MLB First Look: Wednesday, September 23rd
The MLB First Look, written by Notorious, is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | Chicago White Sox | DET -170 | 8.5 | 1:08 PM EST |
| Houston | LA Angels | HOU -165 | 9.0 | 2:10 PM EST |
| Washington | Baltimore | WAS -180 | 7.0 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Toronto | NY Yankees | TOR -165 | 9.0 | 7:07 PM EST |
| Miami | Philadelphia | MIA -160 | 8.5 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Boston | Tampa Bay | BOS -120 | 9.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| NY Mets | Atlanta | NYM -220 | 7.5 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee | CHC -220 | 8.5 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Minnesota | Cleveland | CLE -128 | 7.5 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Kansas City | Seattle | KC -165 | 8.0 | 8:10 PM EST |
| St. Louis | Cincinnati | STL -180 | 7.5 | 8:15 PM EST |
| Colorado | Pittsburgh | PIT -142 | 11.0 | 8:40 PM EST |
| Oakland | Texas | TEX -127 | 8.0 | 10:05 PM EST |
| San Diego | San Francisco | SD -110 | 7.0 | 10:10 PM EST |
| LA Dodgers | Arizona | LAD -260 | 6.5 | 10:10 PM EST |
Pitcher Rankings
| Pitcher | Opponent | Vegas Line | SIERA | K% | Opp. wOBA | Opp. K% | Rating | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | BAL | -180 | 2.88 | 28.5% | 3 | 28 | 96.9 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Corey Kluber | MIN | -128 | 2.77 | 28.0% | 26 | 23 | 93.9 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Zack Greinke | ARI | -260 | 3.08 | 24.4% | 11 | 22 | 93.2 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Mike Fiers | LAA | -165 | 3.57 | 25.0% | 24 | 11 | 78.5 | 2:10 PM EST |
| Kyle Hendricks | MIL | -220 | 3.73 | 19.0% | 18 | 18 | 78.1 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Yordano Ventura | SEA | -165 | 3.85 | 21.0% | 19 | 27 | 77.7 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Bartolo Colon | ATL | -220 | 3.87 | 17.5% | 28 | 3 | 73.8 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Justin Verlander | CWS | -170 | 4.14 | 18.5% | 22 | 17 | 70.8 | 1:08 PM EST |
| Adam Conley | PHI | -160 | 4.05 | 21.0% | 21 | 19 | 70.8 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Marcus Stroman | NYY | -165 | 3.24 | 20.0% | 7 | 13 | 69.7 | 7:07 PM EST |
| Lance Lynn | CIN | -180 | 3.92 | 21.6% | 19 | 10 | 69.7 | 8:15 PM EST |
| Drew Smyly | BOS | 120 | 3.57 | 23.1% | 4 | 8 | 68.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Rick Porcello | TB | -120 | 3.89 | 17.2% | 24 | 24 | 67.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Phil Hughes | CLE | 128 | 3.69 | 18.6% | 16 | 5 | 65.5 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Andrew Cashner | SF | -110 | 3.89 | 19.4% | 7 | 5 | 63.7 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Jake Peavy | SD | 110 | 4.17 | 18.3% | 27 | 25 | 62.8 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Brandon Finnegan | STL | 180 | 4.00 | 20.0% | 26 | 29 | 62.0 | 8:15 PM EST |
| Roenis Elias | KC | 165 | 4.03 | 20.4% | 15 | 1 | 59.5 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Colby Lewis | OAK | -127 | 4.32 | 17.0% | 22 | 4 | 54.2 | 10:05 PM EST |
| Chase Anderson | LAD | 260 | 4.08 | 18.7% | 3 | 18 | 49.2 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Chris Tillman | WAS | 180 | 4.44 | 16.8% | 13 | 26 | 48.9 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Charlie Morton | COL | -142 | 3.81 | 18.1% | 2 | 18 | 47.5 | 8:40 PM EST |
| Felix Doubront | TEX | 127 | 4.60 | 15.3% | 17 | 22 | 47.2 | 10:05 PM EST |
| Nicholas Tropeano | HOU | 165 | 4.53 | 16.8% | 13 | 29 | 42.3 | 2:10 PM EST |
