The Atlanta Braves just can't seem to get back to that .500 mark yet. They are close at 23-25 after Sunday's win over Miami, 6-3. They did take two of three from the Marlins so that inched them closer. The Braves will be sending Spencer Strider to the hill today. Strider will be making his first career MLB start. Strider has excelled in the bullpen this year with a 2.22 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 37 KO's and just 11 Walks. Arizona just got swept at home by the LA Dodgers. That four game losing streak after a stretch that saw t the team go 5-1 the previous six games. Zac Gallen gets the start today. Gallen having a fine season with a 3-0 record in his eight starts and a 2.22 ERA. Gallen is coming off his worst start of the season, allowing seven hits and six runs over 5 1/3 innings to the Royals. I look for Gallen to rebound here today and the D'backs to win this game.

Tampa Bay chasing the Yankees in the AL East, now 4.5-games back with a 28-19 record. The Rays took two of three games from the Yankees in their set which ended yesterday. Their pitching held the hard hitting Bronx Bombers to just five runs total over the three-game set. Drew Rasmussen starts for the Rays today with a 5-1 record and 2.68 ERA. Rasmussen allowed three runs in his last start, a win over Miami. However, that was the mot runs he's allowed in a start in his previous six starts. Texas had their four game win streak snapped on Sunday by the A's, 5-6. They are now 22-24 but still 7-games back of 1st place Houston. Glenn Otto will start today for the Rangers with a 2-2 record and 4.91 ERA in his six starts. He's been much worse at home in his two starts with a 0-1 record and 10.80 ERA. I like the Rays here today with Rasmussen on the hill.

These two teams begin a three-game set here on Memorial Monday. The Houston Astros salvaged the rubber game of their series with Seattle, taking the third game, 2-1, after losing the first two games. The Astros offense has gone South of late, scoring just five total runs over the last four games. Framber Valdez gets the start today for the Astros. Valdez is 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA this season. He has now gone six consecutive starts without allowing more than three runs in a game. The A's trail the 1st place Astros by 11 games in the AL West. The A's also salvaged one of the four games in their series with the Rangers taking the fourth game, 6-5. Paul Blackburn gets the start today for the A's. He's been their best pitcher by far this year with a 5-0 record in his nine starts and a 1.70 ERA. He's allowed just three runs over his last four starts and six runs over his last six starts. This game looks to be an under play the whole way. Play UNDER.

The Milwaukee Brewers look to snap a two-game losing streak here today at St Louis and salvage the last game of this series. The Brewers are still in 1st place in the NL Central with a 29-18 record, but their lead has shrunk over the Cardinals to 2.5-games. The Brewers Ace, Corbin Burnes, will start today. While Burnes is only 2-2 in his nine starts he does have a very good 2.18 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 1.74 ERA in five games. The Cards will counter with Miles Mikolas today. Mikolas is 3-2 and has an impressive 1.96 ERA. He has allowed more than two runs in a start just once (3 runs). Two excellent pitchers on the hill today. I'll take the under.

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians play the rubber matchup of their 3-game set here today. The teams split the first two games with the Guardians winning Friday and the Tigers winning on Saturday. The Guardians will start Triston McKenzie today with a 3-2 record in his seven starts. McKenzie has a nifty 2.45 ERA overall and 2.40 ERA on the road. He's also given up more than three runs just once in his seven starts this year. The Tigers had their modest two-game win streak snapped last night by the Guardians, 1-8. Elvin Rodriguez will toe the rubber today for the Tigers. He's making just his second start of the season after going five innings in his debut against the Twins, allowing four hits and four runs. The Tigers not much of a hitting team and with McKenzie on the hill for Cleveland I look for a low scoring game.

The Tampa Bay Rays need these wins vs the Yankees to close that big gap in the AL East. Unfortunately for the Rays the best they can do is a 4-game split with a win here today. They did win on Saturday, 3-1. They still trail the Yankees in the division by 5.5-games. Shane McClanahan will take the hill today for the Rays with his 4-2 record in nine starts and a 2.06 ERA. He has allowed only three earned runs over his last four starts 25 1/3 innings. The Yankees had their four-game win streak snapped last night. Luis Severino looks to get them back on track today. Severino is 3-0 in his eight starts with a 3.02 ERA. He has allowed just one run over his last two starts, 13-innings. Both pitchers are very good and I look for another under in this series.

The Houston Astros saw their ACE Justin Verlander roughed-up in game one with the Mariners on Friday as Seattle won, 6-1. The Astros will look to rebound here today with Jose Urquidy on the hill. Urquidy is 4-1 in his eight starts with a 4.24 ERA. He has allowed one run or no runs in three of his last four starts. The Mariners wins have come far and few between of late, that's why Friday's win was so surprising. You have to go all the way back to April 26/27 for the last time the M's have won two straight games. They have Logan Gilbert on the hill today who is 4-2 in his nine starts with a 2.77 ERA. Gilbert has been pretty consistent all season long. I don't expect the M's to get many runs today. If Gilbert can do what he has lately, this will be an UNDER.

The White Sox and Cubs play a short 2-game Inter League series here today from the South Side of Chicago. The Cubs have lost two straight, including Thursday's loss at Cincinnati, 5-20. Keegan Thompson starts today for the Cubs. Thompson has two starts and is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA. The White Sox also lost in their last game 7-16 to the Red Sox to level their record at 22-22 overall. They trail 1st place Minnesota by 5-games in the AL Central. Johnny Cueto starts today for the Sox. Cueto has two starts this season with a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. He has gone six innings in both starts and allowed no runs and 12 KO's. I'll take UNDER here today.

 The San Francisco Giants have been struggling as they have dropped into third place in the NL West, 6.5-games back of the Dodgers. The Giants have averaged a very good 5.09 runs per game this year. It's the pitching staff that has dropped dramatically from last season, allowing a 4.53 ERA overall. Alex Wood starts today with a 3-3 record in eight starts and a 4.82 ERA. The Reds have won three straight games, including last night's opener with the Giants, 5-1. They have now scored 29 runs over their last three games. Vladimir Gutierrez will start today with a 0-6 record and 8.70 ERA. He's been even worse at home with a 9.94 ERA. I like this game over here today.

The Miami Marlins look to snap a 3-game losing streak here today at Atlanta. They were swept by their in-state rivals, Tampa Bay. Sandy Alcantara is the only starter to win a game over the teams last seven outings. He beat these Braves on April 22, 4-3, going nine full innings and allowing no earned runs. Alcantara is 4-2 overall in his nine starts with a nifty 2.11 ERA. The defending champion Braves still trying to get back to the .500 mark at 22-24. They beat Miami in game one of this series on Friday 6-4. Tucker Davidson will start today for the Braves. Davidson is 1-1 in his two starts with a 5.87 ERA. He lasted only 2 2/3 innings in his last start against Philly, allowing four hits and five runs. I'll take the Marlins today with their best pitcher on the hill.

The LA Dodgers got their 30th win of the season last night with a win over Arizona in the opening game of this set with the D'backs, 14-1. The Dodgers have been dominating both with the bats and on the mound. They lead the NL West by two-games over the Padres. Ryan Pepiot will make his third start of the season here today. Pepiot has no record yet with a 3.86 ERA. He is coming off a start vs their D'backs where he allowed two hits and three runs over his four innings of work for a no decision. Arizona looks to stay above the .500 mark today with a win over the Dodgers. The 23-23 D'backs have won five of their last seven games. Veteran Madison Bumgarner will start today. Bumgarner is 2-2 in his nine starts with a 2.76 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 1.86 ERA in his four starts. Bumgarner should keep the D'backs close here tonight and for me that makes them a live dog. Play Arizona.

The Texas Rangers improved to 20-23 after winning their last two games. They took the opener in this series with the A's on Thursday, 4-1. They are 0-5-2 O/U/P their last seven games. Jon Gray will start today with a 1-2 record in his six starts and a 5.14 ERA. Gray has been up and down this season, but he has pitched well in two of his last three starts. Oakland dropped to 19-28 on the season with their loss to the Rangers on Thursday. The A's have lost four of their last six games. Cole Irvin will start today with a 2-2 record in his six starts. Irvin has a 2.94 ERA and a nice 1.13 ERA in his three home starts. Since his first two starts of the season, Irvine hasn't allowed over two runs in any of his last four starts. I'll take the UNDER in this contest.

The Houston Astros took the last two games of their three game set with the Guardians. The Astros are in 1st place in the AL West, 2.5-games ahead of the Angels. Justin Verlander will take the hill today. Verlander looks to once again be a Cy Young candidate with his dominating performances thus far. Verlander is 6-1 in his eight starts with a 1.22 ERA. He has not allowed a run in any of his last three starts (19 innings). Seattle has dropped two straight games to fall to 18-27 overall. The Mariners also fell into last in the AL West. Chris Flexen was very good last year, but not this season. He has a 1-6 record in his eight games with a 4.98 ERA. He has also allowed 14 runs over his last 14 1/3 innings. Verlander has been dominating and I don't see the M's giving him much of a problem tonight. Lay the Run Line with the Astros.

