Ted Lilly looks for his first win of the season as the Dodgers host the Padres. Lilly has pitched well allowing only 11 runs and 21 hits in 19 innings of work. The southpaw beat the Padres at home last year and he

The A's go for the sweep of the White Sox on Sunday afternoon behind an improved Jarrod Parker. He is 3-2 with a 3.99 ERA in his last six starts after starting out 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA. Parker beat the Giants at home his last time out after giving up 2 runs and five hits over seven innings. He allowed 1 run to the White Sox last year in just over six innings. Chicago is in a hitting slump right now managing just 9 runs in their last five games. They are 11-18 on the road. Oakland's bullpen is 10-1 on the year with a solid 2.84 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in all games.

Chris Sale is 5-2 in nine starts for Chicago, but just 2-2 on the road where he has allowed 14 runs and 27 hits over five outings. Oakland is 17-10 at home and 11-8 against left-handed starters. Their offense is averaging 5.7 runs during their past nine games. Chicago

A series victory is on the line Sunday afternoon as the Indians host the Rays. Zach McAllister goes for the Tribe and he has not given up more than 3 earned runs in a single start and he has gone at least five innings in every game. He is 3-1 with a 2.16 ERA in five starts at home. McAllister is 1-1 with a 1.53 ERA in three career starts against the Rays. Over those three outings, he has allowed just a total of 3 earned runs. Tampa Bay has struggled in the daytime hitting only .220 as a unit while recording a 9-10 record.

Jeremy Hellickson is struggling for Tampa Bay. He is 2-2 with a 5.61 ERA in 11 starts. Six of those starts have come on the road where he has allowed 24 runs and 36 hits. Hellickson lost in Cleveland back on July 5th of last year. Cleveland is 18-11 at home and 12-9 in the daytime. The Rays

The Twins look to bounce back on Saturday afternoon after losing Game 1 of the series against Seattle. Minnesota figures to get plenty of opportunities to do so versus Aaron Harang who is 2-5 with a 6.51 ERA on the season. He has lost all three road starts while giving up 17 runs and 22 hits in just over 14 innings. Ryan Doumit (10-29) and Josh Willingham (4-13) have good numbers against Harang. The Twins are hitting almost .260 at home this season and they have won five of their last seven games.

Kevin Correia is glad to be home where he is 3-1 with a 2.50 ERA in five starts. The righty hasn't seen the Mariners since 2010. Seattle is 11-19 on the road where they are hitting only .225 as a unit. This is a team that has struggled in a lot of situations to score a lot of runs. Minnesota's bullpen has a solid 2.95 ERA and 1.16 WHIP this year. We expect the Twins to notch a solid home win in this game on Saturday afternoon.

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The Cubs host the Diamondbacks on Friday afternoon as Chicago looks to extend their winning streak. Matt Garza makes his first home start of the season. He has allowed 4 runs and five hits in just nine innings of work as he works his way back from the disabled list. Garza is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three career starts against Arizona. Willie Bloomquist (0-6), Gerardo Parra (2-8), Jason Kubel (1-5), Cody Ross (1-9) and Josh Wilson (1-7) have poor numbers against the righty. Arizona has lost four of their last five road games.

Wade Miley is going thru a horrible spell right now. He has giving up 16 runs and 18 hits in his last three starts losing all three to San Diego, Miami, and Atlanta. Miley is facing a Cubs

The Tigers will try to salvage a win before they leave Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Doug Fister is 5-2 with a 3.65 ERA in 10 starts for Detroit. He has shown great control, especially as of late. Fister has 17 strikeouts while walking only two over his last three starts. He should continue his strong pitching tonight as the Pirates

Texas returns home after getting swept in a doubleheader at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are now in Arlington and they are getting their first look at Justin Grimm. The righty is 4-3 in eight starts. At home, Grimm has allowed just 7 runs and 19 hits in just over 19 innings of work. He has won two straight starts and he will face an Arizona team that is hitting only .254 on the road. The Rangers

The battle for Chicago heads to Wrigley Field where the Cubs will see their third straight left-handed pitcher. They beat up on Jose Quintana and they got 2 early runs on Chris Sale. John Danks is making his second start of the year for the White Sox. The southpaw gave up 3 runs and four hits in six innings at home against the Marlins. That's hard to believe considering how bad the Miami offense is. The Cubs are hitting .273 at home while putting up almost 5 runs per game. They are hitting .285 in four interleague games this season. The White Sox bullpen is 6-10 with a 3.99 ERA.

Scott Feldman has been great at home giving up just 4 earned runs and 19 hits in four starts there. Overall, Feldman is 4-4 with a 2.80 ERA in nine starts. Feldman is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA in seven career starts against the White Sox. Alejandro De Aza (1-6), Adam Dunn (1-7), Alexei Ramirez (4-18) and Dayan Viciedo (1-7) have had their problems with Feldman. The White Sox offense has struggled as of late hitting just .231 in their last seven games. They are just 11-14 on the road as well. The Cubs are playing better baseball right now so we'll take them to win this game on Wednesday afternoon.

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The Braves can sweep the Mets with a win on Sunday Night Baseball. Julio Teheran gets the start and he's 3-1 with a 3.99 ERA in eight starts. The righty has allowed just 6 runs and 19 hits in his last three starts, while walking only one batter. He has not seen the Mets since September of 2011 when he beat them in New York. The Mets

A series victory is at stake on Sunday afternoon as the Brewers host the Pirates. These two pitchers met in Pittsburgh back on May 15th with the Pirates winning 3-1 at home. Wandy Rodriguez got the win, but he is now pitching on the road where he has had his issues. Rodriguez is 1-1 with a 6.11 ERA in four road starts striking out only nine while walking six. He lost in Milwaukee back on April 29th after he gave up 7 runs and six hits in just over three innings. He is 9-10 with a 4.04 ERA in 25 career starts against the Brew Crew. Nori Aoki (6-15), Ryan Braun (17-44), Aramis Ramirez (20-54) and Rickie Weeks (13-44) hit the southpaw hard. Milwaukee is scoring over 4 runs per game at home this season.

Yovani Gallardo didn't pitch poorly in the May 15th game as he gave up just 2 runs and three hits in six innings. He did beat the Pirates on April 29th after allowing just 2 runs and three hits in that game as well. The Milwaukee starter is 10-2 with a 2.31 ERA in 16 career starts against Pittsburgh. Pedro Alvarez (0-15), Clint Barmes (1-17), Starling Marte (1-8) and Andrew McCutchen (7-29) have had their problems with Gallardo. The Pirates are hitting right around .210 in their last eight games and they are now 11-11 on the road. The Brewers have won 18 of their last 23 games at home against Pittsburgh, including four of five games this season. We expect Milwaukee to notch another solid home win in this game on Sunday afternoon.

