MLB First Look: Wednesday, August 26th

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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 Houston NYY -140 7.5 1:05 PM EST
Seattle Oakland SEA -160 7.0 3:40 PM EST
Philadelphia NY Mets NYM -160 8.5 7:05 PM EST
Washington San Diego WAS -190 6.5 7:05 PM EST
Detroit LA Angels DET -125 8.0 7:08 PM EST
Cincinnati LA Dodgers LAD -155 8.0 7:10 PM EST
Cleveland Milwaukee CLE -155 7.0 7:10 PM EST
Tampa Bay Minnesota TB -195 7.0 7:10 PM EST
Atlanta Colorado ATL -135 7.5 7:10 PM EST
Miami Pittsburgh PIT -155 8.0 7:10 PM EST
Texas Toronto TOR -165 8.5 8:05 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Boston CWS -180 7.5 8:10 PM EST
Kansas City Baltimore KC -165 7.0 8:10 PM EST
Arizona St. Louis ARI -108 8.0 9:40 PM EST
San Francisco Chicago Cubs SF -113 7.0 10:15 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Chris Sale BOS -180 2.45 32.0% 4 8 98.3 8:10 PM EST
Chris Archer MIN -195 3.29 25.4% 24 23 95.7 7:10 PM EST
David Price TEX -165 2.97 25.7% 15 23 87.7 8:05 PM EST
Johnny Cueto BAL -165 3.32 23.8% 8 28 81.2 8:10 PM EST
Felix Hernandez OAK -160 2.82 25.4% 21 4 80.6 3:40 PM EST
Gio Gonzalez SD -190 3.62 22.8% 26 28 76.8 7:05 PM EST
Michael Pineda HOU -140 3.12 22.6% 12 30 71.1 1:05 PM EST
Patrick Corbin STL -108 3.23 24.1% 22 25 70.1 9:40 PM EST
Tyson Ross WAS 190 3.29 24.4% 13 24 67.7 7:05 PM EST
Justin Verlander LAA -125 4.14 18.3% 19 11 65.2 7:08 PM EST
Brett Anderson CIN -155 3.47 16.3% 7 9 64.9 7:10 PM EST
Shelby Miller COL -135 4.31 18.6% 1 17 61.2 7:10 PM EST
John Lackey ARI 108 3.83 18.9% 10 22 59.9 9:40 PM EST
Kyle Hendricks SF 113 3.69 18.6% 5 5 59.0 10:15 PM EST
Collin McHugh NYY 140 3.56 22.1% 6 11 57.9 1:05 PM EST
Bartolo Colon PHI -160 3.85 17.5% 28 14 57.1 7:05 PM EST
Tyler Duffey TB 195 3.80 23.9% 28 26 56.7 7:10 PM EST
Jimmy Nelson CLE 155 3.86 19.8% 17 7 56.3 7:10 PM EST
Chris Narveson PIT 155 3.04 26.7% 13 24 55.8 7:10 PM EST
Jake Peavy CHC -113 4.16 18.3% 16 29 55.4 10:15 PM EST
Jeff Locke MIA -155 4.17 16.8% 7 16 53.1 7:10 PM EST
Jerad Eickhoff NYM 160 4.00 21.7% 26 21 50.9 7:05 PM EST
Wei-Yin Chen KC 165 3.89 18.5% 19 1 49.8 8:10 PM EST
Yohan Flande ATL 135 3.73 14.5% 28 13 49.2 7:10 PM EST
Cody Anderson MIL -155 4.71 10.4% 18 19 49.1 7:10 PM EST
Chris Bassitt SEA 160 4.23 18.1% 21 26 48.8 3:40 PM EST
Hector Santiago DET 125 4.22 21.0% 2 20 48.2 7:08 PM EST
Rick Porcello CWS 180 3.94 16.5% 19 16 38.6 8:10 PM EST
Colby Lewis TOR 165 4.21 17.5% 2 6 37.9 8:05 PM EST
David Holmberg LAD 155 5.49 12.7% 6 14 27.3 7:10 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
Toronto Colby Lewis 4.66 Rangers Ballpark 0.331 0.181 87.8 8:05 PM EST
LA Dodgers David Holmberg 4.39 Great American Park 0.326 0.148 77.2 7:10 PM EST
Detroit Hector Santiago 4.31 Comerica Park 0.347 0.167 77.3 7:08 PM EST
NY Yankees Collin McHugh 4.10 Yankee Stadium 0.321 0.171 64.0 1:05 PM EST
Arizona John Lackey 4.27 Chase Field 0.317 0.146 66.0 9:40 PM EST
NY Mets Jerad Eickhoff 4.65 Citizens Bank Park 0.299 0.140 68.8 7:05 PM EST
Pittsburgh Chris Narveson 4.39 Marlins Park 0.310 0.132 63.9 7:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Rick Porcello 4.20 U.S. Cellular Field 0.307 0.139 60.7 8:10 PM EST
Seattle Chris Bassitt 3.90 Safeco Field 0.306 0.165 56.0 3:40 PM EST
Tampa Bay Tyler Duffey 3.99 Tropicana Field 0.297 0.136 52.1 7:10 PM EST
Colorado Shelby Miller 3.41 Turner Field 0.336 0.187 54.6 7:10 PM EST
Kansas City Wei-Yin Chen 3.91 Kauffman Stadium 0.307 0.123 52.1 8:10 PM EST
Cleveland Jimmy Nelson 3.89 Progressive Field 0.311 0.143 54.6 7:10 PM EST
Texas David Price 3.84 Rangers Ballpark 0.309 0.151 50.7 8:05 PM EST
LA Angels Justin Verlander 3.69 Comerica Park 0.307 0.150 50.2 7:08 PM EST
Atlanta Yohan Flande 4.09 Turner Field 0.287 0.106 51.1 7:10 PM EST
San Francisco Kyle Hendricks 3.78 AT&T Park 0.322 0.148 52.4 10:15 PM EST
Cincinnati Brett Anderson 3.61 Great American Park 0.325 0.175 51.8 7:10 PM EST
Philadelphia Bartolo Colon 3.85 Citizens Bank Park 0.297 0.133 48.5 7:05 PM EST
Houston Michael Pineda 3.40 Yankee Stadium 0.315 0.183 45.0 1:05 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Jake Peavy 3.22 AT&T Park 0.312 0.157 42.7 10:15 PM EST
Washington Tyson Ross 3.73 Nationals Park 0.313 0.152 48.6 7:05 PM EST
Miami Jeff Locke 3.61 Marlins Park 0.325 0.146 52.4 7:10 PM EST
St. Louis Patrick Corbin 3.73 Chase Field 0.298 0.127 43.0 9:40 PM EST
Milwaukee Cody Anderson 3.11 Progressive Field 0.308 0.139 36.2 7:10 PM EST
Boston Chris Sale 3.30 U.S. Cellular Field 0.330 0.156 40.7 8:10 PM EST
Baltimore Johnny Cueto 3.09 Kauffman Stadium 0.319 0.174 37.0 8:10 PM EST
Minnesota Chris Archer 3.01 Tropicana Field 0.300 0.153 27.1 7:10 PM EST
Oakland Felix Hernandez 3.10 Safeco Field 0.306 0.141 25.8 3:40 PM EST
San Diego Gio Gonzalez 2.78 Nationals Park 0.290 0.124 14.7 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