Cincinnati at Miami 4:10 ET

Marlins over Reds- The weak hitting Miami Marlins (especially without Giancarlo Stanton) have added some punch with the return of last season’s team hit (177) leader Casey McGehee who had 76 RBI and hit (.287) in 2014. Despite his return the Marlins were shutout yesterday and have dropped five of their last six contests. This afternoon they will send Adam Conley (0-0,0.00) who will make his first big-league start after going 8-2 with a 2.33 ERA in Triple-A New Orleans. The Reds are starting Raisel Iglesias (1-1, 5.11 ERA) fresh off the disabled list who had one rehab it start in Triple-A on Sunday. Take MIAMI! 

Toronto at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Blue Jays over Royals- The ‘price’ on this game is a little suspect to me as Toronto who has lost eight of their last 11 comes up the favorite in Kansas City who has won five straight. This ‘don’t make sense’ game has me on the Blue Jays with Marco Estrada (6-4, 3.59 ERA) up against the Royals Danny Duffy (2-4, 5.14) who has not won since April 30th and has given up 11 earned runs in 8.2 innings against Toronto. Take the BLUS JAYS!

L.A. Angels at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Angels- Two days ago we had the Mariners against the Tigers and they were 0-for-14 with runners in scoring positioning a 5-4 loss and ‘we’ came back with them yesterday as the racked up a season hit 19 hits in a 7-2 win over Los Angeles. Hector Santiago (5-4, 2.40 ERA) has been outstanding in his last three starts allowing only eight hits in 20 innings while Seattle starter Mike Montgomery (4-2, 1.62) has won three straight starts allowing just one run in 23.2 innings posting an ERA of 0.38 while going 1-2 with a 2.15 ERA at home, Mariners bats have come alive with Robinson Cano picking up the pace. Take SEATTLE!

Houston at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Astros- Home-sweet-home, that’s what the Rays are thinking as the return to Tampa after getting swept four straight in Kansas City as they have now lost 11 of their last 12. The Rays were in first place in the AL East before their current 3-15 slide and it hasn’t been all that much better for the Astros who who lost their last three and five of their last six. Colin McHugh (9-4, 4.54 ERA) starts for Houston and he has yet to beat the Rays posting a short 0-2 record while Erasmo Ramirez (7-3, 3.80) has been the lone bright spot for Tampa Bay as he is 5-1 in his last seven starts allowing just five total runs in that span. Take TAMPA BAY!

L.A. Angels at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Angels- Yesterday was a nightmare for ‘us’ as the Mariners were 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position in ‘our’ 5-4 loss against Detroit. Seattle's Felix Hernandez (10-5, 3.03 ERA) started June with a 1.91 ERA but was 2-4, 4.99 ERA in his last seven starts and is coming off surrendering a season high 10 hits to the A’s. But, in ‘King’s Felix’s’ last start against the Angles he allowed only one hits in six innings and has given-up only nine hits in 20 innings against Los Angeles. Look for the Mariners to improve their production tonight and scores enough to get passed the Angels. Take SEATTLE!

Tampa Bay at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Rays over Royals- It seems a bit off that the Rays who lost a double-header to the Royals yesterday would come up the favorite today as they have dropped nine of their last 10 contests. That is until one realizes that Chris Archer (9-5, 2.18 ERA) is taking the hill. Archer is 6-0 with a 0.77 ERA in seven road starts and has a 2.84 ERA in two career starts against Kansas City. He has 141 strikeouts in only 116 innings this season while walking only 28. For the Royals veteran Jeremy Guthrie (6-5, 5.42) will get the nod and he is 9-11 with a 3.97 ERA lifetime against Tampa Bay. Look for the Rays to get it done here. Take TAMPA BAY!

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Cardinals- I hate coming back with the Cubs here as they just swept a double-header from the best team in baseball but I have to do it. Chicago has now won seven of their last nine while St. Louis has dropped six of their last nine as the Cubs finally broke trough with wins against their fiercest rival. The Cardinals Michael Wacha (10-3, 2.66 ERA) who might be starting the All-Star game next Tuesday has allowed opponents two runs or less in 12 of his 16 starts and is 3-1 with a 2.87 ERA lifetime against the Cubs. Chicago’s Jason Hammel (5-4, 2.89) is winless in his last five starts and is 1-3 lifetime against St. Louis yet opens the favorite here. Take the CUBS.

Detroit at Seattle 3:40 ET

Mariners over Tigers- I’m not going to make the same mistake twice. I followed up with Indians pitcher Carrasco after his near perfect bid his next time out and I paid the price as he was bombed on Monday. This afternoon Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez (7-7, 4.65 ERA) takes the hill after throwing 7.1 no hit innings against Toronto his last time out. Although he is 4-0 in his last five starts and has a 2.19 ERA in two starts against Seattle he should struggle here. The Mariners J.A. Happ (4-5, 3.93) is back on track after losing four straight starts and is 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA against the Tigers. Take SEATTLE!

Houston at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Astros- Reining AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (3-9, 3.64 ERA) gets the start against the first place Astros tonight and he has a chance to surpass last season total losses before the All-Star break. He would be the first to win that award and lose 10 games before the break the following season. Kluber is 0-4 in his last six starts but has struck-out 14 and 10 in his last two starts. He is 3-1 with a 1.90 ERA lifetime against Houston and  will pick up a win here. Take CLEVELAND! 

Toronto at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Blue Jays- After having won 11-straight game the Blue Jays have gone in reverse losing six of their last eight and are just one-game over .500. Most of those wins during their streak came at home while they are just 17-24 on the road. Chicago will start Jose Quintana (4-7, 3.81 ERA) who has put together seven straight quality starts and is 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA lifetime against Toronto. Felix Doubront (0-0, 0.00) is making his first start of the season after spending the season at Triple-A and is 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA lifetime against Chicago. It’s just the flow here…Take the WHITE SOX!

Oakland at New York Yankees 7:05

A’s over Yankees- This one’s hard to believe, the last place A’s have a better run differential the the first place Yankees. This is because Oakland has lost more one-run games than any other team in baseball. But, there is one thing they have going for them and that is All-Star pitcher Sonny Gray (9-3, 2.09 ERA) who is making his first start since June 25 because of a bout with salmonella. New York will start Nathan Eovaldi (8-2, 4.52) who has been supported by a great run supply but is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA against Oakland. The Yankees have do it with power hitting but struggle against the better hurlers. Take OAKLAND!

Toronto at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Blue Jays- Two left-handers with completely different styles and with different results of late will oppose each other in Chicago tonight as the White Sox host the Blue Jays. Fast working Mark Buehrie (-4, 3.64 ERA) will face his former teammates has won two- in-a-row and is unbeaten in his last seven starts while Chris Sale (6-4, 2.87) is winless in his blast four starts despite striking out 97 batters in his last 60 innings and striking out 10 or more in eight straight starts. He is 1-2 with an outstanding 2.84 ERA lifetime against Toronto and can just use some support as the White Sox have scored just five runs in this last four starts. This time the Pale Hose score enough to win here. Take CHICAGO! 

St. Louis at Chicago 8:05 ET

Cubs over Cardinals- A pair of former Boston Red Sox teammates will square off in Wrigley Field tonight as John Lackey (6-5, 3.30 ERA) will face Jon Lester (4-6, 3.74) in a battle between bitter rivals. Lackey is 1-0 versus Chicago (2-1 lifetime) this season while Lackey who is 0-4 in his blast eight starts and hasn’t won since May 16 has split two decisions against St. Louis this year and is 1-1 lifetime. both clubs are struggling to score runs as the Cubs have scored two runs or fewer inn 10 of their last 12 starts while the Cardinals have scored just 11 runs in their last six games. Take the CUBS!

Houston at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Astros- Two of the AL’s biggest winners square off in Cleveland as the Astros Dallas Keuchel (10-3, 2.03 ERA) faces Carlos (Almost Perfect) Carrasco (10-6, 3.88) in what should be a great pitchers dual. Both clubs have dropped their last two games after wining their previous five but the Indians have won five of the last six meetings. Keuchel has not allowed a run in his last two starts and Carrasco of course lost his bid for a perfect game with two outs in the ninth as he stuck out 13. I am a little concerned with how he will come-back from his disappointment but he strike out 10 in his season debut this year and is 2-0 lifetime against Houston. Take the INDIANS!

Philadelphia at Atlanta 1:35 ET

Phillies over Braves- The lowly Philadelphia Phillies have lost six in-a-row and have as much trouble as anyone scoring runs. Their starter today is Cole Hamels (5-6, 3.22 ERA) who has posted a 1.32 ERA in his last five starts all no-decisions as his teammates have scored three runs of less in 11 of his 16 starts. Hamels had enjoyed great success against the Braves as he is 16-9 all-time with a 3.21 ERA. Atlanta will start Shelby Miller who has also suffered from a lack of run support as the Braves have scored just four runs in his past three starts. Miller has already defeated the Phillies twice this season and it’s time for a turn-around. Take PHILADELPHIA!

Houston at Boston 1:35 ET

Red Sox over Astros- The Red Sox are starting to show some life as they have won five of seven and have a chance to win their third series in-a-row for the first time this season. A pair of rookies will face-off at Fenway Park when Lance McCullers (4-2, 2.19 ERA) takes the Hill for Houston against Boston’s Eduardo Rodriquez (4-2, 3.92). After allowing just two home runs in his first 53 innings of Big League work McCullers will be tested with the Green Monster behind him just as Rodriguez has been challenged surrendering 16 runs in 15.1 innings. I’d rate this match-up a toss-up except that the Red Sox are 18-7 all-time against the Astros. Take BOSTON!

Milwaukee at Cincinnati 1:10 ET

Brewers over Reds- These two bottom feeders will play their series finale Sunday as the Brewers have taken the first two games and have won a season high seven straight while Cincinnati has dropped six of their last eight contests. Mike Leake (5-4, 4.38 ERA) gets the start for the Reds and while being showcased as trade bait he was pounded last time out by Minnesota giving up seven runs on nine hits in four innings. Rookie right-hander Taylor Jungmann (2-1, 2.79) has never faced the Reds and that might be to his advantage as he is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA on the road. Leake is 2-3 with a 4.61 ERA in nine starts against the Brewers and will struggle once again today. Take MILWAUKEE!

