The Miami Marlins look to get above the .500 mark here tonight after winning their last three games. Their best pitcher is on the mound here today as Pablo Lopez takes to the hill. Lopez is 2-0 in his three starts with a 0.52 ERA and 0.750 WHIP. Lopez has not allowed a run over his last two starts, 12 1/3 innings. The Washington Nationals are in a free fall as they have lost six straight games. They haven't scored more than three runs in any of those losses. Today's starter, Erick Fedde hasn't done well either with a 1-1 record in three starts and a 6.75 ERA. Fedde allowed eight hits and six earned runs over just 3 1/3 inning in his last start against Arizona. I'm taking the Marlins with their best pitcher on the hill.

The San Diego Padres improved to 11-7 with their win over the Reds on Tuesday, 9-6. The Padres need to take advantage of these types of games since they play in the tough NL West division. Mackenzie Gore will start today for the Padres. Gore is 1-0 in his two starts with a 1.74 ERA and 1.065 WHIP. Gore has 10 KO's and four walks. The Reds have just three wins and have lost 12 of their last 13 games. In fact, had you laid the Run Line against them in their last 12 losses you would have won ALL 12 of those games. Vladimir Gutierrez starts today with an 0-3 record in his three starts, a 5.54 ERA and 1.692 WHIP. Walks have been an issue with nine free passes against just nine KO's. I'll lay the run line with the Padres and stick to the plan.

The Boston Red Sox have struggled to a 7-10 mark thus far on the season. The Sox have lost three straight and five of their last six games after dropping game one of this series with the Blue Jays last night, 2-6. Moreover, this Red Sox team is having issues scoring runs as they have scored three runs or fewer in seven of their last eight games. Nick Pavetta will start today as he looks for his first win after an 0-3 start to the season. Pivetta has had it rough, allowing 13 runs over 11 2/3 innings (10.03 ERA) and having nine walks and 10 KO's on the year. Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays are in 1st in the NL East with a 11-6 record after beating Boston last night. The Jays have won five of their last six games. Kevin Gausman is 1-1 after three starts for the Jays with a 2.89 ERA and 1.125 WHIP. He has not allowed a walk yet this year against his 22 KO's. Gausman should have little trouble against the offensively struggling Sox team tonight. I'll lay the Run Line with the Blue Jays.

The Baltimore Orioles had their modest 2-game win streak snapped last night in the final game of their series with the Angels, 6-7. The Baltimore bats have come alive finally, scoring 20 runs over the last four games. That more runs then they scored in the previous nine games. Jordan Lyles is 1-1 with a 3.52 ERA this year for the O's. Lyles has been one of their better pitchers. He had a rough start in game one, allowing five runs. However, his last two games he has only give up one run over 10 1/3 innings of work. The NY Yankees have won three straight and five of the last six to improve to 10-6 on the season. The pitching staff has been excellent with the Bullpen having just a 2.44 ERA and at Yankee stadium that goes down to just 1.85 ERA. Luis Severino will get his fourth start for the Yankees tonight. Severino is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA, four walks and 14 KO's in his 13 innings of work. With two good pitchers and a very good Yankees pen, I'll take the UNDER here today.

It's a dog fight in the best MLB division in baseball, the NL West. The Padres expect to be in the thick of it too as they sit 10-7 overall right now and in fourth place. The Padres are coming off a loss on Sunday to the Dodgers, 2-10, losing two of the three games to LA. Now they get to feast on what has been the worst team in baseball, the Reds. Joe Musgrove will get the start today as he's 2-0 after three starts with a nice 1.89 ERA and 0.737 WHIP. Musgrove has 21 KO's and just one walk on the season. The Reds finally snapped a 11-game losing streak on Sunday with their win over the Cardinals, 4-1. It was also the most runs the Cardinals have scored since tehy got five runs against the Guardians back on April 12th. River Sanmartin has struggled in his two starts this year, going 8 total innings and allowing 12 hits and 10 runs for a 11.75 ERA and 2.350 WHIP. He also has as many walks on the year as KO's (6). The Reds look to have a long season and it won't get any easier against Musgrove tonight. Play the Padres on the Run Line.

The NL West is arguably the best division in baseball with the Dodgers, Giants and Padres all contenders to go to the World Series. The Dodgers and Giants both have 11 wins while the Padres and Rockies have 10. The Diamondbacks, well they have the misfortune of being in this division and have just six wins. The Dodgers once again have excellent starters and a great bullpen. They have held their last five opponents and 11 of the last 12 to three runs or fewer each game. Walker Buehler will start today at 1-1 on the season after three starts. Buehler has a 4.02 ERA and 1.468 WHIP. He has yet to allow more than three runs in any of his three starts. The D'backs are not one of the better hitting teams in the league, but they have scraped together six wins. At least three of those wins as +1.50 or higher underdogs. Merrill Kelly starts today and he's pitching great for the D'backs. Kelly has a 1-0 record after three starts with a 0.59 ERA and 1.174 WHIP. Kelly has allowed just one run over 15 1/3 innings with six walks and 18 KO's. For me, Kelly is a nice dog and worth a shot here today against the Dodgers. Play Arizona.

The NL West is arguably the best division in baseball with the Dodgers, Giants and Padres all contenders to go to the World Series. The Dodgers and Giants both have 11 wins while the Padres and Rockies have 10. The Diamondbacks, well they have the misfortune of being in this division and have just six wins. The Dodgers once again have excellent starters and a great bullpen. They have held their last five opponents and 11 of the last 12 to three runs or fewer each game. Walker Buehler will start today at 1-1 on the season after three starts. Buehler has a 4.02 ERA and 1.468 WHIP. He has yet to allow more than three runs in any of his three starts. The D'backs are not one of the better hitting teams in the league, but they have scraped together six wins. At least three of those wins as +1.50 or higher underdogs. Merrill Kelly starts today and he's pitching great for the D'backs. Kelly has a 1-0 record after three starts with a 0.59 ERA and 1.174 WHIP. Kelly has allowed just one run over 15 1/3 innings with six walks and 18 KO's. For me, Kelly should keep this game low scoring and that is a good UNDER play for me tonight.

AL East clash here today has the 7-9 Boston Red Sox taking on the first place Toronto Blue Jays who are 10-6. The Jays are tied with the Yankees for first and have won two straight and four of the five games. They conclude their four game series here tonight and are guaranteed at least a split. Jose Berrios will start his four game here tonight for the Jays. Berrios is 1-0 with a 6.35 ERA and 2.030 WHIP. After a couple of rough starts, Berrios calmed down in game three with six innings of work and only one run. The Boston Red Sox have two in a row and four of their last five. Nathan Eovaldi starts tonight and is 1-0 after three starts with a 3.68 ERA. Eovaldi is coming off his best start too, going 4 2/3 innings and allowing one run. Both pitchers have a excellent start to build off of and tonight I look for the UNDER.

The SF Giants have won three games to improve to 11-5 on the season and just behind the Dodgers for the NL West lead by a 1/2 game. The Giants once again have one if not the best pitching staff in baseball, Thy have held Washington to just six total runs and won all three games. Now today they play at Milwaukee to play just one game. The Giants start Sam Long who will likey only go a few innings today. Long has one start and that was just two innings with two hits and no runs. The Brewers have improved to 10-6 after winning two straight games and seven of the last eight. Their Ace, Corbin Burnes goes today. Burnes is 1-0 in his three starts with a 2.37 ERA and 0.789 WHIP. This looks like a great pitching day in Milwaukee. I'll take UNDER.

It just goes from bad to worse for the Reds at this time. Their loss to the Cardinals on Saturday dropped them to 2-13 on the season. And, like has happened so often, the offense took the day off. They lost game one to the Cardinals, 2-4 and then lost Saturday, 0-5. That means they have lost 11 in a row and have scored two runs or fewer in their last seven games. The Reds started the season well, scoring five or more runs in four of their first five games. Since then, they haven't scored more than three runs in a game. Their odds don't look much better today as Nick Lodolo starts. Lodolo is 0-2 in his two starts with a 8.00 ERA and 2.00 WHIP. The Cardinals have feasted on the Reds thus far. Today likely won't be any different with Adam Wainwright on the mound. Wainwright is 2-1 in his three starts with a 2.81 ERA and 1.375 WHIP. I'll just keep betting against the Reds until they show some life. Play St Louis.

Three teams in the NL West now have 10 wins and the Giants are one of them as they trail the Dodgers by just a half game in the division. It's going to be a dog fight between the top three all season. The Giants have won two straight games after taking the first two in this series with Washington. They have outscored the Nationals, 12-3 with their outstanding pitching putting the cuffs on the Nats. No relief in this staff either as Logan Webb takes to the rubber today. Webb is 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA and 1.075 WHIP in his three starts. Washington has dropped to 6-11 after losing four straight games. Joan Adon will look to snap that losing streak. Adon is 1-2 with a 5.87 ERA after three starts. Adon doesn't have the best control either with nine walks in three games. Can't go against this Giants staff with a poor Nats team. I'll lay the run line today with the Giants.

