4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Taking the PHILLIES here. Will probably be playing these guys for the series especially if we are getting big odds like this. Mets don't have some murder's row lineup. They aren't going to club their way to 9-2 wins or something. And frankly, this franchise has a history of falling apart as September ends. Hats off to the manager though. You lose half of your young studs out of the rotation and half your infield, you should be seen as having a good year having them right in the hunt for a wild-card. Phillies would love to hamper the Mets play-off chances, and I think they will this weekend. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking the GIANTS here. Have to grab Cueto at this price. Guy has a 2.66 ERA last 7 starts. 16-5 2.86 ERA on the year. 9-2 2.92 ERA on the road. A 1.06 WHIP on the year. Plus a 2.93 career ERA vs LAD in 12 starts and 1.69 his last 3 starts vs the Dodgers. The San Fran bullpen has blown 30 games after giving up Bum's 1-0 nothing gem. I expect Cueto to go the distance here. Giants are 12-4 his last 16 road starts. Rich Hill is a great story at 36 having the year he is having. I can't knock anything on him. This is a pure value play on a team that is a good, veteran club, desperate for a win. That being said, I think we have the small edge on the mound and the Giants are clinging to the wild-card by a thread. 4* Money Maker SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 

Taking the CARDINALS here. STL plays a lot better on the road (45-30) than at home (33-41) and will need to continue those winning ways if they want to push for a wild-card spot. C-Mart fits the bill as his road stats, 8-1 2.53 fit the bill perfectly. Cards have won 20 of his last 27 road starts and 5 of his last 6 overall. They have won 6 of the last 8 vs the Rockies. Colorado 2-5 in Anderson's last 7 starts. Looking at his numbers, he has good ones at home. But has been up and down his last 6 starts. Have to go with the team with a playoff pedigree to take care of business. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

Taking the BREWERS here.(also the UNDER) So the Cubs clinched after losing Thursday night. Coach says we will celebrate after Friday's game. Well. A big come from behind win in 10 innings and I am sure they are having a blast tonight. I think it is safe to say we a couple guys sitting today. Davies has been sharp of late pitching to a 1.93 ERA in September and have given up only 7 runs in his last 4 starts spanning 26.1 innings with 27 strikeouts. Jake Arriera. Nothing else to say about that guy. 

Taking the MARINERS here. I have been critical of King Felix most of the season. That being said, this Seattle team is red-hot at the moment. 8 straight wins, 9 of their last 10 and they have won 7 of the last 8 that Felix has started. Astros have dropped 6 of 10 and are now 3.5 back in the wild-card looking up at Seattle. McHugh has good numbers vs the Mariners in his career. But I can't overlook his 6+ road ERA in 15 starts this season nor that opposing hitters are raking .322 against him in 76 innings. The 1.64 WHIP leads me to believe that Hernandez will get some run support tonight. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the ASTROS here. This line drops while the public still drops money on the Cubs and Lester. This isn't a knock on either. Cubs should be World Series bound. Lester has a 1.85 ERA since the break. He is 15-4 2.61 ERA on the year. But he hasn't been as dominate on the road. A 3.40 ERA isn't ugly by any stretch, but he can be hit. Let's not sell Houston short. This is another young, good ball club. Joe Musgrove is a youngster who clearly likes pitching at home. Totally different splits. A .54 ERA in 3 games with a .78 WHIP and .188 BAA with 21Ks in 16 an a third innings. Both teams have dropped 2 straight coming into this series. Cubs 7-3 L10, 'Stors 6-4. But Houston is 6-2 last 8 at home in the series. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the ROCKIES here. Historically, DeLaRosa has had super home splits. This year he has been average at best, 5-3 in 13 games (10 starts). Rockies are 10-3 in his last 13 starts vs the Giants. San Fran is 8-18 last 26 on the road. They send out Albert Suarez who has a 5.09 road ERA. Colorado has some bats that should be able to muster enough offense and score us the home win. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES 

Taking ARIZONA here. Now Shelby Miller is making his 2nd start since being recalled from Triple A. Last time wasn't too bad going 6 and giving up 2 earned on the road to the Giants. He has an ERA at near 7. He by every measure of the word, having a bad year. But I think we get value here. Ross Stripling hasn't been anything fantastic. He allowed hitters to rake at a .280 clip in August. He hasn't struck out a ton of guys. DBacks still have some decent major league hitters. Will take a shot at this price. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

