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The under is 15-4-2 in Rockies last 21 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record, 12-4 in Rockies last 16 Saturday games, and 18-6-2 in Rockies last 26 during game 2 of a series. While the under is 15-5-1 in Mariners last 21 home games vs. a left-handed starter.

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Gausman earned his first victory in nine starts since May 11 on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing two runs and six hits across eight innings. The LSU product is winless in eight road turns this season but has yielded two or fewer runs in four consecutive outings overall, posting a 2.46 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over that stretch.

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Arizona is 1-5 in their last 6 overall, 1-5 in their last 6 games on grass, 1-7 in their last 8 home games, and 0-5 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. In addition, the Diamondbacks are 1-4 in Godleys last 5 starts vs. Padres.

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Playing against underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (KANSAS CITY) with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 5.70 to 6.20 on the season (AL), with a cold starting pitcher- ERA >= 7.00 over his last 3 starts is 75-27 over the last 5 seasons. 73.5% (36.2 units)

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Under is 5-0-2 in Foltynewiczs last 7 starts with 4 days of rest, 7-0-2 in Foltynewiczs last 9 starts during game 2 of a series, 3-1-1 in Foltynewiczs last 5 Friday starts, and 8-3-1 in Foltynewiczs last 12 starts vs. a team with a winning record. While the 28-13-2 in Brewers last 43 home games vs. a team with a winning record and 85-40-5 in Brewers last 130 games vs. a right-handed starter.

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Playing against home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (MINNESOTA) with a decent bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 to 1.450 on the season, starting a pitcher who was rocked for 7 or more runs last outing is 43-20 over the last 5 seasons. 68.3% (22.6 units)

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Pivetta snapped a seven-game winless skid in unexpected fashion Sunday, as he overcame one walk to pitch a scoreless 13th inning in a 4-3 victory over Washington. The 25-year-old exacted a measure of revenge after getting shellacked for seven runs on as many hits -- including three homers -- in a 17-7 romp by the Nationals last Friday. Pivetta aims to turn in his second strong outing against Pittsburgh, as he permitted two runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings of a no-decision on April 22. Pittsburgh starter, Williams suffered his second straight loss and fell to 1-4 in his last eight outings on Saturday after yielding four runs in 4 2/3 innings of a 4-3 setback to his hometown Padres.

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Playing on all teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (TORONTO) who is an average offensive team (4.4 to 4.9 runs/game) against an average starter (ERA=4.70 to 5.70)-AL, with an on base percentage of .310 or worse over their last 20 games is 154-99 since 1997.

60.9% (57.5 units)

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Detroit starter, Boyd 2.61 ERA home as opposed to 5.55 ERA away this season; and 6-1 last seven overall team starts during July. While Texas starter,  Gallardo has a 6.75 ERA with 1.50 WHIP away this season.  In addition, Boyd is 3-0 against AL West opponents this season.

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The  Giants are 8-2 in their last 10 during game 3 of a series, 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games, and 7-2 in their last 9 vs. National League West. While the  6-13 in Anderson's last 19 starts vs. National League West, 2-6 in Anderson's last 8 starts, and 2-6 in Anderson's last 8 starts on grass.

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Road team (Minnesota)  is 4-1 in Wests last 5 Wednesday games behind home plate vs. Milwaukee. The Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 Wednesday games with West behind home plate, and 1-5 in their last 6 games with West behind home plate.

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Playing Against Road teams (BOSTON) who are allowing 3.9 or less runs/game on the season (AL), in July games are 159-105 since 1997. 60.2% (59.3 units)

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The Giants are 16-5 in their last 21 games vs. a right-handed starter, 6-2 in their last 8 road games vs. a right-handed starter, and 20-7 in their last 27 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. While the 4-10 in their last 14 home games, 5-16 in their last 21 home games vs. a team with a winning record, and 3-10 in their last 13 vs. National League West.

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Estrada should be sad to see June go after posting a 2-1 record with a 2.35 ERA and a .207 batting averaging against in the month. The Long Beach State product logged four straight quality starts to begin the month before lasting just five innings and surrendering three earned runs at Houston on Wednesday. Estrada is 6-7 with a 3.98 ERA in 27 career interleague games - 20 starts.

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Playing Against Home teams (NY YANKEES) with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 5.70 to 6.20 on the season (AL) against opponent with a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start is 32-13 over the last 5 seasons. 71.1% (20.7 units)

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The  Nationals are 8-2 in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 23-9 in their last 32 Tuesday games, and 5-2 in their last 7 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record. In addition, the home team is 5-0 in Carapazzas last 5 interleague games behind home plate.

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The Tigers are 34-71 in their last 105 games vs. a right-handed starter, 12-26 in their last 38 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game, and 21-46 in their last 67 road games. While the Cubs are 17-6 in their last 23 interleague games, 42-15 in their last 57 home games vs. a team with a losing record, and 10-4 in their last 14 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.

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The Twins are 9-3 in Gibsons last 12 starts with 4 days of rest, 12-5 in Gibsons last 17 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game, and 14-6 in Gibsons last 20 road starts. While the Brewers are 2-5 in Suters last 7 starts vs. a team with a losing record and 1-4 in Suters last 5 inter league starts.  In addition, the Twins are 6-2 the last 8 meetings versus the Brewers.

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Play Against road underdogs with a money line of +175 to +250 (BOSTON) with a good bullpen that converts on 75%+ of their save opportunities against opponent with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better on the season-NL This angle is 59-11 over the last 5 seasons. 84.3% (35.7 units)

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The Detroit Tigers applied the brakes on an epic slide that saw them lose each of the last 11 contests in June. The Tigers (37-48) look to pick up speed by collecting their second straight win of the new month and salvaging a split of their four-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays (39-44) this afternoon. Nicholas Castellanos went deep for the fourth time in eight games with his fourth career grand slam to highlight Detroit's 9-1 romp of Toronto on Sunday. The 26-year-old, who has two homers among his four hits and six RBIs in the last two contests, is a robust 13-for-32 with 12 RBIs and seven runs scored in his last eight games. Justin Smoak followed up a home run in back-to-back contests in this series with an RBI double for Toronto, which fell for only the second time in 12 home games. The 31-year-old's hot streak hasn't extended to meetings with Monday starter Mike Fiers, against whom he is 1-for-10 with five strikeouts.