The Baltimore Orioles have scored more runs in the last two games (9) then they have in the last four games combined. In fact, the O's have been held to two runs or fewer in nine of their 14 games. Yet, they have won two of their last three games. Spenser Watkins will go today and he has no record in his two starts. Watkins has a terrific ERA of 2.25 over his eight innings of work and a 1.250 WHIP. His one drawback is that he's allowed more walks (4) then he has KO's (2). The Angels had their modest 2-game win streak snapped last night by the O's. They are tied for the most wins (8) in the AL West. One time NY Met, Noah Syndergaard starts tonight and he's been in dominant in the AL as he was in the NL. Sydergaard has a 2-0 record, 1.59 ERA, 0.794 WHIL and has five KO's with two walks. I don't expect Baltimore to get much here tonight against Syndergaard so I'll take the UNDER.

The Toronto Blue Jays lead the AL East with a 9-5 record after winning three straight games including last night's at Houston, 4-3. The Jays will send Alek Manoah to the hill having won both his first starts this year. Manoah has a 1.50 ERA and 0.917 WHIP and has 13 KO's though he does have six walks. The Houston Astros have dropped to 6-7 after losing three straight games and four of the last five. The Astros have only scored five total runs over their last three games, all at home. Jose Urquidy will make his third start after a 1-1 record. However, he has a high ERA of 7.00 and a WHIP of 1.444. I'm going to take the Jays here today on the road with Manoah. Play Toronto.

The Cincinnati Reds continue their slide as they are now just 2-12 on the year. THey have also lost 10 straight games after yesterday's setback to the Cardinals, 2-4. And, yesterday marked the seventh straight game of scoring two runs or fewer. Tim Mahle has one of the team's two wins this year. Mahle has a 5.68 ERA and 1.579 WHIP. The Cardinals improved to 8-4 on the season with their win yesterday. They have won three of the last four and five of the last seven. Dakota Hudson starts today with a 0-1 record and 7.71 ERA in his two starts. This could be the best shot for the Reds to win a game, but I'm still not convinced. I'll stick with the Cardinals.

The Texas Rangers have improved to 4-9 on the season after a pair of wins, including last night's opener against the A's, 8-1. Pitching as been an issue for the Rangers with five pitchers who have started all having an ERA of 6.75 or greater. Today's starter, Martin Perez, is one of those. Perez has a 6.75 ERA and 2.000 WHIP in his two starts. He's also walked four against just seven KO's. Oakland dropped to 8-7 with yesterday's loss to the Rangers. They are still looking to put together a nice win streak, with the best so far at just two games. Frankie Montas will start today for the A's with a 2-1 record after three starts. Montas has a nice 3.64 ERA with a 0.923 WHIP. He has just three walks to go with his 17 KO's this year. I like Montas here today. Play the A's.

The Chicago White Sox hope to put the skids to a five-game losing streak here today in Minnesota. They lost game one last night, 1-2. In fact, they have score just one run in three of their last four games. Vincent Velasquez will start today. He has two starts this year and has a 0-1 record with a 4.15 ERA. The Twins have improved to 6-8 after winning their last two games. The AL Central is al tight with all teams have either five, six or seven wins this year. Dylan Bundy will start today and has a 2-0 record after two starts. He's been the best Twins pitcher, allowing just one run over 10 1/3 innings with one walk and eight KO's. Bundy has been very good and I will stick with him here today. Play Minnesota.

The San Francisco Giants opened this 3-game set at Washington with a convincing win on Friday, 7-1. The Giants improved to 9-5 overall and 2nd place in the NL West. Alex Wood gets the start for the Giants and has pitched excellent after two starts. Wood has a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA, allowing nine hits over 9 1/3 innings with three walks and 11 KO's. The Nationals are 6-10 on the season and have now droped three straight games. During this losing streak they have scored a total of six runs and allowed 22 runs. The Nationals will start Aaron Sanchez today who just recently joined the team. Sanchez has three Triple-A starts with a 3.60 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. Don't really think it matters who the Nats start, the Giants have too many excellent pitchers. Lay the Run Line with the Giants.

The Baltimore Orioles dropped to 4-9 on the season after losing last night at Oakland, 4-6. That game also marked the first time all season that an Orioles game had gone OVER the total. The O's are now 1-11-1 O/U/P on the year. The biggest problem for the O's is the last of hitting. They have scored 3 runs or fewer in 10 of their 13 games this season. Their highest scoring output was just five runs. Bruce Zimmermann will start today. Zimmermann has no record after two starts and he has yet to allow a run over his nine innings of work with four walks and 10 KO's. With the O's lack of hitting and Zim on the mound today, this is an UNDER play for me.

The Baltimore Orioles dropped to 4-9 on the season after losing last night at Oakland, 4-6. That game also marked the first time all season that an Orioles game had gone OVER the total. The O's are now 1-11-1 O/U/P on the year. The biggest problem for the O's is the last of hitting. They have scored 3 runs or fewer in 10 of their 13 games this season. Their highest scoring output was just five runs. Bruce Zimmermann will start today. Zimmermann has no record after two starts and he has yet to allow a run over his nine innings of work with four walks and 10 KO's. With the O's lack of hitting and Zim on the mound today, this is an UNDER play for me.

The Chicago White Sox look to stay above .500 tonight when the take on the Twins in game one of their three-game set from Minnesota. The Sox have lost four straight games after losing last night at Cleveland, 3-6. They have not scored more than three runs in any of their last seven games. Micheal Kopech gets his third start tonight. Kopech has a 1.00 ERA over nine innings, allowing one run, three hits, four walks and eight KO's. The Twins have sputtered to a 5-8 mark through 13 games. Though they did win last night to salvage a game in their series with the Royals, 1-0. Like the Sox, this team has not hit well at all, scoring one run over their last two games and four runs over the last three games. Bailey Ober is 1-1 in his two starts as he take to the hill tonight for start number three. Ober has a 3.27 ERA over his 11 innings, allowing eight hits, four runs, three walks and seven KO's. With these two poor hitting teams and two decent pitchers I'll take the UNDER.

The Boston Red Sox have dropped below the .500 mark after losing two straight games and three of their last four. The Sox, like so many other teams, not hitting the ball much early in the season. They have score five runs over their last three games and have five under games in their last six games. Michael Wacha gets the start tonight with no record after two starts. Wacha has pitched well, but is a victim of poor hitting as he has just a 0.96 ERA in his two starts with a 0.857 WHIP. The Tampa Bay Rays are 7-6 overall this season and have lost two of their last two games and three of the last four. Again, a victim of poor hitting, the Rays have scored three runs or fewer in each of their last four games. They have also gone under in five of the last six games. I'm not going to change until I see teams start hitting better. Take the UNDER.

The St Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds begin a 3-game set tonight. The Cardinals are coming off a loss to Miami, 0-5. However, they did take two of the three from the Marlins. In fact, the Cardinals have not lost a series yet this season. Steven Matz will start for the Cardinals today. Matz is 1-1 on the season with a 7.27 ERA and 1.499 WHIP. It was his first start of the season against Pittsburgh that did all the damage as he allowed seven runs over three innings. Matz pitched more like what we would expect in his second start against Milwaukee, going 5 2/3 innings and allowing three hits, no runs, no walks and six KO's. The Reds look to be the worst team in baseball right now with just two wins and 11 losses on the season. Moreover, they have dropped nine straight games after their loss to the Padres on Wednesday, 0-6. The offense is almost non existent, scoring three runs or fewer in eight straight games. Hunter Greene will start today with a 1-1 record after two starts, a 4.36 ERA and 1.065 WHIP. Not difficult to take the Cardinals here tonight until we see some life out this Cincinnati team. Play St Louis.

The St Louis Cardinals improved to 7-3 after taking the first two games of this 3-game set with the Marlins. The Cards look for the sweep today and they will send Jordan Hicks to the mound for his first ever MLB start. Hicks has had his fastball clocked at over 105 mph and has plenty of potential. However, Tommy John surgery has kept him on the shelf for most of the last 2 1/2 years. Don't expect Hicks to go past three innings here today as they Cards don't want to overuse him. The Marlins dropped to 4-7 after losing the last two games to St Louis. Pablo Lopez will make his third start of the season after a pair of very nice starts. Lopez has a 0.87 ERA over his 10 1/3 innings of work. I will take the Marlins with Lopez here today to salvage the rubber game of this set. Play Miami.

The Baltimore Orioles are just 4-8 on the season after their first 12 games. They got a win against two losses vs these A's, winning last night 1-0. The O's have scored one run in each of the first three games vs the A's. Tyler Wells will get the start with a 0-1 record after two starts. Well has a 6.35 ERA but pitched well in his second start vs the Yankees. He allowed just three hits over four innings with no runs. The A's dropped to 7-6 with their loss on Wednesday to the O's. They have received very good pitching this year while the hitting has been inconsistent. Paul Blackburn gets the start today with a 1-0 record after two starts. He has gone five innings in each of his starts, allowing just two total runs and posting 10 KO's and one walk. Short line here today for the A's who get the light hitting O's. I'll take Oakland.

