4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

4* Money Maker TB RAYS

4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4* Money Maker SF GIANTS

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4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS

4* Money Maker BOSTON RED SOX

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker NY METS

4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

Taking the PHILLIES. Not backing off these guys after dropping the first 2 games in the series. Still think Philly is a decent team. Tough to sweep on the road. Eflin has been sharp lately. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Taking the BRAVES today. Thought about going RL for +150. But we need to get some winners going on the site. Can't seem to gain any footing on the bases. Have not had a good dog run the first 3 months of the year. That being said, back to the grind. We play our numbers and historically have shown a profit. So let's back Newcomb early. Kid has been great all year. Home, away - it doesn't matter. We are barely above .200 BA Against a 1.15 WHIP. Castillo is a guy who hurt the bankroll early. Going 5-8 with a 5.70 ERA will do that. We can pencil in a 3 spot in 5 innings for him. His road splits are rough. 9 starts, 6.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and opposing hitter slapping a .280 clip. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES 

Taking the PHILLIES again. Arrieta had a great first 10 starts, but has been shaky at best this month. Still with good home splits. Sevie has been great. Can't knock the guy a bit. But like last night, will back Philly again. This isn't a bad team. And at this price, I have to pull the trigger. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking the MARLINS here. Will take a shot on the small home puppies. How can I now? Shelby Miller hasn't been in more than a year off of TJ surgery. He wasn't all that sharp before getting injured. Not sold a .77 in 2 Single A starts. Let's look at that 4.77 ERA in 4 Triple A starts. 20 hits in 19.1 innings. He did strikeout 28 hitters in those starts. But the numbers are average at best. Don't think they will let him go deep in his first start back. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

Taking TAMPA. I like Snell. But, we have had mixed results backing the lefty. I see this game though and I think of every novice bettor saying, are you kidding me. Nats as a dog. They have Harper! Stras and Mad Max! And personally, I think GG is having a nice season. That being said, Rays playing some good ball right now. Snell with a .96 ERA at home in 6 starts .94 WHIP. 4* Money Maker TB RAYS

Taking the PHILLIES. Yanks down The Sanchize with their star catcher out. Now they lose a DH. Not really happy backing Philly off the Nats series. But this is still a good team. And a nice price on a home dog. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking the ORIOLES. Man. These guys are brutal. But this line screams to grab Seattle. They are begging you to take Felix. But I think, and I said this several times while fading him last year, he is picking up steam on that down-hill ride. The team as a whole is struggling. Granted, Baltimore is not the Yanks or Sox. But I can't see laying with any team who is struggling. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS

4* Money Maker KC ROYALS

4* Money Maker ORIOLES

4* Money Maker WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS

Taking the PADRES. Good value on Ross for us here. Kid has been solid for San Diego. Not sure where MadBum is right now. Slowly coming back from the DL. Off his first 100 pitch start of the year. But he did issue 4 walks in 6 innings. Can't overlook the 3 HRs in last 11 innings either. Ross with a solid .201 BA Against on the road and a nice 1.09 WHIP. Ross is 1-0 in 2 starts vs SF this season allowing 2 runs, 1 earned in 12 innings - 14K's 11 hits. I'll take a shot with the dog. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the BREWERS here. Only went RL with Suter. Paid off yesterday on the Reds. But I will stick to the ML. I like CMart - But the guy has not been sharp off the DL. 18 walks in those 3 games. Clearly struggling right now. I like the Milwaukee pen if things are close late. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the PIRATES. So lost with the Brewers here yesterday, but will flip sides today. Have to back Tailon over Peralta. Tailon with a 2.73 ERA his last 3 starts, allowing 8 runs in 26 innings. Both offenses silent yesterday in that 1-0 game. Milwaukee with just 2 hits. Now they send out a rookie making his 3rd career start. 18 Ks in 9.2 innings. Looks solid. But 8 walks, including 6 in his last start. Obviously, the kid has talent. 1 hit in 5.2 innings 13 Ks in his debut. But last game, 4 innings 3 hits 1 HR 6 Walks 5Ks. So still is a bit erratic. Will grab the home team tonight as they have 4 of the last 5 in the series, and 6 of the last 8 in Pittsburgh.  4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES 