Taking the CARDINALS here. Pirates have dropped 7 straight. Cards just grinding along doing what they do year in year out. They are 10-4 last 14 on the road. They trot out rookie Luke Weaver who has been solid in all of his outings. Kid missing some bats with 26Ks in 21 innings. Veteran Ryan Vogelsong has been average at best since coming out of the bullpen. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking the RANGERS here. We had Texas at home when the beat Felix, and will back them here on the road. Cole Hamels is slightly better than Martin Perez who we backed. All this guy does since coming over is win posting a 21-5 record in (team 31-8) 39 starts. Cole is having another solid year 14-4 with a 2.91 ERA. His road splits are great coming at 9-2 1.91 ERA .203 BAA and 1.90 WHIP. Tough to knock King Felix. Guy has had a great career. But he seems a bit down this season. A little banged up. 104Ks in 121 innings (19 starts). I just think the innings are getting to him. On a side note. Do you know he has won more than 15 games just 3 times? Rangers are just playing great ball, while Seattle is slumping and watching their playoff chances slide away. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the MARLINS here. I know that Fernandez doesn't have the best road splits, but at this price, we have to take him. 219Ks in 154.2 innings. Trevor Bauer also doesn't have the best home splits with an ERA over 4. But he doesn't miss half as many bats as our guy. For me, I can't knock the overall season of Jose Fernandez. A couple bad starts away from home won't sway me at a Pk'em tag. Marlins should be able to muster a few runs here and get us the W. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

Taking the ROCKIES here. Can't ignore Ruby D's numbers vs Arizona. Guy is 12-1 his last 13 starts vs the Snakes! Now. I do like Robbie Ray. Kid has some great stuff. I mean come on. 181Ks in 145 innings. Talented. That being said, Arizona still 5-14 in Ray's last 19 road starts and 7-16 his last 23 overall. Rox have won 4 of 5 overall and 6 of their last 8 at home. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES 

Taking the RANGERS here. 11-2. Texas is now 11-2 last 13 vs the Astros. These guys finished strong down the stretch last year, and I expect nothing less here this September. AJ Griffin does enough to keep Texas in games. They are 12-6 in his last 18 starts. Fister does have good road splits for the Astros. Can't knock his numbers away from home. But he has struggled in 3 of his last 4 starts giving up 4 runs in each of those starts. Texas dominance is just to much to ignore, especially at this short price. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the RANGERS here. So, I can hear it now. King Felix is a Pk against some guy Martin Perez! Unload. Well. Let's dig a little deeper. Right off the bat Perez has been excellent at home. 7-2 2.84 in his 14 starts. Rangers 9-1 in his last 10 home starts. Texas is 5-2 in his last 5 starts vs the Mariners. Heading into last night, Seattle was a on a 1-6 slide here in Texas. The M's have been in a bit of slide lately but you can't play Hernandez. He is 3-0 his last 4 starts with a 1.86 ERA last 29 innings. But I have to use my gut here and see go opposite of probably everyone but Perez's family and die hard Rangers fans. At 130, then yeah, Felix would get the nod. But this is begging you to unload on Seattle, and to lose. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the YANKEES here. You guys now that I rarely take favorites in general, and road faves even less. But I have to think we have the value and edge with Tanaka on the hill. He has a road ERA of 2.09 in 13 starts (6-3), throwing darts his last 2 starts 14.2 innings 0 runs, 11 hits, 1 BB and 14Ks. That is his only walk of the month in 34 innings (34Ks) to go with a .91 WHIP. I am not sold on Volquez last start being a something special. I mean really. 5 innings 0 earned but 2 runs. 3 hits. But when you walk a guy and give up a HR, you give up runs. He has a 5.81 ERA on this month. Opposing hitters batting .313 against him this month, .275 on the year. 1.59 August WHIP, 1.44 year. These young Yankees can rake. And this is the type of guy they will tee off on. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES

Taking the REDS here. Like how Straily has been throwing the ball. Guy has a 2.43 ERA since the All Star break with a .201 BAA. Just 2 walks in 29+ August innings along with 26Ks gives us a nice 1.02 WHIP. Thought the Angels would be bad and they have delivered for me all season long. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Lost with these guys last night as my Free Play. I mean, CG and 14Ks and come up short is painful. But, we know that the Sox hitters will have a much easier time facing Ariel Miranda then they did against King Felix. Plus. We have Jose Quintana on the hill. The man who is the poster boy for zero run support! We know he isn't going to give up runs. 2.84 ERA on the year. Crushing lefties to the tune of .213 in 142 ABs. He should control the M's best player in Cano. He has a .91 WHIP here at home. This is one of the biggest numbers I have laid with a fave all year. But the value is there, so we are all in. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the ROYALS here. Ok. As I am doing this write up I do have the Marlins over the KC here on Thursday night. No matter the outcome, KC is either going to be 15-3 or 14-4 their last 18 games. Ian Kennedy a big part of the run as he posted a .67 August ERA in 4 starts. A .85 WHIP along with a .170 BA against goes a long way in producing wins. Now. Disclaimer alert. I do have Steven Wright in my fantasy league! That being said. I normally fade guys coming off the DL. Even a young knuckle-baller. The kid has a 3.01 ERA on the year and is 13-5. So he isn't some stiff. But he hasn't been as sharp at home. Yes he is 7-1, but with an ERA over 4. He had an ERA over 6 in July before pitching a SHO before hitting the DL. Again. I really can't know the youngsters season or stats. I just have to take the value on a red hot pitcher and team against a pitcher coming back from shoulder inflammation. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

Taking the MARLINS here. I get that KC had run off 9 straight win. But that came to an end last night. I have seen on several occasions teams lose b2b after a long win streak comes to an end. Won't be easy going for the Royals as Tom Koehler has a 1.62 ERA over his last starts. Florida on the other hand gets to tee off on Edinson Volquez. I'll be honest. Volquez is what he is. He has never approached what he did back in 2008 (17-6 206Ks). He has had 2 nice years here in KC 13-7 3.05 and 13-9 3.55. But he has fallen off a cliff this year (5.04 ERA)  and has been brutal on the road (6.18 ERA). So as I mentioned the road ERA is bad. Opposing hitters are slapping him at nearly a .290 BA. A 1.64 WHIP assures us that the Marlins will have ample scoring opportunities. His 7.17 August ERA, .388 BAA and 1.78 WHIP leads me think that KC's 9-0 run, will quickly turn to 9-2. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

Taking the TIGERS here. Easy spot for me to grab Boyd here. Right off the bat, we can't back a Twins team that has dropped 5 straight. Tigers bats are heating up right now putting up 18 runs their last 2 games. They get to tee off on Tyler Duffey and his home ERA of 6.67! When you allowing hitters to rake you at a .319 clip, you are going to give up some runs. Like I said, Boyd the easy call. A 1.89 August ERA with a .181 BAA and 1.11 WHIP. And that is coming off a .98 WHIP in 4 July starts. Sign me up. 4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS 

Taking the REDS here. Give me some Dan Straily at this price. 5-0 2.25 ERA last 7 starts since the break. He has a 3.18 home ERA, .209 BA against and 1.11 WHIP. Pretty solid in my eyes. Enter Derek Holland fresh of the DL and a rehab stint where he gave up 5 runs in 10 innings in 3 starts. I am no math wizard, but common sense tells me that there is no way he goes more than 6 innings tonight. And judging by his 6.31 ERA on the road in 8 starts, I think I am leaning in the right direction here. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS 

Taking the ASTROS here. Houston rolling along winning 3 straight over the Orioles while the Pirates fell flat at home getting swept by the Marlins. I thought Pitt was ready to turn the corner as we cashed nicely with them against the Dodgers and Giants. They seem to have stumbled again and this Astros team is really raking as they scored 37 runs vs Baltimore over the weekend. James Taillon has been solid on the year, and steady both home and away posting identical 3 ERAs. He will give the Pirates 6 innings and not be flashy. Fister is pretty much the same kind of pitcher. 8-3 3.36 on the road this year. But for the difference is the hitting. Astros are just locked in right now. And to be getting a nice little number from a team on a 3 game losing streak. I just think it just adds to their value. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the RAYS here, again. Yeah, we cashed these guys yesterday and will back them as small faves. Like I said yesterday, we are getting some nice match-ups with our starters. Martin Perez sports a 1-7 road record in 12 starts with a 6 ERA, 2.93 BA against and 1.58 WHIP. Polar opposite of his 7-1 2.35 home stats. Smyly has pitched to a 2.25 ERA last 5 starts winning 3. He has gone 6 or more giving up 2 or less in his last 5 starts. He has a tidy .171 BA against and .90 WHIP in his 3 August starts. 4* Money Maker TB RAYS 

