Texas at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Rangers over Angels- The L.A. Angels have started the season slowly as they have garnered only seven hits in their first two games with sluggers Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hitless after two games with going 0-7. The Rangers have dropped their last two after opening the season with a win over Seattle and will have Derek Holland (4-3, 4.91 ERA) who has been injured the past two years but is 9-6 lifetime against Los Angeles. Take TEXAS!

Minnesota at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Twins over Orioles- The Orioles who built up their offense have had two great pitching performances so far allowing Minnesota just four runs in their two defeats. The Twins are looking for veteran Phillip Hughes (11-9, 4.40 ERA) to have a bounce back season after winning 16 games in 2014. He is 8-5 lifetime over Baltimore while the O's starter Ubaldo Jimenez (12-10, 4.11) who gave up three walks and seven hits in his last appearance against the Twins and is 4-3 lifetime. This time it's MINNESOTA!

St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- Mike Leake (11-10, 3.70 ERA) who signed with St. Louis via free agency during the off-season and added him to the already starting rotation in the NL. Leake closed 2015 going 7-1 over his final 11 starts with Cincinnati but struggled in his last nine starts winning just twice after getting traded to the Giants. Pittsburgh will counter with first time starter Juan Nicasio (1-3, 3.86 ERA) had a great spring without allowing a run in 15 innings of work. Look for the sweep as the Pirates get it done. Take PITTSBURGH!

Seattle at Texas 2:05 ET

Mariners over Rangers- This is the rubber match of the opening three-game set between the Mariners and Rangers and the line on this game raises and eyebrow or two. Seattle will start Wade Miley (11-11, 4.46 ERA) and although he is was just a .500 pitcher last year and is just 49-46 lifetime and is favored over the Rangers and Colby Lewis (17-9, 4.66 ERA) who is off career highs for wins, innings (204) and starts (32). Doesn't it seem odd that a 17 win pitcher is an underdog at home. He dropped both starts against Seattle last season and he's had a horrible spring with an ERA of 7.78. this afternoon it's SEATTLE!

Detroit at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Tigers- The Detroit Tigers finished last in the AL Central last season and posted only 74 wins their lowest in 11 years. They made a splash in the free agency derby spending $260 million on Francisco Rodriguez, Justin Austin and Jordan Zimmerman. Meanwhile the Marlins added Manager Don Mattingly and coach Barry Bonds. Detroit is starting Justin Verlander (5-8, 3.38 ERA) who is just not the same since winning his last Cy Young. Wei-Yin Chen (11-8, 3.34 ERA) is the surprise Marlins starter and that pays off tonight. Take MIAMI!

St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the top organizations in all of baseball as they end up one of the more competitive teams year after year even after injuries and trades and defections. The Pirates meanwhile have been moving into the playoff picture the past few seasons and opened the season with a win opening day against the Redbirds. Michael Wacha (17-7, 3.38 ERA) was so difficult to hit last season but it appears he left his stuff behind as he has yielded eight earned runs, 25 hits in less then 18 spring training innings. Jonathon Niese (9-10, 4.13 ERA) makes his Pirates debut and he is 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA in four starts at PNC Park. Take PITTSBURGH!

Boston at Cleveland 4:10 ET

Indians over Red Sox- There is no question the Red Sox have up-graded their talent this season and will be starting their newest free agent David Price. I like Boston this season I really do but with David Price who went 9-1 with 2.30 ERA in his last 11 starts to close the year with the Blue Jays. Cleveland's Corey Klubler the 2014 Cy Young Award winner is looking to bounce back from his jinx season (9-16, 3.49 ERA) as he headed the AL's second leading staff with an ERA of 3.67. The Indians have won six of the last seven meetings and get this one too. Take CLEVELAND!

Toronto at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Blue Jays- The Toronto Blue Jays started the new season as expected with their big bats doing most of the damage as Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and RBI's while Marcus Stroman shut down the Rays. R.A. Dickey (11-11, 3.91 ERA) will get the start for the Jays was 1-3 with a 4.40 ERA against the Rays last season including a 2-8 record with a 4.83 ERA on the road. Tampa is 53-24 against the Blue Jays at home in the past nine years. Take TAMPA BAY!

Seattle at Texas 4:00 ET

Rangers over Mariners- It was on rare occasions that I would see 'King Felix' Hernandez (18-9, 3.53 ERA) as an underdog and to see it in the season's opening game is surprising. It also tells me he or the Mariners have lost between 30 and 40 cents per line. Texas acquired Cole Hamels and he was 7-2 with an ERA of 3.53. The Rangers have beefed up in spots which makes them dangerous. Take TEXAS!

New York Mets at Kansas City 8:35 ET

Mets over Royals- The two teams who met in last year's World Series and are both favored to meet once again this fall. The thing that strikes me odd in this season opener is that the Mets who lost four-of-five to Kansas City in the Fall Classic is favored on the road. Matt Harvey who is without a doubt the most over-rated player in baseball. Harvey has a grand total of 25 wins over the past four seasons and failed to defeated the Royals in either of his World Series starts last fall. So, this is how I see this opener and New York is favored. (looks funny to me). Take the METS!   

Kansas City at New York Mets 8:00 ET

Mets over Royals- The Mets put on another horrible display of baseball last night and their pride is taking a beating. Tonight they send the 'Dark Knight' in Matt Harvey to the hill who is 2-0 in the playoffs against Edinson Volquez who is 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA. We are aware of Volquez's heartache and understand that he has had an emotional five days. This will be a bit much for him to overcome at this level. New York will be at their best tonight. The Series goes back to Kansas City for Game 6. Take the METS!   

Kansas City at New York Mets 8:00 ET

Royals over Mets- It pains me to post Kansas City here but from what I've seen I think this stage is just too big for the young Mets. It started Game 1 with their manager who decided that he was the smartest man in baseball and sat his two-time Golden Glove center-fielder the Mets paid for it on the first pitch by 'Princess' Prima Donna Harvey. New York just hasn't made the play in the field and have taken called third strikes with men in scoring position as the pressure has just been too much for them to overcome. Tonight the send their hard throwing rookie who spend more hen half the season in the minors in the biggest game of the year. Being home is nice but the Royals have the 'big-game' experience. Take KANSAS CITY!   

New York Mets at Kansas City 8:00 ET

Mets over Royals- The Mets virtually handed the Royals Game 1 as they were the team that failed to make 'the play' both in the field and at the plate as they squandered opportunity after opportunity. They played like a team that was making their first World Series appearance in 15 years whereas the Royals played like a team that has been there before. Kansas City was clutch when it was needed making defensive plays and getting timely hits. Tonight the best post-season pitcher Jacob deGrom take the hill for New York and his presence will be the difference. Take the METS!

New York Mets at Kansas City 8:00 ET

Mets over Royals- The New York Mets have been installed a slight favorite in the 2015 World Series although Kansas City has the home field advantage. They say pitching is 90% of baseball and that must be the reason Las Vegas believes the Mets have a better then 50% chance to win it all. New York will be starting their 'Prima Donna' ace in Matt 'Princess' Harvey who has been very effective when he's will to pitch. The Mets enter Game 1 with five straight wins while the Royals are 1-11 in their last 12 Game 1 of a series. Kansas City has been great behind Edison Volquez going 5-0 in his inter-league starts and are 8-2 in his last 10 home starts but is 2-5 lifetime against New York. With all that said it's tough to go against the Mets 'mojo.' Take NEW YORK!

Toronto at Kansas City 8:00 ET

Blue Jays over Royals- There will be no bigger moment of truth for David Price then when he takes the mound Friday night in Kansas City. Price who has been one of the more dominate pitchers during the regular season but has yet to win as a starter in the post-season and is currently 0-7 in that roll. His ERA this post-season is 7.02 allowing 10 runs in 13.2 innings. His mound opponent in Game 6 Yordano Ventura hasn't been much better at 0-1 with a 6.57 ERA allowing three runs on eight hits in Game 2 of this series to Toronto. This difference here is the Blue Jays bats are more explosive and will produce more runs tonight. Take TORONTO!

New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 8:00 ET

Cubs over Mets- The Cubs who beat the Mets in all seven regular season meetings this year have yet to crack the youthful New York pitching in the post-season. Chicago has managed just five runs in their three losses but must find a way to quiet Daniel Murphy's bat. Murphy has homered in five straight post-season games to join a list with Lou Gehrig. The Mets are one win away from their first World Series since 2000 and might that final win a bit more difficult to come by. Take CHICAGO!

Kansas City at Toronto 4:05 ET

Blue Jays over Royals- It is said that' turn-about-is-fair-play' and it was just 30 years ago that the Blue Jays led the Royals 3-1 in games before Kansas City won the next three to make it to the World Series. This afternoon Marco Estrada who held opponents to the lowest batting average in the AL this season looks to atone for his Game 1 loss to the Royals and their starter Edinson Volquez. Toronto has their backs-to-the-wall and should respond after getting blown-out early Tuesday and was loose at the end of yesterdays 14-2 debacle. This afternoon they bounce back. Take TORONTO!  

New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 8:00 Et

Mets over Cubs- The Chicago Cubs were expected to run over the Mets into the World Series but the upstart New York Mets have pull their and most of the 'publics' desires on hold. New York surprisingly has taken a 2-0 lead in the NLCS series and are now favored in Chicago For the most part because of the respect for former Rookie-of-the-Year and All-Star Jacob deGrom. He is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA on Playoff action while striking out 20 in 13 innings and allowing just three runs with 36 strike outs in his last four starts. The Cubs 'free swingers' have struck out 20 times in the first two game and now face New York's best. Kyle Hendricks starts for Chicago and although he is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA against the Mets he has a 5.79 ERA in post season play. It may shock the nation but take the METS!  

Kansas City at Toronto 3:00 ET

Blue Jays over Royals- I feel like I've seen this before, you know where the Blue Jays lose the first two game of a series and then stage a come back and win easily. What I am surprised about is the starter for both clubs as Toronto is starting R.A. Dickey who the Blue Jays had so much confidence in that they removed his in the 5th inning with a 7-1 lead last time out against the Astros. Kansas City is starting Chris Young and he faces a team that is 37-14 against a right-hander at home. Take TORONTO!

Kansas City at Toronto 8:00 ET

Blue Jays over Royals- The Kansas City Royals have not lost an ALCS game since losing to the Blue Jays in Game 4 in 1985. The Royals had they most of improbable wins Saturday as they were dead-in-the-water until the Blue Jays pulled a page from the Texas Rangers theory on defense. The Royals will start Johnny Cueto who finally showed some dividends last time out by retiring 19 straight in Game five against the Astros. Marcus Stroman has been Toronto's most effective hurler although he hasn't posted a win and has faced the Royals just once in his career surrendering only one run in six innings. At home in their comfort zone it's the...BLUE JAYS!  

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 8:00 ET

Mets over Cubs- we might have seen a small crack in Jake Arrieta's armor last time out as the Cardinals managed to score four runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He did strikeout nine while picking up his 13 consecutive wins. Noah Syndergaar who worked out of the bullpen against Los Angeles is satrting at home where the Mets are 7-2 in his starts. I could go on and list trends after trend as to why the Cubs and Arrieta are the side but that doesn't account for the Mets 'mojo' which is as strong as ever right now. Take NEW YORK!

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 8:00 ET

Mets over Cubs- So the 'Dark Knight' has decided that he can grace New York with his presence and take the hill in Game One against the Cubs. Chicago last appeared in the World Series in 1945 and last won it in 1908 and has a core of young hitting talent. New York on the other hand has a core of young pitchers much like the Mets World Champions of 1969. Windy City shortstop Addision Russell will miss the entire series with a hamstring injury and his loss with have an impact. Jon Lester will put down his beer to get tonight's start but it won't matter tonight. Take NEW YORK!

Toronto at Kansas City 1:00 ET

Royals over Blue Jays- The natural instinct here is to think that the Blue Jays will bounce back after their Game 1 shutout loss. But, Toronto has shown as they did against Texas that they can drop the first two games of a series and still come out on top. David Price who has lost all of his six post season starts gets the nod here and Kansas City will counter with Yordano Ventura. Price is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in six career appearances against the Royals while Ventura is 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA against the Blue Jays. Kansas City has scored 21 runs while winning their last three games and they will score enough this afternoon to get the win. Take the ROYALS!

Toronto at Kansas City 7:30 ET

Royals over Blue Jays- After the dramatics in Game 5 and over-coming a 0-2 deficit the Toronto Blue Jays are heavily favored over the Royals even in Kansas City. The defending AL Champs beat out the Jays for home field advantage by one game even though Toronto led the American League (and Majors) in runs scored while the Royals were 14th in home runs. Kansas City will do it with pitching particularity if they can keep it close and use their bullpen. The numbers for their starter Edison Volquez are not good as he is 0-3 with an 8.76 ERA in three post season starts and 0-4 with a 6.76 ERA in six career starts against Toronto. But, there is a reason that he's getting the starts tonight and I expect him to do well. Take KANSAS CITY!

New York Mets at L.A. Dodgers 8:00 ET

Mets over Dodgers- The Mets have understood all along that they were going to have to come up with two wins against LA's 'Big-2' Clayton Kershaw and Zach Greinke. Well, they have already defeated Kershaw and now must get a win against Greinke to advance to the NL Championship series. They way for them to accomplish this is for Jacob deGrom to post victories over both of the Dodgers aces and he is up to the task and he is as he has surrendered just one run and only 10 hits in his last 17 innings work while striking out 13 Dodgers in seven innings in Game of this series. Look for the 'Amazings' to put off the win here. Take NEW YORK!

Houston at Kansas City 8:00 ET

Astros over Royals- Who could be more down-trodden then the Houston Astros who were tweeted a 'congratulations' by the Governor Gary Abbott no less on Monday after they had taken a 6-2 lead into the eighth inning against the Royals. But, that 'kiss-of-death' was counter by Houston manager A.J. Hinch who was compelled to remove his starting pitcher who had surrendered just two hits. (Ahhh, to day's baseball) The Astros get a break tonight getting to face Johnny Cueto who is 0-2 with a 5.52 post-season ERA has been totally ineffective since coming over from the Reds and won't do much better tonight. Take HOUSTON!   

Texas at Toronto 4:00 ET

Blue Jays over Rangers- Maybe there was a method to his madness when Toronto manager john Gibbons used David Price in the fifth inning with a 7-1 lead on Monday against the Rangers. This way he's not forced to use Price in this the deciding game five. Marcus Stroman has been outstanding and is still undefeated on the season and has yet to allow more then seven hits in any of his five starts since returning from his knee injury. Cole Hamels has been worth the investment since coming over from Philadelphia but will buckle under the Jays offensive pressure this afternoon. Take TORONTO!

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 4:30 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- The Cubs set a post-season record six home runs in their 8-6 win yesterday over the Cardinals to take a 2-1 lead in the Best-of-seven series. St. Louis who led the majors in wins will go with Game 1 starter John Lackey who is 3-0 against the Cubs this season in both post and regular season with an ERA around 1.00. Jason Hammel (10-7, 3.74 ERA) won five of eight after the All-Star game but had an ERA of 5.10 and went 1-1 with an ERA of 5.73 against the Cards this season. Chicago has 100 total wins on the season but they won't match St. Louis here. Take the CARDINALS!   

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 4:30 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- The Cubs set a post-season record six home runs in their 8-6 win yesterday over the Cardinals to take a 2-1 lead in the Best-of-seven series. St. Louis who led the majors in wins will go with Game 1 starter John Lackey who is 3-0 against the Cubs this season in both post and regular season with an ERA around 1.00. Jason Hammel (10-7, 3.74 ERA) won five of eight after the All-Star game but had an ERA of 5.10 and went 1-1 with an ERA of 5.73 against the Cards this season. Chicago has 100 total wins on the season but they won't match St. Louis here. Take the CARDINALS!   

Toronto at Texas 8:00 ET

Blue Jays over Rangers- This is what happens when teams rely on hitting get into the post season. All of a sudden the pitching gets better and their bats are not as productive. Now, the Blue Jays must sweep the next three games to survive to the Championship round as they were ambushed at home by the under-rated Rangers. Marco Estrada (13-8, 3.13 ERA) who will start for Toronto had the second lowest ERA (2.78) after the All-Star break in the AL and was the leader with a 0.91 WHIP. Texas will start Martin Perez (3-6, 4.46) gets the nod for the Rangers and will be facing the Blue Jays for the first time. In a 'must' win situation I'll take...TORONTO!  

New York Mets at L.A. Dodgers 9:05 ET

Dodgers over Mets- The Mets jumped out to a 1-0 lead in this best-of-five series as their 'ace' Jacob deGrom was dominating over seven innings allowing no runs with 13 strikeouts. Today, the Dodgers will even the series with Zack Greinke (19-3, 1.66 ERA) leading the way. His mound opponent with be hard-throwing Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 3.24) who started his career 0-2 on the road but after winning his last two away starts had risen his record to 2-5 with a 4.23 ERA as a visitor. Greinke allowed two or fewer runs in 26 of his 32 starts and should dominate this Mets line-up. Take LOS ANGELES!

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis 5:30 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- The first post-season meeting between these two rivals didn't go as the public had wished as the Cardinals white-washed the Cubbies 4-0 in the Division playoff opener. This afternoon former firer-baller Jaime Garcia (10-6, 2.43 ERA) gets the nod for St. Louis in Game 2 and he does so with a lifetime 2-1 record against Chicago but is 0-2 with a 4.23 ERA in postseason work. Kyle Hendricks (8-7, 3.95) starts for the small bears and is 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA in four starts against the Red-birds. Take ST. LOUIS!

Chicago at St. Louis 6:30 ET

Cardinals over Cubs- Amazing these two of biggest rivals have never met in post-season play. Mostly because the Cubs have never expect on rare occasion been there. With Chicago's win Wednesday these two have 198 victories between them and St. Louis has is 11-7 this season but the Cubs have won six of the last nine. Chicago starts Jon Lester (11-12, 3.34 ERA) who surrendered four runs in six innings his last outing against the Cardinals. John Lackey (13-10, 2.77) who is 7-5 in post-season action was 9-4 with a 1.93 ERA at home. Take ST. LOUIS!

Houston at Kansas City 7:30 ET

Astros over Royals- Last year the Kansas City Royals took the Wild Card route to the World Series and now will have the home field advantage. They will start Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08) who has won 27 games the past two seasons and is 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA against Houston in three career starts. The Astros will counter with Collin McHugh (19-7, 3.89) who won his last six decisions of the regular season. McHugh is 1-0 career wise against the Royals but did not face them this season. Take HOUSTON!  

N.L. Wild Card

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh 8:00 ET

Pirates over Cubs- These two clubs have both had their best season in years and ended just one-game apart in the standings with the Pirates winning out for the home field. This is the third straight year that the Pirates are in the N.L. Wild Card game and I believe that experience accounts for something as does the home filed where Pittsburgh is 53-28 on the season. Granted the Cubs will start Jake Arrieta (22-6, 1.77 ERA) who has been phenomenal the second half going 12-1 with a 0.75 ERA and has allowed just six hits and only one walk while striking out 27 in his last 22 innings and is 6-1 lifetime against the Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Gerrit Cole (19-8, 2.60) has won his last three starts and is 7-1 with a 2.88 ERA lifetime against the Cubs with 32 strike outs in just 25 2/3 innings this season. Take PITTSBURGH!   

Houston at New York Yankees 8:10 ET

Yankees over Astros- I've been looking the the Yankees in this game for two weeks as I'm thinking that they come limping into the playoffs and then I realize that they are playing the Houston Astros who are almost as bad. The Yankees have dropped six of their last seven and now they are an underdog at home to Dallas Keuchel (20-8, 2.48 ERA) who has defeated New York twice already this season not allowing a run in 16 innings. The Yankees will counter with Masahiro Tanaka (12-7, 3.51) has worked five innings against Houston this season surrendering six earned runs. The winner here is going to Kansas City on Thursday to play the team with the best record in the American League. Keuchel is 15-0 at home but only 5-8 on the road. Things have a way of turning around in the post-season and I see the Yankees with the upset home win. Take NEW YORK!   

Seattle at L.A. Angels 9:05 ET

Mariners over Angels- The Los Angeles Angles are just a half-game behind the Astros for the second AL Wild Card spot as Houston continues to sink on a daily basis. The problem for them tonight is that they are facing 'King' Felix Hernandez (18-9, 3.54 ERA) who is 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA against them this season. Hernandez who won his Cy Young with only 12 victories has never won 20 game in a season and needs to win here and his final start to accomplish that goal. He is 14-14 with a 3.31 ERA in 45 career starts against the Angels and gets the win here. Take SEATTLE!

Cleveland at Kansas City 7:10 ET

Royals over Indians- The hang-over effect worked on Friday as 'we' posted the Indians over Kansas City and we were rewarded with an easy 6-0 victory as the Royals were still glassy-eyed after celebrating their first division title in 30 years. Now, it will back to business for them as they start Kris Medlen (5-1, 3.51 ERA) who has won both of his career starts against Cleveland not allowing a run in 13.1 innings. Take KANSAS CITY!

Texas at Houston 1:05 ET

Astros over Rangers- The Astros are in need of a 'wake-up' call as they have now dropped not onlt 4.5 games behind Texas is the West but are just a half-game in front of the Angels for the final AL Wild card spot. Last night is their 6-2 loss to the Rangers they virtually kicked the ball all over the field and looked like a bunch of sandlot players. Collin McHugh (17-7, 3.93 ERA) who has not lost since August 20 gets the ball today and he is 3-0 with a 3.57 ERA in four career starts against Texas. Take HOUSTON!

San Francisco at Oakland 10:05 ET

A's over Giants- The Giants are just about done trailing the Dodgers by eight-games 10 left to play. San Francisco swept a three-game series at home against Oakland in July and while the A's are on a five-game losing streak this contest will have some meaning for them. Sonny Gray (13-7, 2.72 ERA) Oakland's only shinning star gets the nod and he is 1-0 lifetime against the Giants while Mike Leake (10-9, 3.81) is just 1-4 in seven starts since coming over tot he Bay area from Cincinnati and has no career decisions against the A's. This time around it's OAKLAND!  

Texas at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Rangers- The Astros trails Texas by four games in the loss column as they open a three game series with the division leaders at Minute Maid Park. Houston led the West for the greater part of the season but fell back in mid-September as they struggled in two recent extended road trips. They still lead for the final Wild Card spot and will have Scott Kazmir (7-10, 2.73 ERA) on the hill and he is 2-1 with a 1.60 ERA against Texas this season and 11-6 lifetime. Take HOUSTON!

Cleveland at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Indians over Royals- The Kansas City Royals should have a bit of a hang-over after clinching the American League Central Division yesterday with their win over Seattle. The Indians helped them along by defeating the Twins but all the news is not good as they lost closer Greg Holland for the rest of the season. Carlos Carrasco (13-11, 3.62 ERA) has been excellent on the road with an 8-4 record with a 2.73 ERA a 0.92 WHIP and an AL-low .191 batting average against. Edinson Volquez (13-8, 3.62 ERA) starts for the Royals and has had problems against Cleveland with a 2-3 lifetime mark with an ERA of 8.88. Take the INDIANS!  

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

White Sox over Yankees- After dropping 2-of-3 to the Blue Jays in Toronto the Yankees have to be 'almost perfect' according to manager Joe Girardi and nobody's perfect. That added pressure won't help the Bronx Bombers as they face Chris Sale (12-10, 3.47 ERA) who is 3-0 lifetime against them with an ERA of 0.72 while holding the Yankees to a .143 batting average. Michael Pineda (11-8, 4.10) starts for New York and he is 0-2 this season against Chicago and falls again tonight. Take the WHITE SOX!

Baltimore at Washington 4:05 ET

Nationals over Orioles- The National looked like they were ready for one last push to catch the first place Mets by winning seven of eight until the Orioles derailed them by taking the first two games of this three-game set. With 11 games to play Washington trails New York by six games in the loss column and finish the season with three games in New York. Baltimore is now 31-46 on the road while the Nationals are 44-32 at home despite those last two losses. The O's were eliminated from the AL playoffs yesterday and will not have the same spunk today. Take WASHINGTON!

San Francisco at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Giants- It is just 'too little, too late for the Giants who have won 10 of their last 15 and now trail the first-place Dodgers by six-games with 12 left to play. With a four-game series coming up against Los Angeles next week they need to continue their dominance over the Padres who they have defeated six straight times and have won eight of the last nine. But the Giants have lost 16 of their last 22 road games and are an underdog tonight in San Diego. The Padres will start Andrew Cashner (6-15, 4.25 ERA) will try and derail the Giants. Take SAN DIEGO!

Cleveland at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Indians over Twins- Minnesota who is 3-5 in their current 10-game home stand won the opener of a three-game set against the Indians. Still, the Twins have moved within two games of the Astros for the second AL Wild Card berth and will start Phil Hughes (10-9, 4.58) who is 5-3 lifetime against Cleveland. The Indians will start last years' Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (8-14, 3.44) who is winless in his last four starts last beating these same Minnesota Twins in mid August. He is 6-2 lifetime against them and I see that number improving tonight. Take CLEVELAND! 

Tampa Bay at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Rays- A pair of bottom feeders square off in Fenway Park where the last place Red Sox will try and climb out of the AL East cellar with a win over the Rays tonight. Tampa Bay will start Drew Smyly (3-2, 3.64 ERA) who is 3-0 over his last six starts but is 0-1 against the red Sox this season. Boston will start Rick Porcello (8-13, 5.16) who has won three of his last four starts but is 5-3 with a 3.06 ERA lifetime against the Rays. Take BOSTON!

San Francisco at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Giants- The Giants have had their way with San Diego winning the last five meetings but with 13 games remaining trail the Dodgers by seven full games. The will start Chris 'No-hit' Heston (11-10, 3.61 ERA) is winless in his last eight starts going 0-5 with a 5.12 ERA. Tyson Ross (10-10, 3.18) will get the nod for San Diego and needs just six strikeout to reach 200. The Padres end the Giants winning streak here. Take SAN DIEGO!  

Cleveland at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Indians over Twins- Both these cubs are still 'live' in the chase of the Astros for the Wild Card spot in the AL. Minnesota holds a 7-5 advantage in 12 meetings this season but will face Cleveland's Danny Salazar (13-8, 3.48 ERA) who is 3-1 lifetime against the Twins and had one of his best starts of the season allowing one run and one hit with 11 strikeouts in seven innings in May. Erin Santana (5-4, 4.55) will start for the hosts and is just 3-10 lifetime against the Indians. Take CLEVELAND!

Chip's AL Megabucks Winner (Mariners/Royals)

Chip Chirimbes 3-Time Las Vegas Baseball Handicapping Champion is 34-18 (67%) the last 24 days in MLB. Tuesday he has his another of his Famous 'Highest-Rated' Megabucks Best Bet winners between Seattle and Kansas City. Get it NOW for only $49. (Receive this as part of Chip's 3-Pack of MLB Best Bet Winners...only $69)

Tampa Bay at Boston 7:10 ET

Rays over Red Sox- The Red Sox are playing their best ball of the season as they have won 14 of 22 and try and climb out of the AL East cellar and can move above Tampa Bay with a win tonight. Boston will start rookie Eduardo Rodriguez (9-6, 3.94 ERA) has gotten better as the season moves on allowing only six earned runs in his last five starts while going 3-1. Chris Archer (12-12, 2.95) will start for the Rays is moving in the opposite direction as he has surrendered nine earned runs in his last 17.1 innings but he is 9-4 with a 2.70 ERA on the road. Although 1-6 lifetime against Boston he gets the win here. Take TAMPA BAY!  

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 2:20 ET

Cubs over Cardinals- the Cubs have their 'mojo' working as they have won five straight and 12 of their last 16 as they have pulled to within one-game of the Pittsburgh Pirates for the home game in the single Wild Card playoff. Jon Lester (10-10. 3.38 ERA) has a 0.87 WHIP in his last five starts and a 1.78 ERA against St. Louis this season. Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez (13-7, 3.02) has been outstanding but has a lifetime ERA of 5.04 against Chicago. Take the CUBS!

Baltimore at Tampa Bay 6:10 ET

Orioles over Rays- The Orioles blew a chance to move with 3.5 games of a wild card berth by blowing the e-run lead yesterday to Tampa Bay but has still won 7-of-10. The Rays are just 3-5 on their current homestand and are 5.5 back with 15 games left to play. Baltimore's Wei-Yin Chen (9-7, 3.44 ERA) is 5-1 in his last 10 starts but is 4-6 lifetime against the Rays. Erasmo Ramiez (10-5, 3.75) gets the nod after a great outing against the Yankees last time on the hill and is 2-1 against Baltimore. But before that had a terrible four-game stretch giving up 15 runs in 20.1 innings. Take BALTIMORE!

Kansas City at Detroit 7:10 ET

Tigers over Royals- The Royals have been sleep-walking through the AL the past four weeks and currently have lost nine of their last 13. The Tigers meanwhile who were expected to contend for the division have never been in contention. Justin Verlander (3-8, 3.58 ERA) has dropped his last two starts but Kansas City might be his answer as he is 20-8 lifetime against them and will be facing Johnny Cueto (9-12, 3.47) who has lost his last five starts with an ERA of 9.57 ERA. Take DETROIT!

New York Yankees at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Yankees over Mets- It appears that there is a chance for a subway series in New York for the first time since 2000 when the Mets were led by Bobby Valentine and the Yankees by Joe Torre. Steven Matz (3-0, 1.88 ERA) get his first start against the Yankees and exited his last start after five innings because os a blister, his mound opponent Masahiro Tanaka (12-6, 3.40) is 25-11 in 42 career starts since coming over from Japan. He is 1-0 against the Mets with a complete game shutout. Take YANKEES!

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland 7:10 ET

White Sox over Indians- The Cleveland Indians despite their loss last night have won 13 of their last 17 at home and will be a heavy underdog tonight because the White Sox are starting Chris Sale (12-9, 3.55 ERA) who has 249 strikeouts on the season. Sale had his worst outing of the year last time out and I expect him to bounce back here as he has dominated the Indians in the past. Take the WHITE SOX!

L.A. Angels at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over Angels- The Twins who are just a game-and-a-half behind Houston for the second AL Wild Card spot and have to be a little let-down after blowing a ninth inning lead and then failing to score in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game when they had the bases loaded with no-outs. The Angels will start Hector Santiago (8-9, 3.21 ERA) who is 2-2 with a 3.25 ERA in eight appearances against the Twins while Tommy Milone (8-5, 3.73) is Minnesota's starter and is 6-2 lifetime against Los Angeles. Take MINNESOTA!  

Houston at Texas 8:05 ET

Astros over Rangers- The Houston Astros have led the AL West the entire season and now after a Rangers serge and Astros deflation Houston finds themselves on the brink of missing the playoffs entirely. Texas has overtaken Houston by winning 14 of 20 while the Astros have won just three-of-seven and are 8-19 on the road since the All-Star break. Lance mcCullers (5-5, 3.10 ERA) is winless in his last five starts and is 0-1 against Texas this season. The Rangers are starting Colby Lewis (15-8, 4.45) who is 8-1 lifetime against Houston but is a small home favorite tonight. It appears the odd-makers believe the Astros can win here. Take HOUSTON!  

Kansas City at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Royals- Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (8-13, 3.41 ERA) is off the DL after finally starting to regain his form striking out 29 in 19.2 innings before straining his hamstring. Klubler is 0-1 this season and 5-4 lifetime against Kansas City who will start Yordano Ventura (11-8, 4.42) who is 3-1 lifetime against the Indians with his only loss coming this season. The Royals are 3-7 in their last 10...take CLEVELAND!

L.A. Angels at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Angels- As Mike Trout goes so go the Angels so-to-speak as during his 33 game power drought (only 2 homers) Los Angeles won only 14 and lost 19 games. Seattle slugger Nelson Cruz has his power stroke back going deep three times in the last six and how has 42 homers. Jered Weaver (7-10, 4.71 ERA) will start for the visitor and is 14-11 with a 3.45 ERA lifetime against the Mariners while Hisashi Iwakuma (7-4, 4.05) is 7-2 with a 2.71 ERA against the Angels. Take SEATTLE!

San Diego at Arizona 9:40 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- both of these also-rans have struggled a-bit of late as SanDiego has won just 4-11 their last 15 while Arizona is 4-8 in their last 12. A disappointing Andrew Cashner (5-15, 4.27 ERA) who has 30 strikeouts in his last 27 innings has lost three straight decisions and five of his last six. Arizona's Robbie Ray (4-11, 3.54) hasn't been much better as he has lost seven of his last eight and is 0-2 against the Padres and is 1-5 with a 4.91 ERA at home. Take SAN DIEGO!

Kansas City at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Royals- The Royals 2-0 win yesterday was only their third in 11 games while the Indians loss was only their sixth in their last 19 games. Cleveland will start Danny Salazar (3.57 ERA) who has split two decisions against Kansas City this season is 3-4 lifetime while Royals starter Danny Duffy (7-7, 4.14) who has not made it through six innings in five of his last six starts and is 2-2 lifetime against Cleveland. Take the INDIANS!

Houston at Texas 8:05 ET

Astros over Rangers- The Texas Rangers have a chance to pass Houston and move into first place in the AL West as they enter tonight's contest just a one-half game back. Texas has pounded the Astros this season winning nine of 13 as Houston struggles on this 10-game road trip 2-5 so far. Houston will start Colin McHugh (16-7, 3.89 ERA) is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA in three career starts against the Rangers including 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA this season. He will face the Rangers' Derek Holland (3-2, 3.13) who is 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA against Houston. Take the ASTROS!

Boston at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Red Sox over Orioles- There is no one hotter then Boston's Joe Kelly (10-6, 4.70 ERA) who has won eight straight starts after a 2-6 start with a 5.94 ERA but is 1-2 lifetime against Baltimore with one of those losses coming earlier this season. The Orioles seem to have righted the ship so to speak as they have won five of their last six and will start Ubaldo Jimenez (11-9, 4.22) who is 2-3 with an ERA of 8.06 lifetime in nine starts against the Red Sox. Looking to get out of the AL East cellar the Red Sox win here. Take BOSTON!

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Cubs- These two contenders play a double-header today so make sure you have the right starters. The Pirates are still fighting to catch the Cardinals in the NL Central as they have moved to withing 2.5 games of the division leader having won four of their last five. Chicago's Jon Lester (9-10, 3.50 ERA) is 1-0 versus Pittsburgh this season with a 1.29 ERA will be facing the hottest of Pirates pitchers in J.A. Happ (9-7, 3.87) who is 5-0 in his last five starts with a 0.88 ERA but his only loss since coming over from Seattle was a loss in his first start to the Cubs. Happ gains his revenge here. Take PITTSBURGH!

L.A. Angels at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Angels- The Angels have to be a little down-trodden after surrendering five runs in the ninth innings Sunday in their 5-3 loss to the Astros and are now three-games behind Texas for the second AL Wild Card spot. Garrett Richards (13-10, 3.71 ERA) is 4-3 lifetime against Seattle going 1-1 this season while Mariners starter Taijuan Walker (10-8, 4.70) is 1-1 against the Angels. This one just doesn't seem right. Take SEATTLE!

Kansas City at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Royals- The Cleveland Indians are within one-game of .500 as they have won 12 of their last 16 while the Central leading Royals have lost seven of their last nine games. Edinson Volquez (13-7, 3.49 ERA) is 2-2 lifetime against the Tribe and Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco (12-10, 3.70) is 4-4 lifetime against the Royals with two of those win coming this season. Take CLEVELAND.

Baltimore at Boston 7:05 ET

Orioles over Red Sox- These two AL also-rans are now playing their best 'ball' of the season as Boston is 7-1-1 in their last nine series played and Baltimore has won four of their last five. Eduardo Rodriguez (9-5, 4.05 ERA) who a year ago was with the Orioles is 3-0 in his last four starts is just 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA in two starts against his former mates. Kevin Gausman (2-6, 4.43) is 0-4 in his last seven outings but is 1-0 with a 2.66 ERA against the Red Sox. Take BALTIMORE!  

Toronto at New York Yankees 1:05 ET

Yankees over Blue Jays- The Yankees have fallen to 3-6 on their home stand and have lost five-in-a-row while the surging Blue Jays have won 16 of their last 21. Toronto's R.A. Dickey (10-10, 4.01 ERA) has not lost since July 9th and has gone 8-0 in his last 10 starts and is one of the reasons the Jays have moved 4-and-a-half games ahead of the Yanks in the AL East. He is 7-3 lifetime against New York including 1-0 with a 1.27 ERA in three starts this season. The Yankees Masahiro Tanaka (11-6, 3.57) gets the nod and has held Toronto's power lineup to a .191 batting average in three starts this season. A surprise here as New York pulls this one out. Take the YANKEES!    

Houston at L.A. Angels 9:05 ET

Astros over Angels- With their win over Houston Friday the Angels climbed to within three games of the wild card spot behind the Texas Rangers. The Astros are just 1-3 on their current 10-game road trip and will be starting Lance McCullers (5-5, 3.07 ERA) who is just 1-5 with a 5.09 ERA on the road against Hector Santiago (8-9, 3.24) who was 0-4 with a 6.21 ERA in August and is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in seven appearances against Houston. This time the Astros blast-off and get the win. Take HOUSTON!  

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox 7:10 ET

White Sox over Twins- The surprising Minnesota Twins are just one-game back of a wild-card berth in the AL and they taken advantage of the White Sox winning 12 of 17 including 8-2 at home but, this contest is at Cellular Field. Jose Quintana (8-10, 3.60 ERA) is unbeaten in his last four starts and has lost just once in his last 10 starts while the Twins starter Tommy Milone (8-4, 3.54) has won three of his last four starts and is 4-0 lifetime against Chicago with a 1.39 ERA in seven starts. This time around the Pale Hose get to him. Take WHITE SOX!

Boston at Tampa Bay 6:10 ET

Red Sox over Rays- Boston's Rick Porcello (7-12, 5.12 ERA) has been the Red Sox biggest free agent bust of 2015 but has shown some of what the Red Sox want to see since coming off the disabled list. In his last three starts he is 2-1 with a 1.61 ERA with his last outing a win over the first place Blue Jays. Tampa Bay's Matt Moore (1-3, 8.04) is another hurler who did not meet expectations and has returned from the minors after his Tommy John surgery. Boston has picked-up their pace of play the past month and are the side once again. Take the RED SOX!

Texas at Seattle 3:40 ET

Rangers over Mariners- Great pitching match-up in Seattle as the Mariners send 'King Felix' Hernandez 16-8, 3.65 ERA) to the hill against the Rangers' Derek Holland (3-1, 2.37). Holland has been outstanding in his last two starts allowing just six hits and one run over 17 innings is and a stellar 10-2 lifetime against Seattle with a 2.94 ERA. Hernandez's numbers against Texas are his worst against any AL team as he is just 15-21 lifetime despite being 3-0 this season. I can't buck these trends. Take TEXAS! 

Texas at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Rangers- Texas has won 9-of-12 and have moved within one-game of the first place Astros in the AL West. Martin Perez (2-4, 5.07 ERA) will start for the Rangers and he has won just one of his last five outings while Vidal Nuno (0-3, 3.30) will be making just his sixth start of the year. Nuno's lifetime record as a starter is a lowly 3-17 in 36 starts and has no record against Texas. With this game a virtual pick-em out of Las Vegas I see the Mariners with a 'punchers chance.' Take SEATTLE!  

Baltimore at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

Orioles over Yankees- Streaks are such a huge part of baseball yet two of them are juxtaposed to each other as Baltimore has lost 15 of 19 games while Chris Davis has hit six homers in the last seven contests. For New York CC Sabathia (4-9, 5.27 ERA) returns to the rotation (off the DL) for the first time in three weeks and has not won since July 8 as he is 0-1 with six no decisions his last seven starts. In two starts against the orioles this season he surrendered four runs both times but is 18-7 with a 3.48 ERA lifetime against them. But that was a different CC Sabathia. Take BALTIMORE!

Atlanta at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Braves over Phillies- The Philadelphia Phillies can no longer be considered the worst team in baseball as they have risen into a bottom of the heap tie with the Atlanta Braves. This despite the Phillies losing seven of their last 10 but the Braves manged to win just one of their last 10 and 20 of their last 22 including 14 of 15 on the road. So why should Atlanta be made the favorite here? Julio Teheran (9-7, 4.51 ERA) is 5-3 with a 2.56 ERA against the Phillies while David Buchanan (2-7, 9.00) who's last win came against the Braves on July 31 was sent back to Triple-A on August 11. Take ATLANTA!

Houston at Oakland 10:05 ET

A's over Astros- The first place Astros opened a crucial 10-game road trip with a loss to the A's yesterday 10-9 and now will start former A's Scott Kazmir (7-9, 2.50 ERA) who is 10-6 lifetime against Oakland. This is the first time they will face Kazmir since he was traded to the Astros and he will face ace Sonny Gray (12-7, 2.36) who is 3-2 lifetime against Houston. The Astros have dominated the opposition at home playing 24 games about .500 while going 12 under on the road. Take OAKLAND!

New York Mets at Washington 7:05 ET

Nationals over Mets- The storyline surrounding this game is that Matt Harvey's agent Scott Boris claims that Harvey's arm will fall off if he pitches more the 13 innings the rest of the season. This off course did not go over well with the Mets' brass or their fans who took to social media to blast Harvey to the point that he did a 180 and now states that he 'will' pitch in October if New York makes the playoffs. So, how will this effect the Mets or Harvey tonight. The Nationals lost with their ace against the Mets weak link yesterday and have Jordan Zimmerman (12-8, 3.38 ERA) trying to make up ground before it all slips away. Take WASHINGTON!

Tampa Bay at Detroit 7:08 ET

Tigers over Rays- Believe it or not the Tigers have not won back-to-back games in three weeks and have a chance to break that trend tonight behind Matt Boyd (1-5, 8.36) who has not won since his first major league start on August 5. Detroit's bats have picked-up the slack with the return of Miguel Cabrera as he leads the majors with .350 average. Erasmo Ramirez (10-5, 3.84) is starting for Tampa Bay and has an ERA of 4.97 on the road. Take the TIGERS!

San Francisco at Arizona 4:10 ET

Diamondbacks over Giants- The Giants may have won yesterday's game against the Rockies but Madison Bumgarner can't pitch every day as they have lost nine of their last 12 on the road and they just are too beat-up to make a legitimate run for the playoffs. They are 5-17 in their last 22 as a rod underdog and Mike Leake (9-7, 3.49 ERA) who starts this afternoon for San Francisco is 0-2 in four starts since being traded to the bay area from Cincinnati. Patrick Corbin (4-3, 3.67) Arizona's starter is 3-0 in his last seven starts and has six quality starts in his last eight outings and the Diamondbacks are 16-5 in Corbin's last 21 starts as a favorite. Take ARIZONA!

Toronto at Boston 1:35 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- The Blue Jays continue to play hot as they had three runs and four five hits before the orioles recorded an out yesterday in their 8-2 win their 25th in their last 31 games. The Red Sox meanwhile are playing their best ball of the season as they are coming off a three-game sweep of the Phillies Toronto is send veteran lefty Mark Buehrle (14-6, 3.53 ERA) to the hill in Fenway Park and will struggle against Red Sox and the 'Green Monster.' Rick Porcello (6-12, 5.21) has been a major disappointment but struck-out a career high 13 his last time out and looks to cool the Blue Jays bats. Take BOSTON! 

New York Mets at Washington 1:05 ET

Nationals over Mets- The Nationals have now won five straight and have cut the Mets lead to 4-games in the East as in appears pennant pressure is starting to affect the kids for Gotham. New York's back end pitching has been their weak point all season and has never been more apparent then it is now as the lowly Marlins had two walk-off wins the past two days. The Mets' Jonathon Niese (8-10, 4.17 ERA) has had three straight horrible outings surrendering 18 runs in 16 innings. Washington will start Max Scherzer (11-11, 2.89) who himself has struggled his last five starts but he has 18 strikeouts in 14 innings against the over-matched New Yorkers. Bryce Harper is on a tear once again and the Nationals have their mojo working. Take WASHINGTON!

Pittsburgh at St. Louis 8:05 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- Take about home-field advantage the St. Louis Cardinals are an amazing 49-21 at home and are running away with the NL Central while the holder of the first wild card spot the Pittsburgh Pirates have lost 19 of 24 road meetings at St. Louis. Still, Pittsburgh will start Gerrit Cole (15-8, 2.64 ERA) who is 2-3 with a 3.49 ERA in six career starts against the Cardinals having lost all three starts at Busch Stadium. Tonight he turns the table on the 'Redbirds' as the Pirates get the best of John Lacky (11-8, 2.87) who is 1-1 lifetime against the Bucs. Take PITTSBURGH!  

Seattle at Oakland 9:05 ET

Mariners over A's- 'King' Felix Hernandez (15-8, 3.66 ERA) skipped his last start and should be well rested for this outing against a clubs that he virtually owns. Hernandez is 21-8 lifetime with a 2.62 ERA against the A's including 2-1 this season.Oakland will start Jesse Chavez (7-13, 3.93) who have never beaten Seattle (0-5 with a 4.24 ERA) in 15 appearances including 0-3 this season. Oakland has dropped their last three while the Mariners have won their last three. Take SEATTLE!     

Texas at L.A. Angels 9:05 ET

Angels over Rangers- Los Angeles came through for 'us' last night with a 'Money Game winner and I expect more of the same tonight as the Angels closed the gap to 2½ games on the Rangers as they posted their third straight win. That was just the fourth loss in 13 games for Texas. Derek Holland (2-1, 2.82 ERA) this year and has made only nine starts the last two season and is 7-6 with a 5.88 ERA lifetime against Los Angeles. The Angels will send Jered Weaver (6-10, 4.94) who has had better years to the mound but is 15-8 with a 3.55 ERA in 35 career starts against Texas. Take the ANGELS!

San Francisco at Colorado 8:10 ET

Rockies over Giants- The Giants as reeling as they lost their seventh straight to our delight last night as the Rockies provided 'us' with a Power Play 2-1 winner Friday night. San Francisco will start veteran Jake Peavy (4-6, 4.38 ERA) who is just 5-7 with a 3.95 ERA lifetime against Colorado as the Giants have managed just five wins in 14 meetings with the Rockies this season. Chad Bettis (6-4, 4.78) gets the start at home and is 2-2 career-wise against the Giants. San Francisco is just so out of sync they are a 'go-against' every time out. Take COLORADO!

Texas at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Rangers- This is a crucial three-game series for the Angels as they trail the Rangers by 3½ games for the second wild card spot in the American League. Los Angeles has defeated Texas eight of 12 match-ups this season and have won their last two after a 2-9 streak. The Rangers' Martin Perez (2-3, 5.15 ERA) is slow to recover from his Tommy John surgery and will facing the Angels Garrett Richards (12-10, 3.80) who is 8-1 with a 3.11 ERA career mark against Texas and he is 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and .180 batting average against this season. Take LOS ANGELES!

San Francisco at Colorado 8:40 ET

Rockies over Giants- The World Champion San Francisco Giants are playing their way out of contention as they have dropped six straight and trail the Dodgers by 6.5 games and the Cubs by seven games for the second NL Wild Card spot. Add that Tim Lincecum is out for the remainder of the season and the outlook for them appears bleak. Chris (no-hit) Heston (11-8, 3.56 ERA) is winless in his last five starts and is 1-2 against the Rockies picking up a win in May despite surrendering six runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 in.t the Giants. 'Stick-a-fork' in San Francisco they are done. Take COLORADO!

Cleveland at Detroit 7:08 ET

Indians over Tigers- Believe it or not the Indians are still in the hunt trailing Texas by six games for the second AL wild card spot. Detroit is in last place in the AL Central and has dropped 11 of their last 13 games. The Tigers Kyle Lobstein (3-5, 4.34 ERA) will making his first start since May 23 as he was just activated from the 60-day disabled list. The Indians will start Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (8-13, 3.41) is 2-6 lifetime against Detroit but appears to have regained his form as he has 43 strikeouts in his last 37 innings over five starts with a 0.66 WHIP. Take CLEVELAND!

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota 1:10 ET

White Sox over Twins- The surprising Minnesota Twins have moved one game behind the Texas Rangers for the second Wild Card spot in the American League. The Twins have had their way against the White Sox winning eight of nine at Target Field as Chicago has lost seven of its last 10 games. The Pale Hose will start Jeff Samardzija (8-11, 4.85 ERA) who has faltered in August losing all six of his starts but is 3-1 lifetime against Minnesota who will start Kyle Gibson (9-9, 3.82) who also suffered a seven-start winless streak before his last outing. This time the White Sox prevail. Take CHICAGO!  

Washington at St. Louis 8:15 ET

Nationals over Cardinals- The Washington Nationals must come up with something big soon and tonight has to be the start of it or they are abut done as the Mets run away in the NL East. St. Louis just continues to beat the drum and all opponents as they have won four in-a-row and nine of their last 10. Max Scherzer (11-11, 2.88 ERA) had one of the most dominating stretches in pitching history in July was 0-3 in August going 0-3 with a 6.43 ERA. On the other side of the coin the Cardinals Michael Wacha (15-4, 2.69) has won four straight decisions with seven straight quality starts. Still, this game just means too much for the Nationals. Take WASHINGTON!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:10 ET

Orioles over Rays- One of the major disappointments in the 'Big League this year has been the play of the Baltimore Orioles who have now lost six straight and 12 of their last 13. For the O's streaky Chris Davis did add a homer last night and for the Rays their two hottest hitters Kevin Kiermaier (11-for-24) and Logan Forsythe (11-for-23) will be sidelined. Pitching-wise it looks as though Tampa Bay has and edge as Erasmo Ramirez (10-5, 3.68 ERA) will face-off against Kevin Gausman (2-6, 4.39) who is 0-4 in his last five starts. But, Gausman has gone six or more innings in seven of eight starts and has an ERA of 2.19 at home. Take BALTIMORE!

Texas at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Rangers- Texas started its 10-game road trip weakly as the Padres handed them a 7-0 defeat on Monday ending a four-game win streak. Andrew Cashner (5-13, 4.05 ERA has been a major disappointment for San Diego who was expected to compete for a playoff spot in the National League as he has dropped three of his last four decisions and is just 3-6 with a respectable 3.34 ERA in 10 home starts this year. Yovani Gallardo (11-9, 3.14) has won four straight and is unbeaten in his last seven starts and is 4-4 lifetime against the Padres. One again we will take the home club here. Take SAN DIEGO!  

L.A. Angels at Oakland 10:05 ET

Angels over A's- The Angles have now dropped four straight while the Oakland A's have won their last three including an 11-5 victory over Los Angeles last night. Still, the angels are just 3.5 games behind Texas for the second AL wild-card spot and will be starting Matt Shoemaker (6-9, 4.48 ERA) who has struggled against Oakland going 0-2 giving up 17 runs in 18.1 innings to a team that has difficulty scoring runs. Cody Martin (2-3, 5.40) is making his first start after being recalled from Triple-A as all his work have been with the Atlanta Braves as he has appeared in relief 21 times. This start is just not going to work out tonight. Take the ANGELS!  

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota 8:00 ET

White Sox over Twins- One of the biggest surprises of the season in Major League baseball has been the play of the Minnesota Twins who are still very much alive in the AL Wild Card chase trailing the Texas Rangers by just one game for the final wild card spot. The Twins have won eight of their last 10 but now must face one of the premier lefties in the American League. Chicago's Chris Sale (12-7, 3.20 ERA) who is 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA in his last four starts and has 52 strikeouts in his last 33.2 innings, yet he is 1-3 with a 6.46 ERA in four starts versus Minnesota this season lowering his lifetime mark to 7-4 with a 3.56 against them. This time around Sale grabs the ring. Take the WHITE SOX!  

Texas at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Rangers- Two teams that are moving in opposite directions meet in San Diego where the Padres who have lost six of their last eight will host the Texas Rangers who have won four straight and 13 of its last 17 and now lead the race for the second AL Wild Card spot. Texas will start Colby Lewis (14-6, 4.38 ERA) and with that record it seems a bit strange that the Rangers are an underdog here against San Diego's Tyson Ross (9-9, 3.42) who is 2-2 with a 3.71 ERA lifetime against Texas. In a surprise here, take SAN DIEGO!   

New York Yankees at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Yankees- The Yankees managed to score 20 runs for the second time this season and will face the Red Sox in Boston who they play 13 times more before the season ends. The Sox although still in the AL East cellar have improved with an influx of players brought up through their farm system as they have managed to win or tied their last five series and are off winning 2-of-3 against the Mets in New York. Ivan Nova (5-6, 4.50 ERA) who has lost his last two starts gets the nod for New York and he is an unimpressive 3-4 with a 5.05 ERA against Boston. The Red Sox will start Eduardo Rodriguez (7-5, 4.39) who post a win over the Yankees earlier this season. Take BOSTON!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Rays over Orioles- Two struggling pretenders face-off in a series that will most likely put the dreams of one of these clubs to sleep. Tampa Bay enters this contest losing five of their last seven while the Orioles have dropped 10 of its last 11. Chris Davis has cooled-off and no one else on the O's has been able to pick up the slack. Chris Archer (11-10, 2.88 ERA) will start for Tampa Bay and he is 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA on the road while Baltimore will start Wei-Yin Chen (8-6, 3.17) who is 4-0 in his last seven starts and is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA against the Rays. Vegas seems to think the Rays have the advantage here as they were installed the favorite. Take TAMPA BAY!

Kansas City at Tampa Bay 1:10 ET

Rays over Royals- It is as if these two franchises switched uniforms the past twp season as it is now Kansas City that has top-notch pitching and timely hitting while Tampa Bay is weaker in just about all facets of the game. The Royals have defeated the Rays in all six meetings this year and have won seven-of-eight while Tampa Bay has dropped five-of-six. The lone bright spot for Tampa of late is Nathan Karns (7-5, 3.69 ERA) who is unbeaten in his last 10 starts and will be facing Danny Duffy (7-6, 4.13) who has surrendered three runs or more in seven of his last 20 starts and took a loss in his only starts against the Rays. Take TAMPA BAY!  

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles 9:10 ET

Cubs over Giants- The Dodgers who have won four straight are hosting the Cubs who have now lost three straight but will be starting their 'ace' Jon Lester (8-9, 3.44 ERA) who is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA lifetime against the Dodgers. Los Angeles will counter with newly acquired Mat Latos (4-9, 4.81) who is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in three starts since coming over from the Miami and he wasn't much better with the Marlins. He is 7-3 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 career starts against Chicago but they was a different Cubs team and a different Mat Latos. Take CHICAGO!