| Williams Perez | NYM | 220 | 4.87 | 14.7% | 21 | 14 | 39.2 | 7:10 PM EST |
| David Buchanan | MIA | 160 | 4.60 | 13.0% | 30 | 9 | 37.4 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Zachary Davies | CHC | 220 | 5.11 | 15.1% | 11 | 30 | 35.2 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Frankie Montas | DET | 170 | 10 | 14 | 34.3 | 1:08 PM EST | ||
| Ivan Nova | TOR | 165 | 4.67 | 13.5% | 1 | 7 | 32.6 | 7:07 PM EST |
| Christian Bergman | PIT | 142 | 4.42 | 13.4% | 17 | 16 | 30.1 | 8:40 PM EST |
Team Offense Rankings
| Team | Opposing Pitcher | Team Total | Ballpark | Team wOBA (LH/RH) | Team ISO (LH/RH) | Team Rating | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | Christian Bergman | 5.75 | Coors Field | 0.313 | 0.139 | 98.9 | 8:40 PM EST |
| Colorado | Charlie Morton | 5.25 | Coors Field | 0.332 | 0.185 | 96.1 | 8:40 PM EST |
| Toronto | Ivan Nova | 4.88 | Rogers Centre | 0.337 | 0.185 | 95.2 | 7:07 PM EST |
| Chicago Cubs | Zachary Davies | 4.94 | Wrigley Field | 0.318 | 0.164 | 89.4 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Houston | Nicholas Tropeano | 4.88 | Minute Maid Park | 0.317 | 0.181 | 85.5 | 2:10 PM EST |
| Boston | Drew Smyly | 4.62 | Fenway Park | 0.331 | 0.155 | 80.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Detroit | Frankie Montas | 4.66 | Comerica Park | 0.319 | 0.146 | 73.2 | 1:08 PM EST |
| NY Mets | Williams Perez | 4.44 | Citi Field | 0.309 | 0.151 | 72.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| LA Dodgers | Chase Anderson | 4.17 | Dodger Stadium | 0.323 | 0.170 | 71.1 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Miami | David Buchanan | 4.60 | Marlins Park | 0.293 | 0.118 | 67.0 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Texas | Felix Doubront | 4.16 | O.co Coliseum | 0.311 | 0.153 | 66.1 | 10:05 PM EST |
| Kansas City | Roenis Elias | 4.38 | Kauffman Stadium | 0.313 | 0.129 | 64.3 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Tampa Bay | Rick Porcello | 4.38 | Fenway Park | 0.305 | 0.143 | 62.6 | 7:10 PM EST |
| NY Yankees | Marcus Stroman | 4.12 | Rogers Centre | 0.321 | 0.176 | 62.6 | 7:07 PM EST |
| Washington | Chris Tillman | 3.96 | Nationals Park | 0.317 | 0.154 | 61.8 | 7:05 PM EST |
| LA Angels | Mike Fiers | 4.12 | Minute Maid Park | 0.305 | 0.150 | 57.0 | 2:10 PM EST |
| Cleveland | Phil Hughes | 3.92 | Target Field | 0.315 | 0.147 | 55.1 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Oakland | Colby Lewis | 3.84 | O.co Coliseum | 0.308 | 0.146 | 53.3 | 10:05 PM EST |
| St. Louis | Brandon Finnegan | 4.21 | Busch Stadium | 0.293 | 0.124 | 51.5 | 8:15 PM EST |
| Philadelphia | Adam Conley | 3.90 | Marlins Park | 0.303 | 0.118 | 49.2 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Chicago White Sox | Justin Verlander | 3.84 | Comerica Park | 0.308 | 0.142 | 48.9 | 1:08 PM EST |
| Seattle | Yordano Ventura | 3.62 | Kauffman Stadium | 0.311 | 0.166 | 47.3 | 8:10 PM EST |
| San Diego | Jake Peavy | 3.56 | Petco Park | 0.301 | 0.150 | 44.3 | 10:10 PM EST |
| San Francisco | Andrew Cashner | 3.44 | Petco Park | 0.321 | 0.147 | 43.6 | 10:10 PM EST |
| Milwaukee | Kyle Hendricks | 3.56 | Wrigley Field | 0.312 | 0.142 | 40.6 | 8:05 PM EST |
| Minnesota | Corey Kluber | 3.58 | Target Field | 0.302 | 0.153 | 39.4 | 8:10 PM EST |
| Baltimore | Max Scherzer | 3.04 | Nationals Park | 0.323 | 0.181 | 36.3 | 7:05 PM EST |
| Cincinnati | Lance Lynn | 3.29 | Busch Stadium | 0.311 | 0.149 | 35.9 | 8:15 PM EST |
| Atlanta | Bartolo Colon | 3.06 | Citi Field | 0.297 | 0.107 | 24.4 | 7:10 PM EST |
| Arizona | Zack Greinke | 2.33 | Dodger Stadium | 0.318 | 0.145 | 9.7 | 10:10 PM EST |