Seattle at L.A. Angels 10:07 ET

Angels over Mariners- The Mariners opened the season with three straight losses at Houston where they managed just four runs but, they equalled that number with a 4-2 win over the Astros with two runs in the ninth last night for their first win. The Angels split their four games and are off a loss to the A's where they managed just five singles. LA will start Jesse Chavez who is 0-5 with a 5.84 ERA in 17 appearances against the Mariners while Seattle will start Yovani Gallardo who had a 7.47 ERA in spring training and has allowed seven runs in nine innings in two starts against the Angels. Take LOS ANGELES!

Miami at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Marlins over Mets- The long awaited return of Zack Wheeler has the Metropolitans drooling over his addition to an already dominating pitching staff. Wei-Yin Chen will get the start for Miami and although New York has won six of the last eight home games against the Marlins the 'Fish' are 7-3 in Chen's last ten starts. One of which was a seven inning three hits and only one run allowed against these Mets. Take MIAMI!

San Francisco at San Diego 6:40 ET

Padres over Giants- A little strange history between these two last season as the Giants won the first nine meetings and San Diego responded by winning eight of the final 10 meetings. San Francisco will start veteran Matt Cain (4-8, 5.65 ERA) who claims to be fully healthy for the first time in four years seasons but had a 7.82 ERA in spring training. The Padres will start Luis Perdomo (9-10, 5.71) who earned a win over the Giants last season was 0-1 in the spring with a 2.41 ERA. Take the PADRES!

San Francisco at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Giants- The storyline on the Giants has been that they can scoring plenty of runs and their starting pitching is strong but their bullpen is their weakness. San Francisco tried to address the issue in the off-season but we haven't seen much improvement as of yet. The Giants have scored five, eight and six runs in their three games but have only one win to show for it. Jeff Samardzija who 2-1 against Arizona with a 3.91 ERA get the start for the Jints while hard throwing Robbie Ray 1-1 against SF starts for the D'Backs. Once again Take ARIZONA!

San Francisco at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Giants- The Giants figure to be in contention with the Dodgers in the West with their front line pitching and balanced line-up. The problem last season and so far this year is their bullpen. After an opening day meltdown from the bullpen the Giants pounded 15-hits yesterday in their 8-4 win a Chase field where they have won 10 of the last 12 meetings. Arizona will start newly acquired Taijuan Walker who is 1-0 lifetime against the Giants and was impressive during the spring. Take ARIZONA! 

Cleveland at Texas 8:05

Indians over Rangers- I know that it's early in the baseball season but the idea that Cole Hamels (2016:15-5, 3.32 ERA) is an underdog at home raises an eyebrow. I realize that the Indians were in the World Series last season and have already matched last year's win total against the Rangers at two. Danny Salazar (2016:11-6, 3.87) who was 10-3 last season before injuries slowed him down will start for Cleveland and posted 37 strikeouts in 26 innings during the exhibition season and is ready to go. Take CLEVELAND! 

Toronto at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Orioles over Blue Jays- If spring training is any indication as to what is going to happen here would send 'us' over to Toronto. J.A. Happ (2016:20-4, 3.28 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays and posted a 1.76 ERA this spring while the Orioles starter Dylan Bundy (2016: 10-6, 4.02) was pushed around during the spring posting an ERA of 7.41. But, something happens after teams break to come and play 'real' games and their focus becomes more intense. Take BALTIMORE!  

Cleveland at Texas 7:05 ET

Rangers over Indians- The Indians who blew a 3-1 lead to the Cubs in the World Series last season will send their ace Corey Kluber (2016 18-9 3.14 ERA) to the hill to start their 2017 quest. Yu Darvich (7-5, 3.41 ERA) who is 1-2 lifetime against Cleveland limited batters to a .214 batting average last season after returning from Tommy John surgery. Texas will be without Adrian Beltre (calf) but have added Mike Napoli while the Indians will be without Jason Kipnis and Lonnie Chisenhall who are on the disabled list. Take TEXAS!

Chicago at Cleveland 8:00 ET

Indians over Cubs- I know Chicago has won 113 of 167 games this season and they need just one more victory to end the longest championship drought in major sport history. Although I am a huge Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 0.53 ERA) fan, but I can't deny the dominance of Corey Kluber (2-1, 1.59). I believe the Cubs are better offensively playing with the DH as Kyle Schwarber gets into the line-up but if Kluber can repeat the common storyline of the World Series, the best pitcher goes wins three times. The money on Chicago for the series is huge and the 'books' are rooting for Cleveland and so am I. Take the INDIANS!  

Chicago at Cleveland 8:00 ET

Cubs over Indians- This is sort of a no brainer after passing Game 5 as I was not will to lay -240 on any game what-so-ever but once again it is now or never for the Cubs. Jake Arrieta (1-1, 3.78 ERA) gets the nod in Game 6 and we all know how dominating he has been and still can be at any given time. The Fact that the Indians with Josh Tomlin (2-0, 1.76) at home are underdogs speaks volumes to me. With Kyle Schwarber returning to the line-up as the designated hitter Chicago gains a huge advantage. Take the CUBS!

Cleveland at Chicago Cubs 8:00 ET

Cubs over Indians- The Indians pitching has been lights-out and they are being lead by Corey Kluber (3-1, 0.74 ERA) who dominated the Cubs in Game 1 by striking out nine and allowing four hits in over six innings. Part of the key to Cleveland's pitching success has been their bullpen which has had an inordinate amount of work that may affect their performance the rest of the way. Chicago will start one of their toughest competitors in John Lackey who has made two postseason starts lasting just four innings in both starts. This is a huge game for the Cubs who deliver once again when trailing in a series. Take CHICAGO!  

Cleveland at Chicago 8:00 ET

Indians over Cubs- I really hate to play against Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 1.65 ERA) as I think he is the most difficult of all the Chicago starting pitchers to hit. Hendricks who was 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA in three inter-league starts this season was also 9-2 with a 1.32 ERA at home during the regular season. But, this looks too easy! Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (2-0, 2.53) will have his work cut out for him but can be up to the task. Take the INDIANS!

Chicago Cubs at Cleveland 7:00 ET

Indians over Cubs- The 'invincible' Chicago Cubs whiffed 15 times in their Game 1 loss as good pitching in the post season usually prevails. Tonight they will start Jake Arrieta (0-1, 4.91 ERA) who seems to have lost his 'mojo' after a season and a half of total domination. Arrieta has given up four runs in three of his five career postseason starts including a start at Progressive Field when pitching for Baltimore in 2010. Trevor Bauer (0-0, 5.06) once again gets his chance in the post season as his previous start was derailed by a badly cut right pinkie finger. His cut is now completely healed (he said so) and he's ready to follow last night's performance with one of his own. Take CLEVELAND!  

