Cleveland a Texas 2:05 ET

Indians over Rangers- the Indians have come alive winning five of their last six including the last two at Texas and are looking for a 3-game win streak. Texas who is 25-14 at home will start Mike Minor (6-4, 2.63) and have lost five of their last seven and are just 2-7 against the Tribe at home. Cleveland will start Shane Bieber (6-2, 3.92) who is unbeaten in six starts going 4-0 and is 4-1 on the road. One team is hot the other is not...take CLEVELAND!

Chicago WS at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over White Sox- Can this be right? The best pitcher in baseball this season Lucas Giolito (10-1, 2.22 ERA) is a heavy underdog against the struggling veteran Jon Lester (5-5, 4.08). Giolito has an ERA of 0.94 ERA during his current nine-game winning streak but is 1-1, with a 5.48 ERA in two starts against the Cubs and and ERA of 6.13 in 32 starts last season. Lester is 9-6 with a 4.13 ERA lifetime against the White Sox. The high 'price' drives me to the 'Baby Bears.' Take CUBS!

Milwaukee at San Diego 3:40 ET

Padres over Brewers- These two of clubs are trending in opposite directions and San Diego has won three straight to reach ,500 after losing six of seven. Milwaukee has dropped their last two and after a fabulous start the the season is coming back to the pack. The Brewers will start Zach Davies (7-1, 2.60 ERA) who suffered his first loss of the year last time out against San Francisco last Friday bit is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA against the Padres. San Diego will start Matt Strahm (2-6, 4.66) who has struggled his last three starts and with this game opening at a virtual pick-em the line is exceptionally short. Take SAN DIEDO!

Cleveland at Texas 8:05 ET

Indians over Rangers- The surprising Texas Rangers continue to make mince meat of opponents in Arlington where they are 25-12 and will start Adrian Sampson (5-3, 4.31 ERA) who saw his personal five-game win streak come to an end after getting racked by Boston last Thursday but is an impressive 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA at home. Cleveland who had won eight of 11 before last night's loss will start rookie Zach Plesac (1-2, 2.92) and despite last night's loss is 10-4 against the Rangers in the last 14 meetings. Take CLEVELAND!

New York Mets at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Mets over Braves- This could end up a strong pitchers duel if managers here allow today's starters to go more then four innings. New York's Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (3-6. 3.38 ERA) will get the nod and he has been a victim of poor support as his mates are scoring just 3.7 runs per start and are 4-10 in his starts. Atlanta will start Julio Teheran (5-4, 2.92) and the Braves are 10-5 in his starts and he is 10-7 with a 2.35 ERA against the Mets but that might not be good enough. deGrom has an incredible 1.86 ERA against the Bravos in 18 career starts. Take M-E-T-S!

Milwaukee at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Brewers- The Padres handed Colorado nine runs in the first two innings Sunday and then performed a huge comeback and won 14-13 scoring four runs in the ninth inning. Milwaukee will start Jhoulys Chacin (3-7, 5.74 ERA) and he has done nothing be struggle on the road going 1-6 with a 7.39 ERA in seven starts and is 0-4 in his last five starts with a 6.46 ERA. The Padres will start Joey Lucchesi (5-4, 4.11) who has all his wins at home going 5-2 with a 3.11 ERA while limiting opponents to a .202 batting average. Take SAN DIEGO!

Cleveland at Texas 8:05 ET

Indians over Rangers- The Indians are on the warpath taking three straight at Detroit and now invade Arlington where the Rangers are 24-12 on the season. Cleveland will start Mike Clevinger (1-0, 0.00 ERA) who is making his first start since April 7 and had 22 strikeouts in 12 innings before he strained his upper back. Lance Lynn (7-4, 4.40) has put together seven straight quality starts posting a 1.99 ERA but opened an underdog at home for a Rangers' team that has a better overall record than the Tribe. Something is not kosher here as the Indians are 10-3 in the last 13 meetings. Take CLEVELAND!

Houston at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Astros- Houston was pounded at home Sunday 12-0 by Toronto and have not had back-to-back losses in four weeks. They will send Wade Miley (6-3, 3.14 ERA) to the mound who is 5-2 with a 2.89 ERA in 10 career appearances at the Great American Ball Park and yet the best in the AL is an underdog here. Cincinnati will start Luis Castillo (6-1, 2.20) who has allowed just one earned run in his each of his last three starts and has surrendered just 51 hits in 82 innings of work this season and is 3-1 with a 1.87 ERA in seven home starts. Take CINCINNATI!

Texas at Cincinnati 1:10 ET

Reds over Rangers- The 'price' of this contest raises some eyebrows as the Reds open a prohibited favorite. Now, I can understand Cincinnati having a small home field edge (15-17) and have a struggling starter in Sonny Gray (2-5, 3.65 ERA) but, this is outrageously high. Texas is hot having won 13-of-19 and have won the first two games of this series and will start Ariel Jurado (4-2, 3.02) who has had four straight quality starts. But, Gray is 8-3 with a 2.72 ERA in 14 career appearances against the Rangers. Take CINCINNATI!

Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Braves over Phillies- The 'Red-Hot' Braves trailing 8-3 in the eighth inning rallied for their 23rd win in their last 32 games and increased their lead in the NL East to 2.5 games. Philadelphia has fallen off the pace of late and will start Aaron Nola (6-1, 4.58 ERA) who has been a winner because of the lavish run support that he has received from his teammates who have averaged 6.5 runs per start. Nola is 8-3 lifetime against Atlanta who will start Sean Newcomb (1-0, 2.59) a replacement starter for Kevin Gausman and is 3-2 lifetime against the Phillies. Since being assigned to the bullpen Newcomb has allowed three runs in 19 innings with a 1.42 ERA walking just two. Take ATLANTA!

Texas at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Rangers- The Texas Rangers at 5-games over the breakeven point have been one of the bigger surprises in the AL this season as most 'experts' expected them to be one of the leagues' bottom feeders. Tonight, they will start Mike Minor (5-4, 2.52 ERA) who is winless in his last four starts has limited his opponents to two runs or fewer in 10 of his 13 starts. Cincinnati will start Tanner Roark (3-4, 3.74) on the hill and he is 0-2 lifetime against the Rangers despite a 2.08 ERA in two career starts. Okay, here's the rub...the Reds are 56-23-3 Under in their last 84 overall and Texas is 11-5 Under in their last 16. The play today is CINCINNATI!

Milwaukee at San Francisco 4:05 ET

Brewers over Giants- We should all be aware of the Giants Madison Bumgarner's exploits form his clutch playoff and World Series performances to his prowess at the plate. Last time out he allowed a first inning home run against the Dodgers and that was it for the game but alas lowly San Francisco was shutout as their weak line-up was exposed once again. Bumgarner who is 7-4 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 starts against the Brewers is but 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA his last two starts against them last season. Milwaukee will send Jimmy Nelson (0-1, 12.00) to the mound who missed all of last season after going 12-6 with a 3.49 ERA in 2017. Nelson can regain his form here as the weak hitting Giants fold again. Take MILWAUKEE!

New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

Yankees over White Sox- The Yankees have dropped their last two and seven of their last 10 and are beginning to show a need for some of the 15 players placed on the IL to return. Chicago has won four of five 10-of-15 and will send their best Lucas Giolito (9-1, 2.28 ERA) to the mound and he hasn't given up a run in his last 22 innings. New York will send CC Sabathia (3-3, 3.96) to the hill and he is 19-7 lifetime against the White Sox in 38 career starts including 10-2 at Comiskey Park. This is why New York is favored. Take the YANKEES!

Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Phillies over Braves- These two met the opening series of the season and the Phillies pounded Atlanta out-scoring the Braves 23-11 in a 3-game sweep. Since then Atlanta has been solid and have now won seven straight while the Phillies have lost eight of their last 13 games overall. The Bravos will send Max Fried (7-3, 3.75 ERA) to the bump and he is getting his first career start against the Phils while the 'Wiz-Kids' will send Nick Pivetta (4-1, 4.93) to the mound. Pivetta is 4-1 with a 3.21 ERA lifetime against Atlanta and gets the win here. Take PHILADELPHIA!

Pittsburgh at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Pirates- These two have lost 13 of the last 14 games combined in the past week with the only win by Miami 9-0 over St. Louis Wednesday. Pittsburgh will send Steven Brault (2-1, 5.05 ERA) out to face-off against Miami's Trevor Richards (3-6, 3.31) who is 3-1 with a 1.09 ERA in his last four starts and has held opponents to just five hits his his last 19 innings covering three starts. Pittsburgh is 5-16 in their 21 games and fall short again tonight. Take the MARLINS!

Detroit at Kansas City 8:05 ET

Tigers over Royals- A pair of AL bottom feeders go at it again as the Royals who are 2-8 in their last 10 games and 3-10 in their last 13 home games. Detroit who is 17-35 overall in their last 52 games will start Matthew Boyd (5-4, 3.08 ERA) who has allowed just 73 hits in 85 innings and has posted a win this season over Kansas City. The Royals will start Homer Bailey (4-6, 5.90) is 13-33 with a 6.18 ERA since 2014 and he gets hit again tonight. Take DETROIT!

Toronto at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Blue Jays over Orioles- The Blue Jays scored only eight runs during their five-game losing streak and managed to put up that number yesterday in 'our' 8-6 Megabucks winner. Today, Marcus Stroman (3-8, 3.31 ERA) who is looking to rebound from his worst performance of the year surrendering six runs against Colorado. Baltimore will start Gabriel Ynoa (0-2, 4.96) and he is 0-1 with a 4.24 ERA at home. Take TORONTO!

Detroit at Kansas City 8:15 ET

Royals over Tigers- These two are battling each other to stay out of the basement in the AL Central as they both will struggle this year trying to rebuild. Detroit has lost six of their last eight and are getting thin with their starting pitching while the Royals have lost eight of their last nine games scoring two or less runs six times. The Tigers will start Spencer Turnbull (3-5, 3.01 ERA) who has allowed three runs or fewer in 12 of 13 starts completing six or more innings only six times. Kansas City will start hard throwing Jakob Junis (4-6, 5.63) who was rocked by the Red Sox last time out but is 6-1 with a 3.27 ERA in nine appearances against the Tigers. Take KANSAS CITY!

Milwaukee at Houston 8:10 ET

Brewers over Astros- The Houston Astros who have won five straight series and is 10-0-1 in its last 11 sets and are running away from the competition in the AL West with a nine-game lead over Texas. Meanwhile, Milwaukee has won their last four and will send Freddy Peralta (3-2, 5.11 ERA) to the mound who won for the first time since April 3 last time out is 1-1 lifetime against the Astros. Houston will send Brad Peacock (5-3, 3.20) out against the Brewers and this is his first career appearance against them as he is 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA in his last six starts. Still, with this 'price' so low, it's MILWAUKEE!

Toronto at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Blue Jays over Orioles- There are some bad teams in MLB that play bad baseball and these tare two of them. Baltimore had the worst record in baseball (115 losses) last season and are in the same position again and are 10-29 since their last series win. Toronto meanwhile has lost four straight failing to score more than two runs in any of those games and have dropped 14 of 17. Yet, the Blue Jays are favored on the road here. They will start Trent Thornton (1-4, 4.73 ERA) who it took nine starts before he notched his first victory and has pitched six innings on thee times in 13 starts. Yet, he is favored. The Orioles will start John Means (5-4, 2.67) has been the O's most effective hurler and is 3-1 at Camden yards and yet bis an underdog. Take TORONTO!

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels 10:07 ET

Angels over Dodgers- The Dodgers Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-1, 1.35 ERA) has been the most dominate pitcher in baseball and is off of a 9-0 win over Arizona pitching seven shutout innings and is 7-0 with a 0.75 ERA since his lone loss. The Dodgers have won 13 of their last 16 and have the best record in baseball while the Angels have dropped six of their last 10 games. They will start Griffin Canning (2-2, 3.52) who has a career high with eight strikeouts in six innings against Oakland last Tuesday and has a 42-10 strikeout to walk ratio in his seven career starts. In a surprise that the ANGELS!

New York at Cleveland 1:10 ET

Indians over Yankees- It appears that Cleveland is getting hot winning 4-of-5 at home while the Yankees are not. The Indians have won their last two while New York has fallen twice-in-a-row and dropped 5-of-6. With New York's Masahiro Tanaka on paternity leave (I didn't even know he was pregnant) Chad Green (1-2, 9.16 ERA) will get the start where his ERA on the road is 12.79. The Tribe will start Shane Bieber (5-2, 3.57) who is 3-0 in his last four starts striking out 38 batters in 26 innings. Take CLEVELAND

Colorado at New York Mets 7:15 ET

Mets over Rockies- After a slow start the Rockies bats have come alive and they have won 10 of their last 12 including a 5-1 win over the Mets last night. Colorado will send Jon Gray (5-4, 4.11 ERA) to the hill and he is 2-0 in his last three starts with a 2.37 ERA after posting a 7.71 ERA in his previous four turns. His last time out against the Mets he surrendered eight runs and nine hits in two innings. New York will start Steven Matz (4-4, 3.97) who was racked by Arizona in his last start giving up five runs on eight hits after allowing no more than three runs in any of his six previous starts. Take NEW YORK!

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 7:15 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- The NL's fiercest rivalry continues in Chicago where the Cubs will host the gated Cardinals. Last week these two played a 3-game set in St . Louis as the Cards swept all three games and yesterday the Cubs took game one of this 3-game set in Wrigley Field and now the home team has won seven meetings this year. The Red-Birds will start Jack Flaherty (4-3, 3.76 ERA) started slowly but has allowed just two runs in his last two outings striking out 15 while walking nine including five shutout innings against the Cubs. Chicago will start veteran Jon Lester (4-4, 3.32) who is 7-5 lifetime with a 2.85 ERA against the Cardinals. Although St. Louis is 2-7 in Flaherty road starts and 6-20 in their last 26 at Chicago and yet they are favored here. Lester other than his last start has been rather inconsistent and falls short here. Take ST. LOUIS!

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City 8:15 ET

Royals over White Sox- These two enter this contest with eight straight losses between them as the home Royals have lost their last six and the White Sox have dropped their last two. Chicago has struggled on the road losing their last five away from home and are 12-18 overall as visitors. Kansas City doesn't give us much to hang their hat on as they are 11-20 at home and will start Homer Bailey (4-6, 6.05 ERA) who is 0-3 with a 9.64 ERA in his last four starts while Ivan Nova (3-5, 6.24) whois 2-1 with a 4.85 ERA against the Royals in five starts. Take KANSAS CITY!