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The Giants and Rockies play Game 2 of their series on Saturday afternoon. It's a rematch of their May 19th game in Colorado where the Rockies won 5-0. The difference is that this game is in San Francisco where Barry Zito is nearly unhittable. Zito has allowed just 2 runs and 25 hits in five starts there. One of those wins came back on April 10th against the Rockies when he allowed seven hits and one walk in seven innings. Michael Cuddyer (2-14), Todd Helton (5-27), Josh Rutledge (3-13), Yorvit Torrealba (5-26) and Troy Tulowitzki (7-47) all have had their issues with Zito. The Rockies are 8-10 versus left-handed starters on the season. The Giants

The Nationals wrap up their long West Coast road trip on Wednesday afternoon with a game against the Giants. Madison Bumgarner goes for San Francisco and he is 4-2 with a 3.09 ERA in nine starts. Bumgarner threw a complete game five hitter against Washington at home last year while giving up just 1 run in the process. Adam LaRoche has seen the Giants

The Rockies and Diamondbacks wrap up their 3-game series on Wednesday afternoon. Trevor Cahill has been good for the Diamondbacks, but he

Matt Garza makes his season debut for the Cubs on Tuesday night as he works his way back from injury. Garza's first start takes place in Pittsburgh against the suddenly hot Pirates. Garza is 1-1 with a 3.79 ERA in three career starts against the Pirates. Last year he took the loss in a 10-4 game after he allowed 6 runs and seven hits in five innings. Pedro Alvarez (5-10), Brandon Inge (5-12), Garrett Jones (4-10), Gaby Sanchez (4-10) and Jose Tabata (5-7) all hit the righty hard. Garza is expected to throw only 85 to 90 pitches putting the awful Cubs

Sunday Night Baseball features the Rangers and the Tigers in Arlington. Derek Holland has not minded pitching at home giving up just 4 runs in 23 innings there. Holland has had great control, especially as of late striking out 20 while walking only two in his last three starts. Holland has four no-decisions in four career games against the Tigers. Last year he gave up 1 run and three hits in just over seven innings of work against Detroit. Miguel Cabrera (0-5) and Prince Fielder (0-3) don't have any hits against the Rangers

John Gast makes his second career Major League start on Sunday afternoon as the Cardinals host the Brewers. Gast threw five scoreless innings before allowing 4 runs in his first outing. He still managed to get the win striking out three while walking only one. Milwaukee is 4-12 against left-handed starters while scoring just 3.5 runs per game in those contests. The Brewers had faced four straight southpaws before Saturday losing all four of those games.

Kyle Lohse is 1-4 with a 3.49 ERA in eight starts for the Brew Crew. This is his third game against the Cardinals, losing the first two of them. He allowed 6 runs and 17 hits over 12 innings striking out five while walking only one. The Cardinals

Jair Jurrjens makes his Baltimore debut on Saturday afternoon as the Orioles try to halt a 3-game losing streak. Jurrjens went 4-1 with a 3.14 ERA in eight starts in AAA. He struck out 36 while walking 15 batters. The righty has never faced the Rays in his short career. Tampa Bay is 7-12 on the road while hitting right around .240 as a unit. They are hitting .210 in the daytime while going 5-6 in those contests. Baltimore's bullpen has a big edge in this game with an ERA under 3.00.

Roberto Hernandez is 0-3 with a 6.50 ERA in three road starts. One of those losses came to the Orioles back on April 16th when Hernandez allowed 5 runs and five hits in just over five innings. Another one of his losses came back on April 4th in Tampa Bay when Baltimore scored 4 runs off him. The Orioles may not be winning, but their lineup is hitting the ball extremely well right now. They are 8-6 in the daytime and scoring 5.6 runs per game while hitting .284. Tampa Bay's bullpen is a mess, especially after nearly blowing a huge lead in Friday night's game. We expect Baltimore to notch a solid home win in this game on Saturday afternoon.

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Kansas City took two of three games from the Angels and now they will begin a series in Oakland against the Athletics. James Shields has been spectacular for the Royals giving up just 5 runs and 13 hits in his last three starts. Shields pitched in Oakland last year throwing a complete game where he allowed just three hits while striking out 11. Coco Crisp (3-17) has seen the righty the most and he has done poorly as well as Jed Lowrie (1-9) and Yoenis Cespedes (0-3). Oakland is hitting a lusty .215 in their last seven games and they

The Phillies welcome the Reds to town with revenge on their minds after being swept by them earlier in the season. In that first series, Cliff Lee gave up 2 runs and five hits in seven innings. Overall this season, the Philadelphia starter is 4-2 with a 2.86 ERA in eight starts. He has allowed just 7 runs and 20 hits in his last three starts which all came on the road. Zack Cosart (1-6), Todd Frazier (1-5), Ryan Hanigan (2-11), Chris Heisey (2-11), Cesar Izturis (2-9) and Jay Bruce (4-18) all have had their problems with Lee. Cincinnati is 9-10 on the road where they are hitting right around .233 as a team.

Tony Cingrani is getting his first look at the Phillies. He is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA in five starts. Cingrani has struck out 37 while walking seven relying heavily on the fastball. The Phillies are hitting the ball well over their last seven games. The Reds

The Pirates can take their third straight game from Milwaukee with a win on Thursday evening. Hiram Burgos goes for the Brewers and he hopes to forget his last outing. The righty gave up 12 runs and 11 hits in three innings pitched against the Reds. Burgos faced the Pirates back on May 1st and gave up 2 runs and four hits in seven innings. The Pirates are 12-8 at home and they are hitting right around .260 in their last eight games. The Brewers

The Cubs battered the Rockies on Monday night, 9-1, and now they get to face awful Jeff Francis. The Colorado lefty is 1-3 with a 6.90 ERA in seven starts. He has allowed 9 runs and 11 hits in just two road starts. In his five previous starts before Thursday, Francis gave up 4 runs or more in five innings or fewer. Francis has not seen the Cubs since 2010, but he has a 7.68 ERA in six career starts against them. David DeJesus (4-15), Scott Hairston (7-19), and Cody Ransom (3-8) have good numbers against Francis. The Cubs are hitting .297 in their past seven, going 5-2 SU during that span and averaging 5.3 runs per game.

Carlos Villanueva is 1-2 with a 3.02 ERA in seven starts. The righty has allowed just 9 runs and 21 hits in four home starts this season with a solid 3.04 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. The Rockies are 9-11 on the road this season and they enter tonight's game struggling on offense, averaging just 2.0 runs and batting only .156 in their past seven games overall. Chicago has the hotter offense and they are facing the weaker pitcher, so we

The Orioles welcome San Diego to town for interleague play. Baltimore took two of three games from the Twins in Minnesota and they will now turn to Chris Tillman to keep things going. Tillman has allowed 5 runs and 15 hits in his last three starts, winning all three. He is 3-1 with a 3.76 ERA in seven starts on the year, and opponents are 3-for-26 against Tillman's fastball in two-strike counts. The Padres are tied for third worst BABIP against two-strike fastballs. Only one San Diego hitter has faced the Orioles

The Giants turn to Madison Bumgarner to try and get a win in Game 3 of their series with the Braves. The lefty is 3-1 with a 2.31 ERA in seven starts for San Francisco. He is coming off his worst start of the season against the Phillies; he allowed 5 runs in six innings. Chris Johnson (2-9), Reed Johnson (2-11), Brian McCann (1-6), and Dan Uggla (1-13) have poor numbers against the Giants

The Royals welcome the Yankees to town after New York took two of three games in Colorado. Wade Davis is coming off one of his best starts of the season giving up 1 run and five hits in six innings. Davis has not faced the Yankees since 2011 when he was a member of the Rays. Brennan Boesch (1-7), Jayson Nix (1-11), Lyle Overbay (1-5), and Vernon Wells (1-8) all struggle against the righty. The Yankees

The Reds hope to bounce back after losing a series at home against the Braves. Yovani Gallardo and the Brewers come to town for a series beginning on Friday night. The righty is 3-1 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts. Gallardo has a 6.00 ERA in two road starts and he has had his problems with the Reds. The Brewers