The Minnesota Twins are just 4-8 after 12 games. The Twins have lost two straight games in this series with the Royals. They are also 1-4 their last five games. Joe Ryan starts today for the Twins. Ryan is 1-1 after two starts with a 2.70 ERA and 1.100 Whip. The Royals got back to the .500 mark after taking the first two games in this series. Zack Grienke will get his third start of the season for the Royals. Grienke is 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.081 WHIP. This looks to be another low scoring game with two decent pitchers on the hill. I'll take the UNDER

Two of the best pitching team and overall teams in baseball meet today in New York as the Mets host the Giants. The Mets have taken two of the first three in this series as they play the final of four here today. Anthony Desclafani will start for the Giants today. Desclafani has no record after two starts with a 4.32 ERA and 1.679 WHIP. The Mets are 9-4 after winning three of the last four games. They did lose last night to the Giants, 2-5. This Mets pitching staff has been excellent thus far. Carlos Carrasco starts for the Mets today. Carrasco is 0-0 in his two start but has pitched great, allowing just one total run over 10 2/3 innings of work with five hits, two walks and 13 KO's. I like the Mets and Carrasco today, they have too much for this Giants team.

The Chicago White Sox look to snap a 3-game losing streak here today as they take on the Cleveland Guardians in the final game of their three-game set. The White Sox have scored two total runs in this series. In fact, the Sox have not scored more than three runs in any of the last six games. Dylan Cease will look to get the Sox back winning today. Cease is 2-0 in his two starts with a 1.69 ERA and 0.937 ERA. Cease has 16 KO's and just five walks. The Cleveland Guardians are 6-5 on the season and have won two straight games after a three-game losing streak. The Indians will start Zach Plesac who is 0-1 in his two starts with a 1.64 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. Plesac has seven KO's and just one walk on the season. Two very good pitchers and poor hitting White Sox team is the recipe for an UNDER.

The SF Giants hot streak has had a hose turned on it after playing the Mets. The Giants have dropped two straight and now are 7-4 on the season. They lost to the Mets in game one yesterday, 4-5 and then lost the 2nd game of the DH, 1-3. Today they send Carlos Rondon to the hill. Rondon is 1-0 in his two starts with a 1.50 ERA and 0.750 WHIP. The Mets are truly amazing with a 9-3 record. Every starting pitcher on the staff has an ERA of 2.50 or under. This is a team filled with great pitching. They send Chris Bassitt to the hill today. Bassitt is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA and 0.667 WHIP. Two great pitchers today should mean a excellent under chance.

The Baltimore Orioles are 3-8 to start this new season. The Orioles lack of offense is really showing. They have scored two runs or fewer in five of their last six games and seven of their last nine games. No wonder they have been a great under play for bettors with six straight going under and and 0-1-10 o/u/p on the season. Jordan Lyles will start today. He's 0-1 after two starts with a 5.23 ERA and 1.742 WHIP. Oakland is 7-5 after winning the first two games against the Orioles. Daulton Jefferies will start today with a 1-1 record and 1.93 ERA. Don't expect Baltimore to score much here today if anything. I'll stick with the UNDER.

 The Philadelphia Phillies dropped to 4-8 on the season after losing the first two games of this series in Colorado, including last night's game, 5-6. The Phillies have now lost seven of their last eight games. They will look to Zach Eflin to get the ship back on track today. Eflin is 0-1 after two starts with a 4.50 ERA and 1.375 WHIP. Eflin has got a total of two runs of support in his first two games. He's gone eight innings and allowed eight hits and four runs. Meanwhile, Colorado improved to 8-3 on the season after their two wins. They are also 4-1 their last five games. The Rockies will send German Marquez to the hill today. Marquez has record after two starts with a 3.97 ERA and 1.236 WHIP. Marquez got hit pretty hard in his last start vs the Cubs, giving up 10 hits and four runs over 4 1/3 innings. Still, no way the Phillies should be the favorite here today. I'll take the Rockies as they look for the sweep.

 The San Diego Padres opened their three game set with the Reds with a 4-1 win on Monday. The Padres were one of my Run Line Rout plays on Monday and they didn't disappoint. The Padres have now held their last two opponents to two total runs. They have also gone under in four straight games and nine of their 12 games this season. Doesn't look to get any easier tonight for the Reds as they face Joe Musgrove. Musgrove is 1-0 after two starts with a 1.42 ERA and 0.710 WHIP. He's allowed just nine hits and two runs over his 12 2/3 innings with 14 KO's and no walks. The Reds are in free fall right now, having lost seven straight games and nine of their last 10. They have scored two runs or fewer in four straight games and three runs or fewer in six straight games. Reiver Sanmartin will start tonight and he looks to improve after a horrendous initial start. Sanmartin went just 2 1/3 inning vs the Braves, allowing four hits and five runs in the loss. I'm looking at a San Diego blowout here tonight.

The lone Interleague game today has the Tampa Bay Rays heading over tot the Senior Circuit to take on the Chicago Cubs. The Tampa Bay Rays off to a slow start as they look to get back to the .500 mark tonight sitting at 5-6 overall. The Rays have lost five of their last six games including last night's opener with the Cubs, 2-4. They have scored three runs or fewer in five of their last six games. Matt Wisler will make his first start of the season. He's been busy for the Rays in the pen though, making five appearances over 4 2/3 innings with a 1.93 ERA and 0.86 WHIP. Wisler looks to only go two innings max here tonight, a tactic that the Rays use quite often. The Cubs improved to 6-4 on the season after Monday's win. The Cubs have won their last two games. Justin Steele makes his third start of the year for the Cubs. Steele is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA. He's allowed nine hits and just two earned runs over 9 1/3 innings. I'll take the Cubs here tonight against a struggling Rays club.

 Two of the best pitching staffs in baseball meet today in New York as the Mets host the San Francisco Giants in a doubleheader. The Giants are 7-2 and have won five straight games with three of those five going UNDER. Their pitching staff has allowed two runs or fewer in all five of those wins. In fact, they have give up more than two runs just twice the entire season. Logan Webb starts here in game 2 for the Giants. Webb has two starts under his belt and has pitched great in both, allowing just one earned run in each game. That makes him with a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings with nine hits and 10 KO's and just one walk. The Mets are 7-3 (before game one) on the season and like the Giants they don't allow many runs. They have held three opponents scoreless this season and seven of their 10 opponents have scored three or fewer runs. Max Scherzer will toe the rubber here in game two for the Mets. Scherzer is 2-0 in his two starts with a 3.27 ERA and 1.091 WHIP. Scherzer allowed just one run his last start at Philadelphia over five innings with seven KO's and three walks. I'll take the UNDER also in game two.

Two of the best pitching staffs in baseball meet today in New York as the Mets host the San Francisco Giants in a doubleheader. The Giants are 7-2 and have won five straight games with three of those five going UNDER. Their pitching staff has allowed two runs or fewer in all five of those wins. In fact, they have give up more than two runs just twice the entire season. Alex Cobb starts tonight after winning his opener over the Padres. Cobb went five innings and allowed just four hits and two runs to go with 10 KO's. The Mets are 7-3 on the season and like the Giants they don't allow many runs. They have held three opponents scoreless this season and seven of their 10 opponents have scored three or fewer runs. Tylor Megill makes his third start of the season tonight with a 0.00 ERA. He's gong 10 1/3 innings, allowed just six hits and no runs to go with no walks and 11 Ko's. Great matchup on the mound here tonight. Wouldn't be surprised by a 1-0 finish. I'll take the UNDER here in game one.

The World Champion Atlanta Braves come to LA tonight to face the Dodgers and will also face their former All-Star 1B Freedie Freeman who now anchors the 1B bag for LA. The Braves will also bring former LA closer Jansen back to LA for the first time since being dealt to Atlanta. The Braves are just 5-6 overall and split their four game series to open this West Coast swing with the Padres. After giving up 12 runs to the Padres in the first game, they held San Diego to just six total runs the next three games. Huascar Ynoa will start here today. Ynoa went just three innings in his first start against the Nationals, allowing seven hits and five runs to take the Loss. The Dodgers are 7-2 and heavy favorites to win the World Series this year. And if former Ace Clayton Kershaw pitches like he did in his opener, those odds may go up. Kershaw left the game after seven innings with a perfect game. Some thought he should have come back out, but Dave Roberts didn't want to strain a pitcher who has had a lot of injury issues over the last years. LA looks tough and we'll see if Kershaw is near as perfect as he was in his first start. I'll lay the Run Line with the Dodgers tonight.

The Cincinnati Reds look to snap out of a bad losing streak as they have dropped six straight games to be 2-8 on the season. Problem is it won't get much better at the Padres tonight. Nick Lodolo will try to put a stop to the losing streak. He went four innings in his first start against Cleveland, allowing seven hits and five runs to collar the loss. The Padres should be salivating at the sight of the Reds coming to town. San Diego is 6-5 on the season but their last seven games have come against the Braves and Giants where they went 3-4. Sean Manaea will start his third game of the season. Manaea is 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA and 0.538 WHIP. He's allowed just two runs over 13 innings with 13 KO's and just three walks. I'll lay the Run Line here tonight with the Padres who should win this one in a Rout!

