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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 / MIN

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

PregameGlobe Life Field

Park 1.00Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 18

MINaway

Joe Ryan

Form 55.0 · 2.87 ERA

→Steady -0.5
6d rest100 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 55.06.1 IP7.6 K1.9 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.709 OPS25.6% KOPS rank 16th
Proj K 7.6prop pendingTeam total pending

Joe Ryan recent form GS+: 65, 60, 46, 53, 51

The hook

52.1

score

Best matchup on the board

MINForm clashTEX

Joe Ryan recent form GS+: 65, 60, 46, 53, 51

Jack Leiter recent form GS+: 38, 41, 64, 28, 35

TEXhome

Jack Leiter

Form 41.2 · 4.86 ERA

→Steady -3.0
6d rest95 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 41.25.1 IP4.6 K2.8 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.695 OPS21.9% KOPS rank 19th
Proj K 4.6prop pendingTeam total pending

Jack Leiter recent form GS+: 38, 41, 64, 28, 35

Top arm

55.0

Pairing

48.1

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

MIN @ AZ

PregameChase Field

Park 1.03Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 19

MINaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

51.4

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

AZhome

Michael Soroka

Form 52.8 · 2.63 ERA

→Steady +0.1
6d rest91 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 52.56.1 IP5.2 K1.8 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.734 OPS22.6% KOPS rank 11th
Proj K 5.2prop pendingTeam total pending

Michael Soroka recent form GS+: 49, 48, 45, 59, 63

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

MIN @ AZ

PregameChase Field

Park 1.03Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

MINaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

44.3

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

AZhome

Zac Gallen

Form 37.4 · 5.79 ERA

→Steady -2.1
6d rest87 pitch avg
K-rate ↓
Proj GS+ 37.15.1 IP3.3 K3.3 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.695 OPS21.9% KOPS rank 19th
Proj K 3.3prop pendingTeam total pending

Zac Gallen recent form GS+: 46, 30, 34, 35, 42

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

41.6

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

MIN @ AZ

PregameChase Field

Park 1.03Indoor

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

MINaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

45.0

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

AZhome

Ryne Nelson

Form 42.0 · 4.46 ERA

→Steady -0.2
6d rest95 pitch avg
K-rate ↓
Proj GS+ 41.76.1 IP3.1 K3.1 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.734 OPS22.6% KOPS rank 11th
Proj K 3.1prop pendingTeam total pending

Ryne Nelson recent form GS+: 51, 38, 50, 20, 51

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

43.9

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

LAD @ MIN

PregameTarget Field

Park 0.9961F / 4 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 22

LADaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

MINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.8

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

LAD @ MIN

PregameTarget Field

Park 0.9958F / 3 mph wind / 34% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 23

LADaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

MINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.8

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

Jun 24

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

LAD @ MIN

PregameTarget Field

Park 0.9960F / 4 mph wind / 19% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 24

LADaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

MINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.8

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