Taking the YANKEES here. We had NYY last night as our Bail-Out and will come back tonight with them in late action. I can't back Ricky Nolasco. Ever. Guy is brutal since coming over, 6.35 home ERA. He was always a solid innings eater type guy, but as I have said before about him. This year and his last full year in 2013, ERAs over 5. I know we haven't seen much of this kid Cessa from the Yanks. But his ERA is a bit skewed after giving up 5 earned in 3 innings to Tampa. Take that game out and he is a respectable 3.45 ERA in 15 innings of work with a .207 BA Against and 1.09 WHIP. I'll take a shot with the new youth moment look Bombers 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES 

Taking the RAYS here. I know Texas has won 4 straight and 7 of 10, but give me Tampa to rain on their parade here. I think the Rays will be spoilers for teams down the stretch. They have been getting good pitching from some of their staff. None better than this guy today. Jake Odorizzi is sporting a  tidy 1.66 ERA his last 6 starts. He also is 2-0 1.37 ERA in 3 career starts vs the Rangers. Griffin has a 6.69 ERA in his last 7 starts. His WHIP is 1.46 which tells me he puts guys on and the fact he has given up a HR in 10 straight (3 HRs allowed in 2 of the last 3) starts leads me to believe Tampa should score some runs. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the YANKEES here. I have had Weaver on my fade train all season and I will do it again here tonight. The veteran is posting a 5.17 ERA in 12 home starts as opposing batters are hitting a cool .306 vs him. A 1.46 WHIP tells me that this Baby Bombers should be able to push a few runs across. I know Trout is Trout. And Pujols is closing in on 100 RBI, but other than that, this team can't hit. Tanaka is just doing Tanaka things. A 2.52 road ERA in 11 starts. Give me the new look Yanks here. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES 

Taking the ASTROS here. Ok. I did back the Orioles last night. And as of this writing at 1030pm, they are getting 8-1 and sitting in a delay. That being said, this is a play based on our pitcher. This kid Musgrave has looked good beating both Texas and Toronto. 7 innings in both games, 3 earned and 13 Ks. He did go 4.1 in a relief spot and struck out 8. A .185 BA against and .76 WHIP facing the Blue Jays for 11+ innings and the Rangers for 7 more is pretty impressive. Now Gausman has a nice home split, 3-1 2.39 ERA in 8 starts. But is just 5-15 vs teams with winning records. He faced Houston back in May and gave up 4 earned in 5 innings. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the TIGERS here. I am doing this game at 2pm on Wednesday. Why? A pure scheduling fade of Boston. Had a makeup game Monday. Then Tuesday and Wednesday night games in Baltimore. This is a quick turn around for them. 1pm start. What time they getting to the stadium 11? When did they get in last night? Midnight at the earliest. Just a bad spot for them. Boyd has a 2.08 August ERA in 2 starts, a .174 BA against and 1.08 WHIP. A favorable home split adds to his value. Clay Bucholz looks like he will be getting the ball for Boston. Wonderful. I will happily fade away on this guy and his 5.34 road ERA. Bullpen, starting. Doesn't matter. He will give up 3-4 runs in the first couple innings. Take out the 2 years he went 28-8 and he is 48-52 in his career. And his ERA goes up from 4 to 4.64. The guy is mediocre at best. 5* Best Bet DETROIT TIGERS

Taking the ORIOLES here. What am I missing? David Price has been average at best this year. 10-8 4.29 ERA. A 4.34 road ERA, .278 BA against. I know the Sox can hit. I get it. But the O's have some sluggers. Also, a guy on the hill in Chris TIllman who is 15-4 on the year. Baltimore is 20-5 when he pitches. 8-1 here at home. 10-3 2.74 ERA in 19 career starts vs Red Sox. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Looks like Dylan Bundy is making the start as Tillman is pushed back. Can actually get the O's at +125 now. Bundy has been just as good since joining the rotation. He has been really at the top of his game posting a 1.93 August ERA in 3 starts with 19KS and 4 walks in 18+ innings. A tidy WHIP of .64 makes keeping Baltimore in play tonight easy.