Taking SEATTLE here. One, the Yanks just had a weird day yesterday. Finished a suspended game, then won a regular game. Mariners with the day off. Two - Do people realize that Seattle is a pretty good team this year? 46-22, 2 games back of the Astros who have reeled off 12 in a row. Gonzalez has  1.41 ERA his last 6 starts. Three, German. I get the Yankees offense is a beast. But this guy is carrying a 5+ ERA. He gave up runs in 5 trips out of the pen, and has done so in his 7 starts. After a great 1st start - 6 innings 9Ks  and no hits, he hasn't approached that. 6-6-4-4-3-3. Does he give up 2-2 his next 2 starts? 6 innings, 3 runs is what he will probably do tonight. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the BREWERS. Well. We are now almost at July. And I can't lie. My MLB has not been up to the job at hand. The divide between good and bad teams seems huge - I just cannot catch a dog run. And when I play on my pitcher numbers, we end up getting beat by a bullpen. Wish these sites had 1st five, then we would be cooking with gas. That being said, I expect to be .500 or better by seasons end. New week. Let's start it off right.

So taking Chacin - guy has been sharp for the Brewers. Milwaukee 12-3 when he is on the hill amd have cashed 6 straight with him starting. Road ERA not as good as home (4.08 - 2.21) but his WHIP and BA Against are nearly the same. Williams has taken a turn for the worse allowing 20 runs in his last 21 innings. There is an ERA approaching 10 his last 3 starts. He has allowed 4 runs in 6 of his last 7 starts. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the PHILLIES. So, it is tough to go against Mikolas. What a great break-out year for the guy. But, his road splits show him to be vulnerable. Plus, we have STL off the Sunday night game. Pivetta has been bad his last 3 starts after a great run his first 11. But, we come back to his home numbers. Splits are big for me and I think the edge lies with the home team today. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLES

4* Money Maker MIAMMI MARLINS

Taking KC, again. Keuchel hasn't been very sharp overall this season. Not a chance I try him - then you add in on the road and laying this kind of number. Duffy has been getting better after a bad start. 1-1-0 runs allowed in 3 of his last 4 starts. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS

Taking KC. Yeah. Going big dog. Look. Astros the better team. That is not a question. My thought is how can you back Morton in this spot? Laying this number? Last game he hit 4 batters and issued 6 walks in 3+ innings. That was on the heels of getting bombed for 6 earned in Boston and not getting out of the 6th inning. Junis off his worse start of the year. He seems to implode every 7 starts or so. But he rebounds nicely. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

Taking the PADRES. Going to fade McCarthy in this spot. Off extra rest, an ERA near 8 (7 starts). An ERA over 5 on the year. 5.46 in 6 home starts including a .325 BA against. Richard with a 2.57 ERA his last 3 starts and has been sharp giving up more than 3 runs just once in his last 7 starts. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the MARLINS. Can't think about playing on the O's as any kind of favorite. This team is falling apart at the seems. Wonder how long Buck has left in the dugout. That being said, Urena not doing it with a 1-8 record. But as I dig into all the numbers, I think he is a Top 25 NL Pitcher. I have Gausman near 50 in the AL. Urena will give us 6. The question for us is can the Marlins push acros 3-4 runs. And why couldn't they? Orioles, a league worse 19 wins. The joke was that Miami is a team of, 'who is that guy'. I'll grab them at this price. 4* Miami Marlins 

4* Money Maker TB RAYS

4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

Taking the PHILLIES. Will lay it with the home faves tonight. One. Rockies struggling. 5 straight losses and 9 in last 11 games. Pivetta sharp at home. 2.20 ERA in 7 games with a .98 WHIP in 41 innings including 50Ks. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Taking the GIANTS. One of those lines that scares me bit. Not as much as me backing off Sox RL over the O's that we ended up losing as Baltimore couldn't push across a run. But this Giants team has surprised me out of the gate. I had them pegged for a bad start. They survived Cueto and MadBum being out and lo and behold, here they are in the thick of the NL West race. Miami is brutal. I have had so so success backing them. But not in this spot. Richards has been bad. 29 hits in 28.2 innings. More worrisome is the 14 walks. He had nice AAA numbers - but other than the K's, nothing else has worked out in his 6 starts. He will go 5 and give up 3 tonight. Stratton has some solid road splits. 1.09 WHIP .202 BA against in 35 innings (6 starts). 4* Money Maker SF GIANTS