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Playing Against road teams (BOSTON) who are allowing 3.9 or less runs/game on the season (AL), in July games is 156-104 since 1997. 60.0% (57.4 units)

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Play Against road underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (COLORADO)

with a slugging percentage of .480 or better over their last 10 games against opponent starting a pitcher who walked

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Cleveland is  1-5 in Clevingers last 6 road starts, 0-4 in Clevingers last 4 starts vs. American League West, and 0-6 in Clevingers last 6 starts vs. a team with a winning record. While Oakland is 10-2 in their last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, 41-15 in their last 56 vs. American League Central, and 19-7 in their last 26 Sunday games.

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Miami is 16-24 at home this season, 5-8 when playing on Sunday this season, 8-15 against division opponents this season, 9-18 in day games this season, and 10-13 against left-handed starters this season.

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Play On home underdogs with a money line of +125 to +175 (TAMPA BAY) after scoring and allowing 4 runs or less last 3 games. This angle is 31-20 over the last 5 seasons for  60.8% (22.9 units)

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Rodriguez pitched a career-high seven innings last Sunday against San Diego and received a no-decision after allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts. The 26-year-old rookie is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two road starts compared to a 2-0 mark and 2.50 ERA in three starts at AT&T Park

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Sale was about as dominant as he has been all season in Sunday's win against Seattle, allowing four hits and a walk while fanning 13 across seven scoreless innings. The six-time All-Star threw 71 of his 93 pitches for strikes and hasn't given up a homer over his last four outings, yielding a total of four runs and striking out 43 in 28 frames over that span. Judge is 3-for-15 with a homer and 10 strikeouts against Sale, who tossed six innings of one-run ball in a win versus the Yankees on April 10.

Rating: 2 Units

Marquez’s dismal month continued last Sunday when he allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits over 3 1/3 innings in a loss to Miami. The 23-year-old has given up a total of 25 runs (24 earned) in five starts in June covering 25 1/3 innings this month, and his ERA has climbed from 4.21 to 5.53 during that span. Cody Bellinger is 1-for-12 with three strikeouts against Marquez, who has gone 1-0 with a 3.91 ERA in four career starts versus the Dodgers. Los Angeles starter, Maeda bounced back from a rough outing against the Chicago Cubs by holding them scoreless over seven innings in last Monday’s rematch. The 30-year-old native of Japan recorded nine strikeouts in the 2-1 victory and has fanned 80 batters in 68 innings. Maeda owns a 5-2 record and 2.11 ERA in eight career games (six starts) against Colorado

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The under is 35-14-3 in Nationals last 52 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game, 20-8 in Nationals last 28 on grass, 22-9 in Nationals last 31 games vs. a right-handed starter, and 42-18-6 in Nationals last 66 road games. While the under is 34-15-5 in Phillies last 54 games following a loss, and 11-5-1 in Phillies last 17 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.

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Mejia will be called up from Triple-A Rochester to make his first big-league appearance of the season. The 25-year-old made 21 starts for the Twins a year ago and held his own, pitching at least five innings and allowing three or fewer runs 10 times. Mejia has pitched well at Triple-A this season, going 4-2 with a 2.74 ERA in 11 games (nine starts). Chicago starter, Chatwood returns to the rotation for his first outing since June 19. The 28-year-old is winless in seven starts since May 11, and he hasn’t posted a quality start since April 29 - largely because his control problems have prevented him from pitching deep into games. Chatwood has issued 63 walks over 68 1/3 innings and has handed out at least five free passes in nine of his 14 starts

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Anderson has lost two straight starts, both at home, by giving up seven runs and 14 hits over 11 1/3 innings in defeats to Miami and the New York Mets. However, the 28-year-old has yet to lose away from Coors Field this year, posting a 3-0 record and 4.08 ERA in nine road starts. Anderson gave up five runs in five innings versus the Dodgers on June 1 and is 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA against them.

Rating:  2 Units

Liriano could not get past the fourth inning at Cleveland on Saturday, when he was charged with three runs - two earned - on four hits and three walks while striking out three in a loss. The Dominican Republic native failed to record an out in the sixth inning in four of his last five turns and is up to 32 walks in 61 2/3 total innings. Liriano, who made 18 starts for Toronto in 2017, is 1-2 with a 2.80 ERA in six road starts this season.

Rating: 2 Units

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Weaver failed to complete six innings in any of his last five starts and is winless in his last seven, compiling a 0-4 record in that span. The 24-year-old was reached for four runs on six hits and four walks over five frames without factoring in the decision at Philadelphia on Tuesday. Weaver started at Milwaukee on May 28 and absorbed a loss while surrendering four runs - two earned - across four innings. Milwaukee starter, Chacin is coming off a tough-luck loss at Pittsburgh on Monday, when he allowed one run and six hits over 6 1/3 innings but could not get any run support in a game the Brewers went on to lose 1-0. The Venezuela native yielded one or no runs in three of his last four turns and five of seven

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Blackburn, who will be making the fourth start of the season, did not factor in the decision at San Diego on Tuesday after giving up two runs and four hits over five innings. It was a decent bounce-back performance after he was battered for eight runs on eight hits in 1 1/3 innings by World Series champion Houston in his previous start. Blackburn is 2-1 with a 1.77 ERA in six career road starts. Chicago starter, Rodon, who missed the first two-plus months of the season while rehabbing from arthroscopic shoulder surgery, is still in search of his first win as he makes his fourth start of the year. He went a season-high 6 1/3 innings in a loss at Cleveland on Tuesday, giving up four runs and five hits. Rodon, 1-1 with a 4.67 ERA versus Oakland, has had issues with Josh Phegley, who is 3-for-8 with a homer against him.