Taking the PIRATES here. I had the Pirates last night, and as I type this, we are tied at 2-2. So, I will say that the Pirates have been the better team of late 7 of 10. As I wrote the same words for last nights game. But I can't back Cain. This isn't 2012. He has an ERA nearing 6 since he came back off the DL. a 5.12 home ERA in 10 starts and opposing hitters are roping him for an average over .300. Plus a 1.61 WHIP. Nova isn't confusing anyone with Cy Young. But he does have a 2.92 ERA in his 2 Pittsburgh starts. 12+ 4 earned 7 Ks and Zero walks. 4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES 

Taking the PIRATES here. Pitt playing well winning 5 of 6 and 7 of their last 10, while SF continues to struggle dropping 6 of 10 and are just 9-19 their last 28. Pitt is 6-1 last 7 with Taillon on the hill. The rookie has been pretty good going at least 6 innings in 8 of his 10 starts. He is pitching great here in August with a .64 ERA in 14 innings, a .184 BAA and WHIP of .86. 10ks and just 3 walks in those 14 innings of work won't make it any easier for the Giants who have struggled to score. Samardzja doesn't do anything special. And I think people forget how good this Pirates club was last year. They are on the uptick, while SF has been on a downward trend the last month + . 4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES 

Taking the MARINERS here. Have to grab the hot team winners of 8 of 10. Plus, we get King Felix on the hill. Granted, he has put some mileage on his arm and showing signs of age with his numbers. But a .220 BAA is still respectable enough to slow down the Angels. These guys are wasting Trout's prime years with zero pitching staff or lineup help. Halos have dropped 10 in a row. I know that Hernandez doesn't have the greatest numbers vs the Angels. But this team is not near as good as the teams of past. Mariners are now just 2 back of the wild card. Ricky Nolasco? He has a 5.14 ERA on the year. Last year in 9 games 6.75. 2014 5.38 in 27 starts. See a trend here. The guy is bad. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the ROYALS here. Kansas City is 22-8 last 31 in the series. I know they are having a bad season. But KC has reeled off 4 straight and 6 of 10. Twins have dropped 4 in a row and 6 of 10. Have to take the dog here on principle. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

Taking the YANKEES here. This is my limit as I really don't like laying more than 150 with MLB faves. But I don't like the full spectrum of Andriese's numbers. Flipped back and forth from the pen. The ERA is low because he has 21 bullpen innings giving up a few runs. Tanaka has a 2+ ERA in 5 starts vs the Rays and the NY is a perfect 5-0 in those games. Yanks also 8-2 in his last 10 starts and 10-1 last 11 Tanaka home starts. NY playing some care free ball and winning games right now. We will ride the wave. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES 

4* Money Maker MIN TWINS

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS 

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

4* money maker SF GIANTS

Taking the ANGELS here. Not a huge fan of the Halos but I like them in this spot. Skaggs has looked very good since coming back from TJ surgery. 12 innings, 7 hits and 13 Ks. .81 WHIP and .163 BAA look nice to me. Angels 7-3 last 10 in the series. Not a huge fan of Walker. Mariners 2-7 his last 9 starts. Just think Skaggs continues his improvement while Walker underachieves. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

4* Money Maker BOSTON RED SOX

4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

Taking the RANGERS here. Getting a nice price on a team that has dominated the favorite winning 9 of 10 this season. The team that went out and added 2 more pieces to a playoff puzzle. Perez is 5-2 1.88 ERA in 7 career starts vs Houston. Keuchel is 4-7 with a 4.58 ERA in 17 starts vs Texas including going 0-3 with a 7.91 ERA this season. 5* Best Bet TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the REDS here. Will grab a nice dog on the hill tonight with DeSclafani. Guy has a 2.93 ERA in 10 starts this year. His BAA and WHIP are average and he doesn't really have huge K numbers. But, he keeps his team in games. Just once has he allowed more than 3 earned in a game this year. And only more than 3 earned 3 times in those 10 starts. So he doesn't get into too much trouble. Last year vs the Pirates he went 1-1 in 4 starts with a 2.59 ERA. Those Pirates were a better bunch then the slumping group he faces tonight. Reds haven't gotten the memo to give up and are playing pretty good ball right now winning 6 of 10. Taillon is another youngster with just 8 starts on the year. But is win-less here at home with a 4.50 ERA. Pitt just doesn't look good and is coming off a series where they benched their best player for 3 games. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS 