The Toronto Blue Jays have won two straight games to improve to 24-20 in the AL East. They still trail the Yankees by 7.5 games as they have dropped off fast in the division race. Alek Manoah will toe the rubber for the Jays with a 5-1 record and 1.62 ERA. Manoah has allowed no more than two runs in any start this season. The LA Angels are having a fine season with a 27-19 record and just behind the Astros for the AL West lead. Chase Silseth will make his third start of the season today. Silseth is 1-1 in those prior two starts with a 2.61 ERA. Should be a good pitcher duel here tonight and I'll be on the UNDER.

The NY Yankees continue to dominate their division as they lead the AL East by 5.5 games over 2nd place Tampa Bay. The Yankees have won three straight games to improve to 32-13. Jameson Taillon will start today with a 4-1 record in his eight starts and a 2.95 ERA. Tallion is coming off a seven inning performance against the White Sox, allowing five hits and one run. Tamp Bay dropped their game one of this series with the Yankees on Thursday, 2-7. The loss dropped the Rays to 26-18 in the AL East. Jeffrey Springs will make his fifth start for the Rays. Springs is 1-1 in his four previous starts with a 2.12 ERA. In his two home starts he has a 1.23 ERA. Springs has not allowed a run over his last two starts. I'll be on the UNDER here today.

After scoring 19 runs in their first two games at Washington, the Dodgers hit a wall in Wednesday's game three. They scored no runs in a 0-1 loss. That makes LA 29-14 and the Padres remain 1.5-games back with their loss on Wednesday to the Brewers, 1-2. LA now heads all the way back to the West to take on the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Mike White makes just his second start of the season here tonight. White went just 2 1/3 innings in hi first start vs the Phillies, allowing three hits and three runs. Arizona had Wednesday off after taking two games from Kansas City and also winning five of their last six games. Humberto Castellanos will start for the D'back with a 3-1 record and 4.13 ERA. He's been good, not great, allowing seven runs over his last three starts (16 innings). Dodgers a huge 1.80 favorite here with a very sketchy White on the mound. I like dogs who show value and the D'backs have lots of value tonight. Play Arizona.

The Oakland A's took game three of their series on Wednesday with the Mariners as a nice dog price of +1.55 and won, 4-2. Now the A's return home to open their series here on Thursday against the Rangers. Frankie Montas will toe the rubber today for the A's. Montas is 2-4 in his nine starts with a 3.55 ERA. Montas has been excellent of late, going 7 2/3 innings of work with just two runs allowed and one walk and 14 KO's. The Rangers snapped their 3-game losing streak on Wednesday against the Angels with a 7-2 win. That's the most runs the Rangers have scored in their last seven games. Martin Perez will start today for the Rangers. Perez is 3-2 with a very good 1.64 ERA. He's been great on the road in his three starts, allowing no runs including a nine-inning shutout of the Astros in his last start. I'm looking for this game to go UNDER tonight with these two hot pitchers on the mound.

The Milwaukee Brewers remain on the road after a successful trip to San Diego, taking two of the three games including Wednesday, 2-1. Eric Lauer starts tonight for the Brewers with a 4-1 record and 2.16 ERA. Lauer rebounded from a sub-par performance on the 14th with a nice game vs the Nationals last Friday where he allowed no runs over seven innings. The Cardinals had Wednesday off after losing on Tuesday to the Blue Jays, 1-8. That loss snapped a five-game win streak by the Cardinals. This is a big early season series as these two teams are battling it out in the NL Central. The Cardinals are in 2nd place, 3-games back of the Brewers with a 24-19 record. Adam Wainwright will start tonight with a 5-3 record in his eight games. Wainwright has a 2.87 ERA and slightly better 2.50 home ERA. He's been very good of late, allowing three runs over his last 20 innings. Two excellent pitchers that should keep this game low scoring and close. Take the UNDER.

The Cleveland Guardians can't seem to put any wins together as they have not won two or more games in a row since May 8 and 9th. Cal Quantrill will start today for the Guardians with a 1-2 record and a 3.48 ERA. Quantrill coming off a nice start where he went seven innings vs the Reds, allowing just five hits and one run. The Houston Astros have a 1-game lead in the AL West over the LA Angels. It's looks to be just a two-team race in the division as the other three teams are all at least five-games below the .500 mark. Cristian Javier starts today for the Astros. Javier is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA. However, at home he has a 1-1 record in two starts with a 0.79 ERA. Really, Javier has had one bad start in his four outings, a seven run game to the Nationals. I'll take the UNDER here tonight.

The Miami Marlins lost game one of this series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, 0-4. They have now lost four of the last five games to drop to 18-23 overall and 4th place in the AL East Division. Cody Poteet will make his second start of the season here tonight. Poteet had a nice first start, going 4 2/3 innings vs the Nationals, allowing just one hit and no runs. Tampa Bay improved to 25-17 and is in 2nd place in the AL East behind the NY Yankees. Drew Rasmussen will start for the Rays. He's 4-1 in his eight starts with a nifty 2.33 ERA and 0.905 WHIP. He's been even better at home with a 2-0 record and 1.31 ERA. Rasmussen has allowed just three total runs over his last five starts. Both pitchers should be very good here tonight. I'll take the UNDER.

The Oakland A's snapped a 3-game losing streak last night with their big dog win over the Mariners, 7-5. That was just their win over their last 10 games. Paul Blackburn will start tonight for the A's and he's been their best pitcher with a 4-0 record in his eight starts. Blackburn has a 1.91 ERA and 0.992 WHIP this year. He's been even better in his five road starts with a 1.37 ERA and the team has won all five of his away starts. The Mariners have also fallen on hard times, losing five of their last six games and dropping to 18-26 in the AL West, just a half game ahead of the A's for last place. Robbie Ray will start today with a 4-4 record in his nine starts and a 4.77 ERA. I'm a little taken aback by the +157 dog price on the A's considering these teams are very equal and the A's have a very good road pitcher in Blackburn on the hill. Lots of value here today with this dog. Play Oakland.

Two of the best NL teams meet today as the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers take on the NL West 2nd place San Diego Padres. The Brewers are 27-16 overall and lead 2nd place St Louis by 3-games. Aaron Ashby gets his fourth start of the season today. Ashby is 0-1 with a 4.61 ERA. He's coming off a road game at Atlanta where he allowed six hits and six runs in four innings. The Padres have been one of the best road teams in baseball this year, but have struggled at times at home. They won game one vs the Brewers and then lost last night, 1-4. That loss did snap a five-game win streak for the Padres. Yu Darvish gets the start today with a 4-1 record in his eight starts. Darvish has a 3.91 ERA and a 1.37 ERA at home in his three starts. Darvish has been one of the better Padre pitchers and I'll take him tonight. Play San Diego.

The NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers play game two of their series here tonight at San Diego against the Padres. They lost the opened last night, 2-3. That made two straight losses for the Brewers. They get their ACE on the hill today in Corbin Burnes. Despite his 1-2 record, Burnes has a nice 2.26 ERA and except for his last start he allowed two runs or fewer in his previous six starts. The Padres look to extend their win streak to six games here tonight. The Padres trail 1st place LA by just a half game in the NL West. Blake Snell gets the call today for the Padres. Snell is making just his second start since missing all the previous part of this season due to an injury. Snell only went 3 2/3 innings in his first start back against PHilly, allowing three hits and three runs. I look for Snell to only get stronger as he gets more innings. I'll take the under with these two pitchers on the hill today.

Cleveland dropped another game under .500 to 17-20 with their loss on Sunday to Detroit, 2-4. That makes the Guardians 1-4 over their last five games. Zach Plesac looks to get the start tonight for the Guardians. Pleasac is 1-3 in his seven starts with a 4.42 ERA. The Astros improved to 27-15 after winning their last two game and taking three of four from the Texas Rangers. Luis Garcia toes the rubber for the Astros. Garcia is 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA this season. Both starts are capable of putting together good games here today. I'll take the UNDER.

The Toronto Blue Jays won two of their three over the Reds, losing the last game on Sunday, 2-3. The Jays haven't scored more than three runs in any of their last five games. Joe Berrios gets the start today. Berrios is 3-2 in his eight starts this year, with a 4.83 ERA and 1.488 WHIP. St Louis improved to 23-18 after winning three straight games over the Pirates. They outscored Pittsburgh 28-11 in that set. Miles Mikolas will start today with a 3-2 record and 1.68 ERA. Mikolas hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his eight starts this year. I like the Cards here tonight. Play St Louis.