Taking the NATS. Have to grab Washington at this price. How often are we getting 1st place teams as a sizable dog? Maybe they are begging us to grab the road team - I'll bite. Roark has been solid all season. 3-6 record is a bit misleading. His overall pitching is better than his record. I have been anti-CC for almost 3 years now. What are getting tonight from CC? 7 innings? 4? Guy is a crap shoot every time he comes out. Nats 11-3 last 14 on the road. Also thought about the under, but will just grab the doggies. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the ORIOLES tonight. I'll be honest here - thought about Sox RL for +150. It's June. After 2 months, you know I love my dogs and RLs. Always looking for value. But this is one of those games that looks 'too easy' - Bundy, if we take out a putrid 3 game stretch, has pitched well this year. 19 earned in 9 innings will balloon your ERA. In his other 10 starts, I see a guy who gives us about 7 innings tonight. He has lost twice at Boston this year. 6-3, 6-1 giving up 5 earned in those games. Wright is making his 2nd start of the year. Knuckle-baller coming out of the pen. He has started in previous year. And with the rubber arm, it isn't like he will be on a pitch count. I see all the talk and money coming on the Red Sox. I'm going the other way. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

4* Money Maker CINCINATTI REDS

4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Taking the ROYALS. So - Yeah. 4 straight losses and backing Hammel and his 5+ ERA. But let's look big picture. KC has gone 7-2-1 to the UNDER in his last 10 starts. That just isn't bad Royals hitting. Hammel has allowed 3 earned or less in 7 of those starts. Indians and Boston tagged him pretty good. His last start, 6 innings 3 earned in 5-4 ND win over this same A's. Will fade Blackburn making his first start of the season. 4* KC ROYALS

Taking the REDS. Anderson with an ERA over 5. Mahle has gone under in 5 of his last 6 at home. He will keep things close. Not that I make a habit of backing teams on 4 game losing streaks. But I see all angles pointing to Cincy this afternoon. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS 

Taking the PHILLIES. Will grab Nola at this price. One, Cubs really haven't been the same team since winning the World Series. They think they can just turn things on. This Philly bunch is a scrappy, talented team. They are the Cubs of past. A team that knows it can be good, it just has to get there. Back to Nola. Kid is a beast. Nice road splits for us. A .90 WHIP .190 BA Against away from home. As much as we have made money over the last couple years backing Quintana, I can't trust him here. 2-2 with a 6.66 ERA at Wrigley this year (6 starts). Last year in 8 starts he had a 4.76 ERA (5-0). Looks like he still is trying to figure things out at home. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking the BREWERS. Will grab Milwaukee at this price. Thought about maybe playing these guys yesterday. Today though, we are on board. Brew-Crew sitting atop NL Central 37-24 and 19-13 on the road. Indians, 31-28. Carrasco. As much as like the guy, can't overlook his home split of 5.59 ERA in 5 starts. He has given up 5 runs in at least 5 of his 12 starts, and in 3 of his 5 home starts. Chase Anderson hasn't been anything special on the year. But, we get him on the road and getting this number, well, count us in. 5 starts, 2.67 ERA with a .99 WHIP and .184 BA Against. Brewers a tough group. With their first back to back losses since the end of April, these guys seem to find ways to win games. I'll grab them this afternoon. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the DODGERS. Stripling has been sharp out of the pen in his 6 starts. After a bad start, LAD has reeled of wins in 7 of their last 10 and 13 of 17. Pirates, after a good start are 2-7 their last 9. Add in LA has won 6 of the last 7 in the series. I'm on the short road fave. 4* Money Maker LA DODGERS 

Taking the PADRES. Dog to fave spot here. Braves off big series over Nats winning 3 of 4. Maybe a let down as they head out west. Like our Giants play, will grab the home team in this spot. 4* Money Maker SD PADRES 

Taking the GIANTS tonight. Another role reversal here. Will fade Godley who was great early. Now sporting an ERA of 5.80 on the road with a 1.90 WHIP. You put 60 guys on base in 31 innings you are going to have problems. Will play the home team in this spot. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the MARKINS. Wil back Straily at this price. Nice road splits in 4 games. 2.78 ERA .210 BAA and a respectable 1.19 WHIP. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS

4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS

Taking the WHITE SOX again. Are you kidding me with this run of totals. Done. Done with them. Finally a big day of sides with nothing to show. I said it yesterday, and will say it again. Our numbers are strong with our sides. We have just had some bad betting breaks. It all evens out which means we are about to have a huge month. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker SF GIANTS

4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS

4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking the TIGERS. Not much to say. Have had a really rough month of May with MLB. Can't hold on to leads. Totals getting blown. If these sites had 1st 5 innings listed we would be making a killing. But we have yet to have a really steady week of 60+% . I'm sticking to my numbers and making smaller wagers. Have to be able to ride out the bad with the good. 4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS 