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

Taking TEXAS here. Failed miserably with the Rangers last night, but I will again go back to the well here with Hamels on the mound. Guy has been dominate of late (.84 ERA last 3 starts) and has great road splits of 8-1 1.71 ERA in 11 starts. Gausman has been nothing special posting a 4+ ERA on the year. At home he has been better, a 2.36 ERA in 7 starts. I just think that Texas gets back on track here tonight. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

4* Money Maker NY METS

4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

4* Money Maker BOSTON RED SOX

Taking the MARLINS here. Cubs played some extra innings last night so the pen is a bit thin tonight. Marlins come in off a huge win and find themselves right in the thick of a playoff spot. Conley has been dealing pretty good through July posting a 1.82 ERA in his 5 starts. Look. I can't knock Hendricks. He has been just as dominate lately. This is really just getting some good value on a nice dog. Chicago off an extra innings Sunday night game, while the Marlins are playing with plenty of pep in their step. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* Money Maker ROCKIES

4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4* Money Maker WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Will grab Sale at this price. So he cut up some stupid jersey. I don't think it matters here. The clubhouse and team has been a wreck since the start of the season. That didn't stop them from playing well. They have slumped. I get it. But Sale has nice numbers vs the Cubs (.56 ERA 16 innings 28Ks) and Lackey has a 6.12 ERA his last 7 starts. Sal eis 7-1 in 10 starts with a 2.08 ERA, .91 WHIP and .194 BAA on the road this season. 8* Sure Shot CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the ROCKIES here. Will grab Gray as he has a 2.93 ERA his last 11 starts. Can't really complain about a guy like that on the hill getting a nice number. The guy has really had a nice year if you take out 3 starts. 20 earned in 12 innings. That menas there is only 27 ERs in his other 90 innings of work. Not too shabby for the youngster. A .229 BAA and 1.16 WHIP are more than respectable for me here. Rockies won last night here (I had BLT RL) so I think that offense will carry over tonight vs Bundy. He is another young arm making his 3rd start out of the 'pen. He is still getting stretched out so I expect 5, maybe 6 innings tops. And that's only if we don't tag him for 4 or 5 runs by then. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

Taking the TIGERS here. Will grab Fulmer at this price. Can't argue with the rookies numbers. He has a 1.93 ERA his last 7 starts. He is 7-2 on the road in 11 starts posting a 2.80 ERA. A .211 BAA and WHIP of 1.10 show me the guy has been consistent all season long. Rodriguez has been good in his 2 July starts, but that June shows me he can be hit hard. He has a 6.33 ERA at home in 4 starts. Tigers 12-1 in Fulmer's last 13 starts and 8-1 last 9 on the road with him. 4* Money Maker DETROIT TIGERS 

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

Taking the ASTROS here. Keuchel and the Astros have turned things around since a slow start. Dallas has owned the Yanks with a 1.45 ERA against them. Pineda has been bad on the road with a 5+ ERA and a BAA of nearly .300. That won't cut here against an Astros team that has a lot of power. Yanks have had trouble scoring runs and I don't think it will be easy tonight. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the RANGERS here. I know that Texas has been slipping lately. But at this price, we have to play on the better team. Perez at home is a totally different pitcher. 6-1 2.48 ERA in 9 starts. He isn't a strike out guy, but he does whatever he does to be successful here at home. A's are clearly rebuilding. I think they sell off some pieces this week for sure. Daniel Mengden is a rookie who, although striking out a guy an inning, looks over-matched at times. He is having a brutal month of July with an ERA over 9 and BAA over .300 with a 2+ WHIP. That won't get it done here. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

Taking the PHILLIES here. Will grab Hellboy at this price. The guy has been dealing lately. Must see the writing on the wall that he is getting dealt, because he has a 3.00 ERA his last 7 starts posting a .98 WHIP and 2.42 ERA here in July. Cosart makes his first start since April. Not expecting anything special from him. But I think that Hellickson is pitching his way to a playoff team and it continues tonight with a win over Miami. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