Interleague play comes to Colorado as the Rockies host the Yankees. Hiroki Kuroda is heading back to familiar ground from his time with the Dodgers. He is 1-5 with a 5.52 ERA in 10 career starts against Colorado. This season, the righty is 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA, although his last three starts have come against the Astros and the struggling Blue Jays. Carlos Gonzalez (6-15), Todd Helton (5-18), Yorvit Torrealba (3-10), and Eric Young Jr. (3-11) hit the former Dodgers

The Orioles return home after a 7-4 West Coast road trip. They will host the Royals who finished up a 9-game homestand where they lost only three times. Ervin Santana has been good for Kansas City going 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA in five starts. But the righty has been shaky on the road where his ERA floats up to 4.15. Santana has not faced the Orioles since 2011 when he got shelled in Baltimore giving up 5 runs and five hits in seven innings. In his career, the Royals

The Indians continued their hot play with another win on Monday night. They turn to Zach McAllister to keep things going. He's 2-3 with a 3.30 ERA in five starts. The righty has pitched well for Cleveland giving up just 8 runs and 16 hits in three home starts this season. Oakland is hitting right around .245 against right-handed starters falling to 12-11 record-wise after Monday's loss. Cleveland's bullpen allowed 1 run, but they didn't have to go to their bread and butter pitchers in Pestano and Perez. They are 4-0 with an ERA under 3.00 as a unit.

Tom Milone is 3-3 with a 3.69 ERA in six starts for Oakland. He has had his problems on the road though giving up 10 runs and 15 hits in just over 11 innings. Cleveland is hitting .267 against left-handed starters and they are now 7-7 at home. They are hitting almost .340 in their last eight games and clicking on all cylinders. This is a Cleveland team that has scored 6 runs or more in seven of their last eight games. We expect Cleveland

The Diamondbacks continue their road trip as they begin a series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Trevor Cahill is pitching well giving up 6 runs and 14 hits in his last three outings. Overall, the righty is 1-3 with a 2.61 ERA. He faced the Dodgers back on April 14th giving up six hits in just over seven innings. He's 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in seven career starts against Los Angeles. Mark Ellis (1-10), Andre Ethier (3-15), and Matt Kemp (3-12) have bad numbers against the sinkerballer. The Dodgers are 7-8 at home where they are putting up just 3.2 runs per game. Hanley Ramirez is on the DL, while Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez are not 100% healthy as well. The Arizona bullpen has pitched well this season with a 3.12 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in all games.

Chris Capuano is making his second start of the season as he comes off the disabled list. He gave up 5 runs and five hits to the Padres back on April 16th. Capuano is 2-5 with a 4.74 ERA in 10 career starts against Arizona. Paul Goldschmidt (9-12), Jason Kubel (3-11), Miguel Montero (4-11), and Cody Ross (3-7) hit the lefty well. Arizona is 8-7 on the road where they are putting up nearly 5 runs per game with a .302 on-base percentage. The Los Angeles bullpen is 1-2 with a 4.34 ERA at home this year. The Diamondbacks have won 12 of their last 18 games in Los Angeles and we expect them to notch another solid win in this game on Monday night.

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Sunday Night Baseball features the Giants and Dodgers in San Francisco. It will be the second meeting between Hyu-Jin Ryu and the Giants. They smacked him around for 3 runs and 10 hits back on April 2nd handing him a 3-0 loss on that evening. Ryu is 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in three starts on the road. The Giants are 6-3 versus left-handed starters this season while hitting .266 in those games. The Dodgers

Kansas City looks to extend their winning streak to four games on Sunday as they host the White Sox. The Royals are hitting the ball really well right now and they will face Jose Quintana. He is 2-0 with a 3.58 ERA in five starts for Chicago. Quintana faced the Royals three times last year giving up 9 runs and 22 hits in those meetings. Kansas City is hitting over .290 in their last eight games. They are 9-3 in the daytime while hitting .286 as a team. The White Sox bullpen is 3-7 this season.

Wade Davis will face the light-hitting White Sox who he is 3-1 with a 2.13 ERA against in his career. Gordon Beckham (0-12) and Alexis Rios (0-13) have not gotten a hit off the Royals

Tampa Bay's offense pulled out a 7-4 win in extra innings on Friday night at Colorado and they will now look to carry that momentum into tonight's game against Jon Garland who is 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA in five starts this year. Garland has struggled at Coors Field, giving up 10 runs and 21 hits in just 19 innings. His problem is a lack of strikeouts with only seven so far at home. Garland has not faced the Rays since 2008 when he gave up five runs and 10 hits in six innings. Yunel Escobar (2-7), Jose Molina (3-6), Ryan Roberts (2-6), and Luke Scott (6-13) have good numbers against the righty. Tampa's offense continues to score as they are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting .284 in their past seven games overall. They have scored at least seven runs or more in four of their past five games. Colorado's bullpen lost last night and is just 5-5 on the season.

Tampa Bay's starter, David Price, started slowly this season, but it appears he is turning things around after back-to-back quality starts in his past two outings, allowing just 3 runs in eight innings versus the Yankees and only 3 runs in seven innings at the White Sox with a powerful 14/2 strikeout/walk ratio in those two games. Price has pitched better than his 4.26 ERA on the road would seem to suggest as the southpaw has a solid 1.16 WHIP in those three road starts with a dominating 23/4 K/BB ratio. Colorado is just 4-7 when facing a left-handed starter this season and there is value with David Price as a small favorite tonight.

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The Angels and Orioles play Game 2 of their series on Friday night. Jason Vargas is still looking for his first win of the season although he has pitched better as of late. Vargas allowed 5 runs and 13 hits in his last two starts against the Mariners and Rangers. The southpaw has had success against the Orioles going 1-2 with a 2.03 ERA in six career starts against them. He

Tampa Bay and Colorado begin a series in Coors Field on Friday night. The Rays lost both of their games in Kansas City, but they will face Jeff Francis who has been generous to his opponents this season. Francis is 1-2 with a 7.29 ERA in five starts. He has allowed 14 runs and 19 hits in his last three starts. The southpaw faced the Rays twice in 2011 and he gave up 7 runs and 14 hits in 12 innings. Kelly Johnson (7-15), Evan Longoria (4-6), Ben Zobrist (2-5) and Desmond Jennings (3-4) all hit Francis hard. Tampa Bay is 6-2 versus left-handed starters and they are hitting .282 in their last seven games.

Matt Moore has been great for Tampa Bay. He's 5-0 with a 1.12 ERA in five starts. Not a single player on the Rockies

The Rangers will send Nick Tepesch to the mound where he is 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA on the season. The righty has allowed just 6 runs and 20 hits in those outings and he

Miller Park continued to be a house of horrors for the Pirates who lost last night for the 15th time in their last 19 games played there. The Brewers hope to extend that misery behind Marco Estrada who has bounced back from a rough start to register multiple quality starts in a row. Estrada is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in five career starts against Pittsburgh. Pirates

It's a reunion for James Shields as his current team hosts his former team. The Royals welcome the Rays to town as Shields looks for his second win of the season. The righty is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA in five starts; Shields has 32 strikeouts with only nine walks. Shelley Duncan (1-7), Yunel Escobar (6-26), Kelly Johnson (2-14) and Jose Molina (2-8) all have poor numbers against the Royals

The Diamondbacks got an extra innings win on Saturday night as they nipped the Rockies 3-2. Now they turn to Pat Corbin to keep things going. Corbin is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts. He has allowed just 5 runs and 19 hits in just over 26 innings of work. The southpaw was fantastic against the Rockies in his lone home game against them last October 2nd. The Colorado offense is putting up better numbers on the road than they have in the past although they have scored just 10 runs in the series so far.

Jon Garland has struggled for Colorado. He is 2-1 with a 4.68 ERA in four starts. He has allowed 11 runs and 21 hits in his last three starts. Garland has not faced Arizona since 2010, but Aaron Hill (5-14), Eric Hinske (14-40), Jason Kubel (9-22), Miguel Montero (3-10), Gerardo Parra (3-10), and Cody Ross (4-13) all have great numbers against him. Arizona is 7-5 at home and they are hitting .262 against right-handed starters. They have yet to lose a day game while putting up 5.4 runs per game. The Colorado bullpen took the loss on Saturday moving them to 4-4 on the season. Arizona has won 14 of their last 21 games at home against Colorado, and we expect them to notch another solid home win on Sunday afternoon.

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The Royals and Indians will play a doubleheader on Sunday. Jeremy Guthrie starts Game 1 for Kansas City and he's 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA for the Royals. He is glad to be home after starts in Boston and Atlanta. Guthrie has not faced the Tribe since 2011 and he

Jeff Francis is coming back on three days rest to make the start for Colorado on Saturday against Arizona. Francis has had a season to forget so far giving up 20 runs and 27 hits in 16 innings. The southpaw has not made it past the fifth inning in any of his last three starts. Francis is 10-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 24 career starts against the Diamondbacks. He has won his last two starts in Arizona, but it's a tougher D-Backs lineup. Miguel Montero (5-11) and Jason Kubel (3-8) have seen Francis the most and have done the best. The Colorado bullpen has an ERA over 5.00 on the road and surprisingly they

Chicago won their second straight game after beating Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Roberto Hernandez of the Rays will try and stop that from being a 3-game winning streak. He is 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA in four starts for Tampa Bay. The righty has been shelled in his two road starts allowing 11 runs and 13 hits in 12 innings with a 6.00 ERA and 1.50 WHIP this season. Hernandez is 9-5 with a 5.60 ERA in 16 career starts against the White Sox. Gordon Beckham (5-15), Alejandro De Aza (5-12), Adam Dunn (7-22), Paul Konerko (8-22), and Alexei Ramirez (6-21) all hit the starter hard.

Jake Peavy is 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in his four starts. He has allowed just 3 runs and 10 hits in two starts at home this season with an excellent 1.38 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Peavy got a no-decision against the Rays last September after giving up just 2 runs and four hits in just over seven innings. Yunel Escobar (1-9), Kelly Johnson (1-10), Evan Longoria (1-9), and Desmond Jennings (0-3) have had their problems with Peavy. The Rays have scored just 13 runs in their last four games overall, and they are hitting right around .200 in their 10 road games. Chicago's bullpen picked up its seventh save in nine chances. We expect Chicago to bag a nice home win in this game on Friday night.

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The Nationals finally found their offense on Thursday and picked up an easy 8-1 win in Game 1 of their series with the Reds. Homer Bailey goes for Cincinnati tonight. The Reds

Baltimore heads to Oakland to begin a series with the Athletics on Thursday night. Jason Hammel gets the start for the Orioles. He's 2-1 with a 4.74 ERA in four starts and he

Washington's losing streak sits at four games as they begin a series at home with the Reds on Thursday night. Gio Gonzalez takes the mound and he

Matt Cain is still looking for his first win of the season. The righty is 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA and he has not been himself lately. Cain has allowed 18 runs and 25 hits striking out 20 while walking only five. Cain has allowed just 2 runs and 11 hits in his last three starts against the Diamondbacks, all coming in victories. He is 13-6 with a 3.34 ERA in 27 career starts against them. Eric Chavez (2-14), Paul Goldschmidt (2-13), Miguel Montero (10-43), Gerardo Parra (9-38), Cliff Pennington (2-11) and Cody Ross (3-12) have all had their problems with the righty. The Giants

The Braves and Rockies hope to get a doubleheader in on Tuesday after being snowed out on Monday. In Game 1, it'll be Mike Minor going for Atlanta and he's allowed just 2 runs and 15 hits over three starts striking out 16 while walking only one. Minor held the Rockies to one hit over seven innings on September 5th of last year. Colorado's offense cooled off a bit at home during the Arizona series scoring only 11 runs while putting up 18 hits. They have had their problems in the past against southpaws. Atlanta's bullpen is 5-0 with a 1.22 ERA and they

The Angels can pick up a sweep of the Tigers on Sunday with a win. It's been an offensive explosion so far for the home team as they knocked Rick Porcello out in the 1st inning yesterday. Doug Fister is 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts for Detroit. Fister has made two starts at Angels Stadium and he lost both posting a 6.94 ERA in those games. Erick Aybar (7-25), Peter Bourjos (3-6) and Howie Kendrick (5-17) have good numbers against the righty. The Angels are hitting over .300 at home while putting up over 4 runs per game. The Tigers

The series continues in Colorado as the Rockies host Arizona. Jorge De La Rosa is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in three starts. The lefty is making his first home start of the season. He hasn't faced the Diamondbacks since 2011 and overall he is 6-3 with a 2.57 ERA against them. De La Rosa has had success against Willie Bloomquist (1-8), Gerardo Parra (2-12) and Martin Prado (0-5). Arizona is hitting .220 against left-handed starters this season and for the most part they did their damage against Jonathan Sanchez in the beginning of the season.

Trevor Cahill is making his first road start of the year. He is 0-2 with a 3.50 in his first three outings. Cahill has allowed 7 runs and 14 hits in his last two starts at Coors Field and he may have trouble locating his sinker in the thin air of Colorado. The Rockies are on a nice offensive stretch and they are hitting over .300 against right-handed starters this season. Colorado is a very good team at home and we expect them to notch a solid win in this game on Saturday night.

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Edwin Jackson gets another crack at the Brewers after losing to them earlier in the season. Jackson gave up 5 runs and eight hits in six innings with his biggest problem being the five walks. He's given up 12 runs and 16 hits in three starts and he

The struggling Rays head to Baltimore to begin a series with the Orioles. Tampa Bay is hitting under .200 as a unit in their last eight games and they are just 1-5 SU on the road this season where their offense has been horrible, averaging only 1.7 runs and batting just .160 as a team. The Rays will now face Jake Arrieta who has allowed 8 runs and 10 hits in 10 innings for Baltimore. Arrieta is facing a lineup that is struggling to get runners home, so he should fare much better in this game. The righty has good numbers against Evan Longoria (3-13), Luke Scott (0-5), and Ben Zobrist (2-10). The Baltimore bullpen is 3-2 with a 2.25 ERA this season and they

Matt Harvey looks to continue his hot start for the Mets as they play Game 2 of their series with the Twins. Harvey has allowed just 1 run and four hits in two starts striking out 19 while walking four. He has been absolutely dominant and he

Kyle Lohse gets a crack at his former team on Friday night as the Brewers play the Cardinals. Lohse went 55-35 with a 3.90 ERA in 137 games with the Cardinals. He left after the team decided not to retain him. The righty has been rocked by current St. Louis hitters including Carlos Beltran (22-39), Rafael Furcal (5-11), Matt Holliday (5-9) and Ty Wigginton (8-18). The Cardinals offense is clicking big time putting up over 6 runs per game while hitting .264 as a unit. The Milwaukee bullpen is brutal this year going 1-4 with a 6.11 ERA and two blown saves in three chances.

