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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
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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

TOR @ CHC

PregameWrigley Field

Park 1.0474F / 2 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 19

TORaway

Kevin Gausman

Form 52.8 · 2.78 ERA

Steady -0.9
6d rest97 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 52.56.0 IP6.4 K1.9 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.722 OPS21.1% KOPS rank 17th
Proj K 6.4prop pendingTeam total pending

Kevin Gausman recent form GS+: 59, 51, 48, 43, 63

The hook

51.5

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

CHChome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

52.8

Pairing

49.3

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. 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

TOR @ CHC

PregameWrigley Field

Park 1.0475F / 9 mph wind / 10% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

TORaway

Patrick Corbin

Form 43.2 · 5.40 ERA

Steady +0.9
6d rest81 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 42.74.2 IP3.3 K2.6 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.751 OPS21.8% KOPS rank 6th
Proj K 3.3prop pendingTeam total pending

Patrick Corbin recent form GS+: 56, 51, 35, 31, 43

The hook

45.1

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

CHChome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

44.5

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

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

TOR @ CHC

PregameWrigley Field

Park 1.0461F / 10 mph wind / 69% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

TORaway

Dylan Cease

Form 54.5 · 3.48 ERA

Steady +0.0
Small sample5d rest94 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 54.65.1 IP8.6 K1.9 ERlow confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.722 OPS21.1% KOPS rank 17th
Proj K 8.6prop pendingTeam total pending

Dylan Cease recent form GS+: 45, 52, 66, 55

The hook

52.9

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

CHChome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

54.5

Pairing

50.2

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

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

CHC @ NYM

PregameCiti Field

Park 0.9763F / 6 mph wind / 66% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 22

CHCaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

45.2

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

NYMhome

Kodai Senga

Limited form sample

Last: vs CIN4.0 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 KGS+ 36

Proj GS+ 36.74.0 IP5.0 K3.8 ERlow confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.722 OPS21.1% KOPS rank 17th
Proj K 5.0prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

40.9

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