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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: NYM @ PHI / Jun 18 / #1 week pick
Filters / Pregame only / Watch rank / All teams

Jun 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 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

Must-watch

NYM @ PHI

PregameCitizens Bank Park

Park 1.0177F / 12 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 18

NYMaway

Sean Manaea

Limited form sample

Last: vs ATL6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 KGS+ 58

Proj GS+ 57.66.0 IP6.0 K2.1 ERlow confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.691 OPS23.4% KOPS rank 24th
Proj K 6.0prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

54.4

score

Top watch score on the slate

Form clash pending

PHIhome

Aaron Nola

Form 43.8 · 6.91 ERA

→Steady +3.5
5d rest87 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 43.45.0 IP4.7 K3.9 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.666 OPS22.0% KOPS rank 26th
Proj K 4.7prop pendingTeam total pending

Aaron Nola recent form GS+: 38, 55, 57, 29, 40

Top arm

58.0

Pairing

50.9

Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.

#2

Must-watch

STL @ KC

PregameKauffman Stadium#2 of 9 watch rank

Park 1.0067F / 2 mph wind

3rd matchup

Top arm

54.4

Pairing

49.6

Matthew Liberatore

STL

Form 44.8 · 5.32 ERA

→Steady +0.0
5d rest83 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 45.14.2 IP5.5 K2.4 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.709 OPS21.6% KOPS rank 20th
Proj K 5.5prop pendingTeam total pending

Matthew Liberatore recent form GS+: 44, 48, 57, 39, 36

Noah Cameron

KC

Form 54.4 · 2.62 ERA

→Steady +1.4
5d rest93 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 54.75.2 IP4.9 K1.4 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.712 OPS16.6% KOPS rank 14th
Proj K 4.9prop pendingTeam total pending

Noah Cameron recent form GS+: 60, 49, 66, 63, 34

#3

Must-watch

LAA @ ATH

PregameSutter Health Park#3 of 9 watch rank

Park 1.0060F / 7 mph wind

1st matchup

Top arm

48.5

Pairing

47.2

TBD

LAA

TBD

Gage Jump

ATH

Form 48.5 · 3.09 ERA

→Steady +0.0
Small sample6d rest86 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 48.86.0 IP4.9 K2.0 ERlow confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.711 OPS24.7% KOPS rank 15th
Proj K 4.9prop pendingTeam total pending

Gage Jump recent form GS+: 36, 57, 55, 46

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

#4

Worth it

CWS @ NYY

PregameYankee Stadium#4 of 9 watch rank

Park 1.0376F / 7 mph wind

5th matchup

Top arm

45.9

Pairing

43.7

Bryan Hudson

CWS

Limited

Ryan Weathers

NYY

Form 41.4 · 6.44 ERA

→Steady +0.0
6d rest93 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 41.06.0 IP5.5 K4.4 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.723 OPS24.0% KOPS rank 16th
Proj K 5.5prop pendingTeam total pending

Ryan Weathers recent form GS+: 39, 57, 47, 38, 26

Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.