Rating: 2 Units

Bartolo Colon registered a major milestone in his last start and has a chance to reach another one today when the visiting Texas Rangers look to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins. The Rangers have outscored Minnesota 17-7 in the first two victories and have ripped off seven straight wins following a seven-game losing streak. The 45-year-old Colon became the winningest pitcher from the Dominican Republic in his last outing and can match Dennis Martinez (245) for the most wins by a pitcher from Latin American. Adrian Beltre clubbed his 466th homer -- good for 34th place on the all-time list -- as part of a three-hit game in Saturday's 9-6 win for Texas, which has produced 48 runs during the winning streak -- the same number the team allowed in the seven-game slide. The Twins were coming off back-to-back series wins against Cleveland and Boston, but they have been outscored 26-9 during their three-game skid. Eddie Rosario matched Logan Morrison with a two-run homer and also added a two-RBI double for Minnesota, which dropped below .500 at home (19-20) with the latest setback.

Rating: 2 Units

The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to maintain their mastery of the host Pittsburgh Pirates when they aim for a four-game sweep in today's series finale. A 7-2 victory in Saturday's matchup gave the Diamondbacks a 5-1 mark against the Pirates this year, and they've averaged eight runs in those five victories. Paul Goldschmidt homered and scored three times Saturday and he is hitting .429 with nine home runs and 21 RBIs in his last 17 games. The five-time All-Star has two hits in seven career at-bats against Trevor Williams, who starts the series finale for Pittsburgh. The Pirates managed seven hits - all singles - in Saturday's loss, falling to 10-23 in their last 33 games. Clay Buchholz gets the nod for Arizona as it tries to win its sixth consecutive game in PNC Park and is 20-5 in his last 25 overall team starts during June; and 2.14 ERA with 1.04 WHIP this season.

Rating: 2 Units

German struck out a career-high 10 batters over six innings of three-run ball to defeat Tampa Bay two turns ago, and he was even better five days later against Seattle. He held the Mariners to two runs in seven frames while fanning nine, giving the surging 25-year-old 28 strikeouts - against two walks - over his last three starts. Opponents are hitting just .213 against German overall and .201 in his eight starts. Tampa Bay starter, Andriese takes the spot of originally scheduled starter Blake Snell, who was pushed back a day to gain some extra rest. The 28-year-old Andriese has made his last eight appearances out of the bullpen, giving up six runs over 9 2/3 innings across four outings this month. Aaron Judge has hammered Andriese by going 7-for-12 with three home runs and two doubles in their previous encounters.

Rating: 2 Units

The Houston Astros will try to complete a perfect road trip and extend their winning streak to 11 contests when they finish a three-game series at the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Alex Bregman and Max Stassi hit three-run homers to lead the Astros to a 10-2 win in Saturday's matchup, which pushed Houston to within one victory of matching last season's longest streak. Houston starter, McCullers lasted seven innings for the fifth time in 2018 in a win at Oakland on Tuesday, limiting the Athletics to two runs and five hits. He kept the ball in the park for the eighth time in his last 10 starts while lowering his road ERA.

Rating: 2 Units

Yankee Stadium continues to be a house of horrors for the Tampa Bay Rays, who will attempt to avoid a four-game sweep when they visit the New York Yankees today in the series finale. The slumping Rays have managed to score only four runs in the first three games of the series and have dropped 28 of their last 36 games in the Bronx. Veteran left-hander CC Sabathia will look to continue a stellar string of pitching for New York, which boasts a major league-best 2.08 ERA while going 13-3 over the last 16 games. Sabathia appears back on track after a rocky four-start stretch, winning back-to-back outings by blanking the Washington Nationals on four hits over 5 2/3 innings on Tuesday. The 37-year-old pitched seven innings of two-run ball at Toronto on June 5 after allowing 20 runs in his previous four turns. Sabathia has made seven starts at Yankee Stadium this season, posting a 2-0 mark and 2.57 ERA.

Rating: 2 Units

DeSclafani is making his third start this season and surrendered 16 hits along with three walks over 10 innings in his first two outings. The 28-year-old struck out six and earned a win last Sunday against St. Louis despite allowing three runs - two earned - and 10 hits across five innings. DeSclafani is making his seventh start against the Pirates and went 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA in the first six. Pittsburgh starter, Musgrove turned in a quality start at Arizona on Monday but could not come away with a decision after allowing three runs - two earned - and five hits over six innings. The 25-year-old owns 23 strikeouts and five walks over 25 total innings in four starts. Musgrove, who came to the National League over the winter in a trade from the Houston Astros, is seeing the Reds for the first time.

Rating: 2 Units

Odorizzi is winless in his last six starts, but allowed three or fewer runs in five of them, including last Tuesday when he yielded two over five innings at Detroit. The 28-year-old Illinois native has not completed more than six innings in any of his 14 outings this year and is averaging fewer than five frames in his last five appearances. Francisco Lindor is 5-for-9 with two doubles and two homers versus Odorizzi, who is 1-2 with a 6.33 ERA in six games against Cleveland. Cleveland starter, Bieber, a 2016 fourth-round pick out of California, returns for his second major league start after putting up impressive numbers in the minor leagues. The 23-year-old faced Minnesota in his first big-league outing May 31 when he allowed four runs on eight hits - including homers by Logan Morrison and Eduardo Escobar - and a walk with six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. Bieber is 6-1 with a 1.29 ERA between Triple-A and Double-A this year with 72 strikeouts over 76 2/3 innings.

Rating: 2 Units

Roark is having a tough time finding run support and suffered a loss at the New York Yankees on Tuesday despite allowing three runs in six solid innings. Washington scored three or fewer runs in eight of the Illinois native's last 10 starts. Roark is seeing Toronto for the first time. Toronto starter, Gaviglio struggled through his worst outing of the season at Tampa Bay on Monday, when he allowed five runs on seven hits and a pair of walks over 3 1/3 innings. The 28-year-old tossed seven scoreless innings against the New York Yankees in his previous turn. Gaviglio is seeing Washington for the first time this year and is 1-2 with a 7.04 ERA in three road starts in 2018.