Philadelphia heads west for the first time this year as they play the Colorado Rockies. The Phillies are just 4-6 on the season and have lost five of their last six games, including Sunday's loss to the Marlins, 3-11. Aaron Nola will start for the third time this year. Nola is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 1.072 WHIP thus far. Nolan went just 3 1/3 innings in his last start against the Mets, allowing three hits and three runs. The Rockies are off to a nice start at 6-3. But they still play in the NL West where four teams have at least six wins already. Chad Kuhl will start today. Kuhl went 4 1/3 innings in his first start against Texas, allowing two hits and one run. Not sure why the Phillies a fairly good sized favorite today. They have not played well and Nolan hasn't pitched all that well. Colorado is home, playing better and has the better starter on the hill. Ok, I'll take the dog price at home with Colorado.

The LA Angels have won three straight games, taking three of four from the Rangers in their series. Now they play at Houston as they sit at 6-4 overall. The Angels will start Michael Lorenzen here today. Lorenzen had an excellent first start, going six innings against the Marlins and allowing just two hits and one run over six innings. In addition, he struck out seven and walked none. The Astros play their first home game of the season after losing two of three at Seattle. The Astros have been a very good under team this year despite going over on Sunday. They are now 3-6 O/U on the season. Luis Garcia starts tonight after going four innings in his opener vs the D'backs. Garcia allowed just two hits and no aruns in a fine performance. I'm looking for this one to get back on the UNDER train tonight.

The Houston Astros snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a win over the Mariners, 4-0. The Astros have not been a big hitting team this year, scoring over four runs just one time in their eight games. It's not surprising then that they are 2-6 Over/Under on the short season. Jose Urquidy starts today and had a fine first start. Urquidy went five innings in his first start against the Angels, allowing just four hits and one run. The Mariners dropped to 4-5 on the season with their loss on Saturday. Like the Astros, they have been a good under team going 3-6 O/U on the season. The pitching has been solid, allowing more than four runs just one time. Matt Brash gets the start today. Brash went 5 1/3 innings in his first start against the White Sox, allowing four hits and two runs as he got hit with the loss. Again, two good under teams with two decent pitchers on the mound. I'll take under.

 The Yankees improved to 5-4 on the season with their win a Baltimore on Saturday, 5-2. They teams have split the first two game so this series with the rubber match here today. Both games have gone under the total. In fact, The Yankees lack of hitting and decent pitching has resulted in seven of their nine games this year going UNDER the total. Nestor Cortes starts today. He pitched well in his first start against Toronto, going 4 1/3 innings and allowing three hits and no runs.The Orioles are just 2-6 this season and like the Yanks they have been a dead under team with a 0-7-1 O/U/P record. Only The team has scored two runs or fewer in six of their eight games. Bruce Zimmermann starts for the O's after a excellent opening start. Zim went 4 innings and allowed just three hits and not runs to the Brewers. This one looks like another dead under play today.

The Houston Astros have lost two straight games after winning four of their first five of the season. They dropped Thursday's game to the D'backs, 2-3 and then yesterday's game to the Mariners, 1-11. The Astros had give up 14 runs total in their first six games before allowing 11 runs to Seattle yesterday. Justin Verlander will get his second start of the season today. Verlander took the loss in his opener to the Angels, 0-2, going five innings and allowing three hits and one run. Seattle looks to make it three straight wins here today after dropping four in a row. The Mariners started their fist seven games on the road before returning home yesterday. Chris Flexen went five innings in his first start, allowing five hits and three runs as he took the loss to the Twins. Both pitchers are quality and this one should be very low scoring. I'll take the UNDER.

The Phillies have struggled out of the gate this year, posting a 3-5 record thus far. After winning three of their first four games they have now lost four straight, including both to the Marlins. The Phils lost yesterday's game to Miami, 1-7. They will turn to Ranger Suarez today to get the ship back on track. Suarez went just 2 2/3 innings in his first start against the Mets, allowing five hits and three runs for a no decision. The Marlins lost four of their first five games before winning the last two. The pitching has been solid while the hitting suspect at times. Trevor Rogers toes the rubber today with a loss in his first start to the Giants, 2-3. Rogers went five innings and allowed six hits and two earned runs. I like the pitching staff of the Marlins much more here today plus I give the starting pitching edge to Miami. I'll take the Marlins.

Inner Circle Insider: The Detroit Tigers are right at the .500 mark with a 4-4 record after winning two straight over the KC Royals. They beat the Royals on Thursday 4-2 and then won yesterday's game 2-1, getting excellent pitching in both games. Matt Manning will look to make it three straight today as he gets the start. Manning had a very good initial start against the Red Sox, going six strong innings and allowing just one hit and one run on a solo home run. The Royals started the season with hopes, as they won their first two games of the year. But things have gone South and fast as they have lost five straight games, getting outscored 18-39 in the process. Kris Bubic looks to do better than that horrific start in his first game. Bubic went just 2/3 of the first inning before getting pulled after allowing three hits and five runs with two walks. I'm taking the Tigers who look much better at this stage. Play Detroit.

Dog Shocker: The Oakland A's can climb back above the .500 mark today with a win. They lost the opener to the Blue Jays on Friday, 1-4. That snapped a modest two game win streak. Paul Blackburn gets the nod on the hill today for the A's. Blackburn won his first start over the Rays, 13-2. Blackburn went five solid innings and allowed just three hits with seven KO's. The Blue Jays improved to 5-3 after their win over the A's on Friday. They alternated wins and losses since they opened the season 2-0. Hyun-Jin Ryu will get the start today. Ryu got a no decision in his opening game, going just 3 1/3 innings and allowing five hits and six runs. I'm a bit surprised to see the A's such a big dog. They have a excellent pitcher on the mound and Ryu looked very bad in his 1st start. I'll take the big money here today with the A's.

The Mets continue to play well and their pitching staff continues to dominate. The Mets punished Arizona on Friday to the tune of a 10-3 win. Only one Mets starter has a ERA of 3.00 or higher and that's Max Scherzer who has a 3.27 ERA. Arizona is just 2-5 and lost five of their last six games. Zac Gallen makes his first start of the season for the D'backs. Gallen was 4-10 last year with a 4.30 ERA. Don't expect Gallen to make much difference here today against the Mighty Mets. I'll lay the Run Line like I did yesterday with the Mets.

The Houston Astros are off to a 4-2 start to their season after dropping their last game on Wednesday, 2-3 to the Diamondbacks. Aside from one game where they scored 13 runs vs the Angels, this team has scored more than two runs once and more than 3 runs once. They have also gone under in five of their six games. Jake Odorizzi will toe the rubber today, going four innings and allowing six hit and two runs in his first game. The Seattle Mariners are 3-4 after starting the season 2-0. They have received some very good pitching as they have given up more than four runs just twice in their seven games. They have seen five of their seven games go under. Marco Gonzalez will start for the M's. Gonzales lost his opening game to the Twins, 4-10, allowing six of those runs in just two innings. I expect Gonzales to improve today now that has a start under his belt. Both teams have been under teams so far. I'm sticking with that here today. Play the UNDER.

Early game on the schedule today has the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Mets. Arizona has struggled to a 2-4 start to their season and that isn't good considering they play in arguably the best division in baseball, the NL West. The D'back won their opening game, then dropped four straight before winning on Wednesday against the Astros, 3-2. Zach Davies gets the call to the mound today for the D'backs. Davies pitched well in his opener and got a no decision for his effort. Davies went five innings, allowed four hits and two runs against the Padres which the D'backs eventually lost, 2-5. The NY Mets are off to a nice 5-2 start and have to be considered a favorite to win the division. The Mets are a great pitching team, in fact all five starters have a ERA of 3.27 or less this year. Today's starter, Chris Bassitt went six strong innings in his opening game against the Nationals. Bassitt allowed just three hits and no runs to go with eight KO's and one walk. I don't see the D'back light hitting team getting much today if not shut out entirely. The Mets shouls have little trouble with Arizona. I'll lay the Run-Line with New York today.

 Early game on the schedule today has the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Mets. Arizona has struggled to a 2-4 start to their season and that isn't good considering they play in arguably the best division in baseball, the NL West. The D'back won their opening game, then dropped four straight before winning on Wednesday against the Astros, 3-2. Zach Davies gets the call to the mound today for the D'backs. Davies pitched well in his opener and got a no decision for his effort. Davies went five innings, allowed four hits and two runs against the Padres which the D'backs eventually lost, 2-5. The NY Mets are off to a nice 5-2 start and have to be considered a favorite to win the division. The Mets are a great pitching team, in fact all five starters have a ERA of 3.27 or less this year. Today's starter, Chris Bassitt went six strong innings in his opening game against the Nationals. Bassitt allowed just three hits and no runs to go with eight KO's and one walk. I don't see the D'back light hitting team getting much today if not shut out entirely. Take the UNDER.

