Toe the Slab

Upcoming Starting Matchups

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 / LAD

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

BAL @ LAD

PregameUNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium

Park 0.9863F / 4 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

BALaway

Trevor Rogers

Form 42.6 · 5.97 ERA

→Steady +3.8
6d rest88 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 43.15.2 IP2.9 K3.3 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.732 OPS20.5% KOPS rank 11th
Proj K 2.9prop pendingTeam total pending

Trevor Rogers recent form GS+: 36, 39, 49, 40, 49

The hook

54.8

score

Top watch score in this group

BALForm clashLAD

Trevor Rogers recent form GS+: 36, 39, 49, 40, 49

Yoshinobu Yamamoto recent form GS+: 62, 51, 66, 59, 66

LADhome

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Form 60.8 · 1.01 ERA

→Steady +0.0
7d rest101 pitch avg
Going deeper
Proj GS+ 60.57.0 IP6.3 K0.7 ERmedium confidence
Proj K 6.3prop pendingTeam total pending

Yoshinobu Yamamoto recent form GS+: 62, 51, 66, 59, 66

Top arm

60.8

Pairing

51.7

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

BAL @ LAD

PregameUNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium

Park 0.9868F / 8 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

BALaway

Brandon Young

Form 51.2 · 2.48 ERA

→Steady +1.7
5d rest91 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 51.46.2 IP4.3 K1.7 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.806 OPS20.3% KOPS rank 1st
Proj K 4.3prop pendingTeam total pending

Brandon Young recent form GS+: 55, 52, 46, 62, 41

The hook

49.9

score

Top watch score in this group

BALForm clashLAD

Brandon Young recent form GS+: 55, 52, 46, 62, 41

Emmet Sheehan recent form GS+: 37, 54, 51, 51

LADhome

Emmet Sheehan

Form 48.3 · 4.64 ERA

→Steady +0.0
Small sample7d rest84 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 47.75.1 IP5.0 K2.6 ERlow confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.746 OPS23.1% KOPS rank 7th
Proj K 5.0prop pendingTeam total pending

Emmet Sheehan recent form GS+: 37, 54, 51, 51

Top arm

51.2

Pairing

49.8

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

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 / 39% 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 / 12% 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.

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

LAD @ SD

PregamePetco Park

Park 0.9570F / 5 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 26

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

SDhome

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.