Rating: 2 Units

Guerra is 3-4 with a 2.71 ERA. Guerra most recently allowed one run off five hits with four strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on Monday. Guerra only needed 72 pitches to through the six frames and he’s now posted four straight quality efforts. Guerra sports a 1.99 ERA in all “day” games this season. In addition, the Phillies are 35-32 overall this year, but just 13-20 on the road. The Brewers are 42-27 overall this season, and 21-12 at home

Rating: 2 Units

Freeland fell to 5-2 since the beginning of May in Sunday's defeat versus Arizona, giving up four runs on four hits while tying season highs in walks (four) and strikeouts (eight) in six frames. The Evansville product has yielded at least three runs in each of his last four turns but logged six or more innings in eight of his last nine outings. Freeland has struggled a bit on the road (3-4, 4.15 ERA) and will face Texas for the first time but is 4-0 with a 2.03 in four career interleague starts.  Texas starter, Minor recorded his first quality start he's registered since May 3 in last Saturday's no-decision versus Houston, permitting three runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. The 30-year-old Tennessee native has shown good control so far (15 walks in 12 starts) but is allowing opponents to bat .281 overall and has surrendered 10 homers over his last seven turns. Desmond is 7-for-27 with two doubles and a home run versus Minor, who is 3-2 with a 5.73 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) against Colorado.

Rating: 2 Units

Giolito walked more batters (four) than he struck out (three) for the seventh time in 13 starts Monday against Cleveland, taking the loss after surrendering four runs on four hits across five innings. The 23-year-old ranks third in the majors in walks (43) and has been abysmal in six home turns this season, going 1-4 with an 11.63 ERA while allowing opponents to bat .303 in those outings. Giolito was tagged for five runs in 5 2/3 frames in a loss to Detroit on April 7.

Rating: 2 Units

After giving up eight total runs through his first seven starts, Martinez has allowed six over his last two - four of which were earned. He lasted a season-low four innings while giving up two runs and walking five in a no-decision against Miami on Tuesday. However,  Martinez 4-0 team starts versus N.L. Central this season; and 1.83 ERA with 1.07 WHIP this season while the Reds are 2-8 all time versus Martinez, including 1-5 at home.

Rating: 2 Units

Paxton has not lost since his season debut, allowing two or fewer runs in 10 of his last 12 starts including a no-hitter at Toronto on May 8. The 29-year-old Canadian held Houston to one run on nine hits and one walk over 7 2/3 innings with six strikeouts last time out to earn his fifth straight win. C.J. Cron is 4-for-14 with a homer versus Paxton, who is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two career starts against Tampa Bay.

Rating: 2 Units

Porcello is coming off back-to-back wins and got the better of defending champion Houston last Sunday by surrendering three runs - two earned - and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. The New Jersey native has also recorded a quality start in three of his last four outings. Porcello earned a win over the White Sox last season despite allowing five runs in 5 1/3 innings and is 11-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 23 career starts against Chicago.

Rating: 2 Units

Arrieta closed out a dominant month on Tuesday with seven scoreless innings in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In five starts in May, Arrieta gave up a total of three earned runs and recorded a 0.90 ERA over 30 frames. Brandon Crawford is 2-for-16 with eight strikeouts against the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner, who has gone 5-2 with a 1.96 ERA in seven career starts against San Francisco - including a 4-1 record and 2.23 ERA in five outings at AT&T Park.

Rating: 2 Units

Suter earned the win in each of his last three starts and is coming off an outing on Monday against St. Louis in which he was reached for three runs and five hits in five innings without walking a batter. Suter is seeing the White Sox for the first time in his career and is 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA in six career interleague games - five starts. Chicago starter, Covey earned his first major league win against Baltimore on May 23, striking out eight while allowing one run and six hits in seven frames. The 26-year-old wasn't quite as sharp at Cleveland on Monday, when he was reached for five runs - two earned - on five hits and struck out three in 4 1/3 frames without factoring in the decision. Covey made three inter-league appearances - two starts - during his 2017 rookie campaign and went 0-1 with an 8.22 ERA.

Rating: 2 Units

Lester had allowed two runs or fewer in five straight starts before giving up four over six innings in a win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The 34-year-old has 18 strikeouts and only two walks over 19 innings across his last three outings. Lester is 5-1 with a 3.83 ERA in seven starts against the Mets. New York starter, Matz is expected to make his regular start despite leaving Tuesday's outing after three innings with a strained left index finger. The 27-year-old was outstanding in May, going 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA. Matz is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA in two starts against the Cubs, both in 2016.

Rating: 2 Units

Sanchez is coming off his worst start of the season at Boston on Monday, getting pounded for seven runs on nine hits, including two homers, over five innings. It marked the fifth straight start in which he failed to pitch beyond five innings and left him 0-3 in that span. Detroit starter, Fulmer picked up the victory in his previous outing with 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball at Minnesota. Fulmer is 2-0 with an 0.64 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays.

Rating: 2 Units

Archer is 1-2 with a 2.80 ERA in six career starts against Seattle and has dominated Kyle Seager (0-for-15) while struggling with Nelson Cruz (6-for-17, one homer). Seattle starter, Gonzales hasn't allowed an earned run over his last three starts, a stretch of 19 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old has given up just 11 hits during the stretch, including four in 6 2/3 frames while beating Texas in his last turn. Gonzales, who never has faced the Rays, has struck out 53 in 60 innings this season.

Rating: 3 Unit Play of the Day

Greinke posted a solid 2.64 ERA with 30 strikeouts and six walks over 30 2/3 innings in five starts last month but came away with an 0-2 record. Both of the 34-year-old Floridian's losses in May came on the road, including a setback in Oakland on Sunday in which he gave up two runs on six hits and three walks in six frames. Greinke has yet to lose to Miami in his career, going 5-0 with a 3.77 ERA in nine starts and one relief appearance.

Rating: 2 Units

Hamels was unable to notch his third straight victory Sunday as he surrendered five runs on eight hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings of a loss to Kansas City. The 34-year-old from San Diego gave up a total of five runs over his previous four turns, and registered a season-low two strikeouts in the setback. Hamels has pitched well against the Angels in his career, going 4-2 with one complete game and a 2.82 ERA in 10 starts. Los Angeles starter, Richards' losing streak reached three starts on Sunday, when he yielded three runs on three hits and five walks in 2 1/3 innings against the Yankees in New York.

Rating: 2 Units

Bauer struck out a season-high 13 over 7 1/3 innings Sunday in a no-decision against Houston as the Indians rallied for a 10-9 victory. The 27-year-old UCLA product, who has 86 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings overall in 2018, defeated Detroit and the Chicago Cubs in his previous two starts while yielding 11 hits in 14 scoreless frames.

Rating: 2 Units

Happ has raised his game since he was pounded for seven runs over 3 1/3 innings by Seattle on May 10, winning his last three trips to the mound and turning in a quality start in each. The 34-year-old struck out eight and allowed two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings to win at Philadelphia on Sunday. Castellanos (7-for-13) has tormented Happ, who is 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA in eight appearances versus Detroit.

Rating: 2 Units

Montas was impressive in his season debut on Sunday, retiring his first 10 batters and taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning in a 2-1 victory against Arizona. The 25-year-old Dominican matched his career high with seven strikeouts and allowed just one run on three hits in the encounter. Montas has squared off against Kansas City in one relief appearance during his career, retiring all three players he's faced that are currently on the Royals' roster. Kansas City starter, Kennedy saw his winless stretch extend to nine outings (0-5, 6.31 ERA) on Saturday despite permitting just two runs in five innings of a no-decision at Texas. The 33-year-old was gashed for 19 runs on 24 hits - including five homers - in his previous three starts. Khris Davis is 4-for-12 with a homer in his career versus Kennedy, who sports a 1-2 career mark and 5.09 ERA in three starts against the Athletics.

Rating: 2 Units

Taillon's winless drought reached nine starts despite a solid outing versus St. Louis on Sunday, when he permitted three runs on five hits and left with the lead after 6 1/3 innings. He was hammered for six runs and eight hits over six innings in his previous turn and is 0-4 since tossing a one-hit shutout on April 8. Matt Carpenter is 7-for-16 with a homer off Taillon. St. Louis starter, Prior to struggling against the Pirates last time out, Mikolas had allowed two runs or fewer in seven straight starts, including seven innings of two-run ball at Pittsburgh on April. 27. The 29-year-old picked up his first shutout in the majors on May 21, blanking Kansas City on four hits while registering a career-high nine strikeouts. Mikolas has limited right-handed batters to a collective .177 batting average.

Rating: 2 Units

Carrasco managed a victory last time out against Houston despite allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts. The 31-year-old Venezuela native finished with a 4.98 ERA in five starts during May, but owns a 2.91 mark overall across six road starts in 2018. Brian Dozier is just 6-for-29 versus Carrasco.  Minnesota has dropped three straight and seven of eight after rallying from eight runs down to tie Thursday before giving up a Lindor’s game-winning solo shot in the eighth inning.

Rating: 2 Units

Colorado began its nine-game homestand by winning two of three against Cincinnati, including an 8-2 triumph on Sunday. Carlos Gonzalez went 4-for-4 with one of Colorado's four home runs, a two-run blast into the upper deck in the first inning that represented his 1,300th career hit.  San Francisco starter, Suarez is looking to halt a three-start losing streak during which he has surrendered 15 runs and 22 hits over 14 innings. The 25-year-old Floridian rookie has yielded five runs over four frames in each of his last two turns on the road after earning his first career victory at Atlanta on May 6, when he gave up one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings. Suarez, who will be facing Colorado for the first time.

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Fister was fortunate to come away with a no-decision Wednesday versus the New York Yankees after surrendering eight runs - six earned - and 11 hits (three homers) in 4 1/3 innings. The Fresno State product, who is 0-2 despite posting a 1.90 ERA in five road starts, is 0-4 over his last eight turns but has produced two scoreless outings in that span. Kyle Seager and Denard Span are each 8-for-22 against Fister, who is 4-4 with a 5.48 ERA in 10 career games (eight starts) versus Seattle. Seattle starter, Gonzales snapped a three-game winless streak Wednesday in Oakland, earning the victory after yielding only a pair of singles and walking two while fanning six in a career-high seven scoreless frames. The 26-year-old native of Colorado held Detroit to one unearned run across 5 2/3 innings in his previous outing and has given up only seven hits over 12 2/3 frames in his last two turns. Gonzales won his only career start against the Rangers.

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The Milwaukee Brewers have won five straight series and will try to start their next one on a good note when they begin a three-game set with the visiting St. Louis Cardinals today. After losing the first of four straight against the New York Mets, the Brewers picked up three consecutive wins over the weekend. Milwaukee starter, Suter won his last two starts while allowing a total of three runs in 11 1/3 innings and striking out six batters both times. The 28-year-old yielded one run and four hits in 5 1/3 frames in a no-decision at St. Louis on April 10.

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Montgomery, who has made 37 starts in 127 career appearances, allowed nine runs in 23 innings of relief this year before giving up six in 2 1/3 frames against Cleveland on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Californian has completed three innings twice in 2018, including on May 6 as he held St. Louis without a hit. Jordy Mercer is 4-for-8 with a homer versus Montgomery, who gave up three runs over two frames against the Pirates on April 10. Pittsburgh starter, Kuhl is unbeaten in his last four starts and six of seven after limiting Cincinnati to one run and five hits over six innings in a no-decision on Wednesday. The 25-year-old native of Delaware, who is 17-17 in his career, has recorded five quality starts while posting three wins in his last seven trips to the mound.

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Verlander is only 2-2 in his five starts this month despite allowing a total of four runs (three earned) in that span, but he won his second straight by limiting San Francisco to one run on three hits in six innings on Wednesday. It was the ninth consecutive quality start for the 35-year-old, who has yielded only four homers. New York starter, German has struggled since a brilliant performance in his first career start on May 6, when he did not allow a hit and struck out nine against Cleveland. The 25-year-old Dominican has given up six runs in each of his last two outings and took the loss after lasting only 3 2/3 innings at Texas on Tuesday.

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Price is coming off his third consecutive strong outing and held Tampa Bay to one run on three hits and three walks while striking out nine in six innings on Wednesday. The nine strikeouts marked a season high for the Vanderbilt product, who owns 55 punch outs in 57 1/3 total frames. Price earned a win at Toronto on May 12, when he allowed two runs and five hits while striking out six in 5 1/3 total innings.

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Greinke had his four-start unbeaten streak halted last time out, as he served up a season-high three homers en route to yielding four runs over six innings in a loss at Milwaukee on Monday. The 34-year-old Floridian did register nine strikeouts, marking the fourth time he has reached that total in 10 turns this season. Greinke has had success against Oakland in his career, going 6-1 with a 3.12 ERA in 15 appearances (11 starts). Oakland starter, Montas is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Nashville to make his third major-league start - and first for Oakland - in order to give Trevor Cahill an extra day of rest. The 25-year-old Montas came out of the bullpen for the Athletics last season after going 0-2 in two starts and five relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox in 2015. The Dominican, who never has faced Arizona, has gone 1-5 with one complete game and a 4.39 ERA in nine turns for the Sounds this year.

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Hammel ended a run in which he dropped his last eight decisions dating back to last season with Tuesday's victory in St. Louis, yielding one run on nine hits while striking out six in seven frames. The outing ended a brutal five-game stretch in which he went 0-4 and surrendered a total of 29 runs (28 earned) over 27 2/3 innings. Choo (5-for-14) and Nomar Mazara (2-for-6) are hitting at least .333 against Hammel, who is 1-3 with a 4.66 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) versus Texas. Texas starter, Hamels extended his unbeaten streak to four starts after opening the season 1-4 with Tuesday's win over the New York Yankees, striking out seven over as many innings while giving up a pair of solo homers among the four hits he allowed. The four-time All-Star has permitted two earned runs or fewer in each of his last five turns, posting a 2.08 ERA over that span. Salvador Perez (0-for-11) is one of several Royals who have struggled versus Hamels, who is 3-1 with a 2.86 ERA in five starts against Kansas City.

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Cole is unbeaten in his last five appearances after allowing two runs on four hits and three walks over six innings with eight strikeouts to beat San Francisco on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who boasts 101 strikeouts and 17 walks in 67 2/3 innings this year, has not given up more than three runs in any start and surrendered two or fewer in eight of 10.

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With Los Angeles skipping Shohei Ohtani's turn through the rotation to manage his workload, Richards will make the start after allowing five runs (one earned) across five frames in a loss at Toronto on Tuesday. The Oklahoma product, who will pitch on his 30th birthday, is 1-2 despite a 1.50 ERA in four turns this month. Richards was pounded for nine runs (five earned) over 1 2/3 innings versus the Yankees on April 28 and is 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in six appearances (five starts) against them.

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Odorizzi is 1-3 with a 4.11 ERA in seven career starts against Seattle, including a no-decision on May 14 during which he scattered four hits over six scoreless innings. Seattle starter, LeBlanc seeks his first decision Saturday as he makes his fifth straight start after five appearances out of the bullpen. The 33-year-old from Louisiana has surrendered a total of three runs over 20 1/3 innings since joining the rotation, striking out 15 batters while walking only two. LeBlanc has worked 8 1/3 scoreless frames against the Twins in his career, making three relief appearances before scattering three hits over six innings in a no-decision opposite Odorizzi on May 14 in Minnesota.

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Mahle lost his second straight start on Sunday, allowing four runs over six innings against the Chicago Cubs. The 23-year-old Californian has registered 52 strikeouts over 53 2/3 innings but has served up 13 home runs, including three in his last outing. A seventh-round draft pick of the Reds in 2013, Mahle has allowed multiple homers in half of his 10 turns this season.

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Barria was sent to Triple-A Salt Lake after his last start on May 15 despite holding Houston to one run and four hits over seven innings in a no-decision. The 21-year-old rookie from Panama, who will be recalled for Saturday's start, has permitted a total of six runs over his five outings and yielded one homer, that coming in his season debut. Barria is 2-0 with an 0.87 ERA in two road starts.

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Newcomb's phenomenal run continued last Saturday against Miami, as he won his fourth straight start while allowing one run in six innings. It is the only run he has allowed in 25 innings during his four-game winning streak, during which opponents have managed only nine hits. Boston starter, Pomeranz completed only four innings in each of his last two starts while giving up a total of eight runs (seven earned) and walking eight. He was saddled with the loss after a rocky outing against Baltimore on May 18 and then was pushed back in order to get in some side work during the week, which he hopes can yield a turnaround.

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The first-place Milwaukee Brewers try for a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday as they continue to hit - and win - on the road. Milwaukee (28-18), which leads Pittsburgh by 1 1/2 games in the National League Central, improved to 10-2 in its last 12 games away from home with a 5-4 victory Saturday and has already wrapped up their fourth straight road series win. The Brewers were ranked 28th in the majors at 3.9 runs per game before averaging 5.8 runs while going 7-2 on a 10-game road trip that ends Sunday. Minnesota (18-23), which owned a five-game winning streak against Milwaukee prior to Friday's 8-3 loss, will be without Joe Mauer for a period of time. The first baseman was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with concussion-like systems and a cervical strain after he was removed from Friday's contest because of neck stiffness and "balance issues and light sensitivity,'' according to the club.

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Chen missed the first month of the season with a left elbow strain and has produced mixed results in his first four starts. He held the Los Angeles Dodgers to three hits in 4 1/3 scoreless innings Tuesday after surrendering 13 runs with six walks and 12 hits allowed in losses to Cincinnati and the Chicago Cubs. Chen, who is throwing his slider 16.6 percent of the time after throwing it just 8.4 percent a season ago, has allowed six homers in 16 2/3 innings. Atlanta starter, Teheran is pitching like he did when he earned All-Star honors in 2014 and 2016, ranking sixth in the NL in hits allowed per nine innings (6.6) while owning an ERA one run lower than last season. He gave up four runs on four hits with three walks Monday in a victory over the Cubs, giving the 27-year-old his third consecutive victory. Teheran, who has not allowed a run in three of his past five starts, is 6-5 with a 3.49 ERA in 17 career starts against the Marlins.

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Wood is still looking for his first win despite allowing one earned run or less in five of his nine starts, including each of the last three. The 27-year-old gave up two runs (one earned) over six innings in a tough-luck loss at Miami on Tuesday. Wood is 4-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 11 starts against the Nationals, including a no-decision April 22 in which he allowed three runs (two earned) over six frames. Washington starter, Strasburg has won three straight starts, racking up 25 strikeouts and only three walks over 20 2/3 innings. The 29-year-old had nine strikeouts and allowed one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings in a win at Arizona in his last start May 12. Strasburg is 2-3 with a 2.45 ERA in eight starts against the Dodgers, including a tough-luck loss April 22, when he gave up three runs (two earned) over seven innings with 10 strikeouts.