The Detroit Tigers are tied for last in the AL Central with the KC Royals, both teams with a 14-26 record. The Tigers did snap a three game losing streak with a win on Sunday over the Guradians, 4-2. They have a 1-6-1 O/U record in their last eight games, partly thanks to scoring one run in three straight games. Eduardo Rodriguez starts today for the Tigers with a 1-3 record and 4.38 ERA. He's pitched well in his last three starts, allowing a total of four runs in 14 innings. Meanwhile the division leading Twins have won four straight games to improve to 25-16. The pitching has been very good. Chris Archer will go today with a 0-1 record in his seven starts. Archer has a 4.10 ERA. However, most of those came in a five run game on May 5. Other than that game, Archer has allowed two runs or fewer in every other starts. I'm taking UNDER today.

The Baltimore Orioles have won three of the last four games and improved to 17-23 on the season. They are still last in the AL East and likely will remain there the entire season. Jordan Lyles will start today for the O's. He's 2-4 in his eight starts with a 4.11 ERA. He's pitched well of late, allowing more than two earned runs just once in his last four games. The Division leading Yankees look to snap a two-game losing streak. They lost two of their last three to the White Sox and scored just one run in those two games. Gerrit Cole will start today with a 4-0 record in his eight starts and a 2.89 ERA. Cole has has not allowed more than three runs in any of his eight starts this year. I look for a low scoring contest here today. Play UNDER.

The Minnesota Twins look to extend their win streak to four games here today as they look for the sweep in Kansas City. The Twins will start Bailey Ober today who is 1-1 in his four starts with a 2.75 ERA. After his first start where he allowed four runs to the Mariners, Ober has allowed just two total runs in his next three starts. The Royals have lost three straight games and five of their last seven games. Brady Singer looks to get them back on track today. Singer has only one start and that was a fine one. Singer went seven strong innings against the White Sox, allowing just four hits and no runs with no walks and nine KO's for the 2-1 win. I look for a low scoring game here today with two pitchers that have pitched great of late. Play UNDER.

The Detroit Tigers look to snap a 3-game losing streak here today at Cleveland. The Indians are just 13-26 overall on the season and in last place in the AL Central. Alex Faedo will start for the Tigers with a 0-1 record in his three starts but a nice 2.87 ERA. Faedo has not allowed more than two runs in any of his three starts this season. The Cleveland Guardians are trying to claw their way back to the .500 mark in the AL Central. Right now, only Minnesota has a record over .500 in the division. The Guardians snapped a three game losing streak with their win here on Saturday. They will start Shane Bieber today who is 1-2 in his seven starts. Bieber has a 3.96 ERA with a 1.267 WHIP. Bieber had his worst start of the season, allowing seven runs to the Blue Jays but then bounced back with a six inning, one run performance against the Twins. I'm looking for a low scoring game today. Play UNDER.

The Seattle Mariners have dropped three-straight games to a 17-24 record and fourth place in the AL West. The Mariners have also lost five of their last six and could be swept here today by the Red Sox. Logan Gilbert will start for the M's with a 4-2 record and 2.60 ERA. Gilbert has been even better on the road where his is 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA. The Boston Red Sox have won four straight to improve to 18-22, but still are four games under the .500 mark. Nathan Eovaldi will start today with a 1-2 mark in his eight starts and a 4.32 ERA. Eovaldo had been doing great his lat five starts before his last one. He had given up just six runs in five games and then was blistered by the Astros for six runs over 1 2/3 innings in his last start. I look for Eovaldi to rebound here today and this game to go UNDER.      

 The Oakland A's took game one of this series with the Angels on Friday night, 4-2. That improved the A's to 17-24. The A's will turn to Frankie Montas here tonight. Montas is only 2-4 on the season, but still has a nice 3.67 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. Montas pitched very well in his last game, but took the loss to these Angels, 1-4. That loss came despite going six solid innings and allowing two runs and 12 KO's. The Angels have dropped out of 1st place in the AL West thanks to a four-game losing streak. The Houston Astros have taken over the division lead, 1.5 games ahead of the A's. The Angels will start Michael Lorenzen here today. Lorenzen is 5-2 in his six starts with a 3.57 ERA. Both pitchers are about even tonight, but with the Angels in the midst of a losing streak I'll take the live dog here in Oakland.

 The Texas Rangers took game two of this series to even it at one game a piece with their win on Friday. The Rangers got a shutout win over the Astros, 3-0. The Rangers will start Jon Gray here today. Gray is 1-1 in his five starts this year with a 5.73 ERA. Gray is coming off a 5 2/3 inning outing vs the Angels where he allowed four runs and eight hits. The Astros were shut out for the first time since their game on April 20th. Justin Verlander will toe the rubber here today for the Astros. Verlander is 5-1 in his seven starts with a 1.38 ERA and 0.679 WHIP. Verlander has gone 13 innings without allowing a run and just three hits. Verlander is pitching great right now and I look for a bounce back here today with the Astros. I'll lay the Run Line with Houston.

The San Diego Padres look to extend their two game win streak here today at San Francisco. These two NL West titans are battling it out and the Padres took game one of this series on Friday, 8-7. The Padres have been the best road team in the NL this year at 15-7 away. The Padres will send Joe Musgrove to the hill today. Musgrove is 4-0 in his seven starts with a 2.20 ERA and 0.933 WHIP. Musgrove has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts this year. The Giants dropped to third place in the division with two losses in a row. Carlos Rondon will start today with a 4-2 record in his seven starts and a 3.49 ERA. Rondon coming off his worst start of the year where he allowed 10 hits and eight runs over 3 2/3 innings to the Cardinals. Padres a very live dog here today on the road where they have flourished and with the better pitcher. Play San Diego.

Game one of this series between the White Sox and Yankees was postponed on Friday. That means they pick up here today, but will only play a single game today, not a doubleheader. The White Sox made it to 19-19 with a win on Thursday over Kansas City. They are just the 2nd team in the AL Central to be at .500 or above with 1st place Minnesota at 22-16. The Sox will start Dallas Keuchel today with a 2-3 record and 5.88 ERA. Keuchel is coming off a very good start where he went five innings and allowed four hits and no runs to these Yankees. The Yankees have catapulted into 1st place in the AL East with a 28-10 record, now 5-games ahead of 2nd place Tampa Bay. Nestor Cortes will start today with a 2-1 record in his seven starts. Cortes has a very good 1.35 ERA and is slightly better at home with a 1.00 ERA in three starts. Cortes has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts and has three games where he's allowed no runs. I'll take the UNDER here today in this matchup.

The Oakland A's and LA Angels begin their series here tonight from LA. Both teams come in off losses. The A's lost Wednesday to Minnesota, 4-14. That makes four of their last five games they have lost. Paul Blackburn makes the start here tonight for the A's. He's 4-0 in his seven starts with a nifty 1.67 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 3-0 record and 0.83 ERA. He's also allowed two runs or fewer in six of his seven starts. The Angels are coming of a 3-game loss to the Rangers. Chase Silseth makes his second start of the season tonight. His first was excellent, going six innings vs these A's, allowing one hit and no runs for the win. I look for these teams to get back to some low scoring games. Take the UNDER.

The Rangers and Astros begin another Lone Star State battle here tonight from Houston. The Rangers are 17-20 and had their four-game win streak snapped by the Astros yesterday, 1-5. Martin Perez starts tonight with a 2-2 record and very nice 2.02 ERA. Perez has started two road games and has yet to allow an earned run. Perez has also not allowed more than one earned run in any of his last four starts. The Astros improved to 25-14 with their win last night and moved into 1st place in the AL West. Cristian Javier starts tonight with a 2-1 record in his three starts. He has a 5.79 ERA and 1.500 WHIP. The Rangers are pretty nice dogs here tonight and are a great value shot with Perez on the mound. I'll take that shot. Play Texas.

The Yankees look to sweep their series here today with the Orioles. They have taken the first three games with one over, one under and a push thus far. Today, Jordan Montgomery will start for the Yankees. Montgomery is 0-1 in his seven starts with a respectable 3.06 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 2.21 ERA in four starts. Montgomery has been very consistent too, allowing two runs or fewer in each of his last six starts. The Orioles have now lost six straight games. During that losing streak they have scored more than three runs just one time and that was four runs. Bruce Zimmermann will get the start today. He's been the best the O's have had thus far with a 2-2 record in seven starts and a 1.98 ERA an 1.80 home ERA. Zim has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts this season. Looks to be a low scoring affair with these two pitchers on the hill. Play UNDER.

The Astros and Red Sox have split their three game series thus far with Boston taking game one on Monday and the Astros taking last night's contest, 13-4. The Astros are just a game back of the Angels in the AL West in that two team division battle. Luis Garcia will start today for Houston with a 3-1 record in his six starts and a 2.94 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 1.20 ERA in his three away outings. Garcia has also allowed just one run over his last 12 innings of work, winning both games with just four walks and 18 KO's. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are in last place in the AL East. The Sox will turn to Nick Pivetta today who has had his problems with year. Pivetta is 1-4 in seven starts with a 5.08 ERA. He's been even worse at Fenway where he is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. The good new for Pivetta is that he's pitched well in his last two games, going 13 innings and allowing just one run with one walk and 12 KO's. If Pivetta has it back under control, which he looks to have done, then take the UNDER here tonight.

The Astros and Red Sox have split their three game series thus far with Boston taking game one on Monday and the Astros taking last night's contest, 13-4. The Astros are just a game back of the Angels in the AL West in that two team division battle. Luis Garcia will start today for Houston with a 3-1 record in his six starts and a 2.94 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 1.20 ERA in his three away outings. Garcia has also allowed just one run over his last 12 innings of work, winning both games with just four walks and 18 KO's. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are in last place in the AL East. The Sox will turn to Nick Pivetta today who has had his problems with year. Pivetta is 1-4 in seven starts with a 5.08 ERA. He's been even worse at Fenway where he is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. I'm taking the Astros here today.

The Braves still trying to climb back to that .500 mark sit at 17-20 after winning Tuesday's contest at Milwaukee, 3-0. Both games thus far in this series have been low scoring with the Brewers winning on Monday 1-0 and the Braves on Tuesday, 3-0. I don't see that changing with Max Fried on the hill today for the Braves. Fried is 4-2 in seven games with a 3.14 ERA. The Brewers start their ACE in Corbin Burnes. Burnes has a 1-2 record despite a great ERA of just 1.77. Burnes has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last six games. Take the UNDER here today.

Detroit had its four-game win streak snapped yesterday by the Rays, 1-8. That means the two teams have split this three game series with the rubber match here today. While yesterday's game went over, that was the only one to do so in the last six games. Eduardo Rodriquez will start today with a 1-2 record this year in his seven starts. He's pitched well though with a 3.72 ERA. He's also allowed just one run over his last two starts 13 2/3 innings. The Rays improved to 22-15 with their win on Tuesday. The Rays are in 2nd place behind the 27-9 Yankees. Drew Rasmussen will start today with a 3-1 record in his seven starts. Rasmussen has been very good with a 2.67 ERA and 1.72 home ERA. He's also allowed just one run in each of his last three starts and three total runs over his last four starts. I'll take today's game under the total.

The Houston Astros dropped game one of this series with the Red Sox on Monday, 3-6. After an 11-game win streak, they have now lost two of their last three games. The Astros still have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball, including a bull pen that has just a 2.91 ERA. Jose Urquidy starts today with a 2-1 record after six starts and a 4.39 ERA. He's been very good of late, allowing just one run over his last two starts (nine innings) of work. The Boston Red Sox improved to 14-21 with their win on Monday. That was their third win in their last four games. Nathan Eovaldi toes the rubber today for teh Sox. Eovaldi is 1-1 in his seven starts with a 3.15 ERA. He's been very consistent this year, not allowing more than three runs in any single outing. I like both these pitchers to keep the score low. Play UNDER.

The LA Dodgers snapped a four-game losing streak and salvaged the final game of their series with a win over the Phillies on Sunday, 5-4. The Dodgers pitching staff has been hit hard in recent games, allowing 33 runs over their last four games. Tony Gonsolin will get the start here today for the Dodgers. Gonsolin is 3-0 in his six starts with a 1.33 ERA. The Arizona Diamondbacks are 18-17 on the season and having a much better season than most had anticipated. The D'backs did lose two of their three games to the Cubs, including the last two games. All three games with the Cubs were decided by one run. Madison Bumgarner will start today for Arizona. Bumgarner has pitched very well this year with a 2-1 record and 1.78 ERA. He has not allowed more two runs in any of his seven starts. In fact, he has allowed one run or no runs in six of those starts. At this huge dog price today, I'll take a shot with a very good pitcher on the hill for Arizona.

The Houston Astros had their 11-game win streak snapped on Saturday by Washington, 6-13. Then the Astros came right back and picked up with winning on Sunday with a 8-0 shutout of Washington. Today, Jake Odorizzi takes to the hill with a 3-2 record and 3.37 ERA. Odorizzi has pitched very well of late, going 11 2/3 innings allowing no runs. The Boston Red Sox took two of their three game series withe the Rangers over the weekend. Garrett Whitlock starts today after a 0-1 record in his four starts. Whitlock has a 3.00 ERA and 1.133 WHIP. Two decent pitchers here today, I'll take the UNDER tonight.

The Boston Red Sox look for the sweep here today in Texas. The Sox took game one and game two of this series by a combined 18-4 score. Lefty Austin Davis will get the start today for the Sox. Don't expect Davis to be more than in the role of an opener here today as he's not expected to last much past the 1st inning. Texas looks to salvage the rubber game here today with Martin Perez on the hill. Perez is 1-2 on the season with a 2.10 ERA. Perez has only allowed two earned runs over his last four starts (26 2/3 innings). With the Sox going with an opener that means they will rely on a bullpen that has been mediocre at best this year. I'll take the Rangers here today.

The Baltimore Orioles have dropped two straight games to bring their record to 14-20 on the season. The Orioles hope to salvage the rubber game of this series with the Tigers after dropping the first two games. The O's have scored just two runs overall in this series thus far. Tyler Wells starts today for the O's with a 1-2 record and 3.75 ERA. Wells has pitched very good of late, allowing just two total runs over his last two starts (11 innings). In fact, the Wells has not allowed over two runs in any of his last five games. The Tigers look to sweep the series today with Tarik Skubal on the hill. Skubal is 2-2 in his six starts with a 2.41 ERA. Skubal has allowed just two runs over his last two starts (13 innings). I look for this game to go UNDER.

The Houston Astros had their 11-game win streak snapped on Saturday by Washington, 6-13. The Astros pitching must have taken the day off after shutting out three of their previous five opponents. The win streak brought the team to within 1-game of the AL West leading Angels. Right now it's a two-team race in the AL West with the other three teams all below the .500 mark. Justin Verlander takes the hill today and is looking like his old Cy Young self. Verlander is 4-1 in six starts with a 1.55 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 3-1 mark and 0.64 ERA. Washington is just 12-23 on the season and in last place in the NL East. The Nats are 3-7 over their last 10-games. Pat Corbin will start today and he's been in bad shape all season. Corbin is 0-5 in his seven starts with a 6.06 ERA. I don't see the Astros losing this game, but I'll have to lay the Run Line with the big price on their heads. Play Houston Run Line.

Boston improved to 12-20 overall with their win in the opening game of this series with the Rangers, 7-1. Rich Hill will get the call today for the Red Sox. Hill is 0-1 in his five starts, but has a solid 2.86 ERA. In fact, Hill has been very hot of late, allowing NO runs over his last three starts (13 innings). The Texas Rangers are just 13-18 overall and have alternated win/loss over their last eight games. Glenn Otto will start today with a 1-0 record in three starts and a 3.14 ERA. This looks to be another low scoring game with Hill on the mound for the Red Sox. Take UNDER

The Milwaukee Brewers improved to 21-12 with their win over Miami in the opening game of this series, 2-1. The Brewers sit in 1st place in the NL Central, 3.5 games ahead of St Lous and after that no team is even at the .500 mark. Eric Lauer starts today and is 3-0 in his five starts with a very nice 1.82 ERA and 0.944 WHIP. Since his opening start where Lauer gave up three runs, he has allowed just three total runs over his next four starts. The Marlins dropped to 14-18 with their loss on Friday. The fish have now lost four of the last five and 10 of their last 12. Trevor Rogers gets the start and he's 1-4 with a 5.00 ERA. Rogers did pitch very well in his last start, going five inning and allowing no runs. I like today's game UNDER.

Baltimore dropped to 14-19 with their loss to the Tigers in game one of this series on Friday, 2-4. That was the team's second under in a row and the fourth in the last five games. Bruce Zimmermann has been very good this year and will toe the rubber today. Zim is 2-1 in his six starts with a 1.78 ERA. He has not allowed more than two runs in any of his six starts and has three games where he hasn't allowed a single run. The Tigers got to 10-23 with that win on Friday. The Tigers have gone under in eight of their last 10 games with one push. They have also scored two runs or fewer in eight of their last 11 games. Michael Pineda gets the start today and is 1-2 in his four starts with a 3.43 ERA. In three of his four starts he's allowed two runs or fewer. This looks to be another low scoring affair for the Tigers. Take UNDER.

 The Toronto Blue Jays look to snap a four-game losing streak here at Tampa Bay tonight. The Jays lost two to the Yankees and three of four to the Guardians. They have now lost five of their last six overall games. Yet, tonight they are the favorite at Tampa Bay. Kevin Gausman will start tonight and he's been very good, posting a 3-1 record in six starts with just a 2.13 ERA. Tampa Bay snapped a three-game losing steak last on Wednesday at the Angels. Even with those three losses, they have won seven of their last 10 games. Drew Rasmussen will start today. He's 3-1 in his starts with a 2.89 ERA. I consider both of these starters pretty equal and with that I'll take the hotter team here today. Play Tampa Bay.