The Braves and Padres begin a four game set here today in San Diego. The Braves are 3-4 to start their season, splitting four games with the Reds and then dropping two of three to the Nationals. Charlie Morton makes his second start after a nice 5 1/3 inning performance against the Reds. Morton got the win as he allowed just two hits and two runs.The Padres dropped to 4-3 after losing two of their three games in San Franciso. The Padres were held to just seven total runs in the series. The Padres have received excellent pitching with the exception of the 13 runs they allowed to the Giants in one game. The have also gone under in five of their seven games thus far. Joe Musgrove makes his second start after a nice 6 inning, five hit and 2 run performance against thee D'Back. Both pitchers are very good and I like the UNDER here today.

The 2-4 Detroit Tigers make their way to Kansas City to face the Royals tonight. This is the opener of a four game series with the Royals. The Tigers have lost two straight games to the Red Sox after losing two of three to the White Sox. Casey Mize will make his second start of the season tonight Mize opened against the White Sox, going five innings and allowing seven hits and four runs. The Royals opened the season with a pair of wins over the Guardians, but have since dropped three straight games. Zack Grienke returned to KC this year and makes his second start of the season. Grienke pitched well in his first game back, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing just five hits and one run in the win over the Guardians. I'll take Zack here tonight since he looks in fine form already. Play Kansas City.

One of the late games on the schedule today has the LA Angels playing at Texas. The Angels lost three of their first four games of the season at home to the Astros. However, they bounced back taking both of their games from the Marlins, evening their record at 3-3. The Angels return to opening day starter Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani is 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA. He pitched well in the opener, going 4 2/3 innings, allowing just four hits and one run. Most impressive though were his nine KO's in under five innings with just one walk. The Rangers are off to a slow 1-4 start. They lost two of three to the Blue Jays in their opening set and then dropped both games at home to Colorado. They looks to get back on the winning track today with Dane Dunning. Dunning got no decision in his opening start against the Blue Jays, going five innings and allowing five hits and three runs. I like Ohtani tonight who looked great in his opening call. Play LA Angels.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 3-3 to start the season. After a 3-1 start they dropped their last two games to the Mets. They have a 2-3-1 O/U record. Kyle Gibson gets his second start after a beauty in game one. Gibson went seven strong innings against the A's, allowing just two hits and not runs to go with 10KO's and No Walks. The Marlins are 1-4, losing their last three games. The Marlins offense has not been good, scoring over three runs just one time and that was an opening day loss to the Giants, 5-6. They have gone under in their last four games as the pitching as been strong. Sandy Alcantara went five innings in the opener, allwoing three hits and two earned runs. Both pitchers are very good and the way the Marlins are hitting I'll take under in this game.

The early game on the board today has the St Louis Cardinals taking on the Milwaukee Brewers in the opening game of a four game set. The Cardinals are 3-1 to start the season, taking two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates and then their one game set over KC, 6-5 on Tuesday. Adam Wainwright look great as he took the mound on opening day, going six strong innings, scattering five hits and allowing no runs. He also struck out six and allowed no walks. The Brewers lost three of their first four games but have rebounded with two straight wins over the Orioles. Brandon Woodruff got roughed-up in his opening start, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing seven earned runs to the Cubs. I like the way the Cards and Wainwright have looked early. I'll take them as a nice dog here today.

The mariners are 2-3 after starting the season 2-0. They dropped the last two of their series with the Twins and then lost the opener of this series with the White Sox, 2-3. They have gone under in four of their five games with good pitching and not much hitting by the Mariners. The White Sox are 3-1 on the season and 2-2 over/under. Robbie Ray starts for the M's. He had a very good start to the season, going seven innings and allowing just three hits and one run to the Twins. Dallas Keuchel makes his first start of the season for the White Sox. Keuchel was 9-9 last season with a 5.28 ERA. I like today's game to go under with the Mariners poor hitting and good pitching. Take UNDER.

The Brewers off to a slow start this season at 1-3 after dropping two of three at the Cubs and then losing their opening at Baltimore, 0-2. The Brewers have been shut out in two of their four games thus far. The Brewers will return to their Ace here today in Corbin Burnes. Burnes has one start this year and he has no record with a 5.40 ERA in the team's opening game against the Cubs. Burnes went five innings and allowed four hits and three runs with three walks - not a performance we have been accustomed to from Burnes. Baltimore got its first win of the season in this opener against the Brewers. The O's got swept at Tampa Bay in the three game series, scoring a total of four runs. John Means will start today. Means had a very good start vs the Rays, going four innings and allowing just one run with five KO's and one walk. Today runs look to be at a premium with Burnes on the hill. I'll take Under.

The Brewers off to a slow start this season at 1-3 after dropping two of three at the Cubs and then losing their opening at Baltimore, 0-2. The Brewers have been shut out in two of their four games thus far. The Brewers will return to their Ace here today in Corbin Burnes. Burnes has one start this year and he has no record with a 5.40 ERA in the team's opening game against the Cubs. Burnes went five innings and allowed four hits and three runs with three walks - not a performance we have been accustomed to from Burnes. Baltimore got its first win of the season in this opener against the Brewers. The O's got swept at Tampa Bay in the three game series, scoring a total of four runs. John Means will start today. Means had a very good start vs the Rays, going four innings and allowing just one run with five KO's and one walk. Burnes too big a favorite after his start to the season. Means pitched a great game and should have his team in this one. Play Baltimore.

Early afternoon game here in the NL West as the Giants host the Padres. The NL West looks to be one of if not the best division in baseball with these two teams and the Dodgers. The Padres are 4-1 after losing their opening game of the season to the D'back they have won four straight games. The pitching has been awesome, allowing to runs or fewer in three of five games. Sean Manaea will start for the Padres with a 1-0 record in one start with a 0.00 ERA and 0.14 WHIP. Manaea was nearly perfect in his opening start, going seven innings against the D'backs. He allowed no runs and no hits over those seven innings with seven KO's and one Walk. The Giants are 2-2 after four games, losing the opener of this series last night, 2-4. They have gone under in three of their four games. The offense hasn't been good of late, scoring six runs over the last three games. Logan Webb looked excellent in his start vs the Marlins, going six innings and allowing just one run and five hits. Two excellent pitchers and two great bullpens. I'll take UNDER.

A pair of AL East teams meet here tonight as the Yankees host the Blue Jays as they play game two of their series. The Jays opened with a shut-out win on Monday over the Yankees, 3-0. That makes the Jays 3-1 on the season after a 2-1 series win over the Rangers to open the season. Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Jays. He was 7-9 last year with a 4.41 ERA and 1.32 WHIP and makes his first start of this season. The Yankees are 2-2 after their first four games, taking two of three in the Boston series before losing game one here to the Jays. Nestor Cortes takes the hill for the Yankees. Cortes was 2-3 with a 2.90 ERA last season. Toronto is a small dog here tonight and I like them even as a favorite in this one. Play Toronto.

 The New York Mets started the season 3-0 after taking their first three games against the Nationals. Then the Nationals took game four, 4-2, and the Phillies came from behind last night for the 5-4 win. The Mets look to snap that two game losing streak here tonight with Trylor Megill. Megill opened the season with a nice win over the Nationals, going five innings and allowing just three hits and no runs. He also struck out six and walked non. The Phillies are 3-1 to start the season with a pair of wins at home over Oakland and then winning game one here yesterday, 5-4. Zach Wheeler will toe the rubber for the Phillies. Wheeler gets his first start of the season after a 14-10 2021 campaing with a 2.78 ERA. The Mets are a pretty good sized dog here tonight and I like them in that live dog role as they stay close and hopefully beat the Phillies.

The battle for Ohio rivalry gets underway again as Cleveland travels to Cincinnati for Ohio bragging rights. The Indians just wrapped-up a four game set at Kansas City. They lost the first two games, scoring a combined 1-run in the two games. However, the bats awakened in games three and four as they took those games by a combined 27-10 score. Shane Bieber will take the hill for the Guardians here today. Beiber is 0-0 in his only start this year with a 1.93 ERA and a 0.64 WHIP. Cincinnati also just complete a four-game set at Atlanta where they split the four games, winning the first and fourth games of the set. Tyler Mahle will start today for the Reds. Mahle is 1-0 this year with a 0.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. Mahle went five innings against the Braves, allowing one unearned run while striking out seven and walking just two. Two excellent pitchers here today, but I'll take the Guardians in this one.

 The San Diego Padres opened the season in fine form by taking three of four games in Arizona. The final on Sunday had them blowout the D'backs, 10-5. The Giants had a much more difficult series with the pesky Miami Marlins. While they took two of three from Miami, all three games where decided by just one run and Friday's game the Giants had to come from behind to win in extra innings. Nick Martinez takes the hill for the Padres today. Martinez returns to the MLB after four seasons in Japan where he starred for the Fukuoka Hawks, posting a 1.62 ERA last season. His last year in the MLB came in 2017 where he went 17-30 with a 4.77 era in four seasons with the Rangers. Alex Wood toes the rubber for the Giants. Wood had a very good season last year in his first with the Giants, posting a 10-4 record and 3.83 ERA. I'm not sold on Martinez back in the US after what wasn't a very good stint in his last try. I'll take the OVER here today.