Shelby Miller got a win in his season debut. He gave up 2 runs and four hits in just over five innings pitched in San Francisco. Miller's last home start came last October 3rd when he allowed just one hit and two walks in six innings. He'll face a Milwaukee team that has only won two games this season. They are hitting the ball well, but they really haven't been challenged by the starters they've faced. St. Louis has won 13 of their last 21 games at home in this series, and we expect them to win once again on Friday night.

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The Giants and Rockies wrap up their series on Wednesday afternoon. Colorado hopes for continued success from Jeff Francis who gave up just 1 run and five hits in six innings pitched against the Padres. Francis has had his issues with the Giants going 7-9 with a 5.38 ERA in 19 career starts. He is 3-6 with a 5.72 ERA in 10 career starts at AT&T Park. Angel Pagan (4-12), Buster Posey (5-8), Pablo Sandoval (4-9) and Marco Scutaro (3-7) all hit the southpaw hard. Colorado's bullpen has been mediocre this season. The Giants have won two of their three games against left-handed pitching this season.

Barry Zito had an even better debut than Francis giving up just three hits and three walks in seven scoreless innings. Zito loves facing the Rockies going 7-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 18 career starts. Michael Cuddyer (1-11), Dexter Fowler (5-23), Todd Helton (5-27), Yorvit Torrealba (3-22), Troy Tulowitzki (6-41) and Eric Young Jr. (4-19) have awful numbers against Zito. Colorado has traditionally struggled with lefty pitchers. They only got six hits in Game 1 of this series against Madison Bumgarner. We expect a solid home win from San Francisco in this game on Wednesday afternoon.

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The Pirates continue their trek thru the NL West with a series against Arizona beginning on Monday night. Wandy Rodriguez looks to build off his first start where he shut down the Cubs for just under seven innings giving up two hits and one walk. Rodriguez has traditionally been a different pitcher on the road where he just hasn't been as effective. The lefty lost to Arizona at home last season giving up 4 runs and seven hits in six innings. Martin Prado (6-20), Cody Ross (4-14), Aaron Hill (3-6) and Eric Hinske (3-5) hit him well.

Arizona is coming off a sweep of the Brewers in Milwaukee and they are playing great baseball right now. They have put up double digits in hits in four of six games this season. Trevor Cahill lost his first start although he didn't pitch that poorly giving up just 3 runs and five hits striking out seven in just over five innings. Cahill last saw the Pirates back in 2010 striking out 10 while giving up just two hits. The Pirates offense has been woeful this season putting up a total of 8 runs in six games. They topped out at six hits in their only win of the season and they haven

It's the Red Sox home opener on Monday afternoon as the Orioles come to town. The regression has begun a bit for Baltimore as they have lost all three of their 1-run games so far this season. Last year, they were better in close games because their bullpen didn't have many issues. Today they start a series in Boston against the Red Sox who took two of three games against the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Clay Buchholz won his first start this season after giving up 1 run and six hits in seven innings pitched to the Yankees in New York. The righty is 6-3 with a 3.78 ERA in 13 career starts against the Orioles. Matt Wieters (6-25), Nick Markakis (4-31), Adam Jones (5-21) and Chris Davis (3-14) all struggle with Buchholz. Wei-Yin Chen took a no- decision in his first start after giving up 2 runs and seven hits in just over five innings pitched against Tampa Bay. Jacoby Ellsbury (2-4), Will Middlebrooks (3-6) and Dustin Pedroia (3-8) hit Chen well. Boston's offense has scored 36 runs in six games this season, and we expect them to get a solid home win in this game on Monday afternoon.

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The Cardinals conclude their season opening 6-game road trip on Sunday in San Francisco against the Giants. Matt Cain looks to build off his debut where he gave up just four hits and a walk in six innings pitched against the Dodgers. Cain would have gone longer, but the eight strikeouts drove his pitch count up. He is 3-4 with a 4.37 ERA in 10 career starts against the Redbirds. Allen Craig (0-4) and Matt Holliday (8-40) have poor numbers against the Giants ace. The Cardinals offense has been inconsistent early and they

Julio Teheran makes his season debut for the Braves after a ridiculous Spring effort. The prospect gave up just 3 runs and seven hits in 26 innings striking out 35 while walking nine. Teheran developed a two-seam fastball which is helping his repertoire which was already stellar to begin with. The righty will face a Cubs lineup that has scored just 7 runs in four games while hitting below .200 as a team.

Carlos Villanueva goes for the Cubs. The righty gave up 11 runs and 24 hits in just over 22 innings pitched during the Spring. He struck out 15 and walked nine. Villanueva is a mediocre pitcher who pitches a lot better at home. Now he'll face a Braves offense that is clicking a bit so far this season; they have scored 20 runs. If the starter fails, the Cubs bullpen will surely add flames to the fire. They have struggled as a unit posting an ERA over 5.00. This is a pitching mismatch and we expect the Braves take advantage on Saturday night.

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For the second straight game, the Mets put up at least 8 runs as they beat up on the Padres. We expect them to get the sweep on Thursday afternoon as they face Eric Stults and the Padres. The southpaw had a terrible Spring allowing 17 runs and 25 hits in 23 innings striking out only nine while walking six. Stults had good numbers last year, but his Spring numbers are troubling. Four Mets have faced the San Diego starter with David Wright going 3 for 6 in his at-bats; the New York offense is clicking right now.

Dillon Gee goes for New York and he's beaten the Padres in his two career starts including a home game last year when he allowed just 1 run and four hits while striking out nine. Gee's Spring wasn't the best either, but he did strike out 16 batters in his last three starts. San Diego hitters are a combined 8-35 against the Mets righty. New York has won 7 of their last 10 at home in this series and we expect them to keep that trend going with a solid win on Thursday afternoon.

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The Mets offense broke out for 11 runs and 13 hits on Monday. They should have more success again on Wednesday night against Clayton Richard and the Padres. The southpaw has notoriously struggled away from home. Over the past three seasons, Richard is 18-16 with a 4.73 ERA in 45 road starts with hitters almost putting up an average near .300. Last May, Richard allowed 4 runs and five hits in a 9-0 loss to the Mets. Combine that with a rough Spring where he allowed 13 runs and 21 hits in his last three starts and the Padres pitcher is vulnerable. The Mets hit .258 last season against left-handed starters so they also have that in their favor.

Matt Harvey starts his season tonight for the Mets; he went just 3-5 in 10 starts last season. Harvey

The Pirates and Cubs continue their series on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. Edwin Jackson makes his first start as a member of the Cubs. He had a rocky Spring allowing 10 runs and 13 hits in his last two starts although the righty did strike out 11 batters. Jackson gave up 2 runs and three hits in seven innings pitched against the Pirates last season. Clint Barmes (3-11), Brandon Inge (6-23), Andrew McCutchen (3-11), John McDonald (5-15) and Alex Presley (3-6) all have good numbers against the starter. The Cubs bullpen already has issues despite getting the win as Carlos Marmol was taken out of the ninth inning on Monday.