Chicago at Cleveland 8:00 ET

Indians over Cubs- The best part of this years World Series is that a long suffering faithful of one team or another will get a chance to celebrate. If it is Chicago we are aware that a 108 year drought (1908) will end and if Cleveland wins they will pop the corks for the first time in 69 years. Both starting pitchers for Game 1 have been outstanding in the playoffs as the Cubs Jon Lester (2-0, 0.86 ERA) has surrendered just two runs in 13 innings against the Dodgers and owns a 2.50 ERA in 19 post season appearances. Cleveland will start former Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (2-1, 0.98) allowed just nine hits in his first 13 innings of playoff work but was touched for two runs in five innings last time out against Toronto. The Indians have won 10 of their last 11 go on the warpath tonight. Take CLEVELAND!

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs 8:00 RT

Cubs over Dodgers- I just don't see it, I mean in the old-days the Dodgers did it with pitching and defense, speed on the bases and an occasional 'pop' at the plate. But, this team may get the pitching and some hitting but their defense is atrocious. The thing that keeps quality pitching winning is great defense and the Dodgers just don't play it and that is discounting errors, they just don't make the plays. Los Angeles game Chicago life and the Cubs have jumped all over it. Kershaw is great but it ends here. Take CHICAGO!

Chicago at L.A. Dodgers 8:00 ET

Dodgers over Cubs- When it comes to playoffs in baseball pitching is the dominate factor as the Cubs are finding out. Chicago's line-up which many Cubs fans said was the most powerful since the 1927 have managed just six hits the past two games getting shutout twice. To night Los Angeles will start Julio Urias and the left-hander will become the youngest pitcher to start a postseason game while Chicago wil start John Lackey making his 25th postseason appearance. The key here is that the Cubs are in a funk at the plate and the 'big-game' pressure seems to have taken effect. Take LOS ANGELES!  

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers 8:00 ET

Dodgers over Cubs- The moment the Dodgers won Game 2 (Megabucks winner) my thoughts were that I was going to love playing on Chicago and Jake Arrieta (0-0, 3.00 ERA). That was before I realized that the veteran Rich Hill (0-1, 6.43) who won 12 regular season games after his arrival in Los Angeles from Oakland and has yet to get a win in the post-season. Arrieta was a pedestrian 6-4 with a 3.69 ERA after the All-Star break. The 'big' Chicago bats are doing what free swings usually do in crush time...they struggle. Take the DODGERS!  

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs 8:00 ET

Dodgers over Cubs- This is a 'new' post season for Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 5.84 ERA) who pitched in all three NL Division wins for Los Angeles. Winning during the post-season is a difficulty that has plagued him he entire career going just 3-6 with a 4.79 ERA but was 4-3 with a 2.31 ERA on the road. Chicago will start Kyle Hendricks (0-0, 4.91) who was 9-2 at home this season with a 1.32 ERA. Although the Dodgers were under .500 on the road this season 40-45 they will muster up enough runs here to post a victory. Take LOS ANGELES!  

Toronto at Cleveland 4:00 ET

Indians over Blue Jays- Game 2 of this series presents some handicapping problems. The first of which is that Toronto is favored on the road but for the most part I have to believe that is because of two things. First the Blue Jays will start J.A. Happ who was 20-4 during the regular season and he has one playoff win over Texas and the fact that the Blue Jays lost Game 1 many will use the zig-zag system and take the previous games loser. Josh Tomlin gets the surprise start with the injury to Trevor Bauer and he is more then capable. Too much support of the visitor here. Take CLEVELAND!

Toronto at Cleveland 8:00 ET

Indians over Blue Jays- Tonight's Game 1 starters in the American League Championship Series were nearly 'perfect' in their playoff appearances this post-season. Cleveland's Corey Kluber (1-0, 0.00 ERA) scattering three hits in seven scoreless innings against Boston in Game 2 of the Division Series sweep. Kluber who was 18-9 this season has struggled previously against the Blue Jays going 1-3 with a 5.34 ERA in five career starts. The Blue Jays will start Marco Estrada (1-0, 1.08) surrendered one run in 8.1 innings against Texas and was 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in last years' playoffs. Still, the Indians have the home mojo and get the win here. Take CLEVELAND!  

L.A. Dodgers at Washington 8:00 ET

Dodgers over Nationals- I can't believe that I am actually 'playing against' Max Scherzer (0-1, 6.00 ERA) in a game this important. Los Angeles will start Rich Hill (0-1, 8.31) and although he was a disappointment in Game 2 and even if Dave Roberts decides on rookie Julio Urias they still have the mojo. Washington's defensive weaknesses and holes in the line-up will be exposed tonight. Take LOS ANGELES!

Chicago at San Francisco 8:30 ET

Cubs over Giants- How do you get rid of the San Francisco Giants? I mean they have won a record 10 straight elimination contests and face another one tonight. Chicago on the other hand have dropped eight of their last 10 playoff games with just the two wins over the Giants in Chicago. The Cubs will start veteran John Lackey (11-8, 3.35 ERA) has had only three career starts against San Francisco and is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA while the Giants starter Matt Moore (13-12, 4.08) is making his 5th playoff appearance and is 1-1 4.41 ERA. The series ends here. Take CHICAGO!   

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco 9:30 ET

Cubs over Giants- This one could shape up as a pitching classic with Madison Bumgarner throwing for the Giants and Jake Arrieta (18-8, 3.10 ERA) pitching for Chicago. Bumgarner of course is 5-1 with one save and a 0.88 ERA in eight post-season games the past two seasons. Arrieta was 11-3 on the road with a 2.08 ERA and is 4-2 with a 1.82 ERA lifetime against the Giants. The odd stat here is that the Cubs had a better road record then San Francisco had home record. This is Chicago's year as they close out the Giants with a 3-0 sweep! Take the CUBS!

Texas at Toronto 7:30 ET

Rangers over Blue Jays- The Texas Rangers were the winningest team in the American League during the regular 162-game season but have not been able to convert a win in the playoffs down 0-2 entering Toronto tonight. This is a mirror image of what took place last season when Texas won the first two games in Toronto before dropping three straight. Colby Lewis (6-5, 3.71 ERA) was 0-4 with a 6.38 ERA in his last four starts off the disabled list but is 4-1 with a 2.38 ERA in the playoffs. The Blue Jays Aaron SanChez (15-2, 3.00) the AL ERA leader had his worst outing of the season against Texas surrendering six runs and four walk in 6.2 innings. Wth their backs against the wall take TEXAS!

L.A. Dodgers at Washington 1:00 ET

Dodgers over Nationals- Great storyline here is that the Dodgers starter Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA) was released by Washington last spring and now he is starting against them in the playoffs. Hill was dealt to Los Angeles from the Athletics and has been the Dodgers most consistent starter in his short time here. With Stephen Strasburg out Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83) gets the nod for the Nationals making his first career post-season start. But, it's Hill who went 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA with a 0.79 WHIP will be the difference. Take LOS ANGELES!      