Arizona at Toronto 7:05 ET

Blue Jays over Diamondbacks- This pair of MLB also-rans in their respective leagues meet in Toronto after playing a 3-game sets with mirror image results of each other. Arizona posted a win in a 3-game set final game against first place LA Dodgers after losing the first two while the Blue Jays dropped the final in a 3-game set against the first place Yankees after winning the first two. The D'backs who have lost seven of their last 10 will start Merrill Kelly (5-6, 4.41 ERA) who is 2-4 with a 7.14 ERA in six career road starts. Toronto will start veteran Marcus Stroman (3-7, 2.84) who is among the leaders in ERA has had little run support (3.4) in his 13 starts. This time they score against a very hittable pitcher. Take TORONTO! 

Cincinnati at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Reds over Phillies- Philadelphia has won their last two after losing four straight to start their six-game (2-4) road trip and have won five of six at home. They will start Zach Eflin ( 5-5, 3.02 ET) is returning from the IL as he struggled since a shutout May 11 and is 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA since. Cincinnati will start Tyler Mahle (2-5, 4.26) who is looking for his first road win and gets it here. The 'price' seems a bit short here and I expect the Reds to surprise the Phillies here. Take CINCINNATI!

Washington at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Nationals- Now, wait a second...okay 'we' needed that. The weak hitting Nationals have won four straight while San Diego who is at the break-even mark has dropped their last two and seven of their last 10. Patrick Corbin (5-3, 3.46 ERA) will start for the Nats and he is coming off of his worst performance of the year allowing eight runs in 2.2 innings and is 6-7 with a 4.24 ERA in 19 career appearances against San Diego. The Padres will start Joey Lucchesi (4-3, 3.96) picked up his first win since April 21 last time out and makes it two-in-a-row. Take San Diego.

Oakland at L.A. Angels 10:07 ET

Angels over A's- Los Angeles posted a huge 10-9 walk-off win last night after trailing 7-1 in the third inning showing a no-quit attitude. Oakland will start Mike Fiers (4-3, 4.78 ERA) who is unbeaten is his last five starts while going 2-0 allowing no more than three runs in any start. He is 4-4 lifetime against the Angels with a 5.25 ERA during his career while LA will start Tyler Skaggs (4-5, 4.50) who has struggled against Oakland going 2-7 with a 5.07 ERA in 11 starts. Still, the Angels are rising. Take LA ANGELES!

Minnesota at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Twins- The home run happy Twins have yet to lose three straight contests or have been swept in a series this season. They have dropped the first of this 3-game set in Cleveland as it is the Indians that have provided the power surge. The Tribe have gone deep seven times against the Twins in the past two days and will send Trevor Bauer (4-5, 3.76 ERA) to the hill to face Minnesota ace Jose Barrios (7-2, 3.27) is 4-2 with a 4.00 ERA in eight career starts against the Indians while Bauer who is 0-4 in his last six starts is 6-7 with a 4.27 ERA lifetime against Minnesota including a start this season where he allowed just one hit with nine strikeouts. Despite his failure to win of late Bauer has allowed just 61 hits in 84 innings. Take CLEVELAND!

Colorado at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Rockies- As far as free agent signings go the Cubs are still waiting for Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.02 ERA) to show some dividends and hasn't won since April 27. Colorado will send this season's best German Marquez (6-2, 3.48) to the mound and they are 5-1 in his last six starts. Darvish has shown signs of improvement as he has gone six, seven and six innings in his last three starts but is 0-3 with an ERA of 10.13 against the Rockies. It's no matter tonight as the Cubbies (Jamie calls them that) who are 16-7 at home get the win. Take CHICAGO CUBS!

Philadelphia at San Diego 3:40 ET

Padres over Phillies- How 'bout dat? Jay Bruce wasn't with the Phillies 24-hours and he tied his career high in RBI's with six as he hit two homers one a grand slam and a double. Philadelphia ace Jake Arrieta (5-5, 3.96 ERA) has not been as sharp as past seasons and he was pounded by the Dodgers is his last outing surrendering five runs, 10 hits in five innings. He is 2-2 in six career starts against the Padres with a 4.60 ERA. San Diego will start Cal Quantrill (1-2, 5.14) as the number one draft pick has been called up from Triple-A El Paso. With a 19-7 strikeout ratio he gets a win here. Take SAN DIEGO!

Oakland at LA Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over A's- The choppy season for the Angles continues as they work on straightening out some issues and filling the holes. Despite losing a make-up game 8-1 at the Cubs yesterday Los Angeles has won seven of the last 10 while Oakland after a 10-game win streak has lost their last five. The A's will send their best Frankie Montas (6-2, 2.81 ERA) who surrendered three runs for the first time in 11 starts this season last time out and has one appearance against the Angels allowing just one run in six innings. The Angels will start rookie sensation Griffin Canning (2-1, 3.06) who surrendered just two runs against Oakland last Wednesday and has an ERA of 0.95 in his last three starts. Take LOS ANGELES

Cincinnati at St. Louis 8:15 ET

Reds over Cardinals- How about them Cardinals, they post the best record in the Nationals league in April and the worst record in May. With wins in their last four contests including a sweep over arch rival Chicago Cubs and claw back over .500. St. Louis will start Genesis Cabrera (0-1, 7.36 ERA) the lefty allowed five runs (3 earned), five hits and two walks in his lone start against Philadelphia. Cincinnati who won the last three series against the Cards last season but are 2-3 this year. Reds starter Luis Castillo (5-1, 2.45) is unbeaten in his last 10 starts (5-0) and gets the win here. Take CINCINNATI!

Minnesota at Cleveland 7:05 ET

Indians over Twins- Minnesota is the 'hottest' team in MLB winning 15 of the last 18 and now have the best winning percentage all of baseball. The difference between this season and last for the Twins has been their power surge they have hit twice as many homers this year compared to last. Cleveland will start Shane Bieber (4-2, 3.67 ERA) who is 2-0 in his last three starts and is 1-0 lifetime against the Indians. Although Cleveland is 4-10 in their last 14 and the Twins are 13-3 in their last 16 road games the Tribe are the side. Take CLEVELAND!

Boston at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

Red Sox over Yankees- The greatest of all MLB rivalry's pits the World Champion Red Sox against baseball's winningest franchise at Yankee Stadium. Boston has dropped four straight and will be sending David Price (2-2, 2.83 ERA) to the mound against New York's veteran lefty CC Sabathia (3-1, 3.48). Price who has allowed just 38 hits in 47.2 innings and is 15-14 with a 4.90 ERA against New York including 2-7 with a 7.71 ERA since joining the Red Sox. He is 1-0 with a 1.53 ERA in his last four starts...take BOSTON!

L.A. Angels at Seattle 4:10 ET

Angels over Mariners- In my experience it has always been understood the catchers after their playing career make the best managers...but, this is not always true. One of the worst is Angels manager Brad Ausmus who when in inter-league play once made a multiple player switch and ended up with the pitcher leading off at the plate the next at-bat. He also is now one of those 'brilliant' ideas to let his started pitch just one innings and then use seven of eight pitchers for his game plan. The problem with this is not all pitchers will be affective as at least one of them will get pounded. So, talking about the day's starter has no baring on the outcome. We are going t play the 'team' to win here and it is LOS ANGELES!

Minnesota at Tampa Bay 1:10 ET

Rays over Twins- After getting blown out 14-3 in the first game of this four-game series the Twins have rebounded with a pair of wins against the Rays and will be sending the AL's ERA leader in Jake Odorizzi (7-2, 2.16) who is unbeaten in his last eight starts and has not allowed a run in five of his last six outings. Tampa Bay will start Ryan Yarbrough (4-1, 5.53) who won his lone start this season over Cleveland as the Rays are 6-2 in their last eight games overall. Odorizzi in one start against his former team has a 10.38 ERA with no decision. He gets one today but will not be happy with the results. Take TAMPA BAY!

New York Mets at Arizona 10:10 ET

Mets over Diamondbacks- A terrific matchup of a pair of evenly matched clubs.that will both send Cy Young Award winners to the mound. Both clubs have 28 wins with Arizona having played one more game than the Mets but have lost five straight. New York's Jacob deGrom (3-5, 3.71 ERA) has been inconsistent to date but has allowed just 56 hits in 63 innings of work and is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA with 23 strikeouts in only 14 innings against Arizona. The D'backs starting Zack Grienke (6-2, 2.78) is 3-1 lifetime against the Mets but today meets his match. Take NEW YORK!

Boston at New York Yankees 7:15 ET

Red Sox over Yankees- Baseball's most heated rivalry continues at Yankee Stadium where New York is 21-11 on the year. The Yankees who fell to the Red Sox in last years playoffs are 3-0 against Boston this season and will send their most effective starter Domingo German (9-1, 3.43 ERA) to the hill. Boston will send former Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello (4-4, 4.41) to the mound and he was 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA against the 'Bombers' last season and held the Yanks at bay during the playoffs. Play the RED SOX!

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis 7:15 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- The Cardinals who posted the worst record in MLB for the month of May (8-18) have won two straight for the first time since April. Chicago hasn't been much better of late losing 4-of-5 and six of their last eight are starting Carlos Quintana (4-4, 3.73 ERA) who has been a bit of a disappointment since coming over from the White Sox who is 5-3 with a 3.75 ERA in nine starts against the Cards. St. Louis will start Jack Flaherty (4-3, 3.77) who started slowing this season but is rounding into form. The Cubs are 3-7 in Quintana's last 10 road starts...take ST. LOUIS!

Kansas City at Texas 8:05 ET

Royals over Rangers- Texas has held the upper hand in this series as they were 19-5 against the Royals before this series started but dropped the first of this four-game set 4-2 to KC yesterday. The Rangers will start Ariel Jurado (1-2, 2.28 ERA) and is making his third start of the season but has had one relief appearance against the Royals allowing two runs and four hits in 2.1 innings. Danny Duffy (3-1, 3.12) in 3-0 over his last five turns allowing less then three runs in any start and he is 3-2 with a 3.33 ERA in eight career starts against the Rangers. Take KANSAS CITY!

Nationals over Reds- Washington is finally beginning to play some baseball as they have won five of their last six and have banged out 47 runs in their last six games. The will start their best today as Patrick Corbin (5-2, 2.85 ERA) takes the hill and his mound opponent for the Reds will be Tyler Maule (1-5, 4.15) who allowed six runs and three homers in his last outing. Without Joey Votto in the line-up the Reds lose a valuable cog. With the Nats the favorite here ( because of Corbin starting) I believe that they are the side. Take WASHINGTON!

San Francisco at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Giants over Orioles- Today, we are dealing with two of the worst teams in baseball one in each league as last place Baltimore will host last play San Francisco. Now, this one seems a bit odd as the home Orioles are underdogs with their best pitcher Andrew Cashner (5-2, 4.55 ERA) on the mound against the Giants worst Drew Pomeranz (1-5, 6.45). The Giants hurler has lasted just 13 innings in his last four starts allowing 17 runs on 22 hits along with nine walks and yet he is favored here. Baltimore has seven home wins the least in the major and that number won't change today. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Minnesota at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Twins- Minnesota has turned it around this season with a barrage of homers that lead the majors after struggling with a lack of power all last season. The Twins have won 14 of their last 16 and will be facing a Tampa Bay team that leads the 'bigs' in team ERA with 2.93. They will start Martin Perez (7-1, 2.95 ERA) who has allowed one run or less five times this season. The Rays will counter with Charlie Morton (5-0, 2.54) who is 34-10 since coming over to the American League and get the home edge here tonight. Take TAMPA BAY!

Arizona at Colorado 8:40 ET

Rockies over Diamondbacks- The trends and number surrounding this game will scare you if you are thinking of 'playing' on the Rockies. To start with Arizona's Robbie Ray (4-1, 3.26 ERA) is 4-0 in his last six starts including a win in Colorado on May 3 raising his lifetime record to 4-4 with a 5.43 ERA in 13 career starts against the Rockies. Jeff Hoffman (0-1, 8.10) is the part of this 'action' that is scary as he is 0-2 with a10.38 ERA against the D'backs. The Rockies after a slow start are beginning to put it together having won their last three and 6-of-8. Add the Arizona is 3-7 in their last 10 and 2-8 in the last 10 meetings. Take COLORADO!

Chicago Cubs at Houston 8:10 ET

Cubs over Astros- Now, after taking the first two games of this three-game set Houston has opened up an underdog in the series finale. The Astros will start Wade Miley (5-2, 3.32 ERA) who hasn't lost in seven starts (4-0) and is 3-0 with a 2.15 ERA at Minute Maid Park. In nine starts against the Cubs he is 6-2 with a 4.08 ERA in nine starts. Chicago will start Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 3.34) who has never faced the Astros but will pick up a win here. Take CHICAGO!

Arizona at Colorado 8:40 ET

Rockies over Diamondbacks- I have said numerous times that the most important part of winning while betting baseball is being able to take advantage of steaks both good and bad. Often it is streaks that overcoming poor pitching matchups and I believe we have one here. Colorado has picked up their pace of late winning five of their last seven including their last two. The Rockies opened the season with five straight home losses and that is unusual as they have one of the strongest home park advantages but, after yesterday's win they are now 12-12 at home. Add that the D'backs are 2-7 in their last nine trips to the Mile High City. Take COLORADO!

Chicago Cubs at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Cubs- It took a little over a month but the Astros are getting healthy with the return to the lineup by Carlos Correa although they just sent George Springer to the IL. Houston is playing their last ball of the year winning 15 of their last 19 and are now a MLB best 21-7 at home. Chicago has lost four of their last five and will start veteran Jon Lester (3-3, 2.68 ERA) who started the season fast by allowing just five runs in his first seven starts but has been racked for 17 hits (three homers) and 12 runs his last two starts against Washington and Philadelphia. The Astros are 13-5 against left-handers and are 56-25 in inter-league play. Take HOUSTON!

Washington at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Nationals over Braves- It has been said (in the past) that pitching is 90% of baseball and that should make Washington on of the better teams in the NL as they have two of the best. Tonight, one of those hurlers Stephen Strasburg (4-3, 3.25 ERA) who has allowed just 53 hits in 72 innings gets the start for the struggling Nationals. The problem for the Nats in that they just don't score runs but they are 41-15 in Strasburg's last 56 road starts. Atlanta will start lefty Max Fried (7-2, 2.88) who has won his last three starts and is 7-4 against Atlanta the past four seasons. Take WASHINGTON!

Texas at Seattle 9:10 ET

Mariners over Rangers- Texas has had their mini winning run posting five straight victories before dropping their last two to the Angels and winning nine of 10. Now, the Rangers continue on the road where they are 8-17 and visit the Emerald City to take on the stumbling Mariners. Seattle lost all six games on their road trip (their worst in nine years) and is looking toward Tommy Milone (0-1, 3.60 ERA) to stop the bleeding and he is 3-5 with a 4.45 ERA against the Rangers who will start Lance Lynn (6-3, 4.67) who is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts against the Mariners. It shouldn't matter here as the home team is ready to win. Take SEATTLE!

Milwaukee at Minnesota 7:10 ET

Brewers over Twins- Minnesota winners of six straight and 10 of 11 sweeping their last two series against the Angels and White Sox and have pounded their way to a MLB leading 109 homers. The Brewers salvaged the final of a 3-game set against Philadelphia and will send rejuvenated Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 2.39 ERA) to the hill against the disappointing Michael Pineda (4-3, 5.43) who has surrendered 10 home runs in his last 29 innings. Although, Minnesota is 41-16 in their last 57 overall they are just 5-12 in their last 17 inter-league games and oddly enough Milwaukee is 19-7 on Mondays. Starting week off right with the BREWERS!

Arizona at Colorado 3:10 ET

Rockies over Diamondbacks- It is getting more and more difficult to 'fade' Zack Greinke (6-2, 2.89) as he seems to get better with each outing. If not for a boneheaded manager yanking Zack Arizona has lost four of his 11 starts twice blowing leads after he's been removed. But, while on the mound he has allowed just 53 hits in 72 innings work with a 0.87 WHIP on the season and even better I his last three starts 0.65 WHIPO and 1.66 ERA. So why is he not favored here? The D'backs just swept three at San Francisco while the Rockies got a 'gift' win handed to them by the Orioles. The Rockies are 6-2 in the last eight meetings and 20-9 in their last 29 home starts against right handers. Somehow...take COLORADO!

Atlanta at St. Louis 7:05 ET

Cardinals over Braves- After posting the best record in the league during April St. Louis has had the AL's worst record in May. Today, Atlanta 's starter Julio Teheran (3-4, 3.67 ERA) has done just the opposite of the Cards, as he struggled in April with a 5.35 ERA and in his four May starts he has an ERA of 0.79. Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty (4-3, 4.19) is also a 'Tale of two Months' as he was 3-1 in April and 1-2 in May with a 4.37 ERA but has held opponents to a .188 batting average his last five outings. Take St. LOUIS!

Texas at L.A. Angels 10:07 ET

Angels over Rangers- Texas has won five straight including last night's come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Angles who has dropped their last five games and seven of their last nine. The Rangers will start Mike Minor (5-3, 2.64 ERA) who posted his first career shutout over LA on April 16 and is now 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA against the Halos. Los Angeles will start Tyler Skaggs (4-4, 5.01) who defeated Texas April 6th and is 5-2 with a 4.80 ERA in 11 career starts against the Rangers. This time the Angles hang-on. Take LOS ANGELS!

Tampa Bay at Cleveland 4:10 ET

Indians over Rays- This just doesn't seem right! Tampa Bay was favored the first two game of this series on the road and after last night's 3-1 loss to the Indians they are now the underdog. What doesn't seem right at this time is that the Rays starter Charlie Morton (4-0, 2.65 ERA) is undefeated and throwing his best ball of his career. Morton is 7-0 with a 3.21 ERA in his last 17 starts but is just 2-2 with a 3.70 ERA in four career starts against Cleveland. The Tribe will start Carlos Carrasco (4-4, 4.30) who is 4-5 with a 3.28 ERA against the rays and picks up the win here. Take CLEVELAND!

Arizona at San Francisco 4:05 ET

Giants over Diamondbacks- It's either feast of famine for the Diamondbacks as they just ended a five-game losing streak with an 18-2 victory over the Giants last night. Arizona will start Taylor Clark (0-1, 2.00 ERA) who has nine innings under his belt as he gets his second career start after being called up from Triple-A Reno. San Francisco will start Andrew Suarez (0-1, 4.50) who made 29 starts last season and surrendered three runs in six innings in his lone start this year. Giants get the best of it here. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Boston at Houston 8:10 ET

Red Sox over Astros- A match-up of those that I consider the two best clubs in the AL and there should be a buzz in the air as Chris Sale (1-5, 4.31 ERA) takes the hill for Boston. Sale is off of a 10 strikeout performance in five innings which comes on the heels of his 17 strike out outing is seven innings. Houston will start Wade Miley (4-2, 3.51) who is 2-2 with a 6.35 ERA in five starts against the Red Sox while Sale is 5-2 with a 2.12 ERA with a 0.84 WHIP in eight starts. Sox have won their last two while the Astros have dropped their last two and I like the pitching match-up. Take BOSTON!

Tampa Bay at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Rays over Indians- The Indians are in retreat as they have lost four straight and tonight will face the reining Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell (3-4, 3.31 ERA). Cleveland will send Shane Bieber (3-2, 3.22) to the hill and he is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA against the Rays while Snell who has allowed just 37 hits in 49 innings is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in four career starts against the Tribe. Tampa owns the best road record in MLB at 16-7 and the Indians can't hit. Take TAMPA BAY!

San Diego at Toronto 7:07 ET

Blue Jays over Padres- A pair of MLB rising rookie future stars paths will cross for the first time as San Diego's Fernando Tatis and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who are both sons of former big league stars.After a slow start Guerrero Jr. was named American League player of the week with four homers and nine RBI's while Tatis is hitting .300 with six homers. Meanwhile, Toronto has called up Cavan Biggio son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio who hit .306 at Triple-A. The Padres will start Joey Lucchesi (3-3. 4.28 ERA) who is winless in his last four starts while the Jays will start Trent Thornton (1-4, 4.41) and neither of these hurlers have faced tonight's opponent. Take TORONTO!

Tampa Bay at Cleveland 6:10 ET

Rays over Indians- A couple of things surrounding this AL battle as I believe it is 'out with the old and in with the new' as the Rays are becoming a strong threat while the Indians are falling off from pervious levels. Okay, let's see what we have here and it raises an eyebrow. How is it that Tampa Bay is favored on the road and they hadn't even named a starting pitcher and now have listed Ryan Yarbrough (2-1, 8.10 ERA). That maybe not so bad for the Rays as they are 15-7 on the road. Cleveland's Adam Pluto (1-0, 1.50) makes his second career start for the Tribe and is up against to tough club that is 19-7 in their last 26 games on grass. Take TAMPA BAY!

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs 2:20 ET

Phillies over Cubs- This match-up has some of 'us' a bit confused as the first place Cubs are such a meager favorite at home with their ace on the mound. Veteran Jon Lester (3-2, 2.09 ERA) is coming off of his worst performance of the season but has dominated Philadelphia throughout his career and is 8-0 with a 1.49 ERA in 10 starts. When you are that Phillies starter Aaron Nova (4-0, 4.47) who is 1-1 with a 5.12 ERA in three tries against the Cubs. Chicago is 17-7 at home and the Phils are just 10-11 on the road and this 'price' is way too short...Cubs are in trouble today. Take PHILADELPHIA!

Washington at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Nationals- Two Cy Young Award winners will face-off for the second time this season as Washington's 3-time Cy Young Award winner Maz Scherzer (2-5, 3.72 ERA) is up against Jacob deGrom (3-5, 3.98). Oddly enough both hurlers are a combined 5-10 as they have both performed below par. Each of these starters is looking forward to meeting facing their opponent as Max is 10-5 with a 2.59 ERA against the Mets while deGrom is 8-4 with a 2.50 ERA career wise and is 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last seven starts against the Nats. Today's it's NEW YORK METS!

Cincinnati at Milwaukee 1:10 ET

Reds over Brewers- Yesterday I posted a 'Don't make sense' game and somehow the Padres rallied to defeat Arizona despite the over-whelming trends against 'our' winner. This afternoon there is another 'how can this be game.' Cincinnati is 4-games under .500 and on the road at Milwaukee and the Brewers are 6-games over .500. So, why are the Reds favored here especially when the Brewers starter Zach Davies (5-0, 1.54 ERA) leads MLB starting pitchers in ERA? The answer is Luis Castillo (5-1, 1.90) who's only loss thIs season was a 1-0 defeated the Milwaukee. This tine it's CINCINNATI!

Arizona at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- Let me start by saying there is something 'way-wrong' with this 'line' as Arizona sends one of the better pitchers in his time Zack Greinke (6-1, 2.78 ERA) who is 6-0 with a 1.92 ERA in his last nine starts including 2-0 this season against Arizona. Greinke has dominated San Diego and owns a 13-2 record and 2.30 ERA in 24 career starts and yet he is an underdog tonight and that just 'don't make sense.' San Diego's Matt Strahm (1-3, 3.07) gets the nod and he has had one outing against Arizona throwing five scoreless innings in April. The Padres have lost six of their last eight and yet they are the favorite against the D'Backs best. What more can I say other than take SAN DIEGO!

Minnesota at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Twins- The Angles once again let 'us' down Monday and maybe 'we' should have waited until today to post them because it appears that they are a stronger play Tuesday. Tonight's pitchers for both clubs could use some assistance as Minnesota sends former Yankee Michael Pineda (3-3, 5.55 ERA) to the mound and the Twins are 1-6 in his last seven starts and he is 1-1 with a 6.08 ERA against LA. The Angels will start Trevor Cahill (2-4, 6.95) who has struggled mightily this season is just 1-4 with a 6.00 ERA in nine career games against the Twins. Minnesota who is 16-8 on the road fall short here...take the ANGELS!

Atlanta at San Francisco 9:45 ET

Giants over Braves- Yesterday, our lone MLB win (1-2) was with the Braves and we 'collected' with our 4-1 victory and now they will throw Julio Teheran (3-4, 3.88 ERA) who has come up a small favorite against the the Giants. San Francisco will start rookie Shaun Anderson (0-0, 3.60) who is making just his second MLB appearance and he work five innings in his first start giving up two earned runs in five innings. Although San Francisco is 4-9 in their last 13 home games but recover well going 7-2 in their last nine games following a loss. Take the GIANTS!

Minnesota at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Twins- Minnesota's Jake Odorizzi (6-2, 2.63 ERA) has won six straight starts including his last start against the Angels last Wednesday. That is his lone career win over Los Angeles as he is just 1-3 with a 5.87 ERA in six career starts. Los Angeles will start Taylor Cole (0-0, 4.91) and he has just 7.1 innings pitched this season all in relief and he is expected to throw a few quick innings and then Felix Pena (2-1, 3.49) is to take over. This may be a bit 'off' but it will work for the Halos tonight. Take the ANGELS!

Atlanta at San Francisco 9:45 ET

Braves over Giants- If you have yet to see Atlanta's Mike Soroka (4-1, 0.98 ERA) pitch do yourself a favor and make it a point to watch him throw (he makes me think of Greg Maddux with a fastball). He has allowed one earned run in all six starts this season and nine time in his 11 career starts and has not surrendered a home run in 57 career innings. The Giants will send Andrew Suarez to the mound and he is 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA against the Braves in a pair of starts last season but he has struggled this spring failing to make the opening day rooster and then missing time in Triple-A. Take ATLANTA!

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Phillies- A pair of division leaders face-off in Chicago where the Cubs host upstart Philadelphia with veteran right-handers on the mound for both clubs. The Phillies will start former Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta (4-4, 4.02 ERA) who is in the mist of a three-game winless streak allowing eight earned runs in his last 11 innings. Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.14) has struggled since coming to Chicago but had his best outing last time out striking out 11 in 5.2 innings and he is also 1-0 with a 0.73 ERA against the Phillies. Take CHICAGO!

Minnesota at Seattle 4:10 ET

Mariners over Twins- A pair of clubs that are trending in opposite directions as Minnesota has won five straight while Seattle has dropped their last three. The Twins pounded the Mariners 18-4 Saturday and are now 15-7 on the road whereas Seattle is just 9-14 at home. The Mariners who started the year 13-2 are 9-22 since and will start rookie Yusei Kikuchi (2-1, 3.64 ERA) who has never faced Minny but is unbeaten in his last five starts. The Twins will start Kyle Gibson (4-1, 4.26) who has made nine career starts against Seattle and is 4-2 with a 3.38 ERA, but it won't be enough today. Take SEATTLE!

Chicago Cubs at Washington 7:05 ET

Nationals over Cubs- Chicago is one of the hottest teams in baseball having won 21 of their last 28 game have taken over the NL Central with a 4-game lead in the loss column already. Washington is just a shell of their former selves as they have now lost 15 of their last 22. The Cubs will start Jon Lester ( 3-1, 1.16 ERA) and he has not allowed a run in his last three starts and four of his last five outings but he is just 2-2 lifetime against the Nationals and will be opposed by Steven Strasburg (3-3. 3.63). Strasburg has been just as tough of late allowing just 22 hits in his last 34.1 innings. Look for the Nats to get it done. Take WASHINGTON!

Milwaukee at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Braves over Brewers- Both hurlers in tonight's contest have had stints on the sidelines as a the Brewers Chase Anderson (2-0, 3.20 ERA) makes his first start in 10 days after a right middle finger laceration while Kevin Gausman (2-3, 4.50) served a five-day suspension for throwing at Marlins hitters. Atlanta won for the sixth time in their last seven games and are off of season highs in runs (12) and hits (17) and are 7-2 in Gausman's last nine starts. Take ATLANTA!

Toronto at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Blue Jays- Toronto has hit their 'June Swoon' a month early as they have dropped 11 of their last 14 while the White Sox have won four of five before getting pounded last night. Chicago will send Lucas Giolito (4-1, 3.55 ERA) and will make his second straight start against the Blue Jays and he dominated them last time out with eight strikeouts in seven innings allowing just one run on four hits. I expect more of the same today. Take WHITE SOX!

Toronto at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

Blue Jays over White Sox- Chicago is playing 18 straight days and they started with a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays and will start Ivan Nova (2-3, 6.29 ERA) who has been racked in his two starts at home surrendering 12 runs in eight innings of work. He is 6-7 with a 5.38 ERA in 16 starts against Toronto and he has allowed 61 hits in just 44 innings while the Jays will start Aaron Sanchez (3-4, 3.75) who has dropped his last three starts as Toronto has lost 12 of their last 15. Still, Nova's numbers are putrid. Take the BLUS JAYS!

Milwaukee at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Braves over Brewers- After dropping three straight on the road the Brewers have responded with three wins and are now 4-3 on this road trip. Atlanta meanwhile has won five of six after dropping four straight and will start Max Fried (5-2, 3.25 ERA) who has a strikeout ratio of 41-K's and just nine walks in 44.1 innings. Milwaukee will start Jhoulys Chacin (3-4, 4.57) who is 2-4 with a 3.69 ERA in seven career starts against the Braves. The Braves are 19-9 versus the Brewers in the last 28 meetings in Atlanta and get it done here. Take ATLANTA!

Houston at Boston 7:10 ET

Astros over Red Sox- The past two seasons it was either the Astros eliminating Boston in the playoffs or it was the Red Sox eliminating Houston and both these teams meet on hot streaks. Houston has won eight straight and will send Gerrit Cole (4-4, 3.88 ERA) to the mound and he has been very stingy allowing base hits giving up only 41 hits in 55.2 innings. Boston has won 12 of 15 and will send Rick Porcello (3-3, 5.15) to the hill who lost his first three starts but is 3-0 since. Boston is 49-22 in their last 71 home games and the thing about this contest is that the visiting Astros are favored on the road against the World Series Champions and that ain't right. Take HOUSTON!

Pittsburgh at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Pirates- Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams (2-1, 3.40 ERA) is a San Diego native who is making his second career start at Petco Park and his first time wasn't so pleasant. Williams has pitched at least six innings in each of his eight starts but is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA against the Padres. San Diego will start Eric Lauer (2-4, 5.75) and he is 0-1 with a 6.54 ERA in two tries against the Pirates. This time he gets the win. Take SAN DIEGO!

St. Louis at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Braves over Cardinals- St. Louis has now dropped four of five and six and 10 of their last 13 and will be sending veteran Adam Wainwright (3-3, 4.15 ERA) to the hill against the Braves and he has a lifetime 9-3 mark in 18 games with an ERA of 3.29. After a four-game losing streak Atlanta has won four of five and will start Julio Teheran (2-4, 4.26) who has pitched better than his record allowing just 43 hits in 50.2 innings. Redbirds grounded again. Take ATLANTA!

Chicago at Cincinnati 6:40 ET

Reds over Cubs- Yesterday's overtime loss to the Reds was just Chicago's third loss in their last 16 games and leaves them with a four-game lead in the loss column over the Brewers in the NL Central. Today, the Cubs will start Jose Quintana (4-2, 3.50 ERA) who os coming off of a loss last time out but has had five quality starts in his last six outings. Cincinnati's Luis Castillo (4-1, 1.76) has gone seven starts without a defeat while allowing just 32 hits in 56.1 innings with 70 strikeouts. Once again it's CINCINNATI!

St. Louis at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Braves over Cardinals- St. Louis finally put some runs on the board (14) as 'our' Money Game winner Tuesday against these Braves and today will start Michael Wacha (3-0, 5.35 ERA). Although he is undefeated as the Cards seem to score for him and he is 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA against Atlanta. The Cardinals will start Mike Soroka (3-1, 1.21) and he has allowed one or fewer runs in eight of his 10 career starts and will be making his first career appearance against St. Louis. Soroka is difficult to hit as he has allowed just 20 hits in 30 innings. Take ATLANTA!

Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Brewers over Phillies- At first look I believe this 'line' is way short considering what is going on in Philadelphia. This just doesn't look right with the 2015 Cy Young award winner Jake Arrieta (4-3, 3.78 ERA) on the hill, at home and barely made the favorite. Milwaukee will start Gio Gonzalez (1-0, 1.69) who the Brewers refused to sign this spring until injuries hit their pitching staff. Today MLB version of Dave Kingman is Bryce Harper (you get plenty of homers but not much else .219) and his lack of production is a key factor. Gonzalez is 11-7 with a 2.95 ERA in 26 starts against the Phillies. Take him again here. Take MILWAUKEE!

Chicago at Cincinnati 6:40 ET

Reds over Cubs- The matchup here pits a pair of disappointing pitchers that are still trying to find their way early on this season. The free agent signing of Yu Darvish (2-2, 5.40 ERA) by the Cubs looks like a 'bust' right now as his control has been a major problem while Cincinnati's Sonny Gray (0-4, 4.15) has yet to win in eight starts. Gray who was an All-Star for Oakland in 2015 has allowed just 31 hits in 31 innings but has received little offensive support from his teammates. Chicago is hot winning 22 of their last 28 and have dominated the Reds going 42-19 in the last 61 meetings. After learning these stats it is difficult to understand why the Reds are favored. Take CINCINNATI!

Oakland at Seattle 10:10 ET

A's over Mariners- Seattle started the season with 13 wins in their first 15 games and are now in the mist of a span where they have won just three of their last 15 games. Oakland ,has dropped 10 of their last 11 road games and are 5-14 away from home the worst road record in the American League. Mike Leake (2-4, 4.37 ERA) won his first two starts abut is now winless in his last six starts and is 1-2 with a 4.57 ERA lifetime against the A's. Oakland will start Brett Anderson (4-2, 4.19) who is 8-4 with a 2.19 ERA in 18 careers starts against the Mariners. Take the ATHLETICS!

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

Dodgers over Padres- In with the 'new' and 'out' with the old. San Diego rookie sensation Chris Paddack (3-1, 1.55 ERA) has been better than his record shows and the Padres are 6-1 in his seven starts. Paddack who has surrendered only 18 hits in 40.2 innings of work with 46 strikeouts is matched against 3-time Cy Young Award winner and future HOF and 2014 NL MLV Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 3.31) who also has a WHIP of 0.98. The improved Padres are still not in the Dodgers class and with their ace on the hill they should get the best of these upstarts from the south. Take LOS ANGELES!

St. Louis at Atlanta 7:20 ET

Cardinals over Braves- These two clubs have been jockeying around the early part of the season so far with the Cardinals who have dropped their last three while the Braves have won their last three. Atlanta will start last season's ace Mike Foltynewicz (0-2, 5.94 ERA) who is making just his fourth start of the year as he has a bone spur in his right arm has slowed him down as he has allowed 15 runs in 16.2 innings and in his five career starts against St. Louis he has a 8.06 ERA. Jack Flaherty (3-3, 4.32) has yet to reach his previous level of efficiency has only one career starts against the Braves and with no decision. This time he games a win. Take ST. LOUIS!

Houston at Detroit 7:10 ET

Tigers over Astros- Houston has picked up the pace winning their last five in-a-row but return to the road where they are just 10-11. The Astros as a matter of fact are just 8-13 against lefty starters but have been pounding the ball where ever they play of late. Scoring 15 runs Sunday Houston is now hitting over .300 as a team their last 10 games. Detroit will start Matthew Boyd (4-2, 2.86 ERA) who has allowed just 36 hits in 50 innings with 63 strikeouts and is 2-0 against the Astros but with a 5.71 ERA in three appearances. Tough spot for Houston after scoring 15 runs at home and now taking to the road. Take DETROIT!

Washington at L.A. Dodgers 4:10 ET

Dodgers over Nationals- The Nationals may not be able to scoring many runs with the little punch that their line-up possesses but, they do have a pair of league top hurlers. Last night they won 5-2 behind Max Scherzer and today will start Stephen Strasburg (3-2, 3.71 ERA). Strasburg had 11 K's in 6.2 innings his last time out against Milwaukee but is 2-4 with a 2.64 ERA against Los Angeles and 0-2 at Dodgers Stadium. LA will start Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-1, 2.03) shutout the Braves his last time out and is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA against the Nationals. Take LOS ANGELES!

Cincinnati at San Francisco 4:05 ET

Reds over Giants- This may be the final start for Madison Bumgarner (2-4, 3.99 ERA) as a member of the San Francisco Giants as he has given the team permission to ignore his no-trade contract. Against the Reds he is just 3-5 with a 4.21 ERA in nine career starts while his mound foe for Cincinnati will be Tyler Mahle (0-5, 3.69) who has received virtually no run support getting just 1.3 runs per start. The Reds are 8-2 in their last 10 against SF and the Giants are 3-7 in Bumgarners last 10 starts against Cincinnati. Take the REDS!

Chicago White Sox at Toronto 1:07 ET

White Sox over Blue Jays- The White Sox broke out of a team slump scoring seven runs in their Saturday win against the struggling Blue Jays who have lost nine of their last 11. Scoring has been even more difficult for Toronto to score as they have plated just five runs in their last 47 innings. Chicago will start Lucas Giolito (3-1, 4.06 ERA) who has allowed just 25 hits in 31 innings with 30 strike outs in his last 24 innings of work. Aaron Sanchez (3-3, 3.21) has been good enough but with little offensive support from his teammates scoring just 3.8 runs in his starts. Take WHITE SOX!

Cincinnati at San Francisco 9:05

Reds over Giants- These two bottom feeders will both start their best hurlers as the host Giants will Cincinnati and start veteran Jeff Samardzija (2-1, 3.16 ERA) who is having his best career year. The Reds will start Anthony DeSclafani (2-1, 3.65) who is 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 23.2 innings. Samardzija is 3-5 with a 4.17 ERA against the Reds in 27 career appearances. The Reds have won 17 of their last 27 games at Oracle Park and get the nod tonight. Take CINCINNATI!

San Diego at Colorado 8:10 ET

Padres over Rockies- Colorado pounded the Padres 12-2 last night and will have Jon Gray (3-3, 4.22 ERA) on the mound and he has had great success against San Diego going 9-3 with a 2.59 ERA. But, Gray has allowed 10 runs on 15 hits in his last two starts covering 10.1 innings while San Diego starter Joey Lucchesi (3-2, 5.00) is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.20 at Coors Field. I look for the Pods bats to come alive tonight and for them to bounce back from last night's beating. Take SAN DIEGO!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 6:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- This is a turn-around winner playing against CC Sabathia (2-1, 3.20 ERA) who last time out got the win against Seattle throwing a season high 99 pitches coming off of the IL. He is 17-16 lifetime against Tampa Bay with 48 career starts. The Rays Ryne Stanek (0-1, 2.50) will get the start and has a 1.98 ERA as a starter in 13.2 innings. New York has played well behind CC going 10-2 in his last 12 starts versus the Rays and yet he is a heavy underdog. With Tampa Bay 50-23 in their last 73 home games...they get the nod. Take TAMPA BAY!

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs 2:20 ET

Cubs over Brewers- These two rivals have alternated wins and losses their last five games and with the Brewers winnings their seventh straight yesterday 7-0. Milwaukee's staff has a 1.50 ERA during this seven game streak and will be throwing Zach Davies (4-0, 1.56 ERA) who held the Cubs without an earned run back on April 7. Chicago will start Cole Hamels (3-0, 3.38) who defeated the Brewers on April 6 is now 8-3 lifetime against them as the Cubs are 9-3 in their last 12 home games and 20-7 in their last 27 overall and 7-1 after a loss. Take CHICAGO!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- Two of the winningest pitchers in the AL face-off as the Yankees send Domingo German (6-1, 2.35 ERA) against the Rays' Tyler Glasnow (6-0, 1.47) at Tampa Bay. New York who has had 14 players listed on the IL are scraping along and trail the Rays bye 1.5 games for the lead in the AL East. Both starters have been tough to hit as Glasnow has surrendered just 30 hits in 43 innings with 46 strikeouts and not allowing more then two runs in any of his seven starts. Take TAMPA BAY!

Atlanta at Arizona 9:40 ET

Braves over Diamondbacks- Atlanta is coming off getting swept by the Dodgers in three games and it is the third time that they have lost a 3-game swept including one to Arizona in Atlanta three weeks ago. Yet, this game opens with the Braves favored because Mike Soroka (3-1, 1.14 ERA) gets the start for the Braves who is just 21-years old and has surrendered just 16 hits in 23.2 innings. Luke Weaver (3-1, 3.29 ERA) gets the nod for Arizona and is 1-1 with a lifetime ERA of against the Braves. Take ATLANTA!

Minnesota at Toronto 7:07 ET

Blue Jays over Twins- The Blue Jays bats have gone silent as they have been shut out their past two games and have scored three runs or less in seven of eight games plating just 11 runs in those seven games. Minnesota is playing well and is 9-3 overall in their last 12 contests and are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The Twins will start Kyle Gibson (2-1, 4.68 ERA) who is 3-1 with a 5.01 ERA against Toronto and is coming off of a loss to the Yankees. Toronto will start winless Trent Thornton (0-3, 4.08) who has thrown better than his record who indicate. He has allowed just 28 hits in 35.1 innings but has received little offensive support at 3.6 runs per. Blue Jays score and win today. Take TORONTO

Cincinnati at Oakland 10:07 ET

Reds over A's- Tough call here as Oakland returns home after dropping eight of nine on the road and most would think that friendly surrounding will help. The A's will start Mike Fiers (2-3, 6.81 ERA) who was off to a quick start but has allowed six runs in each of this last three starts and he is 3-4 lifetime against Cincinnati. The Reds will start Tyler Mahle (0-4, 4.09) who has never faced Oakland but is 3-1 with a 3.43 ERA in inter-league play. Take CINCINNATI!

San Francisco at Colorado 8:40 ET

Giants over Rockies- Oh, how I'm hurting for San Francisco as an 'old' New York Giants Baseball Club fan it distresses me to see what they are right now. Their line-up is very weak hitting and powerless and their best player is also at the end of a great career and a couple of World Series rings but, nah. Colorado started the season slowly and have been gradually creeping back but have nothing more than inconsistent. Madison Bumgarner (1-4, 3.92 ERA) has to do it all himself as he has received little support getting merely 2-runs per start as they are just 2-7 in his last nine starts. More bad news for Giants backers is that they are 2-17 at Denver winning one game in each of the past two seasons. But, (there's always a but) Bumgarner has found hid 'spot' shutting down the Dodgers in his last start and is 14-8 with a 3.03 ERA versus Colorado and 5-6, 4.32 ERA at Coors Field. Take the GIANTS!

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit 7:10 ET

Angels over Tigers- If there is ever to be a 'Don't make sense game' as far as baseball goes this it. I'm speaking like this because here 'we' have a winless pitcher with an ERA of 6.23 ERA pitching for a team that is 4-10 on the road and yet they and he are favored. Griffin Canning (0-0, 6.23 ERA) gets his second big league start for the Halo's while Daniel Norris (0-1, 3.47) has had little support from the Tigers who are 3-13 in his last 16 starts. Although LA is 4-15 in their last 19 road games they are 31-12 in the last 43 meetings with the Tigers. Take LA ANGELS!