MLB First Look: Wednesday, September 2nd

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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
Atlanta Miami ATL -125 8.0 12:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Cincinnati CHC -165 8.0 2:20 PM EST
Oakland LA Angels OAK -145 7.0 3:35 PM EST
Boston NY Yankees NYY -140 8.5 4:05 PM EST
Baltimore Tampa Bay BAL -132 8.0 7:05 PM EST
Toronto Cleveland TOR -170 9.0 7:07 PM EST
NY Mets Philadelphia NYM -240 7.0 7:10 PM EST
Kansas City Detroit KC -180 8.0 8:10 PM EST
Minnesota Chicago White Sox MIN -120 8.0 8:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Pittsburgh PIT -140 8.5 8:10 PM EST
Houston Seattle HOU -165 7.5 8:10 PM EST
St. Louis Washington STL -115 6.5 8:15 PM EST
Colorado Arizona ARI -115 11.0 8:40 PM EST
San Diego Texas TEX -120 6.5 10:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers San Francisco LAD -240 6.0 10:10 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Clayton Kershaw SF -240 2.15 32.5% 9 4 99.2 10:10 PM EST
Matt Harvey PHI -240 3.36 23.7% 26 15 94.9 7:10 PM EST
Max Scherzer STL 115 2.84 28.7% 13 9 90.7 8:15 PM EST
Cole Hamels SD -120 3.35 24.4% 26 28 82.2 10:10 PM EST
Jason Hammel CIN -165 3.43 23.3% 21 11 81.0 2:20 PM EST
Scott Kazmir SEA -165 3.70 21.5% 13 24 78.7 8:10 PM EST
Sonny Gray LAA -145 3.55 20.7% 21 13 78.6 3:35 PM EST
Masahiro Tanaka BOS -140 3.00 24.4% 10 2 77.7 4:05 PM EST
Raisel Iglesias CHC 165 3.23 26.2% 16 29 72.8 2:20 PM EST
Ian Kennedy TEX 120 3.59 23.9% 5 8 72.3 10:10 PM EST
Michael Wacha WAS -115 3.76 20.8% 13 23 71.5 8:15 PM EST
Yordano Ventura DET -180 3.86 20.7% 8 14 71.4 8:10 PM EST
Kevin Gausman TB -132 3.93 19.4% 29 25 68.5 7:05 PM EST
Taijuan Walker HOU 165 3.67 22.4% 12 29 63.2 8:10 PM EST
Carlos Rodon MIN 120 4.09 24.0% 12 10 62.4 8:10 PM EST
Mike Leake LAD 240 3.68 17.6% 3 19 59.4 10:10 PM EST
Jeff Locke MIL -140 4.16 16.7% 29 17 55.1 8:10 PM EST
Edwin Jackson MIA -125 4.22 19.0% 30 9 53.8 12:10 PM EST
Adam Conley ATL 125 4.10 19.4% 25 11 53.4 12:10 PM EST
Randy Wolf KC 180 3.91 17.4% 18 1 53.1 8:10 PM EST
Tommy Milone CWS -120 4.51 15.4% 30 12 50.4 8:10 PM EST
Aaron Nola NYM 240 3.93 20.0% 24 16 48.8 7:10 PM EST
Henry Owens NYY 140 4.25 22.0% 3 7 47.5 4:05 PM EST
R.A. Dickey CLE -170 4.40 17.0% 13 7 46.9 7:07 PM EST
Trevor Bauer TOR 170 4.01 22.4% 1 6 45.8 7:07 PM EST
Jonathan Gray ARI 115 3.92 21.1% 10 22 45.3 8:40 PM EST
Erasmo Ramirez BAL 132 4.27 18.0% 9 28 45.3 7:05 PM EST
Chase Anderson COL -115 4.07 18.5% 2 18 43.5 8:40 PM EST
Andrew Heaney OAK 145 4.12 16.6% 21 2 43.4 3:35 PM EST
Zach Davies PIT 140 16 20 41.1 8:10 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
Arizona Jonathan Gray 5.79 Coors Field 0.317 0.144 97.0 8:40 PM EST
Colorado Chase Anderson 5.21 Coors Field 0.333 0.186 95.0 8:40 PM EST
Toronto Trevor Bauer 4.93 Rogers Centre 0.335 0.185 88.2 7:07 PM EST
NY Yankees Henry Owens 4.60 Fenway Park 0.336 0.178 82.4 4:05 PM EST
Baltimore Erasmo Ramirez 4.33 Camden Yards 0.319 0.176 73.3 7:05 PM EST
Pittsburgh Zach Davies 4.60 Miller Park 0.312 0.137 72.1 8:10 PM EST
Houston Taijuan Walker 4.16 Minute Maid Park 0.316 0.181 64.3 8:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Raisel Iglesias 4.41 Wrigley Field 0.312 0.157 64.0 2:20 PM EST
Minnesota Carlos Rodon 4.30 Target Field 0.312 0.149 62.4 8:10 PM EST
Kansas City Randy Wolf 4.45 Kauffman Stadium 0.307 0.122 61.4 8:10 PM EST
Cleveland R.A. Dickey 4.08 Rogers Centre 0.315 0.145 60.9 7:07 PM EST
Atlanta Adam Conley 4.31 Turner Field 0.295 0.116 59.2 12:10 PM EST
NY Mets Aaron Nola 4.23 Citi Field 0.304 0.144 58.2 7:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Mike Leake 3.73 Dodger Stadium 0.323 0.170 53.5 10:10 PM EST
Boston Masahiro Tanaka 3.90 Fenway Park 0.317 0.145 53.2 4:05 PM EST
Milwaukee Jeff Locke 3.90 Miller Park 0.283 0.150 51.7 8:10 PM EST
Texas Ian Kennedy 3.55 Petco Park 0.322 0.152 48.3 10:10 PM EST
Oakland Andrew Heaney 3.86 O.co Coliseum 0.301 0.121 48.0 3:35 PM EST
Detroit Yordano Ventura 3.55 Kauffman Stadium 0.320 0.152 46.8 8:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Tommy Milone 3.70 Target Field 0.281 0.103 43.7 8:10 PM EST
Miami Edwin Jackson 3.69 Turner Field 0.291 0.116 41.8 12:10 PM EST
Cincinnati Jason Hammel 3.59 Wrigley Field 0.305 0.141 41.2 2:20 PM EST
Tampa Bay Kevin Gausman 3.67 Camden Yards 0.297 0.136 41.0 7:05 PM EST
St. Louis Max Scherzer 3.54 Busch Stadium 0.315 0.144 38.6 8:15 PM EST
Seattle Scott Kazmir 3.34 Minute Maid Park 0.311 0.149 35.7 8:10 PM EST
Washington Michael Wacha 2.96 Busch Stadium 0.315 0.154 29.6 8:15 PM EST
LA Angels Sonny Gray 3.14 O.co Coliseum 0.305 0.149 28.7 3:35 PM EST
San Diego Cole Hamels 2.95 Petco Park 0.294 0.123 18.6 10:10 PM EST
Philadelphia Matt Harvey 2.78 Citi Field 0.298 0.136 17.2 7:10 PM EST
San Francisco Clayton Kershaw 2.28 Dodger Stadium 0.315 0.115 2.9 10:10 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