Wandy Rodriguez goes for the Pirates. He went 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA in two World Baseball Classic starts and he

The Dodgers struck first in their rivalry with the Giants on Monday and now they

Two teams looking for better seasons in 2013 take the field in Milwaukee as the Brewers host the Rockies. Yovani Gallardo is on the mound for the Brew Crew and he's coming off a solid stretch in the Spring. The righty gave up just 2 runs and six hits in his last two starts and proclaimed he

The Mets and Padres open up their season in New York on Monday afternoon. Jon Niese gets the start after Johan Santana

The Tigers are one game away from losing the World Series. They have arguably their hottest pitcher on the mound in Max Scherzer. He has allowed just 1 earned run in his last two postseason starts. He has actually allowed more than 2 earned runs just once back on September 23rd. Scherzer has been striking out more batters too posting at least 7 in seven of his last ten starts. The righty is walking fewer batters and he will be on target on Sunday night. We've heard about the Tigers struggles in this series, but it's not like the Giants are pounding out that many runs either. They have scored just 4 runs in their last two games. The Tigers

We have a Game 7 in the NLCS on Monday night after the Giants beat the Cardinals on Sunday. Matt Cain will look to turn things around. He has given up 3 runs in each of his three playoff starts this postseason. Cain is a better pitcher at home going 8-4 with a 2.18 ERA in 16 starts. He has allowed just 29 runs and 86 hits in just over 115 innings pitched there. He has allowed just 6 runs in his last four home starts, and he has not walked more than two batters in his last five starts. The Cardinals offense has slowed a bit scoring just 1 run in their last two games. Outside of an 8-run outburst in Game 4, the St. Louis offense has been held in check.

Kyle Lohse has pitched well in the postseason so far giving up 2 runs and nine hits in two starts. He is 9-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 19 road starts for the Cardinals. However, the righty has allowed 17 runs in his last five road starts. His issue has been durability as he's gone seven innings just twice in his last ten starts. The Giants offense is on an upswing right now scoring 11 runs in their last two games after going thru a brief lull in Games 3 and 4. The St. Louis bullpen has been good this series as well, but they may have to cover more innings in this game. We'll back the home team as they advance to the World Series with a solid win in Game 7 on Monday night.

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The Giants staved off elimination on Friday and now they get to come home for the rest of the NLCS. They'll send Ryan Vogelsong to the mound; he has already beaten the Cardinals twice this season. Vogelsong allowed 1 run and four hits to St. Louis back in Game 2 of this series. He also beat them on August 8th in St. Louis after allowing just three hits and three walks in seven innings. Vogelsong has allowed just 3 runs and nine hits in his last three starts and he is 8-4 in 16 home starts this season overall. The Cardinals are hitting .227 in their last seven games and .244 overall in the playoffs. The Giants

St. Louis returns home for Game 3 of the NLCS. They will send Kyle Lohse to the mound where he is 17-3 with a 2.82 ERA. At home, the Cardinals

The Yankees held off the Orioles and now they

The Cardinals and Nationals play Game 3 of their series on Wednesday afternoon. Edwin Jackson gets his third crack at St. Louis. Jackson faced the Cardinals on August 30th at home; he gave up 1 unearned run and four hits over eight innings while striking out ten in an 8-1 win. The righty is 6-6 with a 3.35 ERA in 15 home starts for Washington. Carlos Beltran (1-6), David Freese (0-5) and Skip Schumaker (3-16) all have had their problems with Jackson. The Nationals

The Blue Jays look to finish the season on a high note with a sweep of the Twins on Wednesday night. Brandon Morrow is 9-7 with a 3.09 ERA in 20 starts. He has not allowed a run in his last two home starts which came against the Red Sox and Yankees. Morrow has allowed just 5 runs and 13 hits in his last three starts overall. Minnesota is hitting right around .240 in their last eight games and they will be without Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit for the final game. They have lost four straight games and six of their last eight games overall.

Scott Diamond is 12-8 with a 3.54 ERA in 26 starts this season. He has allowed 10 runs and 17 hits in his last three starts. Diamond has 38 strikeouts and 16 walks in 12 road starts on the year. The Blue Jays are playing better right now hitting nearly .300 in their last eight games. Toronto is hitting .252 against left-handed starters while scoring 4.5 runs per game. Minnesota's bullpen has 21 losses and 14 blown saves. They have lost 7 of their last 10 games in Toronto, and we expect another loss tonight.

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The Rangers and Athletics continue their series in Oakland on Tuesday night. It

The Reds and Cardinals begin a crucial series on Monday night in St. Louis. The Reds are playing for a top seed in the National League while the Cards are playing to get into the postseason. Bronson Arroyo is trying to turn things around; he has allowed 9 runs and 23 hits in his last three starts. Arroyo has not seen the Cardinals since April 19th when he gave up 3 runs and five hits in a Reds win. He has allowed 3 runs or more in seven of his last eight starts against St. Louis. Carlos Beltran (6-21), Daniel Descalso (7-15), Matt Holliday (12-41), Jon Jay (10-22) and Skip Schumaker (18-48) all hit the Reds

The Padres and Dodgers continue their series on Wednesday in San Diego. Clayton Richard is 8-4 with a 2.75 ERA at home this season; the team has won 9 of his 13 home starts. Overall, he is 14-12 with a 3.81 ERA in 31 starts for San Diego. The southpaw is 6-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 12 career starts against Los Angeles. His best start against the Dodgers came back on May 16th at home when he allowed 2 runs and four hits in seven innings. Andre Ethier (4-28) has had his problems with Richard. The Dodgers are hitting right around .220 in their last eight games and they are scoring less than 4 runs per game. The Padres

The Phillies welcome Washington to town after the Nationals split a 4-game series with Milwaukee. Cole Hamels gets the start for Philadelphia. He's 15-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 29 starts. He has allowed just 29 earned runs in 13 home starts this season. He has allowed just 4 runs and 16 hits in his last 23 innings pitched against the Nationals this season. Washington is hitting .257 on the road and they were swept in their last road series which came in Atlanta. Hamels is backed by a bullpen with a 3.46 ERA at home and 18 saves converted in 27 chances.

Ross Detwiler is 9-6 with a 3.26 ERA in 25 starts this season. He is not as solid on the road going 2-4 with a 3.98 ERA in 11 starts. The Phillies are making a playoff push and they are scoring over 5 runs per game in their last seven contests. They are 39-39 at home while hitting .254 there. Philadelphia has won 15 of their last 24 games at home against Washington, including four of six games this season. We

New York pulled one out on Friday night with a walk-off Russell Martin home run. Now they are back at it on Saturday afternoon taking on the Athletics once again. Travis Blackley starts for Oakland. He's 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 12 starts this season. He has allowed 12 runs and 15 hits in his last three starts which have all come on the road. Blackley spent time in the bullpen before this start so he'll be transitioning to this role. The Yankees are 47-29 at home and 30-19 in the daytime. They are hitting .261 under the sun while putting up 5.1 runs per game.

Ivan Nova made a triumphant return from the DL his last time out by beating the Rays. He allowed just 2 runs and four hits in six innings in that game. Nova is 12-7 with a 4.85 ERA in 26 starts for New York. He has faced the A's twice on the road this season; he allowed 5 runs and 15 hits in those two games. Oakland is hitting .228 in the daytime and right around .236 for the season as a unit. We expect the Yankees to get a much easier win in this game so we

Texas continues their road trip through the A.L. West with a series in Seattle beginning on Friday night. The Rangers will be facing Hisashi Iwakuma for the third time this season. Iwakuma lost to Texas in Arlington his last time out after allowing 2 runs and seven hits in just over five innings. Iwakuma also lost to Texas at home back on July 15th after giving up 4 runs and seven hits in five innings. Overall, Iwakuma has not pitched well in his last two starts. Texas is 41-33 on the road and they are hitting .285 in their last seven games.

Martin Perez gets the start for Texas. He is 1-1 with a 2.60 ERA in three starts. He has done some nice work out of the bullpen including 4 1/3 innings of shut out ball against Seattle last Saturday. Perez gave up just 1 run and five hits in his last start against the Red Sox back on July 24th. He'll face a Seattle team that is hitting .215 in their last seven games and .216 overall at home. The Texas bullpen is 11-5 with a 3.33 ERA on the road converting 20 of 24 save chances. They have won 16 of their last 25 games in Seattle, and we expect another solid road win by Texas in this game on Friday night.

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The Tigers can pick up a sweep of the Athletics with a win on Thursday afternoon. They

The Angels put-up some big offensive numbers (11 runs on 11 hits) on Tuesday in their important win over Texas. Derek Holland will try and slow the Angels down in Game 2. He is 10-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 24 starts for Texas. He has not pitched well against Los Angeles; he has giving up 12 runs and 14 hits in two starts against them this season. Overall, the southpaw is 4-5 with a 5.40 ERA in 11 career starts against the Angels. Erick Aybar (10-31), Alberto Callaspo (8-24), Howard Kendrick (9-31), Albert Pujols (4-6), Mike Trout (4-9) and Mark Trumbo (5-18) all hit Holland well. The Angels are 26-20 against left-handed starters while hitting .276 in those games.

C.J. Wilson is 12-9 with a 3.73 ERA in 31 starts for Los Angeles. Games like this are the reason why they signed him because he has experience in clutch situations. Wilson has allowed just 5 earned runs and 13 hits in his last three starts this season. He is 0-1 against Texas, but he did shut them out over six innings at home back in June. Texas is hitting right around .260 in their last eight games and they

The Nationals begin a crucial home series with the Dodgers as they hope to clinch a playoff spot soon. Jordan Zimmermann is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 home starts this season. The Dodgers are hitting .186 in their last seven games and they just haven

The Nationals begin a crucial home series with the Dodgers as they hope to clinch a playoff spot soon. Jordan Zimmermann is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 home starts this season. The Dodgers are hitting .186 in their last seven games and they just haven

The Angels make their last push for an A.L. West crown on Tuesday when they host the Rangers. Jered Weaver takes the mound where he's 17-4 with a 2.74 ERA. At home, Weaver is 9-2 with a 2.40 ERA in 13 starts striking out 71 while walking 15. He held Oakland to just two hits and one walk over seven innings his last time out. Weaver has allowed just 3 runs and 11 hits in his last two starts against Texas. Adrian Beltre (12-59), Nelson Cruz (12-56), Julio Borbon (3-18), Josh Hamilton (11-43), Ian Kinsler (15-71) and David Murphy (7-44) all struggle with the righty. Texas hits only .263 on the road where they are 40-32. The Angels

The Twins begin a home series with the Royals on Tuesday night after taking three straight games from the Indians at home. Minnesota will face Will Smith who lost to the Twins back on September 1st after allowing 3 runs and nine hits at home. Smith is 4-7 with a 5.45 ERA in 12 starts. He has allowed 12 runs and 26 hits in his last three starts with two of those starts coming on the road at Boston and Tampa Bay. The southpaw lost to Minnesota back on June 4th after giving up 7 runs and eight hits. Minnesota is hitting close to .290 in their last seven games and .266 against left-handed starters this season. The Royals

The Cardinals and Brewers renew acquaintances on Friday night in St. Louis. Yovani Gallardo does not enjoy facing St. Louis. The Brewers

The Yankees continue to tumble as they play the Rays in Tampa on Wednesday night. Hiroki Kuroda has had troubles translating his home success on the road. He is 3-5 with a 4.13 ERA in 11 road starts this season. He lost to the Rays in Tampa back in April after giving up 6 runs and eight hits. He has allowed 7 runs and 12 hits in his last two starts which were both losses. The Rays are hitting over .300 in their last eight games and they are 37-30 at home. They have won seven of eight games at home against the Yankees this year. They have scored 4 runs or more in four straight games and they

The streaking Giants continue their series with Arizona on Tuesday night. San Francisco has won three straight games and six of their last seven games overall. Ryan Vogelsong is 12-7 with a 3.02 ERA in 25 starts. The righty has given up just 25 runs and 66 hits in 85 innings pitched at home. He took a no-decision against Arizona back on May 29th after giving up just 1 run and six hits in seven innings of work. Vogelsong is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA in five career starts against the Diamondbacks. Arizona has lost three straight games and 9 of their last 11 games overall. They are hitting right around .215 in their last eight games. The Giants

The Rangers continue their series with the Royals on Tuesday night. Texas sends Matt Harrison to the mound where he's 15-8 with a 3.30 ERA in 26 starts. Harrison loves pitching away from home where he is 10-4 with a 3.30 ERA. He has allowed just 9 runs and 16 hits in his last 21.3 innings. The Texas starter beat the Royals a month ago in Kansas City after allowing 2 runs and eight hits in just over six innings. He is 3-1 with a 3.99 ERA in five career starts against the Royals. Kansas City is 18-24 against left-handed starters while putting up just 3.7 runs per game against. Texas' bullpen continues to be stellar doing their job once again on Monday.

Jeremy Guthrie is 6-11 with a 5.58 ERA in 23 starts between Kansas City and Colorado. Guthrie got rocked in Boston back on August 25th, and he followed that up by allowing 10 hits to the Tigers. Guthrie lost to the Rangers at home earlier this season after giving up 3 runs and six hits in six innings. He is 3-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 10 career starts against Texas. Texas is hitting almost .270 on the road where they are 37-29. The Royals

The Marlins look to bounce back after falling to R.A. Dickey on Friday night. Miami turns to their ace Josh Johnson who is 7-11 with a 4.00 ERA this season. He is 5-5 with a 3.06 ERA in 14 home starts striking out 84 while walking 25. Johnson is 0-1 in two starts against the Mets this season, but both games were in New York; he only gave up 4 runs and 11 hits in just over 12 innings of work. Ike Davis (2-12) and David Wright (8-35) have poor career numbers against the Miami starter. The Mets are 32-35 on the road and they are hitting right around .230 in their last eight games as the lineup is struggling to produce hits.

Jeremy Hefner makes his ninth start of the season; he is 2-4 with a 4.86 ERA. Hefner does his worst work on the road where he has allowed 14 runs and 30 hits in just over 22 innings. He lost his last road game on August 19th in Washington after giving up 5 runs and eight hits in that game. New York's bullpen is embarrassingly bad going 6-12 with an ERA near 5.00 on the road. The Mets have traditionally struggled in Florida losing 14 of their last 22 games in the Sunshine State. We expect Johnson to shut down the Mets and lead Miami to a nice home win.

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Detroit looks to close the gap even more in the A.L. Central as they continue their series with the White Sox on Saturday night. Francisco Liriano is 5-10 with a 5.07 ERA in 23 starts. The southpaw is awful on the road going 2-6 with a 5.62 ERA. He has not seen the Tigers yet this season, but he does not have a good history against them. Liriano has given up 13 runs and 18 hits in his last three starts against them. Miguel Cabrera (8-24), Jhonny Peralta (9-32), Ramon Santiago (3-10), Brennan Boesch (5-11) and Alex Avila (3-5) have good numbers against Liriano. The Tigers are hitting .262 against left-handed starters and almost .280 at home. They are 40-26 at home, and they

The Twins look to bounce back after getting shutout by Felix Hernandez last night. Seattle

Baltimore looks to extend their record to 5-0 at home against Toronto on Saturday night. It will be the second Major League start for Steve Johnson who beat Seattle back on August 8th. He allowed just 2 runs and five hits while striking out nine in that game. Johnson will face a Toronto offense that still needs some work. They are hitting less than .200 in their last eight games and they are just 25-39 on the road this season. Toronto's offense has scored 19 runs over their last eight games and they

The Pirates will try and stay in the N.L. Wild Card race as they host Milwaukee on Saturday night. Jeff Karstens has enjoyed home cooking this season going 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA in five starts. He is still looking for his first career win against Milwaukee; he has allowed just 4 runs and 11 hits in 12 innings pitched against them. Corey Hart (2-19) and Rickie Weeks (4-21) have had their struggles with the righty. Even with yesterday's win, the Brewers are still 20-38 on the road where they hit less than .240 as a team. The Pirates

The Orioles return home to host the Blue Jays after a trip through Texas and Detroit. Zach Britton makes his seventh start of the season and he

The Cubs return home after a dismal road trip to begin a 3-game series with the Rockies. Colorado swept the Mets over four games in New York and today they will turn to Drew Pomeranz. The southpaw is 1-7 with a 4.87 ERA in 14 starts this season. He has allowed 16 runs and 26 hits in six road starts this season. The Rockies

A huge battle in the N.L. West on Monday night as the Dodgers host the Giants. Clayton Kershaw goes for Los Angeles and he's 11-6 with a 2.90 ERA on the season. The southpaw is 6-3 with a 2.27 ERA at home striking out 82 while walking 25. Kershaw is making his fourth start against San Francisco this season; he has allowed just 4 runs and 18 hits in the previous three outings. Kershaw has allowed just 9 earned runs in his last 10 starts against the rival Giants. Brandon Belt (3-16), Hunter Pence (1-18), Buster Posey (6-28), Pablo Sandoval (6-24) and Ryan Theriot (4-22) all have had their problems with the Dodgers

The Phillies return home to host the Reds after a successful road trip through Milwaukee and Miami. Philadelphia will send Roy Halladay to the mound where he's 6-7 with a 3.80 ERA. He has allowed just 4 runs and 11 hits in his last 22 innings of work. Halladay has dominated the Reds throwing three scoreless outings out of his last four games pitched against them. Scott Rolen (1-9) and Drew Stubbs (3-12) struggle with Halladay. The Reds

A series victory is at stake on Sunday Night Baseball as the Yankees host the Red Sox. Josh Beckett has been ripped to shreds lately allowing 15 runs and 15 hits in his last 13 innings of work. He is coming off an awful start in Baltimore where he allowed 6 runs and six hits in just over five innings. The Yankees touched up the Boston pitcher for 6 runs and eight hits in five innings back on July 6th. Robinson Cano (24-73), Curtis Granderson (10-36), Andruw Jones (10-37), Derek Jeter (26-84) and Ichiro (10-36) all hit the righty hard. The Yankees are 38-24 at home where they are hitting right around .270 as a team.

Hiroki Kuroda has enjoyed pitching at Yankee Stadium where he is 8-4 with a 2.31 ERA in 14 starts. He has allowed just 4 runs in his last three starts and he

Oakland goes for the sweep of the Indians with a win on Sunday. Jarrod Parker brings a 7-7 record and a 3.71 ERA into this contest. He is 3-4 with a 2.75 ERA in 11 home games this season for Oakland. Parker is facing a struggling Cleveland offense that is 24-37 on the road and hitting right around .210 in their last eight games. They are 16-27 in the daytime and they are having their troubles in this series. The Oakland bullpen gave up a few runs on Saturday, but they are still 17-3 on the season at home.

Justin Masterson takes the mound for a road game which isn't good for him. The Cleveland starter is 4-6 with a 6.09 ERA in 12 starts away from home. Masterson lost in Oakland back in April after allowing 4 runs and six hits in five innings. He gave up six walks and only had two strikeouts in that game. Masterson also got torched in his previous start in Oakland back in April of 2010 when he gave up 7 runs and eight hits. Oakland is showing some offensive spark in this series and they are now 35-25 at home. Cleveland's bullpen has an ERA right around 4.50 on the road so they can be hit as well. We expect Oakland to get the series sweep on Sunday.

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The Angels look to turn it around as they continue their series with the Rays on Saturday night. C.J. Wilson is 9-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 25 starts for Los Angeles. He has allowed just 22 earned runs in 10 starts at home. It will be his third start against Tampa Bay; Wilson has allowed 10 hits while striking out 18 in almost 14 innings of work. Tampa Bay hitters are a combined 24 for 148 against Wilson with Desmond Jennings (2-13), Evan Longoria (2-16), BJ Upton (2-17) and Carlos Pena (1-9) sporting the ugliest numbers. The Rays are hitting .228 against left-handed starters while putting up less than 4 runs per game.

Alex Cobb is 7-8 with a 4.09 ERA in 15 starts for Tampa Bay. Cobb has allowed 22 runs in 47 road innings this season and he already owns a road loss to the Angels back on July 27th. He allowed 3 runs and eight hits in that game. The Angels are hitting over .260 in their last eight games and they are still 33-27 at home despite their recent struggles. The Angels will be glad to face Cobb after seeing David Price and James Shields back to back. Los Angeles has too many weapons on offense for Cobb, and we expect them to bounce back with a solid home win on Saturday night.

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The Athletics return home after a rough road trip through Chicago and Kansas City. Oakland welcomes Cleveland to town after they got beaten up a bit by the Angels. Tom Milone is 9-9 with a 3.91 ERA on the season. Milone has been better at home going 5-3 with a 2.13 ERA in 10 starts. The Indians are 14-25 against left-handed starters while hitting just .234 against them. Cleveland is 24-35 on the road, and Oakland's bullpen is 16-3 with a 2.73 ERA at home converting 13 of 20 save chances.

Zach McAllister is 5-4 in 13 starts for Cleveland. He is a little worse on the road going 2-2 with a 4.01 ERA. The righty has allowed 16 runs and 14 hits in his last three starts taking losses to the Twins and Royals. Oakland is 33-25 at home and they are hitting right around .250 in their last eight games. They scored a total of 19 runs in their last two home games against CJ Wilson and Zack Greinke. On the road, Cleveland's bullpen has a 4.48 ERA as a unit. We expect Oakland to get a solid home win in this game tonight.

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Los Angeles heads to Atlanta in a battle between two of the hotter teams in baseball. The Dodgers have won the first two series of their current road trip and they will face Tommy Hanson fresh off the disabled list. He is 12-5 with a 4.29 ERA in 22 starts. The righty has pitched worse at home posting an ERA of 4.90. Los Angeles is hitting over .300 in their last eight games and they are putting up over 6 runs per game during that span. They are 32-29 on the road and they are firing on all cylinders with the additions of Shane Victorino and Hanley Ramirez.

Chris Capuano is 11-8 with a 3.11 ERA in 24 starts for Los Angeles. Capuano is coming off a win over the Marlins where he allowed only two hits in eight innings while striking out 10. He has allowed just 7 runs in his last three starts and he