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The Orioles enter the finale with a 4-18 record on the road, a 1-5 mark against the Red Sox and a 5-12 showing in day games. They'll face lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, who has kept Baltimore slugger Manny Machado (6-for-28, no home runs) in check over the years. Rodriguez followed up five scoreless innings at Yankee Stadium with five innings of three-run ball in a loss to Oakland on Tuesday at home. He struck out only four but got through the outing without allowing a walk for the first time this year. The 25-year-old dominated the Orioles through six innings to pick up his first win of the season April 13

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Mengden ended a four-start winless string with a strong performance last time out in Boston, limiting the Red Sox to two runs (one earned) on eight hits over six innings. It marked the fifth time in six starts he yielded two runs or fewer, a span in which he has walked a combined three batters. Toronto starter Biagini has made three appearances this season -- all spots starts -- and may be running out of chances after failing to get through five innings in his last two outings. He was tagged for four runs over 4 2/3 innings in a loss to Boston on May 13 and six runs and 10 hits at Cleveland 10 days earlier. Opponents are batting .317 against Biagini, who has lost 15 of 18 decisions since the start of the 2017 season.

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The Marlins have not won in any of Urena’s nine starts, scoring just six runs in his past four appearances. The 26-year-old, who won 14 games with a 3.82 ERA a season ago, entered the weekend leading the National League in losses, ranked eighth in hits allowed (51) and ninth in earned runs surrendered (25). Urena lost to the Braves on Sunday in Miami, giving up three runs on four hits with five strikeouts in six innings of a 4-3 defeat. Atlanta starter, Newcomb is in the midst of the best stretch of his young career in his second season, entering Saturday having not allowed a run in 19 innings across his first three May starts. The 24-year-old battled some wildness in walking four Marlins in Sunday’s victory, but surrendered only one hit in six innings with six strikeouts. Newcomb has struck out 20 while allowing just five hits in his past three starts, victories over the Mets, Tampa Bay and the Marlins.

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Houston starter, Keuchel earned victories in his last two starts against Texas and Oakland while permitting just one run on eight hits and three walks combined across 15 innings. The 30-year-old Oklahoma native went 1-5 in his first seven trips to the mound despite registering four quality starts in that stretch. Brandon Guyer is 6-for-14 with a double against Keuchel, who is 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA in six career appearances (five starts) versus Cleveland.

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Eflin has been outstanding in his first two big-league starts of the season, allowing one run and seven hits over 12 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old struck out nine in 6 2/3 scoreless frames to beat San Francisco on May 7 before having his last turn in the rotation skipped. Eflin, who is allowing opponents to bat only .159, has never faced the Cardinals. St. Louis starter, Gant will make a spot start in place of injured ace Carlos Martinez. The Georgia native has made three relief appearances and one start this season, allowing four runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss to Minnesota on May 7 in his only turn. Maikel Franco is 3-for-3 with two doubles versus Gant, who is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in two games (one start) against the Phillies.

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Tropeano is 0-2 over his last four starts after beating the Kansas City Royals in his season debut on April 12. The 27-year-old gave up three runs and five hits in six innings against the Minnesota Twins in a no-decision in his last outing. Tropeano is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA in two career starts against the Rays and has experienced mixed results against Brad Miller (3-for-9 with two homers and five strikeouts).

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Arrieta is winless in his last three outings, but the bullpen is to blame for the past two. The 2015 NL Cy Young Award winners has allowed one run in 13 1/3 innings across his last two starts and has five quality starts in seven outings this season. Arrieta is 8-4 with a 2.27 ERA in 17 starts against the Cardinals. St. Louis starter, Wacha has allowed two runs or fewer in five straight starts, and he hasn’t lost since his season debut against the New York Mets on March 31. The 26-year-old hasn’t factored in the decision in his last three outings despite allowing only four earned runs over 16 1/3 innings. Wacha is 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA in five starts against the Phillies.

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Wainwright has been sidelined since April 20 with inflammation in his right elbow but was cleared to return following a strong bullpen session on Thursday. The three-time All-Star has 69 career road wins, which ranks fifth in franchise history and leads active National League pitchers. Hosmer is 2-for-15 with five strikeouts against Wainwright, who is 6-3 with a 2.07 ERA in 13 career games (10 starts) against San Diego.

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Holland fell to 8-18 over the last two years after allowing three runs in five innings of a defeat at Philadelphia on Tuesday. He completed six innings just twice in his first seven outings and has served up seven home runs over his last five. The Ohio native, who is facing Pittsburgh for the first time, is winless in his last 12 road starts while posting a 10.53 ERA.

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Wacha has received back-to-back no-decisions after winning each of his previous four starts. The 26-year-old, who has allowed just five earned runs over his last four turns, is looking to post his 50th career victory. Wacha is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA in four career starts against San Diego and is undefeated in three previous outings at Petco Park. San Diego starter, Ross is 0-2 over his last four decisions despite allowing just one run in both no-decisions during the stretch. The 31-year-old allowed a season-worst five runs in losing to the Washington Nationals in his last turn when he served up two homers among six hits allowed over six innings.

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Marco Gonzales (3-2, 5.19 ERA) will take the ball for Seattle. He was tagged with four runs in six innings against the Halos his last time out but had allowed just a total of two runs in his previous two outings. The 26 year old southpaw has a great 38/6 K/BB ratio through 34 2/3 innings of work on the season and will face Detroit for the first time in his career. The Tigers turn to Matthew Boyd (1-3, 3.00 ERA) who lost his last outing Sunday, giving up four runs and six hits in seven innings against Kansas City. The Mariners are 6-0 in the last six meetings.

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Junis boasts five quality starts over seven outings in 2018, including two straight after his worst performance of the season April 26 against the Chicago White Sox. Royals starter,  Junis is 3-0 with 1.71 ERA and 0.81 WHIP away this season while the Indians starter,  Clevenger is 0-5 home career team starts during May.  Cleveland's bullpen is currently in disarray as well.