The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins conclude their four game series here today. The Mariners have taken two of the last three games, though they lost on Sunday, 4-10. Christ Flexen will start today for the M's. Flexen was 14-6 last year with a 3.61 ERA. Flexen had just 40 walks and 125 KO's last year. Flexen was 7-1 on the road with a 4.06 ERA. The Twins will start Dylan Bundy. Bundy had a very poor season last year with a 2-9 record and 6.06 ERA in his 23 games. The Mariners look to be the better team in this first week of the season and they definitely have the better pitcher on the hill today. Play Seattle.

Both first two games in this series have been nail biters, with the Giants taking game one 6-5 in 10 innings. The Marlins beat the Giants on Saturday, 2-1 in a great pitchers duel. Both pitching staffs had 14 KO's in Saturday's contest. Trevor Rogers will start for the Marlins. Rogers was 7-8 last season with a very good 2.64 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. The Giants will turn to Anthony DeSaclafani who was 13-7 last year with a 3.17 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Both starters are very good, both pens are good, this looks like a UNDER to me.

The Mariners and Twins play the third game of their four game set here on Sunday. Seattle has won both games, 2-1 on Friday and 4-3 yesterday. Both games going under as both teams getting fine pitcher performances. The M's will send Marco Gonzales to the hill today. Gonzales had a fine campaign last season at 10-6 with a 3.96 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. The Twins will send Bailey Ober to the hill in search of that first win of the season. Ober was 3-3 last year with a 4.19 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. So far runs have come at a premium in this series and I don't see that changing here today. I' sticking with the UNDER.

The Houston Astros look to go 3-0 on the season here tonight at the LA Angels. The Astros took game one 3-1 and then Friday's contest 13-6. Justin Verlander returns to the Astros this season in a one-year deal. Verlander hasn't pitched a full season since the 2018 season when he won the Cy Young. He hopes to get back to those winning days starting tonight. The Angels look to get that first win and they look to Noah Syndergaard who left the Mets for the Angels this year. Both these pitchers are returning from Tommy John surgery and it should be interesting to see if they are anything near their old selves here tonight. For me, the Astros already have showed they have a ton of hitting and I'll take them again here tonight. Play Houston.

The Marlins play game two of their series here today from San Francisco. The Giants took the opener on Friday, 6-5 in 10 innings in a come-from-behind win. Miami finished in fourth place last year in the NL East with a 67-95 record. The Giants seemed to pick up right where they left off last year with another comeback win. The Marlins led last night's game for six innings before the Giants came back. Pablo Lopez toes the rubber for the Marlins. Lopez was 5-5 in his 20 starts last year. Lopez struck out 10.08 batters per 9 innings and pitched very well in his lone start vs the Giants. The Giants won a franchise record 107 games last year. Buster Posey retired and starting pitcher Kevin Guasman left in free agency. Rondon makes his first start for his new team after a 13-5 record last year. Rondon didn't make it through the entire 2021 season so the Giants are hoping he stays healthy this year. I believe the Marlins are a sleeper play here in game two as a nice dog. Don't expect Rondon to stick around long as the Giants don't want to over work him. I'll take the Marlins as my dog.

This game was supposed to be played yesterday, but was postponed due to bad weather. Seattle was a surprise team last year, finishing second in the AL West and barely missing the postseason after winning 90 games. Lefthander Robbie Ray starts for the Mariners today. The 10-year veteran begins his first year as a Mariner after a 13-7 season last year with the Blue Jays. The Twins have nowhere to go but up after finishing last in the division last year. Both these teams had issue scoring runs last year. Both these teams were also good under teams at the end of last year. I'm going to take the UNDER in what looks to be a cold Minnesota day.

Game one of a three game series here in Detroit today. The Sox looking to defend their AL Central Division Championship, winning 93 games last year. The White Sox just picked up AJ Pollack from the Dodgers for reliever Craig Kimbrel. Pollack should add a lot of hitting to this club. Lucas Giolito is the Ace of this staff and gets the start here today. Giolito is coming of a 12-9 season last year. Detroit hasn't made the playoffs since 2014 and made some big moves in the offseason to stop that trend. The White Sox are favorites for a reason, they have great hitting and pitching. I expect the Tigers to be better this year, but not right away. Take Chicago.

 Not a lot to go on with all the teams having their opening games. Still, you know me, I love to find love dogs and I believe I have found one here tonight with the Royals. They will be starting newly acquired Zack Grienke. Cleveland begins their era as the Cleveland Guardians here tonight. I'm going to take the Royals here tonight with Grienke as a very small dog and look for that opening night home win for KC.

Didn't look like we would have a games six on Sunday as the Braves jumped out to a 4-0 lead in game five. But, the Astros came back and won the game 9-5 to force the series back to Houston and a game six here on Tuesday. Max Fried will toe the rubber today for the Braves. Fried has one start in the World Series and that was five innings and he gave up seven hits and six runs in a 2-7 loss. That's two poor starts in a row in the postseason, as he's allowed 11 runs over his last 9 2/3 innings of postseason work. Luis Garcia will make his second WS start. Garcia went 3 2/3 innings in game three vs the Braves. He allowed one run and three hits. I believe the Braves lose here tonight as they should have won game five and finished this. Now they have to play games they don't want to. Look for a Houston win here in game six.

The final game of the World Series in Atlanta goes here tonight and the Braves can wrap things up after winning last night 3-2 and taking a 3-1 lead in this best of seven series. The Braves trailed a good part of last night's game, but chipped away and finally took a 3-2 lead late for the win. Tonight, the Braves are once again undecided on who they will start. With the loss of Charlie Morton they have been forced to go the route of openers here late but we could see Max Fried again here tonight. The Astros are going with game one starter, Framber Valdez. Valdez only went two innings in that start and gave up eight hits and five runs. For me, I really don't care what the Braves do for a starter here tonight. This is the game I am looking at Houston to win and force a game six back in Texas next week. Play Houston

World Series game 3 was the first game to go under. Game one was a push, game two was the over and game three under. Tonight, Zack Greinke goes for the Astros. Greinke made his first start in a month when he started vs the Red Sox in the ALCS. However, he went only 1 1/3 innings and allowed one hit and that was a two-run home run. With Charlie Morton out for the rest of the World Series, the Braves look like they are turning to Jess Chavez here tonight. Chavez has only been in four games since September and those were just openers when he did start. He started in LA in the NLCS and went one inning and gave up no runs. If he goes tonight it will be another 1 to 2 inning outing. I'll take the OVER tonight as the one looks to go to the pens early. Play OVER.

The Atlanta Braves left Houston with what they wanted, a split in the first two games. However, they left with something they didn't want, the loss of Pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg. Morton could have started three games and now they will have to replace him. Luis Garcia starts here on Friday in game three for Houston. Garcia had a excellent outing vs Boston in his second ALCS start, going 5 2/3 innings with just one hit allowed and no runs. That came after a pair of postseason starts where he allowed 10 runs over just 3 2/3 innings. Ian Anderson starts tonight for the Braves. Anderson has been very good, allowing just three earned runs in his three postseason starts (12 innings). I still believe the Braves have the better pitching, even without Morton. I'll take Atlanta here in game three.

The Braves took game one of the World Series here on Tuesday night, 6-2. The total was a push for the over/under players. Tonight, the Astros looks to salvage one of the two home games. For me, I'm returning to the total here tonight. The Astros held to their lowest total so far in the playoffs last night. They have been a big scoring team in these playoffs, so this was unusual. Tonight, Max Fried takes the hill for the Braves. He's been very good, but had one of his worst outings last time out in the NLCS vs the Dodgers, going just 4 2/3 innings and allowing eight hits and five runs. Jose Urquidy will counter for the Astros, He also is coming off a poor start vs the Red Sox in the ALCS, going just 1 2/3 innings and allowing five earned runs and five hits. I don't expect the Astros to be held in check every game here and tonight I look for a higher scoring contest. Play the OVER.

 There is still life in the Dodgers. Chris Taylor hit three homes to power the Dodgers to a big win in game five and keep them alive. Officially they still haven't announced a starter here today. It looked to be Max Scherzer, but mayber he'll be held out and they will be do the opener again and see how the flow of the game goes. If they are ahead it might be the bullpens game. IF they are tied or close, we could see Scherzer come in. They would love to hold him back, get a win today and then start him in game seven. But what good is he if you lose today. The Dodgers finally settled late on Saturday on Walker Buehler. He is coming off a rough start against Atlanta, going just 3 2/3 innings with four runs allowed. The Braves counter with Ian Anderson who has pitched well of late, going 4-0 with a 3.89 ERA. I'm going to take the OVER here tonight.