The Brewers and Marlins begin a three-game set here on Friday from Miami. The Brewers are 20-12 on the season and in first place in the NL Central. The Brewers Ace, Corbin Burnes will start today. Despite have just one win and two losses, he's pitched very well with a 1.86 ERA and 0.802 WHIP. The Miami Marlins are 14-17 after snapping a three game losing streak with a win at Arizona on Wednesday, 11-3. Pablo Lopez gets the start today Lopez is 4-1 on the season and has an excellent 1.25 ERA and 0.889 WHIP. Lopez has allowed no runs in four of his six starts this season. Two of the best pitchers on the mound today, I'll take the UNDER.

 We've seen a bit of a shift recently from the Unders that dominated early in the season to more even now that overs have been catching up. Still, one team that continues to produce great unders is this Houston club. They did it again for me last night night with a 5-0 shutout of the Twins. Their pitching has been amazing during this eight game win streak. They have allowed no runs their last two games and no more than two runs in any of their last eight games (four shutouts). Meanwhile, their hitting hasn't been great but good enough. Luis Garcia stars today for the Astros with a 2-1 record in five starts and a 3.45 ERA. He is coming off an excellent start that saw him go seven innings, allow two hits and two runs. The Twins had their three game win streak snapped last night by the Astros. They have struggled at times to score runs with just seven total runs scored over the last four games. Josh Winder toes the rubber today and has a 2-0 record in his two start. Winder has yet to allow a run in his 12 innings of work with just five total his, 15 KO's and just one BB. Winder should keep this one low scoring again and I will be on the UNDER again tonight.

The Oakland A's looked like they had got back on track after losing nine straight games. They had won two straight before losing last night to Detroit, 0-6. The Tigers continue to flounder a bit with the bats while the pitching has remained strong. Oakland starts Zach Logue here today with a 0-1 record in his only start and a 3.60 ERA. He pitched well enough to win, but got only one run of support from his team. The Tigers offense has also struggled. The six runs they got yesterday was more than their last five games combined. In fact, before yesterday the Tigers have not scored more than three runs in their last nine games and 12 of their last 13. The Tigers will start their prospect Joey Wentz today as he makes his MLB debut. The Tigers are getting thin on starters and Wentz is being brought up to fill a short term gap. Two poor hitting teams here today as I stick with the UNDER.

The 16-14 Colorado Rockies look to snap a three-game losing streak today at San Francisco. The Rockies also look to salvage the last game of this set with the Giants after losing the first two games. They lost game one 5-8 and last night 2-9. Chad Kuhl is one of their best pitchers with a 3-0 mark and 1.82 ERA. He's been better on the road with a 1-0 record in three starts and 1.65 ERA. The Giants are 18-12 on the season and have won four straight games. This following on the heals of a 5-game losing streak. Alex Cobb starts for the Giants with a 1-1 record and 4.80 ERA in his four starts. Cobb not one of the best Giants pitchers and that means with Kuhl on the hill for the Rocks we have a live dog spot. Play Colorado.

The Miami Marlins struggling to get back to the .500 mark as they sit at 13-17 on the season. The Marlins lost for the third straight game last night at Arizona, 3-9. They look to salvage one game here today in this series. They have lost nine of their last 10 games. Sandy Alcantara gets the nod today with a 2-2 record in his six starts. Alcantara has a 3.03 ERA and 1.318 WHIP. He has struggled a bit of late, allowing seven earned runs over his lastt 10 2/3 innings of work. Despite playing in arguably the best division in baseball, the NL West, the D'backs have held their own going 17-14. They won for the third time in a row last night and the 7th time in their last eight games. Merrill Kelly has been excellent for the D'backs. He has a 3-1 record in his six starts with a 1.22 ERA. Moreover, Kelly has allowed just one run over his lat 15 2/3 innings with 12 walks and just two KO's. I'm taking the hot D'backs here today.

IL action here on Wednesday has the Phillies taking on Seattle. This is the final game of this three-game set with the teams splitting the first two games. Philly won the opener 9-0 before losing yesterday's contest, 4-5. The Phils will call up Bailey Falter to start game three here today. This is because two of the team's starters are currently on the Covid list. Falter was a long reliever when he started the season, but he won't be able to go much past 60 pitches today. Seattle looks to turn its recent fortunes around. The Mariners have won two of their last three games, but lost 12 of their last 14. Logan Gilbert will start his seven game and is one of the best for the M's. He's 4-0 this season with a 1.64 ERA and 1.081 WHIP. The team is 5-1 in his starts also. I'll take the Mariners with a very good starter vs the Phils with an unknown starter. Play Seattle.

The Miami Marlins have lost two straight games as they sit at 13-16 overall. In addition, they have lost eight of their last nine games. Jesus Luzardo will start today with a 2-2 record in his five games. He has a 3.08 ERA and 1.063 WHIP. The Diamondbacks are 16-14 after winning two straight games and six of their last seven. Veteran hurley Madison Bumgarner gets the start today. Bumgarner is 1-1 in his six starts with a nifty 1.50 ERA and 1.125 WHIP. Bumgarner is yet to allow more than one earned run in any of his six starts this season. Difficult to believe that the D'backs are home dog with Bumgarner on the hill. That's ok, we'll take it.

The Kansas City Royals are just 9-17 on the season after dropping three of their last four games. The Royals scored just eight total runs in their three-game series with the Orioles. Brad Keller is 1-2 as he toes the rubber for the sixth time this year. Keller has a nifty 1.74 ERA and 0.839 WHIP. He's allowed just one run over his last 13 1/3 innings. Texas is 11-16 after losing yesterday's game to the Yankees 0-1. The Rangers have scored seven runs total over their last four games with all four of those going UNDER. Martin Perez will start today with a 0-2 record but nice 2.25 ERA. Perez has allowed just one run over his last three starts, 20 innings. That includes four walks and 13 KO's. Two poor hitting teams with two very strong starters. Take UNDER

Houston has won seven straight games to improve to 18-10 on the season. During this win streak they have seen their total go under in six of the seven games. They have received stellar pitching, holding their last seven opponents to two runs or fewer. Justin Verlander goes today and he's once again on his game. Verlander is 3-1 in his five starts with a 1.93 ERA and 0.704 WHIP. He's been even better on the road with a 0.90 ERA and 0.650 WHIP in three starts. The Twins have improved to 18-11 with a three-game win streak. They have also received excellent pitching, allowing just four total runs in their three game sweep of the A's. Joe Ryan starts today for the A's. Ryan is 3-1 in his five starts with a 1.63 ERA and 0.831 WHIP. Both pitchers have been excellent, both teams pitching also excellent. I'm taking UNDER.

 The Boston Red Sox look to snap a five-game losing streak here today as they sit at just 10-19 overall and in last in the AL East. The Sox offense has been pretty pathetic with just five total runs over their last four games. Garrett Whitlock will start today with a 0-1 record and nice 1.50 ERA in his three starts. The Braves have won two straight games as they look to get back to the .500 mark at 14-16 overall on the season. Kyle Wright is 3-1 in his five starts for the Braves with a 1.74 ERA and 0.968 WHIP. He's been even better at home with a 3-0 mark and 0.47 ERA. Don't look for many runs here today with these pitchers on the hill. Play UNDER.

Early game on the schedule today has game one of their doubleheader between Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's. Detroit is only 8-20 on the season after losing six straight games, including last night's opening game of this series, 0-2. The Tigers have been shut out in two straight games and scored two runs or fewer in six straight games. Tarik Skubal goes today with a 1-2 record and 3.04 ERA. He's held two of his last three opponents to no runs. The A's are just 11-18 and finally broke their nine game losing streak with their win last night. The pitching has been very good, holding their last five opponents to four runs or fewer. Frankie Montas as been good with a 2-2 record in his six starts and a 3.44 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 2.84 ERA. He is coming off a seven inning effort vs Tampa Bay where he gave up four hits and no runs. I look for these teams to continue struggling to score here today. take the UNDER in game one.

Tampa Bay saw its six-game win streak snapped last night by Seattle, 1-2. The Rays took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth but got tied in the 9th and lost it in the 10th. The pitching has been very good for the Rays. Jeffrey Springs makes his second start of the season here tonight. Springs went 2 2/3 in his first game, allowing three hits and one run. The LA Angels lead the NL East division. It looks like a two game race with the Astros as no other team is above .500 mark. The Angels beat Washington last night, 5-4. That was their fourth win in their last five games. Their big acquisition in the offseason, Noah Syndergaard hasn't disappointed thus far with a 2-1 record in four starts and a 2.63 ERA and 0.958 WHIP. I look for this to be a low scoring contest here tonight. I'll take the UNDER.

Two teams in desperate need of a win meet tonight. One of these teams will snap a losing streak while the other will continue with one. The Oakland A's have fallen on hard times, losing nine straight games to a 10-18 record. Paul Blackburn will start tonight and he's been their best with a 3-0 record in five starts and a 2.22 ERA with a 0.945 WHIP. Blackburn has allowed more than two runs in a start just one time and that was last game vs Tampa Bay where he gave up three runs. The Tigers have lost five in a row after the Astros swept a four-game series. The Tigers scored two runs or fewer in each of their four loss to the Astros. In fact, they have scored three runs or fewer in 10 of the last 11 games. Michael Pineda will start today with a 1-1 record in his three starts and a 3.77 ERA. He's been better at home with a 1-0 record in two starts and a 1.93 ERA. This looks to be another low scoring affair. Play UNDER.

 The Brewers feasted on the Reds last week, taking all three games by a combined score of 34-12. The Brewers look for more of the same here tonight as they look to snap a 2-game losing streak after dropping two of three at Atlanta. Brandon Woodruff gets the start for the Brewers with a 3-1 record in five starts and a 5.18 ERA. Woodruff got the win in his start last week against the Reds, 6-3. The Reds have improved to 5-23 if you consider they won just 3 of their first 20 games and two of their last three games. Sure, it was against Pittsburgh. The Reds have activated Luis Castillo today from the 10-day IL. The Reds have had a whopping 14-players on the DL this year. I don't expect to see Castillo in top form yet as that will take some time. I'm laying the Run Line with the Brewers.

 The Brewers feasted on the Reds last week, taking all three games by a combined score of 34-12. The Brewers look for more of the same here tonight as they look to snap a 2-game losing streak after dropping two of three at Atlanta. Brandon Woodruff gets the start for the Brewers with a 3-1 record in five starts and a 5.18 ERA. Woodruff got the win in his start last week against the Reds, 6-3. The Reds have improved to 5-23 if you consider they won just 3 of their first 20 games and two of their last three games. Sure, it was against Pittsburgh. The Reds have activated Luis Castillo today from the 10-day IL. The Reds have had a whopping 14-players on the DL this year. I don't expect to see Castillo in top form yet as that will take some time. I'm laying the Run Line with the Brewers.

 The Washington Nationals are 10-19 after winning their game against the Angels on Saturday, 7-3. They look to take the three game series here today at LA. Erick Fedde toes the rubber today for the Nats. Fedde has a 2-2 record in his five starts with a 4.68 ERA. The AL West leading LA Angels are 18-11 and lead the Astros by just a half game. The Angels had not allowed a run their previous two games before surrendering seven to the Nats on Saturday. Patrick Sandoval will get the start for the Angels today. Sandoval is 1-1 in his four starts with a 1.29 ERA and 1.143 WHIP. I look for the Angels to take the rubber game here today. In fact, I like Sandoval a lot in this one. I'll lay the Run Line with the Angels.

The Detroit Tigers look to snap a four-game losing streak here today and avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Astros. Wily Peralta makes his first start today for the Tigers after working 8 1/3 innings in the bullpen and allowing no earned runs. Peralta will have to be very good because the Tigers haven't scored more than two runs in any of the last four games and not more than three in any of the last six. The Houston Astros have a six game winning streak on the line here today. Their pitching has been stellar, allowing two runs or fewer in six straight and seven of the last eight. Jake Odorizzi will make is 6th start today after going 2-2. He has a 4.15 ERA and at home a 3.68 ERA. With the low scores in both these teams games of late, I'll take the UNDER here today.

The Oakland A's have dropped to 10-17 following this current eight game losing streak. They have lost both games to the Twins, 1-2 and 0-1 as they play the rubber game here on Sunday. The A's have scored a total of one run in their their last three games. Daulton Jefferies starts today for the A's with a 1-4 record and 4.81 ERA. He is coming off two bad starts where he's allowed 11 runs over nine innings of work. The AL Central leading twins look for their third win in a row here today. Chris Paddack is 1-2 as he takes to the hill for his fifth start of the season. Paddack has a 3.15 ERA and 1.100 WHIP. He's also allowed just two earned runs over his last 11 innings with nine KO's and just walks. I'll lay the Run Line here today with the Twins.

Game 2 : The Toronto Blue Jays lost the opener of this series with the Guardians on Friday, 5-6. That makes them 2-3 over their last five games. Kevin Gausman will start today for the Jays. Guasman is 2-1 in his five starts with a 2.27 ERA and 0.979 WHIP. The Cleveland Guardians can get back to .500 with a win today. The Guardians have won two straight games including last night's opener with the Jays, 6-5. That makes them 5-1 over their last six games. Triston McKenzie starts game 2 here for the Guardians. McKenzie is 1-1 in his four starts with a 2.21 ERA and 0.984 WHIP. He is coming off his best start, 6 1/3 innings vs the A's where he allowed just four hits, no runs and 7 KO's. I'll take the Guardians here in game two of their doubleheader on Saturday.

The Oakland A's looking to snap out of this seven game losing skid they are currently having. The A's have seen their record drop to 10-16 with this losing streak. James Kaprielian starts today for the A's having one game under his belt this season. He went two innings and allowed three runs and four hits. The Twins snapped their two game losing streak with a win over the A's on Friday, 2-1. Sonny Gray will toe the rubber here today with a 0-1 record and 5.68 ERA in his two starts. I expect a lot more out of Gray as the season progresses and it starts here tonight. I'll lay the Run Line with the Twins.

 The Tampa Bay Rays have improved to 16-10 after winning four straight games, including last night's opening game with the Mariners, 4-3. The Rays moved into 2nd place in the AL East with the win. Matt Wisler gets the call to the mound today for the Rays. Wisler is one of those pitchers the Rays use as a starter but will only go an inning or two. In his two starts he's gone 1 2/3 and 2 innings with out giving up any runs. The Mariners have dropped to 12-14 after losing four in a row. Moreover, they have lost eight of their last nine games. Logan Gilbert will toe the rubber for the M's today. Gilbert has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this year with a 4-0 record in five starts and a 0.64 ERA and 0.928 WHIP. Gilbert has not allowed more than one run in any of his five starts. I look for Gilbert to get the Mariner's back to winning here tonight. Play Seattle.

The Colorado Rockies improved to 15-10 after winning two straight and five of their last six games. That includes last night's win over the Nationals, 9-7. They hit the road here today to start a series at Arizona Chad Kuhl takes the ball on the hill for the Rocks. Kuhl is 3-0 in his four starts with a nifty 1.90 ERA and 0.845 WHIP. Arizona has been surprisingly good this year in the toughest division in baseball with a 13-13 record. The D'backs are coming off a three-game sweep at Miami. Merrill Kelly gets the start today. Kelly has been very good with a 2-1 record and 1.27 ERA. Four of Kelly's five starts have gone under thanks to him allowing one run or fewer in four of those five starts. Two very good pitchers on the hill today and for me, I'll take the UNDER.

The Milwaukee Brewers are fast becoming one of the best teams in baseball with a 18-8 record. The Brewers have won three straight and eight of their last nine games. The only team close in the NL Central is St Louis, which is 2.5 games back. Eric Lauer starts today with a 2-0 record and 1.93 ERA. He also has a 0.986 WHIP. Lauer opened the season with a rough start, allowing three runs over 4 2/3 innings. Since then he has gone 19 innings and allowed just two runs while striking out 29 and walking just two. The Atlanta Braves snapped a two game losing streak with a win over the Mets in their rubber game of the series, 9-2. The Braves will start Jesse Chavez today. Chavez makes his first start after appearing solely from the bullpen where he was 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA, 13 KO's and two walks. I still like the Brewers here today as they have been hot. Play Milwaukee.

What's the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Well, playing against the Reds is becoming commonplace this year as they are the worse team in baseball after a trouncing at the hands of the Brewers on Wednesday, 4-18. And, that despite leading 2-0. The Reds are now 3-21 record and have lost eight straight games. In fact, 18 of their losses this year have been by two or more runs. Hunter Greene starts early here on Thursday and is 1-3 with a 6.00 ERA and 1.612 WHIP. The NL Central first place Brewers have won seven of their last eight games. Adrian Houser starts for the Brewers with a 2-2 record after four states. Houser has a 2.53 ERA and 1.172 WHIP. In his two home starts, Houser is 1-1 with a 0.77 ERA. I'm sticking with what keeps working. Take Milwaukee on the Run Line.

 The Cincinnati Reds continue to prove why they are the worst team in baseball with a 3-20 record and losing seven straight games. The Reds lost again on Tuesday in their opening game with the Brewers, 3-6. In fact, 17 of their losses this year have been by two or more runs. Vladimir Gutierrez looks for his first win in four starts. He has a 0-4 record and 7.41 ERA with a 1.941 WHIP. The NL Central first place Brewers have won six of their last seven games. Freddy Peralta will start today with a 0-1 record and 5.00 ERA. Peralta coming of his best start of the Year, a six inning outing vs the Pirates where he allowed just three hits and no runs with no walks and seven KO's. I'm sticking with what keeps working. Take Milwaukee on the Run Line.

The Yankees continue their blistering attack on the A.L with their 11th win in a row when they beat the Blue Jays for the second straight game, 9-1. The Yankees have also been getting great pitching. One their best has been Nestor Cortes. Cortes starts today with just a 1-0 record in four starts, but a 1.31 ERA and 0.871 WHIP. Nestor has also allowed just three walks on the year to go with his 28 KO's. The Blue Jays look to salvage one game against the Yankees here tonight. Yusei Kikuchi will be the one to try and get that win. He's 0-1 in his four starts with a 5.52 ERA and 1.909 WHIP. Yankees just too hot to go against at this point. I'll lay the price with New York.

The Cincinnati Reds have been stuck on 3 wins for the season for the last six loss in a row. The Reds just cannot seem to get out of the doghouse after losing to Colorado on Sunday, 1-10. The Reds have allowed seven runs or more in five of their last six games. Tyler Mahle will get the start today. Mahle has one of the three Reds wins on the season as he sits at 1-3 overall with a 4.24 ERA. The Milwaukee Brewers are 15-8 overall and in 1st place in the NL Central. The Brewers had their five game win streak snapped on Sunday by the Cubs, 0-2. This pitching staff has allowed two runs or fewer in five straight games. Brandon Woodruff starts today with a 2-1 record, 5.30 ERA and 1.339 WHIP. However, in his two home starts he has a 2-0 record and 0.00 ERA and 0.636 WHIP. I'll lay the Run line today with the Brewers.

The LA Angels are 15-8 and in 1st place in the AL West. The Angels are coming off a win on Sunday over the White Sox, 6-5. That makes them 8-1 over their last nine games. Noah Syndergaard gets the start today and is 2-0 in his three starts with a 2.12 ERA and 0.824 WHIP. The Boston Red Sox have dropped two straight to a 9-14 record. The Sox have received very good pitching, the problem is that haven't scored much either. They have a 2-10-1 O/U/P record over their last 13 games. Michael Wacha gets the start today. Wacha is 2-0 in his four starts with a 1.77 ERA and 0.935 WHIP. Two very good starters today should keep this score very low. Take UNDER.

The NY Yankees continue to be the hottest team in baseball with 10 straight wins to lead the AL East with a 17-6 record. The Toronto Blue Jays are right on their heals with a 15-9 record. You have to go back to April 21 for the last Yankees loss. The Yankees took game one of this series on Monday with a 3-2 win, in what figured to be a low scoring game. Alek Manoah starts for the Jays here today. Manoah is 4-0 in his four starts with a 1.44 ERA and 0.880 WHIP. He is coming off his best start of the season, seven innings against the Red Sox whee he allowed just three hits and no runs. The Yankees will start Jameson Taillon who is 1-1 in his four starts with a 3.26 ERA. He hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his starts this year. Great pitching matchup with the two best teams in the AL East. Take the UNDER.

The Minnesota Twins took game one of their series with the Orioles on Monday, 2-1. That makes three wins in a row for the Twins who improved to 14-9. The Twins play in the AL Central, a division where they are the only team with a winning record. Joe Ryan starts today with a 3-1 record in his four starts. Ryan has a 1.17 ERA with a 0.696 WHIP. In addition, Ryan has pitched 13 straight scoreless innings with just three total hits, two walks and 14 KO's. The O's dropped to 8-15 with their loss on Monday night. They have also lost six of their last seven games. Bruce Zimmermann has been their best starter this year with a 1-1 record, 0.93 ERA and 1.190 WHIP. He's allowed no runs in three of his four starts this year. Two great pitchers matchup here today and runs should be at a premium. Play UNDER.

The Tampa Bay Rays look to snap a two game losing streak as they travel West to take on the Oakland A's in the start of their series. The Rays lost the last two in their series with the Twins, including Sunday's setback, 3-9. Drew Rasmussen will get the call today. Rasmussen is 1-1 in his four starts with a 3.50 ERA. He's coming off his best start of the season, a six inning outing vs Seattle where he gave up just two hits and not runs to go with 9 KO's and 1 walk. The A's have fallen to 10-12 after losing three straight games to the Guardians. Daulton Jefferies will try to get the team back to winning here today. Jefferies is 1-3 in his four starts with a 3.26 ERA. He has one start at home and that was a 6 inning outing vs the Orioles where he allowed just three hits and no earned runs. I'm a bit surprised at the big home dog the A's are here today considering they matchup well in this game. I'll take the live dog here today.

The Atlanta Braves are just 10-13 to start th season after losing two straight games in Texas. The Braves are chasing a very good Mets team in the NL East, now six games back of New York in the standings. Max Fried gets the start today for the Braves. Fried is 2-2 in his four starts with a 3.00 ERA. Fried has been very good of late, allowing just one earned run over his last 13 innings with no walks and 12 KO's. The Amazing Mets are 16-7 after taking two of three from the Phillies. Christ Bassitt has a nice 3-1 record in four starts this year. Bassitt also has a 2.25 ERA and 0.917 WHIP. He is coming off an excellent start where he allowed no runs over six innings to the Cardinals. Look for a top pitching clash here today. I'll take UNDER.

 The NY Yankees continue their red-hot streak here today as they begin their series with the Blue Jays. The Yanks have won nine straight games and lead the AL East by 1 1/2 games over the Blue Jays. That makes this series an early season big one to see how the teams matchup when they are both playing well. Jordan Montgomery starts today with a 0-1 record and 2.70 ERA. Montgomery allowed three runs in his opening season game and since they, just three total runs over 16 2/3 innings. The Blue Jays have won two straight games and are right on the Yankees heals. Ross Stripling gets the start today with no record in three starts and a nifty 2.77 ERA. In two home starts he has a 1.00 ERA and 0.778 WHIP. This looks to be the marquee game of the day and for me, I'll take UNDER with these good pitchers.

Seattle looks to snap a four-game losing streak here today as they play their final game of this series with the Marlins. The Mariners have lost both the first two games after Saturday's setback of 1-3. Logan Gilbert looks for his fourth win of the season here today. Gilbert has been the best the M's have had with a 3-0 record after four starts and a blazing, 0.40 ERA and 0.850 WHIP. He gave up one run in his first start and since has allowed no runs over 17 2/3 innings. Meanwhile the Marlins have rattled off seven straight winners to improve to 12-8. They also get one of their best on the hill today in Sandy Alcantara who is 2-0 with a 1.78 ERA in four starts. Two excellent and hot pitchers here today and I'll look for this game to go UNDER.

The Houston Astros look to stay above the .500 mark here today in their final game of this series with the Blue Jays. The 11-10 Astros had their four-game win streak snapped on Saturday by the Jays, 1-2. That makes four of the last five games that have gone UNDER. Framber Valdez gets the start today. Valdez is 1-1 in his four starts with a 3.14 ERA. Surprisingly, Valdez has pitched better on the road where he has a 0.57 ERA in his three starts. The Toronto Blue Jays are 14-8 and in 2nd place in the AL East behind the Yankees. Kevin Gausman is 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA this season in his four starts. He also has a nice 1.013 WHIP and has not allowed a walk all season to go with his 35 KO's. Should be a lot of swing and misses in this game with these pitchers going. I'll take the UNDER.

 The San Diego Padres dropped to 14-8 after losing their Extra Inning game on Saturday to the Pirates, 6-7. The Padres have now scored at least six runs in each of their last five games (all going over). Joe Musgrove will take to the hill today with a 3-0 record after four starts. Musgrove also has a nifty 2.16 ERA and 0.880 WHIP. The Pirates improved to 9-12 with their win last night. That win snapped a four game losing streak for the Bucs. They send Mitch Keller to the hill today. Keller is 0-3 in his four starts with a 6.62 ERA and 1.641 WHIP. In his two starts at home he is 0-2 with a 8.63 ERA. I'm going to lay the Run Line here today with the Padres and a very good Musgrove on the hill.

The Cincinnati Reds have firmly established themselves as the worst team in baseball with a 3-17 record. They have lost four straight games and 15 of the last 16 games. They lost game one of this series with the Rockies last night, 4-10. That's 34 runs they have allowed over the last four games. The Reds will try something different today as they start Connor Overton. Overton gets his first start of the season here today as the Reds look for something to change their fortunes. Overton had a 2.84 ERA at Triple A Louisville in 19 innings of work. The Rockies improved to 11-9 and snapped a four game losing streak with the win last night. Chad Kuhl will make his fourth start here today and is 2-0 on the season. Kuhl has been very good with a 1.10 ERA and 0.919 WHIP allowing just two total runs over 16 1/3 innings of work. I'll take the Rockies here today even with new blood on the mound for the Reds. Take Colorado.

The NY Yankees have taken over first place in the AL East thanks to a seven game win streak. The Yankees beat the Royals in game one of their series, 12-2. The Bronx Bombers have been hitting the cover off the ball in recent games, outscoring their opposition 49-19 over their last five games. Gerrit Cole gets the start today with a 1-0 record in his four starts. He has a 4.00 ERA and 1.166 WHIP. Cole coming off his best start of the season against Cleveland, pitching 6 2/3 innings and allowing four hits and no runs. The Royals dropped to 7-11 with last night's loss to the Yankees. That makes them 2-6 over their last eight games. Carlos Hernandez starts today with no record over his three starts. He also has a 6.43 ERA and 1.787 WHIP. The way the Yanks are hitting the ball and with a suspect pitcher on the hill for the Royals, I'll lay the Run Line with the Yankees.

The Boston Red Sox improved to 9-12 with their win over the Orioles on Friday in game one of their series, 3-1. That makes three straight games that the Red Sox have allowed just one run to their opponent. Nathan Eovaldi gets the start today for the Sox. Eovaldi is 1-0 in his four starts with a 3.32 ERA and 1.108 WHIP. The Orioles are 6-14 and now have a five game losing streak. Spenser Watkins will make his fourth start today with no record. Watkins has no record with a 2.77 ERA and 1.231 WHIP. Both pitchers are very good and the Orioles have had issue scoring runs this year. I'll take the UNDER.

The Minnesota Twins had their seven game win streak snapped last night at Tampa Bay in the first game of their series with the Rays, 1-6. They are 11-9 now and the only team in the AL Central with a winning record. In fact, all the other teams are at least four games below the .500 mark. Chris Archer will start today with no record in three starts. Archer has pitched well though, posting a 3.18 ERA and 1.324 WHIP. He hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his three starts. The Tampa Bay Rays are 12-8 after winning three straight and five of the last six games. They have held five of their last six opponents to two runs or fewer. Shane McClanahan gets the start today with a 1-1 record and 2.45 ERA. He has allowed just five walks while recording 31 KO's. Both teams have excellent pitching and I'll be playing the UNDER here today.

The Nationals pulled a huge shock on Friday by scoring 14 runs against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball, the Giants. That was not only a season high in runs for the Nats, but more runs then their last seven games combined. Joan Adon gets the start for the Nats today with a 1-3 record in four starts. Adon has a 6.98 ERA and 1.655 WHIP. He has one start vs the Giants and went four innings, allowing six hits and five runs to absorb the loss. The Giants fell a half game back of the Padres in the NL West with last night's loss. The 14 runs allowed by the Giants were more than they have allowed combined in their last six games. Logan Webb starts today with a 2-1 record and 2.96 ERA. I look for the Giants to rebound big time here today vs the Nats. I'll lay the Run Line with San Francisco.

The Washington Nationals look to snap a 8-game losing streak as they head West to begin a West Coast swing that could get ugly with the Giants up first. The offense has been horrible, scoring three runs or fewer in nine straight games. Don't expect it to get any easier tonight against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. Aaron Sanchez will toe the rubber for the Nats. Sanchez has one start and it wasn't pretty, just 4 1/3 innings, six hits and four runs against these Giants in a 2-5 loss. The Giants are just a half game back of the Padres in the very good NL West with a 13-6 record. The Giants lost a tough one last night their Bay City Rivals, Oakland, 0-1. That snapped a five-game winning streak for the Giants. Alex Wood goes today with a 2-0 record in his three starts. Wood has a nifty 2.51 ERA with a 1.186 WHIP and has 16 KO's against just four walks. I'll lay the RUN LINE here tonight with the Giants.

The Cincinnati Reds have dropped to 3-16 after getting swept by the San Diego Padres in a series where they were outscored by a 16-24 margin. The Reds have lost three straight and their only win in the last 14 games was on April 24 in a 4-1 win over St Louis. Today they will send Hunter Greene to the mound who is 1-2 overall in his three starts and has one of the Reds three wins this year. Greene has a 5.27 ERA with a 1.391 WHIP. Greene has been consistent, allowing three runs in each of his starts. The Rockies have dropped to 10-9 after losing their last four games and beings swept by at Philadelphia. They were outscored by the Phillies in that series 9-32. They return home here today and Antonio Senzatela will start with a 1-1 record in his three starts. Senzatela has a 4.73 ERA. However, at home he is 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA. Neither team or pitcher playing all that well, but I have to take the Rockies at home against the worst team in baseball. Play Colorado.

The NY Yankees have got hot, winning six straight games to pull within a half game of AL East leader Toronto at 13-6. The Yankees have been hitting well too, scoring 37 runs over their four games while allowing 16. Nestor Cortes starts for the Yanks and has no record after three starts. However, he could easily be 3-0 with his 1.15 ERA and 0.639 WHIP. Cortes allowed his first runs of the season his last game, a 6 1/3 effort vs the Guardians, allowing 1 hit and two runs, 8 KO's and two walks. In fact, he now has 25 KO's and just two walks. The Royals improved to 7-10 with their win on Thursday over the White Sox, 5-2. Still, they have lost five of their last seven games. Kris Bubic will start today with a 0-1 record in three starts. He has last more than two innings just one time and has a 14.14 ERA and 3.000 WHIP. The Yankees with Cortes should walk away with this one. I'll lay the RUN LINE with the Yankees.

The Minnesota Twins are 11-8 overall and on a seven game win streak after sweeping the Tigers and White Sox. The pitching has been amazing, they have allowed four runs or fewer in 10 straight games. Dylan Bundy gets the start today and he's been their best pitcher with a 3-0 record, 0.59 ERA, 0.718 WHIP and 12 KO's against just one walk. The Rays have improved to 11-8 after winning two straight games. The Rays will send Corey Kluber to the hill today. Kluber is 0-1 in his three starts with a 3.68 ERA and 1.568 WHIP. Kluber gave up 11 hits in just five innings to go with three run sin his last start against Boston. I get the Twins as a small dog here today with their Ace on the mound and riding a 7-game win streak. yes please. Play Minnesota.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 8-11 on the season after winning their last two games against the Dodgers. The D'backs will send Humberto Castellanos to the hill today. Castellanos is 1-0 in his two starts with a 2.00 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. He's allowed two runs over his 9 innings of total work, five hits, four walks and six KO's. St Louis is 10-7 on the season after snapping a three game win streak on Wednesday, 10-5, over theM Mets. They scored more runs on Wednesday then their last three games combined. The Cardinals have been a good under team though, with a 7-2 O/U record their last nine games. Dakota Hudson starts today with a 1-1 record and 3.95 ERA over his three games. Hudson is coming off an excellent start where he gave up no runs to the Reds over 6 2/3 innings with just two hits. I'm taking the UNDER here this evening.

 Battle by the Bay continues here tonight as the Giants host the A's. The A's look to keep their heads above the .500 mark as they sit at 9-9 overall on the season. The A's lost game one of this series yesterday, 2-8. Fourth game in a row the A's have scored two runs or fewer. Paul Blackburn takes to the hill today for the A's. Blackburn has been excellent this year with a 2-0 record in three starts with a 1.80 ERA and 0.800 WHIP. He has just one walk against his 14 KO's. The Giants took over 1st place in the NL West with their win on Tuesday night as they sit 13-5, a half game ahead of the Dodgers. Sam Long makes his third start of the season for the Giants. Long is one of those relievers who starts and only will go a inning or two. In his two starts he has three innings with three hits and not runs. A's are a excellent live dog here today with Blackburn on the hill. Take Oakland.

The Lone Star State battle here between Houston and Texas continues here on Wednesday. The Astros took game one last night, 5-1. Still the Astros have been slumping as they have won two of their last seven games. The Houston Astros are facing a grueling 33 games in 34 days, so they are bringing up Cristian Javier to start today. Javier joins a six-man Astros rotation. Texas dropped to 6-11 after losing last night. The Rangers are 4-2 their last six and playing better. Glenn Otto makes only his second start of the season. Otto went five innings, allowing two hits and five runs in his first start. He also had five KO's to go with just one walk. The Rangers have been playing better and if Otto pitches like he did in his first start they will win here tonight. Play Texas.

The Boston Red Sox look to snap out their four game losing streak. They have also lost six of their last seven games. Michael Wacha will get the start today. Wacha is 1-0 with a 1.88 ERA over his 19 1/3 innings of work. Wacha has been the one bright spot for the Red Sox this year. Conversely, the Blue Jays have been very good at 12-6 and in 1st place in the AL East. Ross Stripling starts for the Jays who is 0-0 in his two starts with a 3.38 ERA. Stripling should do well against this struggling Red Sox team and Wacha should keep the game close. I'll take the UNDER.