Taking the PHILLIES. Like Nola. Kid is good. Really coming into his own this season. 1.01 road WHIP .216 BA Against and 2.73 ERA in 5 road starts. But for me, this is a fade of Kershaw. Not that he has been terrible. Guy has a 2.86 ERA on the year. I feel that off the DL, this is good value. He's allowed 7 HRs in 44 innings. And sitting at 1-4, he has been beatable. Bicep problems were said to be the reason for velocity dip. Maybe he still has some lingering back issues. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking the PIRATES. Cards get the win last week over Williams. But I like to come back on a pitcher after a team gets the best of him. Worse start of the year for him. Williams with decent numbers on the season. 3.14 road ERA with a 1.05 WHIP and .170 BA Against. 4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES

Taking the RAYS- Man. I can't catch a break on the diamond. Bullpens blowing leads. Totals turning into pushes or losses. Money moves getting turned upside down. As much as I love the grind of MLB for 7 months, it is tough a go some weeks. So we turn to Tampa as the A's just seem to have lost their offense their last 3 games. I know it is tough to sweep 4 games on the road. But all the signs point to it happening. Mengden, who has rewarded us in the past, off a CG. I have had some mixed results with fading starters off CGs. But since they are normally faves, we have made a little coin. Kris Davis a big bat to replace in the middle of the lineup for Oakland. Will also be on the Under today as I like the pain and heartache of watching my totals finding new ways to go up in flames. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the CARDS, again. Only winner on the bases last night and we are back on them. Some really tough losses in MLB last night. Man. We need to get on the other side of those eventually. But it is what it is. It will all even out and at the end of October, we'll be in the plus money. As for this afternoon. I like Reyes. Kid has been razor sharp in his rehab starts. Striking out 44 of 82 hitters in 23 innings. 7 hits. 4 of those in his first 3 innings of work in A Ball. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking the TWINS. Not a fan of laying on the road. But I have Gibson rated significantly higher than Duffy in this season so far. A 2.61 road ERA in 5 starts helps our cause tonight. WHIP of .90 - .129 BA against. KC is not a murder's row of offense. Duffy getting hammered. A 7 ERA in May. Batters slapping him at .315 this month, .283 on the year. Twins 6-0 in Gibson's last 6 starts vs Royals. KC though 5-1 in Duffy's last 6 home starts vs Minny. None of those have been this year though while Duffy has been struggling. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the CARDS. Will be backing Wacha here. Nice numbers in May (2.17) and overall (2.88) - Road ERA (4.60) in 3 starts. But the 1.21 WHIP and .217 BA against are lower than his home numbers. Davies making 2nd start since coming back off DL. Now, I am no doctor- But rotor cuff. I don't know. That just seems something that will linger with a pitcher. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking the ASTROS. Morton just a beast. I have this guy in my Top 4 AL arms on the year. First. a .93 WHIP and 2-1 career vs NYY. This year, a .180 BAA and .97 WHIP - I have been waiting for CC to fall off the cliff. Maybe it has arrived. A 8.78 ERA his last 3 starts, 13 earned 15 runs, 19 hits, 7 walks. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the ORIOLES here. Baltimore 20 under .500 and a small fave tonight. Hmm. Right off the bat a nice contrarian play for us. Hellickson has gotten past the 6th just once so far in his 7 starts. That 2.13 ERA and .89 WHIP looks impressive though. I think the move to the NL helps. Let's not forget his time in Tampa where he was 4-4 5.89 ERA vs the Orioles. Bundy off a CG gem. Normally. I like to fade a pitcher off a CG. But I think this is a spot where, not laying a big number, we have the value on our side. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

Taking the PIRATES. Like the Nats game, another game with an odd line. Lester with a 2.93 road ERA. He has 2.37 in 10 starts on the year. Kingman making his 4th start. Has been solid if nothing else. The short line has me on the home dog. 4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES

4* Money Maker DETROIT PENGUINS

Taking the NATS. Man. I can't catch a total the last few days. So I will reach for what looks like an easy win. GG has been great this year. Tough backing a home dog with an ERA of about 7 in home starts. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS

Taking the ASTORS.  Verlander dealing right now. Not enough coming on NY f0r a play. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS

4* Money Maker STL CARDS

4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Taking the ANGELS. Like Richards. Guy is having a solid month. A 1.50 ERA in 4 starts. Tanaka on the other side of things, ERA over 5 in May 4* Money Maker LAA ANGELS 

4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES

Taking the BRAVES, again. Lost last night but will come right back with Newcomb has been rock solid. 2.39 ERA in 9 starts, .191 BA against. - And his road splits are great. 6 starts, 1.49 ERA  .99 WHIP .164 BA against. Pomeranz not sharp with an ERA approaching 6. Give me the dogs. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Yeah. Taking the worse team in MLB as a small dog tonight. I didn't think the Sox would be this bad to be honest. I really thought more of their young players. One guy performing for us is Lopez. 9 starts, .202 BA Against 2.98 ERA. Though is road splits aren't near his home numbers. I still like him of Fiers who is what he is. A guy who will go 5 and give up 3. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the BRAVES tonight. Playing on Teheran. Guy has some solid road numbers on the year. 2.89 ERA in 5 starts with a 1.00 WHIP and .173 BA Against. I know the Sox are good, sitting atop of the AL East. But who is in first in the NL East. The Atlanta Braves. Have to love a scrappy bunch. Rodriguez has been average at best at home. Lifetime a 4.37 ERA at Fenway. This year, more of the same. 4.44 in 5 games with a .300 BA Against. Will be looking at the Braves all series. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking TAMPA here. Ok. So here is another 'too good to be true' number. Sox basically a toss up? Archer is 2-12 career vs Boston! And he is barely a dog. We also have the fade a CG pitcher working for us with Price. He has been good in half his starts. That is why he has a 4+ ERA on the year. Not doing anything special. 4* TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the BRAVES. Trying to figure out this line. Arrieta has been one of the better stories of the season. Guy wasn't picked up for a long time, Phillies sign him, a 2.82 ERA in 8 starts. Yet. Hello! Look at this number - Maybe its too good to be true and Philly is easy money. But after writing on sites for over nearly 15 years I have fond nothing is easy. Gohara is a bullpen guy getting a start. He is a huge prospect for Atlanta. We had the Braves last night. Now 14-3 their last 17 on the road. Phils have dropped Arrieta's last 4 starts. Ride the road dog again. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES 

Taking the PADRES. I get San Diego is a bad team. But I think we have the edge on the hill today with Tyson Ross. We know what we are getting. He will go 6. Strike out a guy an inning. His numbers aren't bad. 1.19 WHIP .210 BA Against- that drops to .193 on the road. Fedde was rocked in his appearances last year. Have to grab SD as a dog here. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the GIANTS. Yes. We are taking a huge dog today. Yes. We are backing SF who I have faded multiple times already this season. Yes we are going against Verlander and his league best 1.05 ERA and tiny .71 WHIP. For me Samardzja is worth the shot here. I like to fade pitchers off CGs. And here we have Verlander off the most pitches he has thrown all year. 4* Money Maker SF GIANTS 

Taking the TIGERS. Can't sleep on Boyd. Guy will have us in this game. I know his road numbers aren't as impressive as his home numbers. But that is more skewed with a 4 runs in 3.2 innings outing at Pitt. 7-7-6- 3.2. It isn't like he doesn't get out of the 4th. 11 earned in those 23.2. Lance Lynn is finding the AL a bit different then the NL. A 7.47 ERA in 8 starts. 6+ here at home. An over 2 WHIP, 13 innings and 13 walks. Too much value with the better pitcher here. 4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS 

Taking the ANGELS. So, I like the UNDER in this game also. I like both of these guys but will side with the road team tonight. Richards with a solid 2.57 road ERA in 4 starts with a .213 BAA and a not too bad 1.33 WHIP. Pitching well, 3 earned allowed this May in 19 innings (3 starts 3-0) 16Ks and just 2 walks. Enter JA Happ. I said I like Happ. Well, really like him on the road 1.93 ERA .172 BAA and .96 WHIP - But this game says Rogers Centre. And we get Home-Happ. 5.40 ERA in 6 starts. Yeah, we get 44 Ks in 33 innings but also 7 HRs and 20 earned. He'll give up 3-4 by the 5th. Both teams come in struggling. LAA 3-7 run, Jays 2-8. Angels though 4-1 last 5 vs Toronto. Jays also 0-4 in Happs L4 home starts vs LA and 1-5 last 6 Happ starts vs Angels overall. 4* Money Maker LAA ANGELS 

Taking the BRAVES tonight. Following the numbers here. McCarthy sports a 4-2 record with a 5.05 ERA in his 9 starts. But let's dig deeper. 3-0 vs the Phillies this season. 16 innings, 17 Ks 2.25 ERA. I can get behind a dog with those numbers. Sometimes a guy just fares well vs another team. And then we have Vince Velasquez. 0-3 vs the  Braves in 2018. A 9.24 ERA in 12 innings - 16 runs, 13 earned 23 hits and 5 walks. Those are a lot of base-runners. Atlanta 13-3 their last 16 on the road. Phillies 1-5 in Velasquez's last 6 starts (4.89 career ERA) vs Braves. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES 

Taking the INDIANS. Bauer having a nice year with a 2.59 ERA. Not that he sees the Cubbies often, but 2-0 .66 ERA against Chicago. Road splits solid with a .96 WHIP and .178 BA Against . Chatwood just OK in his home starts. 3.74 ERA isn't terrible. What sticks out for me is 16 walks in 21 innings. That is 5 less than Bauer has allowed in triple the innings. Indians are a tough club. You can't be giving them free passes. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS 

Taking the MARLINS. For me, I can't back Vargas. This guy shouldn't be a fave over any team. Not much to work on from Hernandez. I guess you could think the Over would be in play, and it very well could be. But this Mets lineup doesn't impress me one bit. Especially when you remove Cespedes. Add in Todd Frazier and that is more pop out of the lineup. They have 2 regulars hitting over 250. Marlins a scrappy bunch. The team that is suppose to be the 'worse team ever' after trading away their stars in the off-season. I'm grabbing the small dogs here. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS

4* Money Maker STL CARDS

4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO

4* Money Maker OAKLAND.... Sorry no write ups on sides tosyt

Taking the PADRES. I know the Pirates have been money at home. But I am not backing Nova here. Guy has been brutal his last 3 starts. 14 earned (17 total runs) in 12.2 innings, 25 hits. That's a 10.22 ERA in May. He has a 5 ERA on the year so he hasn't really been sharp. I like Ross. This guy is one of the better NL arms that you probably haven't followed. Yeah, the wins aren't there, 2-3 in 8 starts. But he will keep us in striking distance. That was I want from a live dog. Nice road splits also. A .184 BA against and a 1.06 WHIP (16 hits in 23.2 innings 33Ks). 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the ROCKIES. Ok. Maybe this is a sucker line and I am grabbing at the low hanging fruit. Bu I have Bettis in my Top 30 NL Pitchers. Samardzija doesn't sniff that area code. He hasn't gone 6 since coming off the DL and has given up 5 in his 2 last starts. An 8.31 ERA at home in 2 starts. 6 runs to the Nats in 3+, Padres get 2 in 5 innings. 3 walks in each start. Then he hit the DL. Then 2 games, 9.2 innings 10 hits 10 Earned 4 HRs 5 walks. Bettis is 4-1, 1.35 ERA in 5 road starts .99 WHIP and .197 BAA. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

Taking the TIGERS. Will grab Boyd at this price. And why not - He has gone 6 innings in 6 of his 7 starts and sports a 1.05 WHIP and .212 BAA. Marco Gonzales. Not so good. A 5+ ERA on the year with a .325 BAA . That gets worse at home 7.07 in 3 starts and a .333 BAA  + 1.57 WHIP. The guy will give up 3-4 runs by the 4th inning and we should be sitting pretty. 4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS 

Taking the MARLINS. How do you get in front of the LAD train-wreck. We had the under yesterday in this series. And I did think about as I am doing this writing. Maybe it is a late add. But I have to back Smith in this spot. Guy has been solid on the year, and with good home splits. - 2.38 ERA in 4 starts 1.10 WHIP .214 BA Against. Maeda not sharp at all this year, especially on the road with an ERA of 5.60. Regressing from his first 2 years, a .288 BAA and 1.53 WHIP lets us know that we will have opportunities to score. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS

Taking TAMPA, again. Had them last night, will do it again this afternoon. KC is a bad team people. A 5.64 bullpen ERA leaves the door open for any team to mount a comeback. Give me the small fave. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the CARDINALS. Have to grab Mikolas at this price. Guy has been dealing - A .96 WHIP in his 7 starts, just 3 walks in 46.2 innings. Can't think of backing Lynn. A 7.34 ERA in his 7 starts. A WHIP of 1.98, .312 BA against. Short fave, but we will lay it. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS