Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs 2:20 ET

Brewers over Cubs- I can't tell you how much it pains me to play against Chicago here because of Jon Lester (2-0, 1.06 ERA) as he has proven over the years that he is indeed a 'big game' pitcher and with the Cubs having dropped three straight at home to the Brewers I's say this is a big game. But, there is always the possibility that he can pitch well and still not win the game as Milwaukee is 8-2 in their last 10 against left-handers and 7-3 in their last 10 as road underdogs. Brewers starer Josh Lindblom (1-0, 5.68) is starting to blow people away with his hard stuff as he has 20 strike-outs in 12.2 innings. Lifetime as a reliever he is 8-1 with an unimpressive ERA. Still, I don't prefer warm beer bit the Brewers are the side. Take MILWAUKEE! Thank you and Good Luck!

Atlanta at Miami 1:10 ET

Braves over Marlins- 'Enough is enough' that's when the Braves are thinking coming into this encounter with the East Division leading Marlins (9-5). I agree it is a small sample but Atlanta still has to contend with Philadelphia, the Mets staff and the Nationals who will be heard from before it's all said and done. Miami who had 18 players test positive for COVID-19 and lost 105 games last season are 10-games behind the rest of baseball (except for the Cardinals) that have been postponed. Although Miami has played well all on the road they are just 2-7 in their last nine home games against teams with wining records while Atlanta is 7-0 after scoring two runs or less in their previous game. Take the BRAVES!

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels 9:40 ET

Angels over Dodgers- The Dodgers hard throwing Walker Buehler (0-0, 4.40 ERA) has yet to find his grove as his control has been his biggest issue. Although, he has allowed just seven hits in over 14 innings of work and four of those hits have been home runs along with eight walks. The Angels will start Andrew Heaney (1-1, 4.26) who is looking to rebound off of his worst performance of the season allowing five runs in 3.2 innings against Texas last Sunday. Still, Heaney can be very tricky and the Angels rise here. Take the ANGELS!

San Diego at Arizona 8:10 ET

D'backs over Padres- After a slow start Arizona has quietly won six of their last nine and are averaging better than seven runs per game over that span. The Diamondbacks will start Alex Young (1-0, 4.66 ERA) who is making his first career start against San Diego who are on a 3-game losing streak. The Slumping Padres will send right-hander Cal Quantrill (2-0, 3.13) who makes his first start after three relief appearances as their offense has gone dormant scoring just three runs in their last three games. Take ARIZONA!

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs 3:20 ET

Brewers over Cubs- The Cubs who are off to their best start in over a century is having rotation problems as Tyler Chatwood was the latest of their pitching staff to be sidelined because of injury. Chicago will go to Colin Rea who will be making his first start since 2016 and is 7-7 in his career as a starter. Adrian Houser (1-1, 2.65 ERA) will start for Milwaukee and the Brewers after a slow start have started to show some life with Yelich beginning to hit and Ryan Braun is returning to the lineup. Take the BREWERS!

Texas at Colorado 8:40 ET

Rangers over Rockies- This is another 'Don't make sense' where the Rockies are involved. What I mean by that is here is Colorado 12-6 with the best record in the NL West hosting a sub .500 Rangers team that is 1-5 on the road. Texas will start Lance Lynn (2-0, 1.16 ERA) who has been sharp this season including an opening day win over the Rockies striking out nine in six innings. He is 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA at Coors Field while the Ryan Castellani (0-0, 0.00) gets his first start after working four innings with allowing a hit or run. The clincher for me is that the Rangers re 4-0 in their last four games in the Mile High City. Take TEXAS!

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs 8:15 ET

Brewers over Cubs- This is another difficult line to understand. Milwaukee who is struggling winning just seven of 17 games and are favored on the road here which just doesn't float. Here are the Rockies leading their Division and is an underdog at home where they are 8-1 on the season. Add that Chicago is on a seven game winning streak just fuels my suspicion that there is 'something' wrong here. Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 2.53 ERA) will start for the Brewers while Tyler Chatwood (2-1, 5.40) gets the nod for the Cubs. Milwaukee is 12-5 in their last 17 as road favorites. Take the BREWERS!

Atlanta at Miami 4:10 ET

Marlins over Braves- It's a short season and almost all gave a thought of some club that could never withstand the grind of 162 games sneaking into the post season. It's early but so far it appears that Miami could be that team currently leading the Division with and 8-4 recored including 2-0 at home. Atlanta started rough and has been bobbin' & weaven' since they are 11-9 on the season and just 4-7 on the road. The Braves will start Kyle Wright (0-2, 6.75 ERA) and he has yet to win in the 'bigs' and is 0-5 with a 7.41 ERA in seven career starts. Miami will send out Pablo Lopez (1-1, 1.80) who has been the Marlins most consistent hurler the past two seasons with an ERA of 3.512 at home in 100 innings. Take MIAMI!

Washington at New York Mets 1:00 ET

Mets over Nationals- Washington the defending World Series champs are happy to be playing on the road where they are 4-1 this season and 8-1 in their last nine while they are just 2-7 at home. New York started slow offensively but Pete Alonso who had 53 home runs last year entered last nights game hitting under .200 but, three hits and his second homer lead the way last night. The Nationals will start Austin Voth (0-1, 1.80 ERA) is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three games against the Mets. New York will start David Peterson (2-1, 3.78) who will be facing Washington for the first time. Take the NEW YORK M-E-T-S! Thank you and Good luck!

San Diego at L.A Dodgers 9:40 ET

padres over Dodgers- Watch-out with the 'new' blood stirring in San Diego the Padres are a team playing with a lost of confidence. They have won four of five and will start Zach Davies (2-1, 2.87 ERA) and he is 3-1 lifetime against the Dodgers with a 1.98 ERA. Los Angeles will start Tony Gonsolin (0-0, 0.00) will make the start as Julio Urias has been pushed back until tomorrow and has never faced the Padres. Take SAN DEIGO! Thank you and Good luck!

Chicago Clubs at Cleveland 6:10 ET

Cubs over Indians- Chicago has come alive offensively while Cleveland is the worst hitting team in baseball and have already had seven games with one run scored or less. Cubs are 5-1 in the last six meetings in Cleveland and are 7-1 in their last eight games overall and 15-5, against the AL Central. There will be a clash of trends as the Indians are 10-2 against the NL Central and 20-7 in their last 27 against right-handers at home. But, not today...take the CUBBIES!

Oakland at L.A. Angels 4:10 ET

Angels over A's- The A's put together the longest win streak of the MLB season taking nine straight before running into the Angels on Monday and against yesterday. Now losers of two in-a-row Oakland will most likely continue on that negative trend. Chris Bassitt (1-0, 1.08 ERA) is taking the hill for the A's and he is off of a fine performance against the Astros allowing just three hits and one run in seven full innings, he is 2-2 with a 5.33 ERA in seven career starts against the Angles. L.A. Will start Channing Griffin (0-2. 3.13) and he will pick up his first win of the season. Mojo is important and the A's have lost it...take the ANGLES! Thank you and Good Luck!

Oakland at L.A. Angels 9:40 ET

Angels over A's- It seems to me that the cheatin' Astros are getting a pass from Commissioner Manfred and other clubs are taking the hits (including six times in a 3-game set) and getting players suspended for reacting. Oakland will most likely be without centerfielder Ramon Laureano who challenged Houston after getting plunked by Astros pitchers for the third straight day. Mike Fiers (1-0, 5.63 ERA) who many consider 'a rat' for spilling the beans on Houston's signal stealing gets the nod for the A's and is 6-4 with a 5.15 lifetime ERA against the Angles. L.A. Will start Dylan Bundy (2-1, 2.08) who has found 'life' after getting out of Baltimore. He is 3-1 lifetime against the A's and he has 25 K's in 21 innings this season. After a long winning streak Oakland will move back toward the middle. Take LA ANGELS! Thank you and Good Luck!

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers 9:40 ET

Padres over Dodgers- Monday, 'we' posted the Padres fully expecting Garrett Richards (0-1, 4.60 ERA) to get the start but it was his teammates that took down the Dodgers 2-1. Richards is 1-1 with a respectable 2.55 ERA lifetime against the Dodgers. L.A. will start Ross Stripling (3-0, 4.00) who is 5-5 lifetime against the Padres and they will be without Corey Seager who is out with a back strain. Take SAN DIEGO! Thank you and Good luck!

Arizona at Colorado 8:f40 ET

Diamondbacks over Rockies- I have issues with the line on this game as Colorado aside from Oakland has been the hottest team in the league winning 11 of their last 14 upon returning home. They will start undefeated Kyle Freeland who is 3-0 with a 2.41 ERA and the Rockies opened an underdog here against Arizona who entered this series winning just six of their first 16 games. Zac Gallen (0-0, 2.81) gets the start for the D'backs as Mike Leake and Madison Bumgarner are on the IL and he looks to make the best of his opportunity. Freeland is 3-4 with a 5.57 ERA lifetime against Arizona and just 1-3 with a 7.12 ERA at Coors Field. Take the DIAMONDBACKS! Thank you and Good Luck!

San Diego at L.A.Dodgers

Padres over Dodgers- Hey, why not take a shot. San Diego has shown that they are more than capable as their power surge of six homers in three innings would attest. Garrett Richards (0-1, 4.60 ERA) was roughed up by the Dodgers last Wednesday and is anxious to atone as get back to the success he has had against them previously with an ERA of 2.55 in seven outings. Take SAN DIEGO! Thank you and Good Luck!

Arizona at Colorado 8:40 ET

Rockies over Diamondbacks- Colorado is off their get-away-day game loss at Seattle but return home with the most wins in the NL. Arizona will start Robbie Ray (1-2, 9.45 ERA) who has seen better days and is coming off of his first win over the Astros despite trailing 6-0 at one point. The Rockies will start Jon Gray (0-1, 3.31) who has a .694 winning percentage at Coors Field. Colorado is 6-2 against the D'backs who are 2-10 in their last 12 as underdogs. Rockies are 7-0 in their last seven starts against a left-hander...Take COLORADO! Thank you and Good Luck!

Minnesota at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Twins- The ERA leaders for both leagues will face-off as Minnesota Rookie Randy Dobnak (2-1, 0.60 ERA) has been un-hittable allowing only one run in 15 innings of work. His last time out he threw six shutout innings in his hometown at Pittsburgh getting his first win. Milwaukee who seems to be on tract will start Adrian Houser (1-0, 0.75) who is off of his career best outing with seven scoreless innings against the White Sox. I believe both of these pitchers will come down a bit off of their last performances but coming off of a start and win in your home town against the Pirates you have more room to fall. Add that the Bucs have little offense to worry about and Yelich has started to hit for Milwaukee. Take the BREWERS! Thank you and Good Luck!

L.A. Angels at Texas 2:35 ET

Angels over Rangers- Andrew Heaney (1-0, 2.35 ERA) is looking to be Joe Madden's ace and if he can stay healthy he might prove worthy. Against Texas he is 2-3, with a 4,82 ERA in 10 career starts. For the Rangers it will be their best to date in Lance Lynn ((1-0, 0.49) in three starts as opponents are batting .100 against him. LA has struggled at Texas losing their last four games there. This time it's different as Texas is just 6-14 in their last 20 as underdogs. Take the ANGELS!

Cincinnati at Milwaukee 2:10 ET

Brewers over Reds- This is a tough call going against the Reds' Sonny Gray (3-0, 0.96 ERA) as 'we' have been riding his coattails and making money. He has allowed just two earned runs in 18.2 innings striking out 28. Milwaukee will send Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 2.08) to the hill and he is 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA in five career starts against Cincinnati while Gray is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA against the Brewers in five career starts. Still, today it's MILWAUKEE!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 1:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- It seems like all the Tampa Bay Rays need to excel is for New York to come to town. The Rays had lost six of seven games before entering this series and have now taken 2-of-3 and have their ace Charlie Morton (1-1, 5.52 ERA) on the hill and he is 4-2 with a 3.97 ERA in eight starts against the Yankees and they have won 22 of their last 27 at home. New York will send their 'weak link' to the mound as James Paxton (0-1, 13.50) and they are 1-5 in their last six as road underdogs while the Rays are 37-17 at home. Take TAMPA BAY!

Colorado at Seattle 9:10 ET

Mariners over Rockies- This matchup hit my eye almost immediately when I saw Seattle come up the favorite over the Rockies. The first thing 'we' realize is that the Mariners are just 5-10 and 2-6 at home while first-place Colorado is 10-3 with the best record in MLB aside from Miami (7-1). The Rockies will send Ryan Castellani who was recalled from from the injured list because scheduled starter Chi Chi Gonzalez will make his debut while the Mariners will start Nick Margevicius (0-0, 5.40 ERA) who was acquired from San Diego in the off-season. This is a 'numbers' game and I have SEATTLE! Thank you and Good luck!

Houston at Oakland 4:10 ET

A's over Astros- Just about 12 hours after there extra-inning game ended last night the Astros and A's will go at bit again early Saturday. Houston will start Framber Valdez (0-1, 2.53 ERA) who has faced the A's twice with no record and a 3.60 ERA while Oakland will start Frankie Montas (1-1, 2.25) who makes his MLB leading fourth start. Oakland has won their last four meetings and is 20-6 at home against left-handed starters and 39-12 in their last 51 starts against lefties overall. Take OAKLAND! Thank you and Good luck!

Detroit at Pittsburgh 4:05

Pirates over Tigers- After four days off because their series against the Cardinals was cancelled the Tigers erupted for 17 runs in 11 innings at PNC Park Friday. Today, Detroit will start Ivan Nova (0-0, 4.22 ERA) who is 13-8 with a 2.75 lifetime ERA at PNC and is up against the team with the most losses in baseball. Pittsburgh will start veteran Derek Holland (0-0, 4.76) and he is 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA against the Tigers. One thing that I consider a key factor is that even with Friday's win the Tigers are just 3-9 in the last 12 meetings...take PITTSBURGH! Thank you and Good Luck!

Arizona at San Diego 9:10 ET

Diamondbacks over Padres- San Diego's Zach Davies (1-1, 4.50 ERA) will get this start as Joey Lucchesi was dispatched to the Padres alternate camp trimming their roster to 28. Arizona will send Luke Weaver (0-2, 14.763) to the hill who has already been bombed by the Padres surrendering six runs on seven hits in just 3.2 innings but the Diamondbacks have won their last two and get it done once again. Take ARIZONA ! Thank you and Good LUCK!

Houston at Oakland 9:10 ET

A's over Astros- Oakland is riding a season high six-game winning streak (not that there has been any time for there have been another) and are always under-rated. Chris Bassitt (1-0, 0.90 ERA) gets the start for the A's while Zack Grienke (0-0, 5.00) gets the nod for Houston. How 'bout this...Astros are 5-0 in first game of series with Grienke and Oakland is 5-0 in Bassitt's last five starts. I'll side with the home team as Houston plays their 7th straight on the road. No signs here! Take the ATHLETICS! Thank you and Good luck! 

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 6:40 ET

Rays over Yankees- Honestly now, you didn't expect the Yankees to going 59-1 did you...well what a thought but is could never be if you have a player named Gary Sanchez playing as Brain Cashman tries to justify his presence. Okay enough about them, Blake Snell (0-00, 5.40 ERA) get the start for the Rays and he hasn't been anything close to his Cy Young award winning season even since. New York will start the headache in their rotation Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, 3.38) whose stuff is so nasty that Sanchez can't catch it and that is the down fall. Tanaka can't throw certain pitches in clutch situations because of catching issues. Take TAMPA BAY! Thank you and Good Luck!

Milwaukee at Chicago White Six 8:10 ET

Brewers over White Sox- The Brewers look for a split in this four-game series as they were able to eek out a 1-0 win last night over Chicago and that was without Christian Yelich who is hitting .088 with 16 strikeouts. Milwaukee will start Josh Lindblom (0-0, 4.91 ERA) who was pushed back a day because of back spasms. The White Sox will start Gio Gonzalez (0-0, 7.36) who is 2-5 with a 5.24 lifetime ERA against the Brewers. Take MILWAUKEE!   

Houston at Arizona 7:07 ET

Diamondbacks over Astros- Houston leads the American league with 67 runs scored in 11 games and hit four home runs last night but were defeated 14-7. Today the Astros will start Brandon Bielak (2-0, 1.69 ERA) who has a pair of wins in relief but will make his first big league start. Arizona will start Zac Gallen (0-0, 2.70) who had a strong outing against the Dodgers striking out nine in six innings. Trends tell us Houston is 1-5 in their last six inter-league games while the D'backs are 11-4 in their last 15 inter-league games and 6-2 at home against right handed starters. Take ARIZONA!

Cincinnati at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Reds over Indians- Cleveland always seems to manage to kind a way to beat the Reds as they are 20-7 in the last 27 meetings. After dropping the first game of this four game series the Indians have won the last two but have totaled just 12 runs and hit .143 amid a 3-5 stretch and will start Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 3.75 ERA) and he is 3-0 with a 4.05 ERA versus Cincinnati. The Reds will start Luis Castillo (0-1, 4.50) who had a solid start to the season striking out 11 in six innings and with Joey Votto 6 for 13 with two doubles and a homer against Carrasco. Take CINCINNATI. Thank you and Good Luck!

Houston at Arizona 9:10 ET

Diamondbacks over Astros- Arizona has lost five of six including three straight scoring just four runs and in their last series and will start Robbie Ray (0-2, 8.64 ERA) who needs a quality start in the worst way. Houston will start Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 5.40) who is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA lifetime against the D'backs. The Astros are just 2-5 in their last seven inter-league games while Arizona is 10-4 in there last 14 inter-league contests. The Diamondbacks are 5-2 in there last seven at home versus right-handed starters. Take ARIZONA!

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego 9:10 ET

Padres over Dodgers- San Diego who has been a bottom feeder for longer than I can remember have a different look this season are seeking to challenge the Dodgers who they play again four times in Los Angeles next week. Tonight, the Padres will start Garrett Richards (0-0, 3.38 ERA) and he is 1-0 with a 1.78 career ERA against LA allowing just 23 hits in 30 innings. Ross Stripling (2-0, 2.92) who is 3-1 with a 1.96 ERA at Petco Park but overall is 4-5 with a 3,56 ERA against San Diego and the Padres have hit .260 against him. Take SAN DIEGO!

Milwaukee at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

Brewers over White Sox- Chicago is on a six game winning streak and beaming with confidence as they seek a post-season berth for the first time in more than a decade. Milwaukee has dropped three of four and will have Adrian Houser (0-0, 1.80 ERA) on the bump and he has been effective against Chicago going 2-1 with a 2.42 ERA lifetime. The White Sox will start Dallas Keuchel (2-0, 3.38) who is facing his biggest nemesis. Keuchel is 0-4 with a 8.75 ERA in five career starts against the Brewers. Take MILWAUKEE! Thank you and good luck!

Houston at Arizona 9:10 ET

Astros over Diamondbacks- Madison Bumgarner (0-1, 4.09 ERA) now with Arizona has yet to show his prior form as he has struggled with his 'new' club yet to throw a fastball at 90 MPH. Houston will send Cristian Javier (0-0, 1.35 ERA) to the mound for his second career start after holding the Dodgers to one run and two hits in his first big league start last Wednesday. Houston has had its way against left-handers going 40-12 against them in the last 52 starts. State wise Arizona just doesn't match up as they are just 2-6 in their last eight games at home as underdogs. Take HOUSTON! Thank you and Good luck!

White Sox over Brewers- Chicago has started the season with lively bats as they are 6-4 on the season and will be starting one of last year's surprise Lucas Giolito (0-1, 6.52 ERA) who bounced back after a poor opening outing to shutting out the Indians for six innings. The White Sox have won five straight and are 5-1 in their last six games in Milwaukee while the Brewers are 2-6 in their blast eight against right handed starters and 3-8 in their last 11 games overall. Take CHICAGO! Thank you and Good Luck!

Cleveland at Cincinnati 6:10 ET

Reds over Indians- Both of these clubs are streaking in different directions. Cleveland has dropped four straight while Cincinnati has won their last three including yesterday's 3-2 Megabucks win. Indians starter Shane Bieber (2-0, 0.00) has been almost hittable allowing no runs and 27 strikeouts in his pair of starts posting two wins. The Reds win yesterday was there first against the Tribe at home in seven tries and I expect the change in that trend to continue today. Take CINCINNATI! Thank you and Good luck! 

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

White Sox over Brewers- Taking five days off when you only have a 60-game schedule can end up being very taxing before it is all over. Milwaukee will get back on the field for the first time since last Wednesday through no of their own but rather because a few Cardinals flew-the-coop and tested positive. It seems a bit strange to me that the Brewers and White Sox would be a virtual pick'em in Milwaukee especially when you see what Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (0-1, 12.27 ERA) did his first time out. Brew Crew outfield hurting as Cain and now Braun are out and Yelich is just 1-for-23. Take CHICAGO WHITE SOX! Thank you and Good Luck!

Cleveland at Cincinnati 6:40 ET

Reds over Indians- I love this game for a number of reasons including the pitching matchup. Sonny Gray (2-0, 0.71 ERA) has a record of 35 consecutive starts of allowing six hits or fewer and he has been outstanding in 2020 with 20 K's in just 12.2 innings work. The downer for Cincinnati is that they have lost 10 of 11 at home to the Indians but the Tribe are 8-22 as an underdog on the road. Take CINCINNATI! Thank you and Good Luck!

New York Mets at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Mets over Braves- Okay, here we go again! Jacob 'Cy' deGrom (0-0, 1.64 ERA) who may win the Cy Young award again without a win if the Mets don't put up some runs for him. This is a rematch of Opening day as Mike Soroka (0-0, 1.59) who is 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA lifetime against New York while deGrom is 5-4 with an ERA of 2.30 against the Braves. The mets won the opener 1-0 when deserter and escaped refugee Cespedes homered. Mets have lost five straight and Atlanta has won five in-a-row that changes tonight. Take NEW YORK METS!

San Diego at Colorado 3:10 ET

Padres over Rockies- San Diego comes up the favorite at Colorado for the third straight game and will be sending Zach Davies (1-0, 3.60 ERA) to the mound and he had a decent debut with the Padres as he held Milwaukee to just two runs in 5.2 inning his his first start. He is 2-1 with a 3.48 ERA in four career starts against Colorado. The Rockies will start Antonio Senzatela (1-0, 3.60) who has struggled at Coors Field where his ERA last season was 11.10. Take SAN DIEGO!

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City 2:05 ET

White Sox over Royals- Today we get a chance to see if then COVID-19 virus has an affect on players stamina after recovering from the pandemic. Kansas City starter Jakob Junis (9-14, 5.24 ERA) contacted the virus is early summer and is 3-2 with a 5.10 ERA lifetime against Chicago. The White Sox will send Dylan Cease (0-1, 15.43) who got roughed up in his first start at Cleveland surrendering four runs in 2.1 innings. He is 0-1 lifetime against the royals and looks to pic k up his first career win against them today. Take CHICAGO!  

New York Mets at Atlanta 1:10 ET

Mets over Braves- Starters for both clubs were first-round draft choices in 2017 and have made one appearance this season. New York's David Peterson (1-0, 3.18 ERA) was impressive in his debut surrendering just two runs in six innings at Fenway Park. Atlanta's starter Kyle Wright (0-1, 16.88) gave up five runs in just 2.2 innings against Tampa Bay and will most likely fall here. Take NEW YORK!

San Diego at Colorado 8:10 ET

Padres over Rockies- Every year it happens and I hope it happens here when you get an also ran like San Diego that catches fire early and takes down decent teams day after day. Would that be case then we take the Padres for the third straight time in Colorado. This really has nothing to do with who's pitching (although it always is nice),but a team has an aura when they are playing well and good things happen, coming from behind with 4-runs in the ninth is a great example. Also, on the other side the Rockies blew their home opener and may be a little dejected and should have trouble getting where they need to be mentally. Take SAN DIEGO!

Houston at L.A. Angels 7:07 ET

Angels over Astros- Los Angeles make some off season moves and with Mike Trout on the squad they are always considered a contender although they rarely play like one. The Angels have won just two of their first eight games and with this short season they could soon be out of the race for the playoffs. Today, they will start Griffin Canning (0-1, 5.79 ERA) who had seven K's in 4.2 innings in his first outing while Houston will start former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke (0-0, 8.10) who has seen his better days in the rear view mirror. Take the L.A. ANGELS!

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City 7:05

White Sox over Royals- I don't who's the home team as I am not sure where this game is even being played (Kansas City) because now a days where you play does not mean that you 'bat' second. Gio Gonzalez (0-0, 14.75 ERA) was pounded in his first start against the Twins and yet he opens that favorite on the road here. Chicago has had little success against the Royals winning just two of the last eight meetings and yet they are favored. The 'price' gives me the WHITE SOX! Thank you and Good Luck!

San Diego at Colorado 8:10 ET

Padres over Rockies- Colorado dropped their opening game getting shutout 1-0 but have comeback with four straight wins while the Padres have surprised many by winning five of their first seven encounters. San Diego has won back-back series to open the season for the first time in 13 years and currently have the best ERA among starters in the NL at 2.07. The pitching match-up today should be a good one as the Rockies Jon Gray (0-0, 1.93 ERA) is 10-4 with a 2.97 ERA lifetime against San Diego and Garrett Richards (0-0, 0.00) who is back after missing almost all of 2019. Tough call but Gray should be a heavier favorite at Home and it looks as though the odds makers lean toward the Padres...so will I Take SAN DIEGO! Thank you and Good Luck!

New York at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Braves over Mets- Atlanta got off to a poor start by dropping their first two game at Tampa Bay but have rebounded well by winning 4-of-5. New York has been as inconsistent as every as there hitting has failed in the clutch and their relief pitching still with Edwin Diaz in a disaster. The Mets will start Rick Porcello (0-1, 27.00 ERA) an although he has had some success he is very hittable and his mound opponent tonight is Sean Newcomb (0-0, 2.70) who has had control problems his entire career. But, it's the Braves that are playing well and facing a washed up broken down hurler. Take ATLANTA. Thank you and Good luck!

Kansas City at Detroit 7:07 ET

Royals over Tigers- The rubber match of a four-gam e series has seen each side rally from a four-run deficit to win with the Royals doing it in the series opener and the Tigers last night. Brady Singer (0-0, 3.60 ERA is starting for Kansas City and the former 1st round pick struck out seven Indians allowing just two runs at Cleveland. Ivan Nova (0-0, 5.40) whose best years came as a Yankee has surrendered 85 home runs over the past three seasons and I don't have any reason to believe that things will change. Take the ROYALS. Thank you and Good Luck!

Boston at New York Mets 7:07 ET

Mets over Red Sox- Steven Matz is looking to have a little better aid from his mates this time around and he show get it as the Mets took the day off at the plate yesterday as Jacob deGrom got his usual poor run support. Steven Metz (0-0, 1.50 ERA) had it all in his opener against Atlanta only to had the Mets weak link Edwin Diaz blow the 1-0 lead with two-out in the ninth. This time it won't matter as New York like playing behind Metz at home where they were 8-2 at city field after the All-star break with Metz turning in a 2.31 ERA. Take the M-E-T-S! Thank you and Good Luck!

Arizona at Texas 4:05 ET

Rangers over Diamondbacks- These two bottom feeders should be happy that they are scheduled to play each other as is assures one of them a win. Both clubs are offensively challenged but will have their 'aces' going to the hill today. Arizona will start Madison Bumgarner (0-1, 4.76 ERA) who's better days are behind him as he pitches for the weakest team of his career. The Rangers will start Lance Lynn (1-0, 0.00) who threw six shutout innings against Colorado to open the season. He is 6-1 lifetime against Arizona with a 3.22 ERA and picks up another win here. Take TEXAS!

L.A. Dodgers at Houston 9:10 ET

Astros over Dodgers- It is said that winning in baseball is 90% pitching and that may have been true in days gone bye. But, in today's game where the starting pitcher last maybe five innings or less and that 90% theory doesn't fly. Los Angeles will start hard throwing Walker Buehler (14-4, 3.26 ERA) while the Astros will used converted reliever Famber Valdez who had a terrible WHIP of 1.67 last season will rely on his teammates. They last time these two clubs met Houston won 2-of-3 and outscored the Dodgers 18-4. It pays to know what pitch is coming. Take the ASTROS! Thank you and Good Luck!

Arizona at Texas 9:05 ET

Diamondbacks over Rangers- The 'Eyes of Texas' were the Rangers when the opened their new stadium this season and posted a 1-0 victory over Colorado 1-0 on Friday. They then lost the remaining games of the series and have scored just five runs ion three games and are hitting just .174 as a team. Things aren't any better for the Diamondbacks who at 1-3 have been outscored 21-9 in their four games but tonight will start Merrill Kelly went 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA in his September starts while Texas will start Kyle Gibson who is making his Rangers debut. Texas is 0-6 after scoring two runs the previous games. Take ARIZONA!

Atlanta at Tampa Bay 6:40 ET

Rays over Braves- Two clubs that will most likely make the MLB Playoffs but with the expanded format they should qualify without much difficulty. Atlanta will start Mike Foltynewicz who two years ago was outstanding and last season was such a disappointment that he was sent back to the minors before returning to a 6-1 2.65 ERA in 10 starts after returning to the 'Bigs'. Tampa Bay will start Tyler Glasnow (6-1, 1.78 ERA) who missed almost four months in 2019 with a forearm strain. Foltynewicz is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA against the Rays so...take TAMPA BAY! Thank you and Good luck!

Atlanta at New York Mets 4:10 ET

Mets over Braves- The Braves were the first MLB clubs to take advantage of the new rules placing a runner on second to start an inning after nine have been played. It was a two-out, two-strike home run by Marcell Ozuna that tied the game in the ninth which propelled Atlanta to there 5-3 win. Sean Newcomb gets the start for the Bravos after appearing 51 times as a reliever last year. New York will start Bronx native Rock Porcello who is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA lifetime against Atlanta. Mets are 4-1 in last five games versus the Braves at home. Take the M-E-T-S! Thank you and Good Luck!

Arizona at San Diego 9:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- I like this game about for the same reason I took them yesterday as once again it appears that Arizona has the better pitcher on the mound and they are again underdog. Friday, it was Bumgarner a dog and tonight it is Robbie Ray. Swan Diego will start hard throwing but inconsistent Dinelson Lamet who has show huge potential. It's still early it it looks to me as though the Padres will get the jump on the D'backs. Take SAN DIEGO! Thank you and Good Luck!

Atlanta at New York Mets 4:10 ET

Mets over Braves- The Mets continued their Opening Day mastery as they yesterday as they downed Atlanta 1-0 behind Jacob 'Cy' deGroom. New York is excited about the season as after two-years on the shelf Yoenis Cepedes homered in his first game back to supply the winning margin and their huge closing failure from 2019 Edwin Diaz earned the save. Steven Matz has been waiting to step up a tier and with 'Thor' down for a while he gets his chance and gets the job done today. Take the M-E-T-S.

Thank you and Good Luck!

Arizona at San Diego 9:10 ET

Padres (-) over Diamondbacks- Sometimes a game comes along that just swamps you 'us' with stats and this is one. Arizona is 2-5 in their last seven games in San Diego, 2-6 in their last eight overall on the road and 0-5 in their last five as road underdogs. The Padres are 5-1 as home favorites. Although it would seem that the D'backs might have the edge with Madison Bumgarner on the mound but he's under the pressure of throwing for a 'new' club and these trends exist for a reason. Take SAN DIEGO. Thank you and Good Luck!

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox (-) over Twins- Chicago 5-1 versus right-handed starters in their last six. In an oddity, in home games where the total is set at 11.0 or higher Chicago is 9-2 and the total runs here is opened at 12. Minnesota will start hard throwing Jose Berrios (8-4, 3.68 ERA) and the Twins have had their way against the Pale Hose at home but not so much in the Windy City. Lucas Giolito get the nod for Chicago and he will get it done! Take the WHITE SOX! Thank you and Good Luck!

Mets (-) over Braves- We should have a great battle here even if it had started the season in April. The Braves and Mets should be a good one with there 'opening' day pitchers facing each other as Atlanta will start Mike Soroka and New York will counter with Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom. Not that things mean this much after what's going on trends have Braves 0-4 last four times out as road underdogs and 1-6 L-7 against NL East while the Mets are 10-2 in their last 12 games as home favorites. Take NEW YORK M-E-T-S! Thank you and Good luck!

Washington at Houston 8:08 ET

Nationals over Astros- Ain't this a blast! Major League Baseball will play their version of a 'Super Bowl' with a winner take all Game 7 in the World Series. I find few things as exciting as this 'Game 7' except of course for the Super Bowl itself. Pitching, pitching whose pitching for whom, and how long with they last. I would suspect that it will be Max Scherzer for the Nationals and Houston will counter with Zack Greinke with a very short leash. If you want to play by the 'numbers', Max has been superior both during the regular season and the playoffs as well going 3-0 in 19 innings surrendering only 10 hits with a 1.42 ERA. Believe it or not but Washington is 11-1 in the last 12 meetings in Houston and 22-8 overall in the last 30 meetings. Still, the thing that bothers me here is that when push comes to shove the Nationals look too easy to resist, so...Take the ASTROS!

Washington at Houston 8:07 ET

Nationals over Astros- So far this has been a series for the visitor winning all five games. Houston was was a virtual 2-1 favorite to win the series fell behind 0-2 and then went to Washington and swept in the Nationals Capital. The Nationals will start Stephen Strasburg who is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA this post season while his mound opponent Justin Verlander is 1-3 with a 4.15 ERA and is 0-5 lifetime in World Series action. Look for a Game 7. Take WASHINGTON!

Houston at Washington 8:05 ET

Astros over Nationals- We finally saw some signs of life out of Houston Friday as they cut the Nationals series lead to 2-1 and can once again gain home field advantage with a win here. This time it was Washington's bat that went silent going 0-10 with runners in scoring position as they stranded 12 base runners. Houston is going to their bullpen starting Jose Urquidy while the Nats will start Patrick Corbin (1-2, 6.91 ERA) who has struggled out of the bullpen in the postseason. Take ASTROS!

Houston at Washington 8:05 ET

Astros over Nationals- What more can be said about where this series stands after a pair of wins in Houston by the visiting Nationals. The favored Astros will start their 'weak link' in Zack Greinke who is 0-2 with a 6.43 ERA in this years playoff starts while Washington will start the under-rated Anibal Sanchez who is 1-0 with a 0.71 ERA in the post season. These numbers may mean little tonight as Houston must get off the floor to have any chance to win the Series. Take the ASTROS!

Washington at Houston 8:05 ET

Astros over Nationals- The Astros will need a huge turn-around in more ways than one. To start with the need this game in the worst way and have a World Series starter in Justin Verlander who is 0-4 with a 5.67 ERA in five World Series starts. His mound opponent tonight is Stephen Strasburg is 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA in the postseason with 33 K's in 22 innings. This is where the turn-around must take place...take HOUSTON!

Washington at Houston 8:08 ET

Astros over Nationals- Although I believe that Washington has a decent shot at winning the Series I just don't get how anyone is going to hit Houston's Gerrit Cole who has allowed just one run in 22.2 innings while striking out 32 in three postseason starts. Nationals starter Max Scherzer has been almost as effective going 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in the playoffs and took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the Cardinals and has allowed just one run in 20 postseason innings. Although the under may look like a side I'll lay it with the home team. Take HOUSTON!

New York Yankees at Houston 8:08 ET

Yankees over Astros- With the knowledge that they will have to face Gerrit Cole in Game 7 if they prevail tonight the Yankees will go with the 'All-Staff' to try an extend the series. With both teams are going to their bullpens as New York starts reliever Chad Green and then he most likely will be followed with J.A. Happ. Houston's Jose Urquidy who started who started seven of his nine appearance this season gets the nod and my struggle against the Yanks lineup. Take NEW YORK!

Houston at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

Yankees over Astros- This is a rematch of Game 2 when Justin Verlander got the best of the Yankees allowing just two runs in 6.2 innings while James Paxton New York's starter was removed after just 2/1 innings but on;y allowed one run. With their backs to the wall (of course) the Yankees look to extend the season as home where they are 59-26 on the season. Even against the Astros best the Yankees respond after yesterday's putrid performance. Take NEW YORK!

Houston at New York Yankees 8:05 ET

Yankees over Astros- I have said all season that the Yankees with all their big power hitters and 'free' swingers are not built for the playoffs, as good pitching beats good hitting. When it comes to 'good' pitching Houston has a major advantage with their future Hall of Fame aces Verlander and Cole. Lucky for New York tonight neither of those hurlers will be on the mound as both clubs are going to their Game 1 starters. That gives the Yankees the edge here and they take advantage with Tanaka over Greinke. The deeper these teams go into their pitching staff the better opportunity for the Yankees hitters and their stronger bullpen will prevail. Take NEW YORK!

St. Louis at Washington 8:05 ET

Nationals over Cardinals- St. Louis has become the 'Dead Birds' at the plate dormant at the plate scoring just two runs in their three games against the Nationals. The Cardinals have scored more than two runs just once in the last five games overall and have struck out 34 times with just three walks in the series. Dakota Hudson gets the start for the 'Dead Birds' while the Nationals will start Patrick Corbin who struggled against the Braves who defeated St. Louis striking out 11 in six innings. Take WASHINGTON!

St. Louis at Washington 7:35 ET

Cardinals over Nationals- There have been only three teams in MLB playoff history that have won s Best-of-Seven series after losing the first to game at home and that is the task facing St. Louis entering tonight's Game 3 of this NLCS in Washington. The Nationals up 2-0 will send Stephen Strasburg to the mound and he is 2-0 with a 2.40 ERA this post season with 21 strikeouts in 15 innings while St. Louis will send Jack Flahertry who took down Atlanta in Game-5 of the NLDS allowing one run in six innings and has 16 strikeouts in 13 postseason innings. With their backs up against the wall the Cardinals get it done here. Take ST. LOUIS!

New York Yankees at Houston 8:08 ET

Yankees over Astros- I was the guy that said all season lone that the Yankees “weren't built for the playoffs”...and today should be the reason why! I just never felt that New York's big free swingers at the plate would struggle against top quality playoff hurlers like Justin Verlander. Houston has had their way at home against the Yankees winning 10 of the 14 meetings here and 40 of 53 with 19 of the last 28 meetings in Houston staying UNDER the total. New York has enough fire-power throughout their line-up to turn the tables again. Take NEW YORK!

New York Yankees at Houston 8:05 ET

Astros over Yankees- The Astros have been the MLB favorites the entire season and now they are up against their biggest challenge facing the New York Yankees. Houston will send Zack Greinke (8-2, 4.07 ERA) who has had emotional struggles off the field but is an ace when on the mound. New York will send their best of late Masahiro Tanaka (12-9, 4.38) who has shut down opponents his last three starts and is 4-2 with a 1.54 ERA in six career postseason starts. New York is jus 3-10 in the last 13 meetings in Houston and the Astros are 40-12 in their last 52 home games. Take HOUSTON!

Washington at St. Louis 4:08 ET

Nationals over Cardinals- The Nationals started the season winning only 19 of their first 50 games but have had the best record in MLB since. With a 1-0 lead in this Best-of-7 seres Washington will start Max Scherzer (12-7, 2.91 ERA) Saturday and he has struggled against the Cardinals this season going 0-2 with a 5.27 ERA in two starts and yet he is favored on the road. Adam Wainwright (14-10, 4.01) had his best outing of the season and was dominate against Atlanta pitching 7.2 scoreless innings while allowing just four hits. The 'numbers' tell me...take WASHINGTON!

Washington at St. Louis 8:08 ET

Nationals over Cardinals- There is something about this game that just doesn't look right. St. Louis is a small favorite at home despite winning fewer games that the Nationals but won their division and get the home field. Miles Mikolas (10-14, 4.07 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals and he has been ineffective in his last three starts going 0-1 with 19 hits surrendered in 18 innings. Washington give the ball to Anibal Sanchez (11-8, 3.79) who has won eight of nine decisions after coming off of the IL and has a 2.98 ERA in nine career postseason appearances. Take WASHINGTON! 

Tampa Bay at Houston 7:07 ET

Rays over Astros- Hey, why not! Think about it, they have all the momentum in the world and have proven they know how to win 'big' games. Of course there is a reason that you are 'double-your-money' and that is of course Gerrit Cole who dominated Tampa Bay in Game 2 striking out 15 in 7 2/3 innings allowing just four scratch hits and he is 12-2 2.63 ERA at home this season. Tyler Glasnow had four strong innings starting Game 1 then then a walk and a two-run Altuve homer ended his day. Trends can go both ways with the Rays 23-10 in their last 33 and the Astros 39-12 in their last 51 home games but the 'price' has been driven too high. A win here would make 100 on the year for the Rays and their 50th on the road. AH what the heck...shit happens! Take TAMPA BAY!

Washington at L.A. Dodgers 8:35 ET

Nationals over Dodgers- Can it be? Will the NL favored Dodgers fail once again in the postseason. Los Angeles will start their young ace Walker Buehler who was 7-1 with a 2.68 ERA at Dodgers Stadium. Washington will start Stephen Strasburg who has the lowest ERA in postseason history (0.64) with a minimum of four starts. The road team is 19-13 in Game 5 Division series history. Take WASHINGTON!

St. Louis at Atlanta 5:05 ET

Cardinals over Braves- I love it, I mean the game between these two and the matchup that we have here. The home Braves are in the deciding Division series game and is just barely a pick-em. They will send Mike Foltynewicz (8-6, 4.54 ERA) who is 1-0 in the playoffs after getting the best of St Louis starter Jack Flaherty (11-8, 2.75). When looking at these two clubs I see a hard chiseled fundamental sound team in the Cardinals and a club that isn't quite sure of themselves and haven't won a playoff series since 2001 NCLS. Take ST. LOUIS!

New Yankees at Minnesota 8:40 ET

Twins over Yankees- The Yankees lived up to their name as the 'Bronx Bombers' taking a 2-0 lead over the Twins handing them their 15 straight post season loss. Minnesota remains confident returning home and having lead the MLB with a record number of home runs. Jake Odorizzi (15-7, 3.51 EAR) has had his career year and is making his post season debut and he enters this game having allowed three runs or less in 10 straight starts. Luis Severino (1-1, 1.50) has pitched just 12 innings this season allowing just six hits but he most likely will not go deep into this contest. At home take the TWINS!

Houston at Tampa Bay 1:05 ET

Rays over Astros-After going against Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole the first two games in Houston the Rays get to face Zack Greinke (18-5, 2.93 ERA). Greinke went 8-1 with a 3.02 ERA after coming to the Astros from Arizona and his worst start was against the Rays six weeks ago allowing five earned runs in five innings. Tampa Bay will start Charlie Morton (17-6, 2.97) who has not taken a playoff loss in five starts. The Rays are 16-5 in their last 21 home games. Take TAMPA BAY!

Atlanta at St. Louis 4:10 ET

Braves over Cardinals- In with the new and out with the old as Atlanta rookie Mike Soroka (13-4, 2.68 ERA) takes the mound against the Cardinals veteran Adam Wainwright (14-10, 4.19) who is making his 25th career post season appearance. Wainwright was 5-1 with a 2.97 ERA in September while Soroka is 7-1 with a 1.55 ERA on the road and kept the 'Red Birds' ground during the regular season allowing just eight hits in 13 innings. Take ATLANTA!

St. Louis at Atlanta 4:37 ET

Cardinals over Braves- Atlanta has now lost four in-a-row and I think their 'mojo' is lost too. But, two of the hottest pitchers in the game done the stretch will face-off as St. Louis sends Jack Flaherty (11-8, 2.75 ERA) who enters the playoffs with back-to-back scoreless outings and closed 7-2 with a 0.91 ERA in his last 15 starts. The Braves will counter with Mike Foltynewicz (8-6, 4.54) who won six straight until the Mets did him in on Saturday. Strangely enough St. Louis is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings in Atlanta and the Braves are 2-6 in their last eight playoff home games. Take the CARDINALS!

Washington at L.A. Dodgers 8:37 ET

Nationals over Dodgers- Great matchup between a pair of 14-game winners as the Dodgers host Atlanta and will send Walker Buehler (14-4, 3.26 ERA) to the hill and he will be opposed by Patrick Corbin (14-7, 3.25). Both these starters have struggled of late allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings against Cleveland on Saturday and Beuhler has allowed 10 runs in 11 innings in his last two starts. Both clubs are riding winning streaks as the Nationals have won nine straight and the Dodgers are winners of their last seven. Although Washington is 3-9 in their last 12 games in LA they are 36-16 in their last 352 games overall. This time take WASHINGTON!

St. Louis at Atlanta 5:02 ET

Cardinals over Braves-It happened yesterday where a team that hasn't won a playoff game in years went down as we saw with the Athletics who lost for the ninth straight time in the postseason. Atlanta who won 96 games this year has not won a playoff series since 2001. In this Game-1 of this NLDS neither team is starting their aces as the Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas (9-14, 4.16 ERA) to the hill who won only half as many games this season as to last year while Atlanta will start Dallas Keuchel (8-8, 3.75) who has allowed two runs or less in six of nine postseason starts. But, Keuchel has been roughed up in his last three starts gong 0-3 with an ERA of 6.19. Add that the Braves are 8-21 in their last 29 playoff games and St. Louis is 9-3 in their last 12 meetings in Atlanta. Take ST. LOUIS!

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Milwaukee at Washington 8:08 ET

Brewers (+) over Nationals- It truly is an amazing feat that both or either of these clubs are facing each other in this Wild Card match-up. Washington started the season winning just 19 of their first 50 games and ended up with 93 wins by goin 74-38 the rest of the way. Milwaukee meanwhile, as we are all aware lost their best player Christian Yelich to injury and managed to win 18 of 20 down the stretch before getting swept three game in Colorado to close the season. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92 ERA) gets the start for the Nationals who closed the season winning their last eight but have a history of struggling at home in the post-season where they are 2-7. The Brewers will start Brandon Woodruff (11-3, 3.62) who has pitched just three innings since July 21 posted a 1.46 ERA in last year's playoffs. The season series went 4-2 to the Brewers and are 7-0 in their last seven against the NL East and they are 6-2 in Woodruff's last eight road starts. Take MILWAUKEE!

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 7:15 ET

Mets over Braves- New York is looking to close a disappointing season with a great send off at home taking down the Division winner in the final series. The Mets Peter Alonso has tied Aaron Judge with 52 HR's for the MLB rookie record while the Braves are more concerned with putting it together for the post season. Steve Metz (10-10, 4.37 ERA) has been a Jykell and Hide going 3-8 on the road but a respectable 7-2 with a 2.47 ERA at home. Mets close with a flurry...take NEW YORK!

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Braves- 'The Party is over ad it's time to go...the Mets will close the season out of the playoffs and will close out the season at home against the Braves. New York will start Marcus Stroman (9-13, 3.23 ERA) who is 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA since coming over to the Mets and they have won seven of his 10 starts. Atlanta will start Dallas Keuchel (8-7, 3.59) who has lost his last two starts but is 1-0 against the Mets this season surrendering no runs on nine hits in 13 innings. But, the Mets get it done tonight. Take NEW YORK!

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Cubs over Pirates- Hey how 'bout those Cubs...when the going gets tough they just go on an 8-game losing streak. Now, out of the MLB Playoffs I expect the pressure free Cubbies to roar like a bear would when threatened. Chicago starter Joe Quintana (13-8, 4.55 ERA) has stumbled down the stretch with an ERA of 11.85 for the month. Pirates hurler Joe Musgrove is unbeaten in his last four starts...until today. Take the CUBS!