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs 9:00 ET

Cubs over Giants- Believe it or not the Cubs got what the wanted when the Giants defeated the Mets and became their opponent for this series. After the way New York's pitching shut Chicago down last season the Cubbies wanted no part of that staff (be it as injured as it was). San Francisco is start Johnny Cueto (18-5, 2.79 ERA) who is 9-8 with a 3.24 ERA in 24 career starts including 5-5 with a 3.07 ERA at Wrigley Field. Jon Lester will make the start for Chicago and he is 10-2 with a 1.74 ERA at home this season and is 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA in five career starts against the Giants. Take CHICAGO!  

L.A. Dodgers at Washington 5:30 ET

Dodgers over Nationals- Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69 ERA) was working on one of his best season's until he was side-tracked with injuries that limited his action. He is know for his failures in the post season (2-6, 4.59 ERA) with only two wins in 14 starts. One thing Kershaw has done is dominate the Nationals as he is 10-2 with a 2.02 ERA lifetime. Max Scherzer (20-7, 2.96) will hurl for Washington and he didn't face the Dodgers this season and is just 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA in 10 career starts against L.A. With it all...take the DODGERS!

Boston at Cleveland 4:30 ET

Indians over Red Sox- David Price (17-9, 3.99 ERA) has never won a playoff game that he has started but the Boston lefty is 5-0 lifetime at Progressive Field. His overall playoff record is 2-7 with a 5.12 ERA while Cleveland starter Corey Kluber (18-9, 3.14) closed the season 9-1 in his last 14 starts with a 2.52 ERA. Price who has had 14 career starts against the Tribe is 10-2 with a 2.24 ERA lifetime against Cleveland. This is a tough match-up but I once again will take the home team here. Take CLEVELAND!

Toronto at Texas 1:00 ET

Rangers over Blue Jays- The team with the best record in the American League the Texas Rangers are up against it as the Blue Jays took Game 1 as predicted and now face 20-game winner J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.18 ERA) who is 1-0 lifetime against the Rangers. Texas will start Yu Darvish (7-5, 3.41) who has had an injury plagued season finished strong allowing less then two runs in three of his last four starts. He is 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA in seven career starts against Toronto and is seeing them for the first time this year. (Advantage Darvish!) Although Texas has lost 10 of 11 at home in ALDS action they win here. Take the RANGERS!

Boston at Cleveland 8:00 ET

Indians (+) over Red Sox- How the Boston Red Sox ended up third in the American League when all was said and done shocks me. The way they did it was to lose five of their last six but will start Rick Porcello (22-4, 3.15 ERA) who most likely will be the AL Cy Young Award winner and he is 10-4 with a 3.35 ERA in 22 career starts against the Indians. For Cleveland who has a decimated pitching staff it will be Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26) who imploded down the stretch with a 7.20 ERA in his last five starts. He hasn't been very effective against Boston either allowing six runs and 10 hits in six innings. But, it's the playoffs and things change with home tension. Take CLEVELAND!

Toronto at Texas 4:30 ET

Blue Jays (+) over Rangers- As Vince Sully used to say about the Giants and Dodgers 'this one could be a donnybrook.' Toronto enters this contest riding a three-game winning streak while Texas enters off two losses. These two have a history and some of it is not pretty but it is the series I believe most ppeople wanted and here it comes. Marco Estrada starting for the Blue Jays closed down the stretch allowing just two runs in 19 innings and was 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in last season's playoffs with 15 strikeouts and one walk. Texas starter Cole Hamels (15-5, 3.32) struggled at the end allowing five or more runs in four of his six final starts. Take TORONTO!

San Francisco at New York Mets 8:00 ET

Mets over Giants- How these two clubs ended up with the same record is a result of a second have San Francisco collapse and the Mets will for survival after losing a slue of starts to season ending injuries. Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74 ERA) is already one of the greatest post-season pitchers in MLB history wearing three World Series rings. He is 7-3 with a 2.14 ERA with two shutouts and he's 5-1 with a 0.91 ERA in his last eight post-season starts. The Mets will counter with Noah Syndergaard (14-9, 2.60 ERA) who was 1-1 against the Giants this year with a 2.63 ERA. Even though New York is just 13-21 against the West they will have a ruckus crowd leading them support. Take the M-E-T-S!

Baltimore at Toronto 8:00 ET

Blue Jays over Orioles- These two are about as even as you can get as they both finished the season with identical 89-73 records with the Blue Jays winning 10 of the 19 meetings earning the one-game playoff home field advantage. Baltimore will start Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.77 ERA) who was 4-0 against Toronto this season but was 0-4 against them last season and is 5-10 lifetime against the Jays. Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37) who was 1-0 in the playoffs last season and closed this season allowing three or fewer runs in five of his last six starts. Take TORONTO!

Cleveland at Kansas City 4:15 ET

Indians over Royals- The defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals will not make the playoffs this season and need one win in their final two game to guarantee them a fourth consecutive winning season. Cleveland on the other hand is going to the post season and trail their first round opponent the Boston Red Sox by a half-game for home field advantage. Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26 ERA) is 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA in six starts against the Royals none of which was this year while Edinson Volquez (10-11, 5.37) will start for Kansas City and he is winless in his last six starts. Take CLEVELAND!  

Baltimore at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

Yankees over Orioles- The Yankees were officially eliminated from playoff competition yesterday while Baltimore is in a tie with Toronto and they are most likely fighting for the home field advantage in a one-game wild-card playoff. New York will start Michael Pineda (6-11, 4.68 ERA) who has been the most disappointing of all the Yankees' starters as he has failed to win in his last nine outings despite a September ERA of 1.90 in his last five starts. He is 4-2 with a 3.73 ERA in 11 career starts against Baltimore. Yovani Gallardo (5-8, 5.63) has a 6.71 ERA on the road this season. Take the YANKEES!

Boston at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

Yankees over Red Sox- Im sure after backing into the Al East (not really) after Toronto lost the Boston Red Sox celebrated in New York City last night and it will be with heavy heads that they will enter Yankee Stadium for work today. The Yankees are not going to the playoffs but have managed to beat the Red Sox twice in this series but it doesn't matter to Boston. Henry Owens (0-1, 7.79 ERA) will start on the mound for Boston as they rest Drew Pomeranz. New York will start CC Sabathia (8-12, 4.02) who has gone six straight starts without a win but will get one here tonight. Take the YANKEES!

Oakland at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Athletics- Now, that their season has been relegated to finishing out the string the Angels have won six of their last seven contests while Oakland has lost seven of their last eight scoring just two runs in their last four losses. Sonny Gray (5-11, 5.74 ERA) is returning from a forearm injury and will be limited to just one or two innings tonight. He has not pitched since August 6th while losing three of his last four starts. Athletics lefty Ross Detwiler who was bumped from the start with relieve Gray when he's done. Take LOS ANGELES!  

Seattle at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Mariners- With six games remaining the Mariners and Astros are still battling it out for a final AL wild card spot with Seattle trailing Baltimore by 2-games and Houston trails by 3½. Felix Hernandez (11-6, 3.61 ERA) who is 3-4 with a 4.07 ERA in nine career starts against Houston and has surrenered five or more earned runs in three of his last five starts. Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.40) gets the nod for the Astros and he is 1-0 in three career starts against Seattle. Take HOUSTON!   

Oakland at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Athletics over Angels- As the MLB season closes both these clubs are making plans for their golf outings in October and of these two the Angels have to be the most disappointed. Oakland who trails Los Angeles by just one-game would love to take this series and drop the Angels into the AL West basement. The A's will start Sean Manaea (6-9, 4.03 ERA) who is 0-1 against the Angels who will start Jered Weaver (12-12, 5.20) is 1-0 against the A's this season. I look for the slate to be even between these two after tonights contest. Take OAKLAND!

Texas at Oakland 4:05 ET

Athletics over Rangers- The Athletics have moved to the favorite in this match-up between two polar opposite clubs. Texas who has won their last two games and are 29 games over .500 is underdog to the A's who are 22-games under .500. This falls into the 'there is something rotten in Denmark' category. The Rangers clinched the AL West on Friday and are now looking to finish the season with their regular starters getting rest and staying healthy. Colby Lewis (6-3, 3.40 ERA) starts for Texas and he has struggled of late failing to complete six innings in any of his past three starts. Jharel Cotton (1-0, 1.50) starts for Oakland and he has allowed just one run in each of his three starts allowing just four hits at home in 12.1 innings. Take OAKLAND!   

Washington at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Nationals- Washington is on the cusp of clinching the NL East as their magic number is two which means they can be crowned champs within 24-hours. Tonight the Nationals will start Gio Gonzalez (11-10, 4.48 ERA) who owns a 4-0 record with a 2.81 ERA in seven career starts against Pittsburgh. The Pirates will start Jameson Taillon (4-4, 3.39) who has permitted three earned runs or less in 11 of his 12 starts. If the Nationals play to the script it should take them an extra day or two to clinch. Take PITTSBURGH!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- A pair of rookies will be starting tonight in Tampa as the Rays try and spoil New York's wild card dreams as the trail Baltimore by just 2.5 games. The Yankees will start Luis Cessa (4-2, 4.44 ERA) who is winless in his last four starts has a 7.11 ERA in three appearances against Tampa Bay this season. The Rays Blake Snell (5-8, 3.87) is 1-3 in his last five starts and is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in the starts against the Yankees this season. In tonight's match-up it's TAMPA BAY!

Toronto at Seattle 3:40 ET

Blue Jays over Mariners- Felix 'The King' Hernandez (11-6, 3.79 ERA) the Mariners mainstay of the pitching staff has had the worst four-game stretch of his career getting pounded three times while posting an ERA of 7.65. Meanwhile, Aaron Sanchez (13-2, 3.17) is taking the mound for the first time since September aa when he was blaster for six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Hernandez is 7-6 with a 4.30 ERA in 15 career appearances while Sanchez is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA against Seattle. Toronto bats are just bigger and they post a needed win today. Take the BLUE JAYS!

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

Dodgers over Giants- The Giants season has been one that that would like to soon forget. AT the All-Star break they had the best record in the National League and with this being an even number year many expected them to win once again. But, San Francisco has a problem with their closers as they have blown 30 saves so far this season losing nine times when they had the lead entering the ninth inning. The Dodgers are starting Rich Hill (12-4, 2.06 ERA) who pitched six scoreless inning against the Giants in August 24 and is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA in six starts agains San Francisco. Take the DODGERS!  

Boston at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Orioles over Red Sox- with 13 games remaining in the regular season the Orioles trail Boston by three games. Baltimore has a one-game lead over Toronto for the top AL wild-card spot. The Red Sox will start the 'bigs' only 20-game winner Rick Porcallo (20-4, 3.12 ERA) who is just 3-8 with an ERA of 5.19 lifetime against the Orioles. Dylan Bundy (9-5, 3.88) will make his 13th start since coming out of the bullpen and is 1-1 in six career games against Boston. The o's have an 8-7 edge in the season series and win tonight. Take BALTIMORE!

St. Louis at San Francisco 9:05 ET

Giants over Cardinals- After having posted the worse record in the National after the All-Star break the Giants have finally put something together taking down St. Louis who has now lost five of their last six. The Cardinals have hit a slump having scored three runs or fewer in eight of their last 15 games and will up against Jeff Samardzija (11-10, 4.07 ERA) who is 4-4 with a 4.61 ERA against St. Louis. Mike Leake (9-10, 4.60) starts for the Red-Birds and is 5-2 but with a career ERA of 5.02 against the Giants and it won't be enough. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Miami at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Marlins over Phillies- The Marlins have just about played themselves out of the NL Wild Card hunt by losing nine of their last 17 games and now trail the Mets by five games for the second playoff spot. Giancarlo Stanton has returned the Marlins to supply the much need power to their line-up.Miami has split the two games Jose Urena (4-6, 4.89 ERA) has started against the Phillies who will start Jeremy Hellickson (11-9, 3.76) who is 2-0 against the Marlins but will fall short today. Take MIAMI!

Detroit at Cleveland 4:10 ET

Indians over Tigers- Justin Verlander (14-8, 3.33 ERA) has had a great comeback year and it could have been even better had it not been for the Cleveland Indians who have defeated him three times this season. He has lost to Cleveland 21 times in his career and has an ERA of 9.18 against them in 2016. Carlos Carrasco (11-8, 3.32) is 3-0 in his last four starts at Progressive Field and is 2-0 with an ERA of 0.51 against the Tigers this season. Take CLEVELAND!

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona 9:40 ET

Dodgers over Diamondbacks- The Arizona Diamondbacks have won four straight and have their best pitcher Zack Greinke (12-6, 4.54 ERA) on the mound and they are a huge underdog at home. Greinke has lost back-to-back starts surrendering five homers and eight runs in 4 2/3 innings in his starts against the Dodgers 10 days ago. Kenta Maeda (14-9, 3.28) L.A. Starter is 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA in five starts against Arizona and is 8-4 with a 3.26 ERA on the road this season. Take the DODGERS!

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City 8:15 ET

White Sox over Royals- The World Series champion Royals have lost their last four and a falling out of the AL wild card hunt as they now have fallen six games behind Baltimore and Toronto. The White Sox have won six of their last nine but are just 4-11 against the Royals this season. Chris Sale (15-8, 3.03 ERA) won his first 10 decisions and is finishing fast as he has a 1.10 ERA in his last five starts pitching at least eight innings in each start. He will be the difference tonight. Take the WHITE SOX!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Rays over Orioles- Tampa Bay's Chris Archer (8-18, 4.05 ERA) has to be the hard luck pitcher of the year as his MLB high 18 losses when you consider he has allowed three runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts. Baltimore will start Unabldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.98) who has posted a 3.42 ERA since the All-Star break and is 5-2 with a 2.89 ERA in seven career starts against the Rays. With these numbers one would think Baltimore should be a stronger favorite but Tampa Bay has won their last three and are playing the roll of spoilers. Take the RAYS!

Seattle at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Mariners- This contest appears to be a 'come-get-me' or a trap so to speak as the Mariners have won seven in-a-row and somehow they come up an underdog against the lowly Angels who are one-game out of the AL West cellar. When you see that the Mariners are starting their biggest winner Hisashi Iwakuma (15-11, 3.96 ERA) who is seeking a career high in victories. There has been a pitching change from Skaggs to Jhoulys Chacin the Angels win because their bats wake-up today. Take the ANGELS!  

Texas at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Rangers- The Rangers defeated Houston for the 14th time in 17 meetings in 12 innings last night and now leads Seattle by 9 ½ games in the AL West while the Astros who have dropped five of their last six games have fallen 3 ½ games behind Baltimore for the second AL Wild Card spot. It might get worse for Houston tonight as Texas will start A.J. Griffin (7-4, 4.92 ERA) who is 5-0 with a 4.54 ERA in six career starts against the Astros. But, this time around the Astros respond and get the victory. Take HOUSTON!   

Seattle at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Mariners- The Seattle Mariners are making their move on the AL wild card spot having won five straight to move with 3 ½ games of Baltimore and Toronto. They will start Ariel Miranda (3-1, 4.79 ERA) is 1-0 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts against the Angels. Los Angeles will start Ricky Nolasco (5-13, 4.90) who has shut out his last two opponents Cincinnati and Oakland and is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA against them this season. Take the ANGELS!

Texas at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Rangers- The surprise in baseball last year was the emergence of the Houston Astros and now a season later they are trailing Texas by 9 ½ games and are 3 ½ games behind the second AL wild card spot. They will start Doug Fister (12-11, 4.14 ERA) who has lost his last three decisions and is 0-5 in his last five starts at home but will get the much needed support tonight against the Rangers starter Martin Perez (10-10, 4.25) Even though Texas is 13-3 against the Astros and 5-1 in Houston tonight the tables will be turned. Take the ASTROS!   

Miami at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Braves over Marlins- Miami blew any shot they thought they might have had getting into the NL playoffs as they dropped 10 of 11 before winning 2-of-3 over the weekend. The are five-games behind the New York Mets for the second wild card but have lost eight of 12 against Atlanta. The Braves will start Mike Foltynewicz (8-5, 4.16 ERA) who is 4-0 in his last seven starts and is 1-0 lifetime against the Marlins. Miami starter Andrew Cashner (5-11, 4.77) who has more issues about waring a beard then he does about winning games will take it on the chin tonight. Take ATLANTA!

San Francisco at Arizona 4:10 ET

Giants over Diamondbacks- San Francisco who has had the worst record in baseball sine the All-Star break have put together back-to-back road wins for the first time in more then two months as they look to sweep the D'Backs in Arizona. Matt Moore (9-11, 4.14 ERA) has given up three of fewer runs in five of his six starts since coming over from Tampa Bay and will be facing Zack Greinke (12-5, 4.54) who is 9-1 lifetime against the Giants. But, Arizona has dropped five straight games and fall again today. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox 7:10 ET

White Sox over Royals- The World Champion Royals had their run winning 18 of 22 but have now lost six of their last nine and are now four games behind the second wild card spot in the AL. Chicago seeks its fourth straight win and will have ex-Royals James Shields (5-17, 6.07 ERA) on the mound. Kansas City will start Edinson Volquez (10-10, 5.02) who has allowed at least four runs in seven of his last eight starts with an ERA of 6.36. Shields has a 7-2 lifetime record against the Royals and somehow wins again here. Take the WHITE SOX!  

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Royals- Kansas City has hit a snag fighting for a wild card spot by losing five of their last eight and they now trail Baltimore by four games for the final available position. The White Sox have won four of their last six and will start Carlos Rodon (6-8, 3.90 ERA) who is 4-0 in his last six starts with a 1.91 ERA and he is 1-1 with a 2,55 ERA lifetime against the Royals. Kansas City will start Yordano Ventura (10-9, 4.22) has been inconsistent as he walked six in six innings in his last outing. Take the WHITE SOX!

New York Mets at Atlanta 7:35 ET

Braves over Mets- The strength of the New York Mets is their pitching staff well at least it used to be as injuries have wrecked their rotation. Tonight Robert Gsellman (2-1, 2.87 ERA) starts in place of Jake deGrom and he was not effective in Double and Triple A where he was a combined 4-9 with a 3.99 ERA. Atlanta is 23-28 since the All-Star break and will start Julio Teheran (5-9 3.01) who is 6-3 with a 2.40 ERA lifetime against the Mets including 1-0 this season. Take ATLANTA!

Boston at Detroit 7:07 ET

Red Sox over Tigers- The Red Sox are known for their hitting but today have Rick Porcello (19-3, 3.23 ERA) looking for his 20th win as he is 8-1 since the All-Star break winning his last five in-a-row. Meanwhile the Blue Jays who just got swept by the Yankees in New York have fallen a game behind Boston in the AL East. Toronto will start Marco Estrada (8-7, 3.56) who has struggled his last five appearances going 1-3 allowing 19 runs in 26 innings. Porcello is 2-0 against the Jays this season and gets the 'Hat-Trick' tonight. Take BOSTON!

Texas at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Rangers- The Mariners who have won just four of their last 15 games have scored 29 runs in winning two-of-three from the Rangers. Texas meanwhile holds an 8 ½ game lead over Houston in the Al West while Seattle trails Baltimore by five games for the second Wild Card spot in the AL. It seem rather strange that the Mariners could open the favorite as their starter Taijuan Walker (4-10, 4.60 ERA) and is 0-4 with a 9.55 ERA in his last five starts and his mound foe for the Rangers will be Derek Holland (7-6, 4.57) who is 12-5 lifetime against Seattle. The 'number' are a;; one-sided and yet the Mariners got the odds. Take SEATTLE!

Philadelphia at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Phillies- The Marlins have lost 10 of their last 11 games to fall six-games behind St. Louis for the final NL Wild Card spot but are lifted by the return of Giancarlo Stanton. The Marlins averaged just 3.2 runs per contest with Stanton and his return is greatly welcomed. Miami will start Andrew Cashner (4-11, 5.00 ERA) who is 0-4 with a 5.57 ERA since coming over from the Padres and is 2-1 lifetime against Philadelphia. Justin Bour also return to action for the Marlins and it's just enough to get them going. Take MIAMI!  

Houston at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Astros over Indians- The Central Division lead Cleveland Indians are second in the AL in total wins and have won six straight at home and 33 of their last 44 playing as hosts. This is why this 'line' with the visitor favored raised some eyebrows as to why this is. Houston will start Mike Fiers (9-6, 4.31 ERA) and he has been effective against the Indians surrendering just one run and three hits in seven innings back in May. Cleveland will start Mike Clevinger (2-1, 5.30) and he is 2-4 lifetime against Houston. Take the ASTROS!

