Julio Teheran 3.65 Petco Park 0.295 0.139 43.1 3:40 PM EST
Tampa Bay Dallas Keuchel 3.30 Minute Maid Park 0.327 0.170 40.9 8:10 PM EST
Miami Wily Peralta 3.65 Miller Park 0.287 0.110 39.9 2:10 PM EST
NY Mets Ubaldo Jimenez 3.48 Camden Yards 0.296 0.136 39.4 7:05 PM EST
Oakland Alex Wood 3.66 O.co Coliseum 0.299 0.125 38.8 3:35 PM EST
San Francisco Jaime Garcia 3.10 Busch Stadium 0.308 0.113 25.3 7:15 PM EST
Atlanta Tyson Ross 2.85 Petco Park 0.301 0.114 16.0 3:40 PM EST

About the Author

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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