4* Money Maker LA ANGELS

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS

4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

4* Money Maker SD PADRES

4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS

Taking the GIANTS here. Will have to grab Bumgarner at this price. Even if he has a 'bloated' 2.75 road ERA, he still has an impressive 1.15 WHIP and .228 BA away from home. I just can't see the Yankee bats getting good contact here. I know Tanaka is having a nice year and is clearly NY's best pitcher. But he has pedestrian numbers at home, 3-1 4.71 ERA i n 10 starts. Before this losing streak, the Giants had the best record in all of MLB. This is a good team, and when we can get a Cy Young guy like this getting a couple bucks, count me in. 8* Sure Shot SF GIANTS

Taking the WHITE SOX here. We have been on the Shields bandwagon lately with mixed results taking 2 straight losses while giving up 3 runs in 15+ innings. The guy has a 1.91 ERA his last 4 starts and needs some more run support, which should be readily available facing Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey's ERA has dipped under 5, but the guy is still allowing hitters to rack him at a .332 clip. 332! A WHIP of 1.76. 134 hits allowed in 100 innings. Plus his K/BB ratio is basically even at 46-42. I guess you can say he has respectable 3.53 ERA in 10 road starts (0-6). But again. A 294 BA against and 1.73 WHIP look to me like he is a time bomb on the opposing pitchers mound. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS

Taking the ROCKIES here. Will grab me some DeLaRosa here at home. Nearly went RL +150 but for a GOW I will lay the small number. Jorge pitching much better of late, with a 2.41 his last 7 games. DLR has great home numbers for his career. 57-17 L74. Tampa is flat out reeling. (These numbers do not include Tuesday nights game). Dropping 9 of 10, 19 of their last 26 on the road, 15-38 last 53. Archer is 4-13 this year. Tampa is 7-19 in Archers last 26 road starts. I'll be honest, I thought they would be a surprise team. Surprised alright. At how terrible the bats and pitching has been. So back to Archer, a terrible 6.75 ERA in 10 road starts with a .301 BA against and 1.71 WHIP. 10* Money Bomb COLORADO ROCKIES 

4* Money Maker NY METS

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS

Taking the ORIOLES here. Worley hasn't started since a pair of starts in April. I can't say that I expect more than 5 or 6 innings from him. But that being said, how does anyone back Eovaldi? He has a 5+ ERA on the year. 6.91 last 7 games including 3 turns out of the pen where he gave up 0 runs in 8 innings. So he is good for 2+ innings. I think the Orioles bats will get to him eventually. He is still the same guy who gave up 6,5,4,6,5,5 runs in his previous 6 starts. Baltimore 9-3 last 12 in the series. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

Taking the NATIONALS here. This is fade of LA. I mean, I haven't really liked this guys all year. Kazmir hasn't been anything special. 7-3 looks good, but he has a mid 4 ERA and clearly is struggling of late giving up 7 runs in 14 innings. That just underscores his innings of 5,6,3 in those 3 outings. He hasn't gone more than 6+ since mid-May and only twice on the year. Again, a 3-0 road record looks good on the year until you see in those 8 starts he has a 5.40 ERA. He strikes out guys, but gives up hits at costly times. They only thing I know about this kid Lopez for the Nats is that he was a strikeout machine this year. Dodgers have some free swingers so that will the rookie out. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the RANGERS here. Texas picked up Hamels last year to be a horse and a stopper and that is exactly what they need here to stop the bleeding of a 3-11 run. I didn't believe in Lackey when he had a great run in May and I am not believing in him now. He has been roughed up in 3 of his last 4 starts and I think that is what we will see from the 37 year old the rest of the season. Hamels is 6-1 with a 2.09 ERA on the road. 48 hits allowed in 60 innings. Texas 24-6 in Cole's last 30 starts, 11-4 last 15 on the road. I think we have the edge on the mound here. 5* Best Bet TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Shields looks to be turning things around lately. 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA his last 3 starts. 4 runs allowed in those 20+ innings, all HRs though. But you know that I think the Angels are a hot mess. Shoemaker has been nothing like what he was 2 years ago when he burst on the seen going 16-4 with a 3.04 ERA. He has been just an average pitcher since then. His strikeouts are up, but still sports that mid 4 ERA. Angels 4-15 in Shoemaker's last 19 home starts. And you are laying this number? Dog all day in this spot. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the ROYALS here. We have had Duffy in our stable several times this year. Guy is a solid under the radar starter. Can't argue the fact that KC has played like crap on the road. But Duffy gives them a more than solid shot at win here. KC 8-3 in his last 11 starts. A 2.04 road ERA, .98 WHIP . 213 BA against. I'll gladly grab him at this price over Pelfrey. So he has turned in 2 solid road starts heading into the break. His ERA was 5.13 before dropping into the 4.5s with 12+ innings of 2 run ball. He still has been lit up at home with an ERA approaching 6 (5.70) in starts with opposing hitters slapping him at a .363 clip! He has given up 12 HRs so far in 98 innings when he gave up 11 all of last year in 164. In 2 of the last 4 years when he played basically an entire year (30,5,29,3 starts) he has allowed hitters to hit 300 or better. Even in the 2 injured years if you want. So this years .329 is more of the same. And that means the Royals getting some chances at scoring runs. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