Arizona at Colorado 8:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Rockies- The 'Mile-High' air always helps the hitters in Colorado as the Rockies continue to pepper the ball at home scoring 23 runs against the Dodgers taking two-of-three. With Jorge De La Rosa (8-7, 5.09 ERA) starting for the home club and posting a lifetime 10-8 record with a 3.10 ERA and yet he is an underdog at home. That just doesn't seem right as Arizona will start Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.28) who is 1-1 with a 4.10 ERA lifetime against Colorado. Number don't lie...Take ARIZONA!

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City 8:15 ET

Yankees over Orioles- The Yankees with an infusion of young blood have manged to with their last four series and six of their last eight on the road. Both these clubs have started to play better baseball after floundering for the first four months of the season. Kansas City just completed a 4-2 road trip and moved with 5 ½ games of Baltimore for the second Wild Card spot in the AL while the Yankees trail the Orioles by 3 ½ games. With New York bats now 'live' and being favored at Kansas City. The Yankees gets the edge. Take NEW YORK!

Cincinnati at Arizona 8:10 ET

Diamondbacks over Reds- Arizona won last night's match-up by scoring two runs in the bottom of the 11th without recording a hit and those type of wins carry over. Cincinnati will start Anthony DeSclafani (7-2, 3.27 ERA) who won his first six decisions this season but has been rocked losing two of this last three starts. He is 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA in two career starts against the D'backs. Arizona will start Zack Godley (4-2, 5.53) who was also rocked his last time out but received a no-decision against Atlanta but he is 1-0 lifetime against the Reds. Take ARIZONA!  

Cleveland at Texas 8:05 ET

Indians over Rangers- The Indians who had lost three straight got back on track with a dominating 12-1 win over Texas last night (Power Play winner) gathering 17 hits in rout. Tonight they will start Carlos Carrasco (9-6, 3.12 ERA) who is off his best performance of the season striking out nine in eight innings against Oakland on Monday. Texas who leads the AL West by 6 ½ games are just 7-16 in their last 23 games against Cleveland and only 2-6 in their last eight against them as hosts. The Rangers will start A.J. Griffin ( 5-3, 4.68) who has allowed 11 runs in his last two starts and is 0-1 against the Tribe. Take CLEVELAND!

Baltimore at New York Yankees 1:05 ET

Orioles over Yankees- The Yankees have the 'hottest' hitter in baseball as rookie Gary Sanchez raised his average to .401 with 10 homers an 20 RBI's in his first 20 games in the majors and New York has moved to within 3 ½ games of Baltimore for the second Wild Card spot in the AL. The pitching starved Yankees will start Chad Green (2-3, 3.66 ERA) will get his second start since being called-up from Triple-A and has been outstanding this time around allowing only one earned run in 12 innings. But, that will end abruptly this afternoon as the Orioles start Dylan Bundy (704, 3.33) who is 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA in his five starts this month holding the opposition to a .204 batting average. Take BALTIMORE!

Cincinnati at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Reds- Something will have to give here as a pair of trends clash between the Reds and D'backs. Cincinnati is a horrid 22-39 on the road while Arizona is a miserable 22-42 at home. Both clubs are headed for last place finishes in their respective divisions and the future doesn't look bright for eight club. Tonight's starting pitchers have gone in different directoins of late with the Reds Brandon Finnegan (8-9, 4.32 ERA) winning five of his last seven decisions and Arizona's Braden Shipley (2-3, 5.45) losing his last two outings allowing 13 earned runs and 17 hits in 10.1 innings. But the key here is that the Diamondbacks are 6-2 over the Reds in the last eight meetings. Take ARIZONA!    

Seattle at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Mariners- The White Sox have decided Chris Sale (15-6, 3.15 ERA) can wear any uniform he wants tonight which should make him a happy camper. Sale who was unbeatable the first three months hit a dry spell where he went 0-4 in six starts but returned to form last time out throwing eight scoreless innings against Oakland last Saturday. He will face one of the hottest pitchers in baseball as Felix Hernandez (8-4, 3.26) has won his last four and is unbeaten in his last seven outings. Sale had a no-decision against Seattle last month allowing just one hit in eight innings and is 4-0 with a 2.22 ERA and .173 batting average against in eight career appearances versus the Mariners. Hernandez meanwhile has struggled against the White Sox going 4-6 with a 3.97 ERA. Chicago has defeated the Mariners 26 time in 33 home games and are 13-41 in Chicago. Take the WHITE SOX!

Cleveland at Texas 8:05 ET

Indians over Rangers- The clubs with the two best records in the American League go at it once again in Texas tonight off the Rangers 9-0 win Thursday over the Indians. Cleveland's former Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (13-8, 3.13 ERA) is 5-0 with a 1.78 ERA in his last eight starts with 57 strikeouts. Texas meanwhile will start Martin Perez (8-9, 4.27) who has been outstanding at home going 7-1 with a 2.36 ERA but was pounded by the Indians in his last appearance against them surrendering seven runs in just three innings. Tonight's reversal has the Tribe winning. Take CLEVELAND!

Kansas City at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Royals- Like 'ships passing in the night' Thursdays starters in Miami are headed in opposite directions. Kansas City's Edinson Volquez (9-10, 5.04 ERA) has had five straight rough outings going 1-2 with a 7.16 ERA allowing 26 runs, 41 hits and six homers. But, Volquez has been outstanding against the Marlins posting a 6-0 record with a 1.64 ERA last pitching against them in 2014. Hard throwing Tom Koehler (9-8, 3.82) has been dominating of late going 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA in his last six starts surrendering just 26 hits in his last 39 innings. Tonight it's MIAMI!

San Francisco at Los Angeles 10:10 ET

Dodgers over Giants- The first place Dodgers are looking for some pitching help as veteran Rich Hill (9-3, 2.25 ERA) who was acquired from Oakland August 1 is making his L.A. debut as the Dodgers staff has three starters on the DL. San Francisco has hit the skids since the All-Star break winning just 11 of 35 contests including losses in their last three. (Johnny Cueto (14-3, 2.90) has been outstanding for the Giants but is just 4-5 with a 3.06 ERA in 11 career starts against the Dodgers. San Francisco has dropped 7-of-9 overall and are 1-7 this season at Los Angeles. Take the DODGERS!

New York Mets at St. Louis 8:15 ET

Cardinals over Mets- The Mets pitching is showing signs of wear as their staff of 'aces' are beginning to breakdown as the pressure of throwing day in and day out for a team that has very little offense. Jacob deGrom (7-6, 2.73 ERA) was bombed last time out and has just seven wins on the season. St. Louis will start Carlos Martinez (11-7, 3.24) who was dominate against Houston his last time out and is 2-1 with a 1.31 ERA against the Mets. The Cardinals are showing some power having hit homers in 12 consecutive games in addition to the 17-game homer string last month. Take ST. LOUIS!

Detroit at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over Tigers- The trends surrounding this contest all point toward the Tigers as they have scored 18 runs in their last two games (both wins of course) while the Twins have lost five straight. Minnesota has dropped 8-of-10 to Detroit this season including all four games at Target Field. Matt Boyd (4-2, 3.93 ERA) has not lost in eight appearances since returning from the minors winning four decisions. The Twins will start Tyler Duffy (8-9, 5.93) who is 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA against Detroit this season and the Tigers are just 2-9 in Boyd's last 11 road starts. Take MINNESOTA!   

Kansas City at Miami 7:05 ET

Marlins over Royals- The World Series Champion Royals have finally started to play like the champions they are winning their last eight and 13 of their last 15. The upstart Marlins are also playing good baseball and are off a three-game sweep of the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Pitching has been the key for the Royals allowing just nine runs in their last seven games with Yordano Ventura (8-9, 4.46 ERA) going 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA over his last four starts but, he is 0-2 against the NL this season and is 3-5 with a 4.57 ERA in 11 interleague games. Andrew Cashner (4-9, 4.92) is winless in five starts for the Marlins and is looking for his first win since coming over from San Diego three weeks ago. Tonight he gets his first victory in Miami. Take the MARLINS!

Texas at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Rangers- It has been over two months since Derek Holland (5-5, 5.20 ERA) made his last start and he returns to a staff that needs help after its two headliners Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels. Holland surrendered 13 runs in 13 innings before going on the DL and has a 6.31 ERA on the road this season. The Reds who were pounded 18-9 by the Dodgers yesterday will start Dan Straily (9-6, 3.72) who is 5-0 with a 2.25 ERA since the All-Star break and is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA at home. Take CINCINNATI!   

Boston at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Red Sox- The Red Sox have shown their young talent all season and are in the thick of the AL East Division race winning nine of their last 11. Their weak link on the mound is Clay Buchholz (4-9, 5.42 ERA) is making his third start since his return to the rotation from the bullpen and he is 8-7 with a 2.63 ERA lifetime against Tampa Bay. The Rays will start Chris Archer (7-16, 4.18) who has had a terrible season but has had five quality starts in his last six appearances but is 0-3 with an 8.10 ERA this season against Boston. The Rays have won six of their last eight and tonight they surprise. Take TAMPA BAY!

Houston at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Astros- This line is awfully high when you consider that the Pirates have just lost three straight st home and are up against Houston who just swept the Orioles in Baltimore. The reason just might be the performances of the Astros' Doug Fister (11-8, 3.76 ERA) who has been ruffed up in his last two starts surrendering nine runs in his last 11 innings. Maybe the factor is that Pittsburgh is 14-5 in the last 19 meetings with Houston. Jameson Taillon (3-2, 3.00) has had six straight quality starts and wins here. Take PITTSBURGH!  

Houston at Baltimore 1:35 ET

Astros over Orioles- The Orioles are sandwiched in between the division leading Blue Jays and are 4 ½ games ahead of Houston who have won back-to-back games in this series. Cy Young award winner Dallas Keuchel (7-12, 4.76 ERA) has not performed well on the road (4-7, 5.75 ERA) while his mound opponent Yovani Gallardo (4-4, 5.18) has had control difficulties walking 46 in 83 innings this season. In times past he dominated the Astros going 15-4 lifetime while with the Brewers. This time around he gets 'rocked' by hot hitting Houston. Take the ASTROS!  

Texas at Tampa Bay 1:10 ET

Rays over Rangers- The Rangers had their modest 4-game winning streak stopped last night as the Rays defeated Texas 8-2. Today, they will start Martin Perez (8-8, 4.09 ERA) who had his eight game winless streak snapped last time out against Oakland while Tampa Bay starter Drew Smyly (5-11, 4.85) is 2-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts games against Texas and has a 3.16 ERA since the All-Star break. With Evan Longoria hot collecting 14 RBI's in his last 10 games. Take the RAYS!

L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati 1:10 ET

Dodgers over Reds- The Dodgers who have run down the Giants for first place in the NL West have lost three in a row and have fallen back to one-half game behind their hated rival. Los Angeles will start rookie Julio Urias (3-2, 4.41 ERA) to give Kenta Maeda and Scott Kazmir extra rest. The Dodgers were out-hit 18-3 on Saturday are 9-2 in the last 11 meetings and believe it or not the Reds are an unbelievable 15-38 in their last 53 Sunday games and will bounce back with a win today. Take LOS ANGELES!

N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels 9:35 ET

Angels over Yankees- With the youth movement in full force the Yankees are actually beginning to think of a run at a Wild Card spot. Believe me it will not happen, The Yankees have just too much dead-weight with the likes of McCann, Gardner and Ellsbury in the line-up for years to come. New York will go to Luis Cessa (2-0, 5.30 ERA) who will be making his first MLB start who was blasted for five runs and five hits in three innings of relief work Sunday. L.A. Will start Ricky Nolasco (4-10, 5.13) who is 1-1 lifetime against the Yankees. Today it's the ANGELS!

Toronto at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Blue Jays- The Indians managed an improbable win last night when the Indians Jose Ramirez and rookie Tyler Naquin belted back-to-back homers in the bottom of the ninth inning to post a 3-2 victory. Toronto will start Aaron Sanchez (12-2, 2.84 ERA) who has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 outings. Cleveland will go with Josh Tomlin (11-6, 4.14) has struggled since the All-Star break losing five of his seven starts and has just returned from Family Emergency list and is 0-1 lifetime against the Blue Jays. Sill, today it's...CLEVELAND!  

Texas at Tampa Bay 6:10 ET

Rays over Rangers- The Rangers have a comfortable 7-game lead in the AL West and have the beat record in the league as they are now 23-games above .500. Tampa Bay is 20-games under the break-even mark as they saw their modest four-game winning streak end yesterday. Jake Odorizzi (7-5, 3.72 ERA) who has won four straight decisions gets the start for the Rays and has one career appearance against Texas allowing just one run in 6 2/3 innings while Rangers starter A.J. Griffin (5-2, 4.68) who is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in two shots at Tampa Bay. This time the home team prevails. Take the RAYS!

Minnesota at Kansas City 8:05

Twins over Royals- It looks like the World Series Champion Royals are recovering from their Series hangover and have won their last five and 10 of their last 12, but getting 'hot' now may not leave enough time to qualify for the post season. The Twins will start struggling rookie Jose Berrios (2-3, 9.32 ERA) who has been blasted in his past two starts but both his wins have come on the road. The Royals will start Edinson Voloquez (9-10, 4.95) who has surrendered at least four runs in each of his last four starts and has been knocked around for 18 runs and 30 hits in his last three starts. Take MINNESOTA!

Oakland at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

A's over White Sox- Chicago's James Shields (5-14, 5.78 ERA) with a quarter of the season to go has a chance to be a 20-game loser this season as he is now 3-7 with a 7.34 ERA in 13 starts for Chicago. Oakland who is struggling offensively scoring three or fewer runs in nine of their last 13 contests will start Kendall Graveman (8-8, 4.37) who is 0-1 lifetime against the White Sox but this is more of a play against Shields who has allowed 21 runs and 25 hits (six homers) in his last 9 1/3 innings. Take OAKLAND!  

Houston at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Astros over Orioles- Baltimore who leads MLB with 183 homers blasted six in yesterday's 13-5 win over Houston lead by Mark Trumbo who leads all batters with 35 of his own. Tonight a pair of struggling hurlers face-off as Houston will send Collin McHugh (7-10, 4.70 ERA) up against the Orioles' Wade Miley (7-10, 5.23). McHugh has lost four straight starts but is 1-0 lifetime against O's who have won six of the last eight meetings. Miley is winless in his last three starts since being acquired from Seattle giving up 13 runs in 15 innings. Take HOUSTON!

Arizona at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- These two combatants open this series with the same record of 50-70 as the Padres return home after a 2-7 road trip where they were out-scored 33-6 in the final five games. Returning home will help the Padres especially with Arizona the opponents as the D'Backs are just 21-40 on the road. Arizona will start Archie Bradley (4-8, 4.91 ERA) who is 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA in his August starts and is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA against the Padres. Take SAN DIEGO!   

Seattle at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Mariners- Things are so bad for the L.A. Angels that rumors are circulating that Mike Trout is expendable. They have lost 12 of their last 13 while the Mariners have won eight of their last 10. Seattle finishes their seven game road trip tonight and will start Hisashi Iwakuma (14-7, 3.84 ERA) who is 8-3 with a 2.86 ERA lifetime against the Angels. So why with Matt Shoemaker (6-13, 4.22) on the hill for Los Angeles did they 'open' the favorite in Las Vegas. Shoemaker has lost four of his last five starts and is 3-4 with a 3.91 ERA lifetime against Seattle. This tells me it's LOS ANGELES!    

Houston at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Astros over Orioles- after a poor start the Houston Astros played so well for so long to get back of the thick in the AL Wild Card hunt but have lost their last four and now trail the Orioles by 5½ games for the final spot. Astros newcomer Joe Musgrove (1-0, 1.47 ERA) posted his first win and has two quality starts under his belt as he has allowed only 12 hits in 18 innings while striking out 21. Baltimore's Kevin Gausman (3-10, 4.04) has been the O's weak link on the mound losing 10 of 13 decisions. Baltimore has struggled against the West this season winning just 11 of 30 games against them. Take HOUSTON!

Minnesota at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Twins over Braves- Minnesota's Kyle Gibson (4-7, 5.09 ERA) started the season on the rocks going 0-5 with a 6.06 ERA in his first seven starts, he has settled down a bit winning four of his ;last six decisions. The Braves will start Mike Foltynewicz (6-5, 4.50) who has won his last two starts on the road over Dt. Louis and Washington but had a start against the Twins three weeks ago in Monnesota where he surrendered seven runs and 12 hits but still earned the victory. This week he won't be so lucky. Consider that the Braves are 7-21 in interleague games and 18-40 in their last 58 home games. Take the TWINS!

Washington at Colorado 8:40 ET

Nationals over Rockies- The Rockies who suffered their fourth straight loss to Washington Monday have the 'hottest' hitter in baseball in Charlie Blackmon who is the reigning NL Player of the Week. He has hit nine homers and has driven in 15 runs in his last 10 games. Chad Bettis (10-6, 5.27 ERA) has to be the luckiest pitcher in baseball having gone unbeaten in his last seven starts despite surrendering 11 hits per nine innings pitched with a 1.47 WHIP. The Nationals have enjoyed their trips to the 'Mile-High City' as they are 7-2 in their last nine meetings there. Take WASHINGTON!

Boston at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Red Sox over Orioles- The Red Sox who have won their last four has moved into a tie for the AL Wild Card and are playing their second of an 11-game road trip that had them playing a make-up game in Cleveland yesterday after playing in Boston on Sunday. Baltimore sits one-game behind the Sawx and will start Yovanni Gallardo (4-4, 5.17 ERA) has struggled not only against the rest of the AL and is 2-2 with a 5.26 ERA against Boston. Eduardo Rodiguez (2-5, 5.43) in winless in his lastnfive starts despite allowing three earned runs or less in each of those outings. But, the 'hot' Red Sox get it done here. Take BOSTON!

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 ET

Yankees over Blue Jays- Most experts understand that the Yankees really don't have much of a shot at making the AL Playoffs but having sent a number of players packing they have improved to 9-5 since their major subtraction of dead weight. Marco Estrada (7-5, 2.95 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays brings a 3-2 mark with an ERA of 3.47 lifetime against the Yankees. The problem is that Toronto is just 16-35 in their last 51 games at Yankee Stadium. Take NEW YORK!

N.Y. Mets at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Mets- The Mets like the Royals are finding it more difficult to overcome the let-down after playing in the World Series last fall. New York will start All-star Bartolo Colon (10-6, 3.35 ERA) who pitched against the D'backs just six days ago in Citi-Field is 0-1 with a 3.20 ERA lifetime against Arizona. The Mets are just one-game over .500 and don't have the 'bats' to make-up for their pitching failures. Arizona will start Robbie Ray (5-11, 4.57) who has pitched seven scoreless innings in two of his last three starts and has 12 scoreless innings against the Mets this season. Take ARIZONA!

Miami at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Marlins over Reds- The Marlins lost Giancarlo Stanton once again Sunday (most likely for the season) and it may actually be a blessing in disguise as his replacement Ichiro Susuki has been far more productive this season. Stanton still is the most powerful man at the plate in baseball but he has yet to return to form since his horrific beaning. David Phelps (5-6, 2.40 ERA0 has allowed 15 less hits them innings pitched and is 1-2 with a 3.43 ERA against Cincinnati. The Reds will start Brandon Finnegan (7-8, 4.45) and they are 3-7 in his last 10 home starts. Take MIAMI!

Boston at Cleveland 1:10 ET

Red Sox over Indians- The Red Sox who obliviously have the 'bats' to contend in AL for the Wild Card spot and went out for some pitching getting Drew Pomaranz (8-9, 3.03 ERA) from San Diego for the stretch run. Pomeranz is still looking for his first win since coming over although he allowed only one run last time out against the Yankees. Josh Tomlin (11-5, 4.18) has had two terrible starts in-a-row and is 2-2 with a 5.95 ERA in six career games against Boston. In this early make-up games look for the Red Sox bats to stay hot. Take BOSTON!

Seattle at Oakland 4:05 ET

A's over Mariners- The Mariners are making a run for one of the AL wild card spots having won seven of their last eight and are now just two-games behind Boston. Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 4.71 ERA) and he has been knocked around pretty hard in his last five appearances posting a 6.29 ERA in 24 innings. Oakland will start Zach Neal (2-1, 4.60) who gets his second start of the season after stints as a long reliever since being called to the 'bigs' in mid-July allowing just six hits in 14 innings. This time it's OAKLAND!