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Archer has recorded three quality starts in his last four outings but went 0-2 in those appearances after posting a no-decision Sunday with seven innings of one-run ball versus Toronto. The two-time All-Star gave up four runs on 11 hits over 5 1/3 innings in a win at Baltimore on April 26. Jonathan Schoop is 10-for-27 with three homers against Archer, who is 6-8 with a 4.92 ERA in 18 career appearances (17 starts) versus the Orioles. Baltimore starter, Hess makes his major-league debut after limiting Tampa Bay’s Triple-A affiliate Durham to one hit over seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Tennessee native has been impressive with Triple-A Norfolk in the early season, going 2-0 with a 2.12 ERA in six starts after spending the last two years at Double-A Bowie. Hess, a fifth-round pick in the 2014 draft, has struck out 29 in 29 2/3 innings this year.

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Scherzer had his string of five straight starts with a victory snapped Sunday as he settled for a no-decision against Philadelphia despite allowing just one run and five hits while fanning a season-high 15 batters in 6 1/3 innings. The 33-year-old three-time Cy Young Award winner has reached double digits in strikeouts in five of his eight turns this year, with Sunday's effort being the fifth with at least 15 in his illustrious career. Scherzer has yet to lose to Arizona, going 5-0 with a 3.13 ERA in seven starts against the team he was a member of in 2008-09.

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Woodruff will be recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs to start after the injured Zach Davies (shoulder) felt pain during Wednesday's bullpen session and won't yet be activated. The 25-year-old Woodruff, who will begin his third stint with the Brewers this season, lasted just 3 2/3 innings while giving up two runs and four hits in a no-decision against the Chicago Cubs on April 6 in his lone previous start of the campaign. Colorado starter, Bettis defeated the New York Mets in his last turn as he scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings. The 28-year-old has given up just three runs in his four victories and hasn't allowed more than six hits in any of his seven turns. Bettis is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA in four career starts against the Brewers and has shut down Ryan Braun (2-for-12)

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Matz avenged a disastrous seven-run outing on April 25 by recording his first quality start of the season after allowing one run on three hits in six innings of Saturday's 2-0 setback to Colorado. The 26-year-old had his start pushed back due to a stiff back and allowed a first-inning homer to Nolan Arenado, marking the sixth time he's been taken deep this season (27 2/3 innings). Matz pitched well in his lone encounter versus Philadelphia despite permitting two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 3-1 setback on Aug. 12. Philadelphia starter, Arrieta missed Philadelphia's first series versus New York as he worked himself into shape after signing a three-year, $75 million contract in March. The 32-year-old enjoyed a three-start winning streak before getting blitzed against Miami on April 30, but rebounded to allow one run on two hits in six innings of a no-decision at Washington on Sunday. Asdrubal Cabrera has homered twice while batting .357 against Arrieta, but the right-hander has posted a 2-2 mark with a 2.30 ERA in seven career appearances versus the Mets.

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Greinke settled for a no-decision against Houston in his last turn despite giving up one run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings. The 34-year-old walked a season-worst two batters but has issued just six free passes while striking out 47 in 41 2/3 frames. Greinke has thrived against Washington, posting a 5-1 record and 1.49 ERA in seven career starts, and has kept Harper in the ballpark in a small sample size (1-for-4, two strikeouts, two walks).

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The Atlanta Braves are on quite a run away from home as they open a four-game series today against the host Miami Marlins looking to extend their road winning streak to eight games. National League East-leading Atlanta improved to 13-7 on the road Wednesday by capping a two-game interleague sweep of Tampa Bay with a 5-2 victory and has outscored its opponents 41-6 during the seven-game winning streak while allowing fewer than two runs five times in that span. Atlanta starter, Foltynewicz opened the season with a flourish, posting a 2.53 ERA while allowing only nine earned runs in his first six starts. But he began May with an ugly loss to San Francisco at home on Friday, surrendering six runs on nine hits and two walks in five innings – with all of the runs scoring in the second frame. Foltynewicz went 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA in five games (four starts) against Miami a season ago.

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The Toronto Blue Jays responded to being no-hit in the opener against the Seattle Mariners by sleepwalking through much of the following game before erupting for a four-run eighth inning. The Blue Jays (20-17) bid to continue that momentum against the visiting Mariners (20-15) today when they play the rubber match of the series at Rogers Centre.  Leake's fast beginning to the season has slowed to a crawl after he answered wins in his first two outings with a 1-3 mark with an 8.70 ERA in his last four starts. The 30-year-old didn't help himself in his last outing with a season high-tying four walks across 5 1/3 innings of a 5-0 setback versus the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.

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McCullers won three straight starts before a no-decision against the New York Yankees on Thursday, when he gave up three runs on five hits and three walks in seven innings. The 24-year-old Floridian has allowed a total of five runs over 27 frames in his last four turns after being tagged for eight in 3 2/3 innings at Minnesota on April 11. McCullers improved to 2-1 lifetime against Oakland on April 28, when he yielded two hits and struck out seven in seven scoreless innings.

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Newcomb has experienced the ups and downs common with any young pitcher through the first 25 starts of his big-league career, but two of his past five outings have been among the very best of his first 12 months in the majors. He shut out Colorado over six innings on April 8 with nine strikeouts, then Wednesday in New York held the Mets to two hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in seven innings. The 24-year-old has posted a 2.37 ERA with 36 strikeouts and two homers allowed over his last 30 1/3 innings.

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New York is on its best 16-game run since also going 15-1 from Sep. 1 to 17, 1980 and off to its best start since 2003. During this streak, the Yankees are outscoring opponents 98-37, with 49 of the runs occurring in the seventh inning or later. The Yankees are scoring more runs than any team in MLB (5.79 per), rank 3rd in OPS (.780) and 4th in HRs (48). Boston ranks second in scoring (5.65 per) and team BA (.269), while ranking first in OPS (.792).  Severino established himself as New York's ace in 2017, going 14-6 with a 2.98 ERA and 1.04 WHIP, while holding opponents to a .208 BAA. The Yanks have won six of his seven starts in 2018 and not only does he own a 2.11 ERA but he also owns an 0.85 WHIP and a .172 BAA