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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: STL @ KC / Jun 21 / #1 week pick
Filters / Pregame only / Watch rank / CWS

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

CWS @ DET

PregameComerica Park

Park 0.9877F / 13 mph wind / 35% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

CWSaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

48.0

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

DEThome

Troy Melton

Form 48.0 · 2.81 ERA

→Steady +0.0
Small sample11d rest88 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 47.36.1 IP3.3 K1.9 ERlow confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.723 OPS24.0% KOPS rank 15th
Proj K 3.3prop pendingTeam total pending

Troy Melton recent form GS+: 51, 47, 54, 40

Top arm

48.0

Pairing

46.9

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

CWS @ DET

PregameComerica Park

Park 0.9871F / 8 mph wind / 13% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

CWSaway

Davis Martin

Form 39.8 · 5.97 ERA

→Steady -3.4
5d rest92 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 39.95.0 IP4.9 K3.3 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.709 OPS23.2% KOPS rank 21st
Proj K 4.9prop pendingTeam total pending

Davis Martin recent form GS+: 43, 55, 20, 61, 20

The hook

44.8

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

DEThome

Justin Verlander

Limited form sample

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

42.8

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

CLE @ CWS

PregameRate Field

Park 1.0161F / 7 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

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

CWShome

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

CLE @ CWS

PregameRate Field

Park 1.0160F / 9 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

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

CWShome

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

CLE @ CWS

PregameRate Field

Park 1.0167F / 3 mph wind / 26% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 24

CLEaway

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

CWShome

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 25

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 26

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

KC @ CWS

PregameRate Field

Park 1.0169F / 12 mph wind / 16% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 26

KCaway

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

CWShome

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.