Taking the MARINERS here. We did cash with the Astros last night, but will flip the script here on Saturday. Just looking at some numbers here and I see Iwakuma has been lowering his ERA every month and has now won 8 of his last 10 starts. As  I said about Houston, they have been red hot of late winning 20 of 27. But McCullers is a weak link in my eyes. Houston 3-11 his last 14 road starts. That isn't surprising since he sports a road ERA of nearly 7 this year in 3 starts. Mariners will break out here vs him this afternoon. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the ASTROS here. Fister is having a solid season. His splits are a little better on the road.  A 3.21 ERA isn't terrible. But this is a total backing here. Houston has been surging since a poor starts. They have battled back into a position of making a playoff run going 31-13 since the end of May. I do like the Mariners. Houston 10-3 in Fister's last 13 starts while Seattle brings a 2-7 record in Paxon's last 9. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the RED SOX here. Getting one of the best offenses in baseball at this price on the road. I'll bite. I don't think the Yankees are going anywhere this year. I said it in March and will say here in July. Steven Wright is having a very solid year. He has been touched for a couple runs his last 2 outings. But I think we the break, we will get a solid outing here. Pineda has more walks this year (26) in 65 less innings than last year (21). Teams are wrapping him for a .274 average. Giving up more hits than innings pitched is not a recipe for success vs Boston. Sox 7-3 last 10 in the series. 4* Money Maker BOSTON RED SOX

Taking the BREWERS here. Just don't like Leake. He has a 4-3 road record. But at the .292 BA against and know that this Brewers lineup will get to him. Milwaukee is 10-2 with Guerra on the hill and he sports a nice 6-1 2.93 ERA on the year with a .201 BA against a WHIP of 1.02 and has excelled at home. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the NATIONALS here. Have to back Strasburg. Guy has been absolutely dominate. 11-0 in 15 starts. 123Ks in 99 innings. WHIP and BA against very good. He's 6-3 in 11 career starts vs Mets. Washington is 4-0 in his last 4 starts here in NY and 8-3 overall with him on the hill vs Mets. Syndergaard looked great vs the Cubs in his last outing. He had been a little shaky, and I was thinking his injury is more severe than being reported. The Nats rocked him for 5 runs in 3 innings just a couple weeks ago. I can't say much bad about 'Thor' His numbers are impressive. The odds say this is a toss up. But I think Strasburg rates a small edge based on his history vs New York. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the PADRES here. Have to grab Pomeranz as a small dog her. I mean, maybe Ryu comes in 100% and strikes out 8 in 6 innings and the Dodgers win easily. But the guy hasn't faced real live MLB hitters in 640 days! The Triple A hitters slapped him with an 8+ ERA and .378 BA against. I get that it's a rehab and you are just getting back in the groove. But show me something. I don't care 80 pitches in single A ball. He isn't going deep in the game. LAD did use 8 relief pitchers in yesterday's marathon (we cashed on the O's) but they only pitched an inning. That is still a long day for everyone at the park. So Pomeranz has been on my radar since being shipped to Oakland and escaping Colorado. The kid has good stuff. A tough little lefty coming into his prime. The record is not good, but the ERA is fantastic. 2.65 .191 BA against, 1.09 WHIP and 109Ks in 95 innings. A 2.66 road ERA coupled with a 1.08 WHIP and .177 BA against gives us a solid shot vs a tired lineup tonight. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES