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This week's probable slates grouped by date. Each game is ranked once, by watchability, with both starters shown head-to-head.

Week's must-watch: MIL @ ATL / Jun 19 / #1 week pick
Filters / All statuses / Watch rank / TEX

Jun 15

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Slate complete

No active pregame matchups remain on this slate. Final or postponed games are removed from the upcoming watch list.

Jun 16

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Slate complete

No active pregame matchups remain on this slate. Final or postponed games are removed from the upcoming watch list.

Jun 17

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Slate complete

No active pregame matchups remain on this slate. Final or postponed games are removed from the upcoming watch list.

Jun 18

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIN @ TEX

LiveGlobe Life Field

Park 1.00Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 18

MINaway

Joe Ryan

Form 53.6 · 2.53 ERA

→Steady -2.3
0d rest99 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 51.16.0 IP7.6 K1.7 ERhigh confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.709 OPS25.6% KOPS rank 16th
Proj K 7.6prop pendingTeam total pending

Joe Ryan recent form GS+: 60, 46, 53, 51, 58

The hook

50.3

score

Strikeout upside

MINForm clashTEX

Joe Ryan recent form GS+: 60, 46, 53, 51, 58

Jack Leiter recent form GS+: 41, 64, 28, 35, 25

TEXhome

Jack Leiter

Form 38.6 · 5.79 ERA

→Steady -2.8
0d rest93 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 36.15.0 IP4.6 K3.2 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.734 OPS22.6% KOPS rank 11th
Proj K 4.6prop pendingTeam total pending

Jack Leiter recent form GS+: 41, 64, 28, 35, 25

Top arm

53.6

Pairing

46.1

Jun 19

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

SD @ TEX

PregameGlobe Life Field

Park 1.00Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 19

SDaway

Randy Vásquez

Form 38.8 · 4.50 ERA

→Steady -3.2
6d rest86 pitch avg
K-rate ↓
Proj GS+ 38.84.2 IP2.2 K2.1 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.693 OPS21.6% KOPS rank 23rd
Proj K 2.2prop pendingTeam total pending

Randy Vásquez recent form GS+: 35, 36, 46, 31, 46

The hook

47.6

score

Top watch score on the slate

SDForm clashTEX

Randy Vásquez recent form GS+: 35, 36, 46, 31, 46

Jacob deGrom recent form GS+: 23, 54, 62, 61, 51

TEXhome

Jacob deGrom

Form 50.2 · 3.94 ERA

→Steady +0.7
6d rest86 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 50.25.1 IP5.1 K2.2 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 5.1prop pendingTeam total pending

Jacob deGrom recent form GS+: 23, 54, 62, 61, 51

Top arm

50.2

Pairing

44.5

Jun 20

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

SD @ TEX

PregameGlobe Life Field

Park 1.00Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

SDaway

Walker Buehler

Form 50.2 · 2.90 ERA

→Steady +0.4
6d rest80 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 50.25.1 IP4.4 K1.6 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.693 OPS21.6% KOPS rank 23rd
Proj K 4.4prop pendingTeam total pending

Walker Buehler recent form GS+: 41, 51, 57, 47, 55

The hook

49.8

score

Top watch score on the slate

SDForm clashTEX

Walker Buehler recent form GS+: 41, 51, 57, 47, 55

Nathan Eovaldi recent form GS+: 48, 46, 40, 36, 51

TEXhome

Nathan Eovaldi

Form 44.2 · 4.31 ERA

→Steady -3.3
6d rest92 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 44.26.2 IP5.6 K3.0 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 5.6prop pendingTeam total pending

Nathan Eovaldi recent form GS+: 48, 46, 40, 36, 51

Top arm

50.2

Pairing

47.2

Jun 21

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

SD @ TEX

PregameGlobe Life Field

Park 1.00Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

SDaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

49.4

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

TEXhome

MacKenzie Gore

Form 50.0 · 3.41 ERA

→Steady +0.0
6d rest97 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 50.05.2 IP5.5 K2.0 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 5.5prop pendingTeam total pending

MacKenzie Gore recent form GS+: 61, 55, 34, 46, 54

Top arm

50.0

Pairing

47.9

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.Opponent split context pending.