Milwaukee at Cincinnati 12:35 ET

Reds over Brewers- No doubt the Brewers are the hottest team in baseball winning 12 of 14 since Christian Yelich bit the dust but last night was a monumental day. Milwaukee clinched a Wild Card spot last night and I imagine the 'Brew Crew' celebrated late into the night. Chase Anderson (7-4, 4.30 ERA) will be the sacrificial lamb for today's game presented by the Brewers as he is 0-1 with a 5.51 ERA against the Reds this season. Cincinnati will send out Luis Castillo (15-7, 3.25) who will close out his career year with a victory. Take CINCINNATI!

Boston at Texas 7:05 ET

Red Sox over Rangers- 'The party's over and it's time to go'...let's get to the golf course or bowling alley (see Mookie Betts) and start the off-season. After breezing through the World Series last season the Red Sox just had a walk-through this year and never really were in contention the entire season. Boston's Rick Porcello (13-12, 5.56 ERA) has not had the best of seasons but has won his last five decisions and is 7-4 lifetime against Texas. Kolby Allard (4-1, 4.25) get the nod for the Rangers and he's been atrocious at home throwing to a 7.36 ERA. Take BOSTON!

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 2:20 ET

Cubs over Cardinals- Chicago has played their way out of NL Wild Card contention by losing their last five games. With a 51-29 record at home but a road record of 31-44 has done them in. Today the Cubs send their best of late in Yu Darvish (6-7, 4.02 ERA) to the hill and he is making hos fourth start of the season against the Cardinals while surrendering just three runs and nine hits in his last two appearances. Take CHICAGO!

Seattle at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Orioles over Marines- Baltimore who has surrendered more home runs than any other team in baseball history had their fourth player hit his 20th homer this season last night. The Mariners who stared like gangbusters are a meager 21-46 in their last 67 road games and will start rookie Justus Sheffield (0-1, 5.40 ERA) and he has allowed more hits than innings pitched with a WHIP of 1.72. The Orioles will start Asher Wojciechowski (3-8, 5.38) who just ended a five-game losing streak and picks up another won here tonight. Take BALTIMORE!

Arizona at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- Arizona has had a much better season than most expected and will end up over .500 will start their best hurler of late Merrill Kelly (11-14, 4.49 ERA) who is 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA in September. He is 2-1 in four starts against the Padres with a 5.03 ERA. San Diego will start Eric Lauer (8-9, 4.60) who is 4-3 with a 3.08 ERA at home. Take SAN DIEGO!

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 7:15 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- These two bitter rivals will face each other seven times in their final 10 games as starting with a four-game series in Chicago. St. Louis holds a 3-game lead over both the Cubs and Milwaukee who both trail Washington by 1.5-games. This matchup has some confusing trends that send me to the winner. Remember that the Cardinals have opened as the favorite after you have read this, The Cubs are 47-23 in their last 70 home games, and they are 21-5 in the last 26 meetings in Chicago against the Cards. Add that starter Kyle Hendricks (11-9, 3.26 ERA) is 3-0 with a 0.39 era in three starts this season against St. Louis and is 8-2 with a 2.74 EAR in 17 starts against the Red Birds. The favored Cardinals wills start Jack Flaherty (10-8, 3.05) who is un-hittable of late allowing just 11 hits in his last three starts covering 22 innings. The favored 'Cardinals are 27-12 in their last 39 over...take ST.LOUIS!

Toronto at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Orioles over Blue Jays- All year long I've heard how Miami was the worst team while the Orioles are at 102 while the Marlins have lost 98. Last night's 8-5 win by Toronto evened the season series at seven wins apiece. The Blue Jays will start Clay Buchholtz (1-5, 5.63 ERA) who is 1-3 since coming off of the IL but is 6-3 with a 4.67 ERA at Camden Yards. The Orioles will start Dylan Bundy (6-14, 4.99) who has struggled at home going 2-9 with a 5.10 ERA. The Jays road win last night was their first in their last eight and they revert to form tonight. Take BALTIMORE!

Seattle at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Mariners- Talk about 'walking the plank' the Pirates' pitchers just surrendered 47 runs on 49 hits in its last three games at Chicago against the Cubs. Pittsburgh was thought to be a Wild Card contender at the All-Star break are in the cellar of the NL Central now while the Mariners have never been in contention and have been in the AL West cellar most of the season. Mitch Keller (1-4, 8.29 ERA) takes the hill for the Buc's and although his ERA is 11.14 on the road it's a more respectable 4.76 at home. Take PITTSBURGH!

Washington at St. Louis 7:45 ET

Nationals over Cardinals- Despite losing four of their last six St. Louis still leads the NL Central by 2-games over the Cubs and now face the Nationals who own the first Wild Card spot in the NL who have won just four of their last 11. The Cardinals will start Dakota Hudson (15-7, 3.38 ERA) who is 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA against the Nats defeating today's mound opponent this season. Washington will start Stephen Strasburg (17-6, 3.49) who is 3-2 with a 2.38 ERA in seven career starts against the Red Birds. The Nats are 41-14 in Strasburg's last 55 road starts. Take WASHINGTON!

Chicago White Sox at Seattle 4:10 ET

Mariners over White Sox- A pair AL also-rans finish the season but there is some excitement in the air surrounding this game. Seattle has a rookie left-hander in Justus Sheffield (0-1, 4.43 ERA) who is on the brink of recording his first MLB victory. He has made just four starts and has allowed just one run in his last 11 innings. His mound opponent for Chicago will be veteran Ivan Nova (10-12, 4.69). Nova is 0-1 with a 6.87 ERA in four career starts against the Mariners losing in April when surrendering seven runs in 2.1 innings. The Mariners are 10-4 in the last 14 meetings. Take SEATTLE!

Cincinnati at Arizona 8:10 ET

Reds over Diamondbacks- Arizona who has now lost six in-a-row fought into wild card contention by winning 11 of their previous 12 and now find themselves 4.5-games back of the final extra playoff spot. The D'backs will start Merrill Kelly (10-14, 4.68 ERA) who is facing Cincinnati for the first time. The Reds will start Anthony DeSclafani (9-8, 4.06) who is 2-1 with a 2.32 ERA in his last five appearances and is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA against the D'backs and is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two starts at Chase Field. Take CINCINNATI!

 Oakland at Texas 8:05 ET

Rangers over A's- Oakland has won four straight and has moved into the first Wild Card spot in the AL with a half-game lead over Tampa Bay and a full game lead over Cleveland. The A's have hit 14 homers in that four0game span and have already tied the 1996 franchise record for home runs. They will start Mike Fiers (14-4, 3.97 ERA) and he is 3-3 with a 6.23 ERA against the Rangers and has an 8.76 ERA at Arlington. Mike Minor (13-8, 3.08) who is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his last two starts. Take TEXAS!