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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 / CLE

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

CLE @ HOU

PregameDaikin Park

Park 0.99Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 19

CLEaway

Tanner Bibee

Form 48.6 · 3.72 ERA

→Steady +1.4
7d rest87 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 47.96.1 IP4.1 K2.5 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.729 OPS22.1% KOPS rank 13th
Proj K 4.1prop pendingTeam total pending

Tanner Bibee recent form GS+: 58, 20, 47, 61, 57

The hook

49.7

score

Top watch score on the slate

CLEForm clashHOU

Tanner Bibee recent form GS+: 58, 20, 47, 61, 57

Tatsuya Imai recent form GS+: 45, 53, 51, 50

HOUhome

Tatsuya Imai

Form 49.8 · 2.91 ERA

→Steady +0.0
Small sample13d rest93 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 49.15.1 IP4.7 K1.6 ERlow confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.698 OPS21.0% KOPS rank 17th
Proj K 4.7prop pendingTeam total pending

Tatsuya Imai recent form GS+: 45, 53, 51, 50

Top arm

49.8

Pairing

49.2

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

CLE @ HOU

PregameDaikin Park

Park 0.99Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

CLEaway

Joey Cantillo

Form 39.6 · 6.75 ERA

→Steady +0.3
7d rest87 pitch avg
Short outings
Proj GS+ 38.94.1 IP4.0 K3.1 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.729 OPS22.1% KOPS rank 13th
Proj K 4.0prop pendingTeam total pending

Joey Cantillo recent form GS+: 59, 25, 35, 28, 51

The hook

45.0

score

Top watch score on the slate

CLEForm clashHOU

Joey Cantillo recent form GS+: 59, 25, 35, 28, 51

Spencer Arrighetti recent form GS+: 57, 52, 33, 49, 42

HOUhome

Spencer Arrighetti

Form 46.6 · 3.15 ERA

→Steady -2.2
6d rest92 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 46.75.1 IP4.5 K1.8 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 4.5prop pendingTeam total pending

Spencer Arrighetti recent form GS+: 57, 52, 33, 49, 42

Top arm

46.6

Pairing

43.1

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

CLE @ HOU

PregameDaikin Park

Park 0.99Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

CLEaway

Slade Cecconi

Form 49.4 · 3.24 ERA

→Steady -0.4
5d rest81 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 49.55.1 IP4.1 K1.8 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.729 OPS22.1% KOPS rank 13th
Proj K 4.1prop pendingTeam total pending

Slade Cecconi recent form GS+: 47, 40, 56, 53, 51

The hook

47.8

score

Top watch score on the slate

CLEForm clashHOU

Slade Cecconi recent form GS+: 47, 40, 56, 53, 51

Kai-Wei Teng recent form GS+: 60, 45, 30, 31, 38

HOUhome

Kai-Wei Teng

Form 40.8 · 5.40 ERA

→Steady -3.0
6d rest88 pitch avg
Walks ↑
Proj GS+ 40.94.2 IP5.2 K2.5 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.698 OPS21.0% KOPS rank 17th
Proj K 5.2prop pendingTeam total pending

Kai-Wei Teng recent form GS+: 60, 45, 30, 31, 38

Top arm

49.4

Pairing

45.1

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

CLE @ CWS

PregameRate Field

Park 1.0165F / 11 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 22

CLEaway

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

CWShome

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.

Jun 23

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

CLE @ CWS

PregameRate Field

Park 1.0157F / 16 mph wind / 10% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 23

CLEaway

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

CWShome

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.