Boston has their backs against the wall here on Friday as they face elimination in the ALCS. They trail the Houston Astros 2-3 as we play games 5 and 6 in Texas. The Astros took the last two games in Boston by a combined 18-3 score, with both game just getting over. The Red Sox will turn their best pitcher of late, Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi won the Wild Card game over the Yankees and then had a no decision in his one Tampa Bay start and beat the Astros. He's allowed six runs in his 15 2/3 innings of work in the playoffs. Houston will start Luis Garcia who faced off against Eovaldi in their last game. He only went one inning and allowed two hits and five runs, one of those a grand slam. He's now allowed 10 runs in just 3 2/3 innings of playoff work. I'm going to stick with what's worked and that's the OVER.

 I'm very surprised at how the LA Dodgers have performed in this NLCS. It almost appears that the Giants series just took everything out of them. They have lost that excellent pitching they have had all year and even into the Wild Card and NLDS series. They have made errors and mental base running errors too. Now they are down 1-3 in this series as the Braves won again on Wednesday, 9-2. LA Likely will go with a opener here tonight so they are undecided at this moment. Max Fried goes for the Braves and I have been high on him all season long. The Dodgers will need some coaching overahaul during the offseason I'm afraid as Roberts just isn't the right fit for a team of this magnitude. He was quick to pull Scherzer when he was in a 1-1 game but left in Urias when he obviously was having problems. Those kinds of decisions will get this game OVER tonight.

If had a ticket on the UNDER 10 in yesterday's game you might still be shaking your head this morning. Going into the 9th inning these teams were tied 2-2 and was playing like a dead under. However, the Astros put up a 7-spot on the board in the top half of the inning to get the game over. They also tied the series at 2-2. Framber Valdez starts today after a horrid start last Friday vs the Red Sox. Valdez went just 2 2/3 innings, allowed six hits and three walks for three runs. He'll face Chris Sale who he faced in last Friday's contest. Sale didn't fare much better, also going 2 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and one run. I've been on the over in this series and I'm sticking with that here today. Play Over.

If you didn't know better you might think that the Boston Red Sox know what pitches the Houston Astros pitchers are throwing. Well, that could very well be the case as some are saying the Astros pitchers are tipping their pitches before throwing them. IT sure looks that way since the Red Sox once again pounded the ball with their their grand slam in just three games with the Astros on Monday night. The Red Sox taking a 2-1 lead in this series with a 12-3 Monday win. That makes 21 runs by the Red Sox in just the last two games. For me, I've been on the OVER in all three games and all three have been winners. Zack Greinke makes his first start for the Astros tonight since September 19th. That could be good or bad and I believe it's the latter and not former. Nick Pivetta toes the rubber for the Sox with a 9-8 record and 4.50 ERA. I'm sticking with what's working. Take the OVER.

 This ALCS best of seven returns to Boston for game three here on Monday. So far this series has pretty much been just what I thought it would be, a high scoring match. Both games have gone over thus far, with Houston winning game one 5-4 and losing game two, 5-9. Jose Urquidy will start for the Astros today. Urquidy is 8-3 on the season and has a 3.62 ERA. He hasn't started since October 3 vs Oakland, so this will be his first postseason start. Eduardo Rodriquez will go for the Sox, with a 12-9 record this year and 4.79 ERA. He did pitch against Tampa Bay in the ALDS and went five innings and allowed two runs. He hasn't pitched all that well at Fenway, going 4-4 in 14 starts with a 5.78 ERA. I'm sticking with what has worked for me in this series. Take the OVER.

The Dodgers dropped game one of this NLCS Best of seven on Saturday, 2-3. I had the Braves mainly because of the traveling the Dodgers had to do plus the emotional win over the Giants. I thought this was the best chance the Braves had with their Ace on the mound. Still, it took a walk off hit in the bottom of the 9th to win it. Plus, a base running blunder by Taylor in the top half of the inning might have changed everything had he not got into a run down between 2nd and 3rd. The Dodgers played much better then I thought they would. Which is why today I'm on the Dodgers. Now that they got that game out of their system and they have Ace Max Scherzer on the hill, I look for the to return to LA tied at 1-1.     

 Dodgers and Braves open the NLCS here today in this best of seven series. The Dodgers just finished up one of their most emotional series ever against their long time rivals the Giants. Too bad one of those teams had to be done as both had won 109 games before the Dodgers took game five, 2-1. Yes, there was a controversial half swing call to end the game, but realistically the Dodgers likely would have won since there were two outs and a running only on first. Still, hate to see the game end that way for a great team like the Giants had. Now the Dodgers will have to turn those emotions to this series with the Braves. The Braves will start Max Fried here in game one. Fried is my favorite pitcher on this staff and he catches the Dodgers in what could easily be a letdown sport for them. Max Scherzer was expected to start here today, but he came in to close the game in the bottom of the 9th for the Dodgers. So, at this point it's still up in the air. For me, I don't care who they start. I'm looking for a flat Dodgers response here on Saturday and a great shot for the Braves to get game one. Play Atlanta.

 The Boston Red Sox shocked everyone with a win in the ALDS over the team with the best record in the A.L. this year, Tampa Bay. After losing game one of the ALDS to the Rays, 0-5, they reeled-off three straight wins, scoring 26 runs in the process. Houston advances to the ALCS after beating the White Sox in four games. They also had a big hitting series with 31 runs over their four wins. Houston starts Framber Valdez here tonight in game one. Valdez was 11-6 this season with a 3.30 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA over his last seven starts. Chris Sale gets the start for the Red Sox. Sale was 5-1 in his 10 starts with a 4.12 ERA. He wasn't very good in his four road starts where he went 0-1 with a 7.37 ERA. He allowed four hits and five runs to the Rays in the ALDS, going just one inning. I like the home team here in game one of the ALCS. Take Houston.

The Boston Red Sox shocked everyone with a win in the ALDS over the team with the best record in the A.L. this year, Tampa Bay. After losing game one of the ALDS to the Rays, 0-5, they reeled-off three straight wins, scoring 26 runs in the process. Houston advances to the ALCS after beating the White Sox in four games. They also had a big hitting series with 31 runs over their four wins. Houston starts Framber Valdez here tonight in game one. Valdez was 11-6 this season with a 3.30 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA over his last seven starts. Chris Sale gets the start for the Red Sox. Sale was 5-1 in his 10 starts with a 4.12 ERA. He wasn't very good in his four road starts where he went 0-1 with a 7.37 ERA. He allowed four hits and five runs to the Rays in the ALDS, going just one inning. I look for both teams to continue their big hitting ways in this series too. Play the OVER.

The Dodgers stayed alive and forced a decisive game five here in San Francisco on Thursday with their win in game four at home. The Dodgers made a late change on Thursday from Urias to Knebel. This seems strange to me since Urias has been so good and won 21 games. But, the Dodgers might be pulling a page from Tampa Bay and using Knebel as an opener for a few innings and then going to Urias. Still, I'm not happy about the move. Logan Webb has been impressive and he didn't disappoint in game one of this series, winning 4-0 and allowing just five hits over 7 2/3 innings with no runs. Webb is 7-0 at home this year with a 1.80 ERA. Webb has also owned the Dodgers. He's young and that's my only issue as to whether the pressure might get to him here tonight. This pitching change for the Dodgers just made up my mind for me. I'll take the Giants.

The Atlanta Braves have used a great pitching performances to take a 2-1 lead in this best of five series over the Milwaukee Brewers. After losing game one, 1-2, the Braves won games two and three by the same score, 3-0. Tonight, the Braves throw another excellent pitcher at the anemic hitting Brewers. Charlie Morton is 14-7 with a 3.29 ERA on the year. Morton lost the opener to Milwaukee, but pitched excellent, going six innings and allowing just three hits and two runs. He struck out nine. That makes 30 KO's over the last four starts. Eric Lauer starts for the Brewers tonight with a 7-5 record and 2.87 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road with a 2-2 record and 3.32 ERA. Should be another low scoring game, but I give the hitting edge to the Braves. Take Atlanta.

I really would like to play the Dodgers on the money line here, but 2.00 favorite is more than I will lay. The Dodgers came away from San Francisco with a 1-1 series and can take a commanding lead with their Ace on the hill today in Max Scherzer. However, Scherzer hasn't looked the Ace part recently, allowing 10 runs in his last two regular season games. In the Wild Card game vs the Cardinals he allowed just one run and three hits over 4 1/3 innings. However, anyone that watched the game saw he didn't have his best stuff. He allowed three walks, something he hadn't done since July. He was also visibly upset when Roberts removed him from the game in the 5th inning. However, I understood that move. Roberts gave the game over to his great bullpen and wanted to save Scherzer's arm for this game. Instead of 100+ pitches, he threw only around 80. Alex Wood has been very good for the Giants, going 10-4 with a 3.83 ERA. He wasn't quite as good on the road with a 3-2 record and 4.20 ERA. Big number here today on the Dodgers, but Scherzer has not lost at Dodgers Stadium since he was acquired by LA. I'll lay the big number with Max and LA.

Boston got even this series with the Rays as they won game two at Tampa Bay, 14-6. Today the Rays look to regain home field advantage with a win at Boston. Drew Rasmussen will start for the Rays with a 3-0 record in his 10 starts this season. Rasmussen has a 1.93 ERA and has allowed just 5 total runs over his last seven starts. In fact, he has allowed more than one run in just two of his starts and both those were two run efforts. In three games against Boston he's allowed 10 hits and three total runs over 13 innings. Nathan Eovaldi makes his first start since winning the Wild Card match. Eovaldi is 12-9 with a 3.64 ERA this season. Tough matchup today with both pitchers hot. Eovaldi comes up big in big games. I look for Eovaldi to show up the hero again today. Play Boston.

The Atlanta Braves came so close to stealing game one of their series with the Brewers on Friday, losing 1-2. Today, they look to get that game as they send Max Fried to the hill. Fried is 14-7 on the season and the team has won his last five starts. Fried has a 3.10 ERA and he's been even better of late with a 3-0 mark (team 6-1) in his last seven starts with a 1.91 ERA. Fried has allowed just one run over his last three starts (23 innings). Milwaukee has Brandon Woodruff going today with a 9-10 record and 2.56 ERA. As good as his ERA has been this year, the team has lost his last four starts. Woodruff is also just 2-4 over his last seven starts with a 3.92 ERA. This looks the perfect pickins for the Braves to steal a game and take home advantage. Play Atlanta.

The matchup most of us wanted to see is here as the top two teams in baseball this year meet here as the Giants host the Dodgers. Not only are these two teams hated rivals, but they have never in their storied histories met in the playoffs. So we are in for a dandy here in this series. The Dodgers needed a walk off home run from Taylor in the bottom of the 9th inning to get past a red-hot Cardinals team. They used up Max Scherzer in that game so tonight they turn to Walker Buehler who is 16-4 on the season with a 2.47 ERA. Buehler has been one of their top three this year and has given up just one run over his last 12 innings. He will face Logan Webb tonight. Webb is 11-3 with a 2.99 ERA and a 6-0 home record and 1.99 home ERA. Huge win for the Dodgers on Wednesday and I see them with a bit of a letdown here tonight. It's going to be a close game, but I'll take the Giants as a home dog in game one.

Boston won an emotional Wild Card game on Wednesday over their hated rivals, the New York Yankees, 6-2. Now they travel South to face the Tampa Bay Rays. I have to wonder if they won't be in for a letdown here in game one after that big win. Eduardo Rodriquez will get the start tonight with his 12-8 record and 4.77 ERA. Rodrquez has bee pretty good over his last seven starts with a 3-1 record and 3.41 ERA. He will face off against Shane McClanahan who is 10-6 on the season with a 3.36 ERA. McClanahan has a 3-2 record and 2.65 ERA over his last seven starts. And, if you look at his last four starts, he's allowed just two total runs over 18 innings. I'm taking the Rays here tonight as they catch the Red Sox on the rebound from their big Wild Card win. Play Tampa Bay.

The Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox open their playoff series here tonight in Texas. The White Sox look to Lancy Lynn to steal a road game here tonight. Lynn has a 11-6 overall record on the season with a 2.69 ERA. He hasn't been very good of late though, going 1-3 over his last seven starts with a 4.10 ERA. He's had two very bad starts out of his last five outings. Lance McCullers will look to get the win for Houston. McCullers was 13-5 overall on the season with a 3.16 ERA. He's been slightly better of late, going 3-1 in his last seven starts with a 3.02 ERA. Unlike Lynn, McCullers has put together much more consistent starts of late. I like the Astros here in game one. Play Houston.

It seems a shame that a team that wins 106 regular season games is related to playing and one and done Wild Card game. But, that's what the Dodgers are doing after falling one game short of the Giants in the NL West. Now they also have to face the hottest team down the stretch in the Cardinals. St Louis won 17 straight games before losing a few at the end. Adam Wainwright, today's starter, was also a benefactor of that hot streak as the team has won his last eight starts and 13 of the last 14. Wainwright is 17-7 on the season with a 3.05 ERA. As for LA, they are forced to go with their best pitcher today in Max Scherzer. Scherzer was 15-4 on the season with a 2.46 ERA. However, he did falter in his last two starts, allowing 10 runs over 10 1/3 innings. So will he come out today the Scherzer who went five straight start without giving up a run, or the one who just gave up 10 runs in 10 1/3 innings? The price is high, over two dollars on Scherzer. I believe there is value in the underdog Cardinals today. At this +1.90 price how can you pass on a hot team with their best pitcher going. Take St Louis.

 Don't get much better rivalries then the Yankees and Red Sox. And today we get the one and done AL Wild Card game. The Yankees needed a win in their last game to secure their playoff spot. They did lose three of of their last five games. And there is some concern about today's starter, Gerrit Cole. Cole did have an excellent season with a 16-8 record, but he also slumped in his final three starts. He allowed 15 runs over his last 17 2/3 innings of work. The Red Sox closed the season by sweeping the Washington Nationals. Though their last meeting with the Yankees in September they got swept. Nathan Eovaldi will start today's playoff game. Eovaldi is 11-9 on the season with a 3.70 ERA. He's been slightly better at home this season with a 6-4 record in his 19 home starts with a 3.39 ERA. Tough game here tonight, but I'll take the slight home dog here as I'm not sure about Cole and his recent play. Take the Red Sox.

 Who would have thought back in April that if you were talking the final weekend of the season that the Seattle Mariners are in position to grab a Wild Card spot would even be a topic. But they are tied with Boston for that 2nd spot right now, with Toronto one-game back. The M's have a great shot too as they host the Angels for this final weekend. Tonight, they will send Marco Gonzales to the hill. Gonzales is 10-5 on the season with a solid 3.80 ERA. He's 5-0 with a 3.35 ERA over his last seven starts with the team winning six of those seven. The Angels will start Jose Suarez who is 4-7 on the season with a 4.50 ERA. Suarez has been ok, not great. But for me, the Mariners with Gonzales are worth laying the price.

The Dodgers looked dead in the water last night as they trailed the Padres. 9-6 heading into the bottom of the 8th inning. But four home runs and five runs lead them to another win, 11-9 to keep them 2-games back of the Giants. Tonight, they start Tony Gonsolin who is 3-1 in his 12 starts with a 2.56 ERA. Gonsolin has a 2-1 home record with a 2.13 ERA. He has allowed more than two runs just one time in his 12 starts and that was only three runs. The Padres start Vincent Velasquez who is 3-8 on the season wwith a 6.19 ERA. He's been much worse of late, going 0-5 in his last seven starts with a 12.36 ERA. The Dodgers can't afford any losses and I'll lay the Run Line here tonight. Play LA -1.5 Runs.

Tampa Bay has the AL East locked up at this point. That means they can afford to use more of the players they brought up from the minors. Houston hasn't locked up the West yet, but they could do so tonight against the Rays. Houston has a 3.5 game lead over Seattle. Realistically, the Mariners have a better shot at the AL Wild Card at this point as they are just a half game back of that playoff spot. Tampa starts Collin Mchugh who has no record in six starts. He hasn't gone post 2 1/3 innings in any start so he won't be around long tonight. The Astros will start Lance McCullers, who is 12-5 on the season with a 3.17 ERA. McCullers has been very consistent this year both on the road and at home. He's slightly better of late with a 3-1 record and 3.02 ERA. I'll take Houston tonight and see if they can wrap up the division. Play Houston.

 The Giants are driving toward that NL West title. They lead the Dodgers by 2-games and don't look to give up that lead. They are hosting the last place Diamondbacks and then welcome the Padres. Looks like they should easily hold that division lead. The Diamondbacks right now look to play spoiler and came close last night, losing just 1-2. The D'backs start Merrill Kelly here tonight. Kelly is 7-11 with a 4.59 ERA. He has allowed 15 runs over his last three starts (15 2/3 innings). The Giants will start Alex Wood. Wood is 10-4 with a 4.00 ERA and a slightly better 3.86 ERA at home. Wood hadn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last five starts. I'll lay the Run Line here tonight with the Giants.

The St Louis Cardinals have won 16 straight games and unless they lose out the rest of the way, they should have the 2nd Wild Card spot locked-up. Today, they face the division leader in Milwaukee who has won three straight games. Brandon Woodruff will start today for the Brewers. Woodruff is 9-10 on the season with a 2.52 ERA. He's been worse of late, going 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA over his last seven starts. The Cardinals top pitcher goes today in Adam Wainwright. Wainwright is 16-7 on the season with a 3.05 ERA. He's been very good of late with a 5-0 record and team record of 7-0 in his last seven starts with a 2.37 ERA. Not sure why the Cardinals are a small dog here today, but I'll take it. Sure, they have to lose sometime, but until they do I'll take a shot on them at home as a dog. Play St Louis.

Dodgers should not be losing to this poor Arizona club, but that's just what happened yesterday as Clayton Kershaw couldn't get the win and LA lost 2-7. That drops LA back to 2-games from the leading Giants. Only two series left after this D'backs so they need wins and can't afford losses to this kind of club. Good news is one of their best on the mound today in Julio Urias who is 18-3 on the season with a 3.10 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 5-0 with a 2.04 ERA over his last seven starts. The D'backs start Humberto Mejia who is 0-2 in his three starts with a 7.20 ERA. Dodgers win this one going away, lay the Run Line.