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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 / Pregame only / Watch rank / CIN

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

Slate complete

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

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

CIN @ NYY

PregameYankee Stadium

Park 1.0370F / 6 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 19

CINaway

Rhett Lowder

Form 51.5

→Steady +0.0
Small sample6d rest83 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 51.34.1 IP4.7 K0.5 ERlow confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.801 OPS22.6% KOPS rank 1st
Proj K 4.7prop pendingTeam total pending

Rhett Lowder recent form GS+: 50, 53

The hook

50.5

score

Top watch score on the slate

CINForm clashNYY

Rhett Lowder recent form GS+: 50, 53

Cam Schlittler recent form GS+: 50, 58, 38, 53, 55

NYYhome

Cam Schlittler

Form 50.8 · 2.52 ERA

→Steady -2.2
6d rest90 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 50.65.2 IP5.4 K1.5 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.747 OPS24.8% KOPS rank 7th
Proj K 5.4prop pendingTeam total pending

Cam Schlittler recent form GS+: 50, 58, 38, 53, 55

Top arm

51.5

Pairing

51.2

Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.

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

CIN @ NYY

PregameYankee Stadium

Park 1.0377F / 16 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

CINaway

Andrew Abbott

Form 47.0 · 3.24 ERA

→Steady +0.0
6d rest100 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 46.35.2 IP3.9 K2.0 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.763 OPS22.7% KOPS rank 3rd
Proj K 3.9prop pendingTeam total pending

Andrew Abbott recent form GS+: 51, 45, 42, 49, 48

The hook

46.2

score

Top watch score on the slate

CINForm clashNYY

Andrew Abbott recent form GS+: 51, 45, 42, 49, 48

Will Warren recent form GS+: 40, 46, 54, 44, 36

NYYhome

Will Warren

Form 44.0 · 3.55 ERA

→Steady +0.0
6d rest88 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 43.35.0 IP3.3 K2.1 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 3.3prop pendingTeam total pending

Will Warren recent form GS+: 40, 46, 54, 44, 36

Top arm

47.0

Pairing

45.5

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

CIN @ NYY

PregameYankee Stadium

Park 1.0380F / 3 mph wind / 11% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

CINaway

Chase Burns

Form 56.6 · 2.28 ERA

→Steady +0.0
6d rest96 pitch avg
K-rate ↑
Proj GS+ 56.25.2 IP7.5 K1.4 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.801 OPS22.6% KOPS rank 1st
Proj K 7.5prop pendingTeam total pending

Chase Burns recent form GS+: 66, 53, 55, 53, 56

The hook

53.9

score

Top watch score on the slate

CINForm clashNYY

Chase Burns recent form GS+: 66, 53, 55, 53, 56

Gerrit Cole recent form GS+: 51, 68, 34, 42, 53

NYYhome

Gerrit Cole

Form 49.6 · 2.57 ERA

→Steady +0.0
5d rest81 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 49.25.2 IP4.4 K1.6 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 4.4prop pendingTeam total pending

Gerrit Cole recent form GS+: 51, 68, 34, 42, 53

Top arm

56.6

Pairing

53.1

Jun 22

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

MIL @ CIN

PregameGreat American Ball Park

Park 1.0864F / 3 mph wind / 15% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 22

MILaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.7

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

CINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.9

Pairing

45.9

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