New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers 7:15 ET

Mets over Dodgers- The New York Mets who are one-game over .500 (41-40) at the mid-term mark for the first time in four years just can’t score runs, scoring two runs or fewer in 13 of their last 15 games. It won’t get any easier today as the face Zack Greinke (6-2, 1.58 ERA) who hasn’t allowed a run in his last 21 innings and has surrendered two runs or fewer in 10 of his last 11 starts. That might seem impossible for the Mets to overcome but they have one bullet of their own to shoot. He is Matt Harvey (7-5, 2.99) who is 1-1 with and ERA of 0.46 in his last three starts. The Dodgers are having trouble scoring runs as well as they have two runs or fewer in eight of Greinke’s last nine starts. At tis price Harvey and the Mets are worth a shot. Take NEW YORK! 

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Orioles- This is a match-up of the scoreless wonders as the White Sox are a major-league worst in runs scored with 267 and the Orioles have gone 19 innings without a player crossing home plate. Chicago has won three straight for the first time this season and Baltimore has dropped four of their last five but are 12-3 in their last 15 games against a team with a losing record. O’s starter Chris Tillman (6-7, 5.67 ERA) is 4-0 in his last five starts as well as 3-1 lifetime against the Pale Hose while Jeff Samardzija (5-4, 4.56) is also 3-1 lifetime against the Orioles. This one comes down to who is hot and who is not and the White Sox get the nod. Take CHICAGO!

Toronto at Detroit 1:10 ET

Tigers over Blue Jays- The struggling Detroit Tigers broke a three-game losing streak yesterday but have lost slugger Miguel Cabrera who will undergo an MRI today after straining his calf in Friday’s 8-6 win. The Blue Jays have now lost four of their last five and are a meager 16-22 on the road in this match-up of former Cy Young winners as they start R.A. Dickey (3-8, 4.85 ERA) against the Tigers David Price (7-2, 2.62) who is 15-2 lifetime against the Blue Jays. Dickey who is 6-2 lifetime against Detroit has won only once in his last seven starts. Look for the Tigers to roar this time against the flutter-baller. Take DETROIT!

L.A. Angels at Texas 8:10 ET

Angels over Rangers- Off the field activities done seem to be bothering the Angels as they have won four-of-five as they start a nine-game road trip. Los Angels are doing it with pitching as their offense hasn’t scored more then four runs in any of their last 11 games but their staff has allowed only 13 runs in their last seven games. Garrett Richards (8-5, 3.54 ERA) gets the nod for the Halo’s and he is 7-1 with a 3.34 ERA in 15 career games against the Rangers. Texas will start Gio Gonzalez (2-3, 2.59) has failed to win in his last four starts and has had some control problems with 17 walks and only 14 strikeouts on the season. Take TEXAS!

Houston at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Astros- The first-place Houston Astros winners of their last four games invade Fenway Park and will be hosted by the last-place Red Sox who had a season-high 19 hits in their 12-6 pounding of Toronto yesterday. For the Astros Dan Straily will make his first start since 2014 when he was 1-3 with an ERA of 6.75 while pitching for Oakland. Justin Masterson (3-2, 5.58 ERA) will make his second start since returning from the DL and was stellar in his previous start against Tampa Bay not allowing an earned run in five innings without walking a batter. Back home the Red Sox have picked up the pace by winning six of their last 10 and get the nod tonight. Take BOSTON!

Milwaukee at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Brewers over Reds- A pair of ‘also-rans’ will be going at it in this 3-game holiday weekend as the bottom two clubs in the NL Central face-off in Cincinnati. Still a full seven games behind the Reds in the loss column Milwaukee has won five straight and eight of their last 10 while Cincinnati has managed just four wins in their last five series. Brewers starter Mike Fiers (3-7, 4.14 ERA) has little to show for some decent efforts as he has allowed two runs or fewer in 11 of his 15 starts. One of his worst starts was against these same Reds who ripped hime for eight runs (4 earned) in four innings back in April. look for the Brewers to continue their good play and post another victory tonight. Take MILWAUKEE! 

Pittsburgh at Detroit 1:10 ET

Pirates over Tigers- There are a number of conflicting trends surrounding this contest as Detroit is 25-6 in inter-league play against left-handers as trey face lefty Francisco Liriano ((4-6, 3.21 ERA) who is 5-10 lifetime with a 5.59 ERA against the Tigers and Pittsburgh is 2-9 in his last 11 starts against teams with a winning record. Conflict appears as the Tigers are just 2-9 in their last 11 against teams with a winning record. Detroit’s Kyle Ryan (1-1, 4.56) has only one quality start this season and the Pirates line-up will just be too tough. Take PITTSBURGH!

Cleveland at Tampa Bay 12:10 ET

Indians over Rays- The Rays hitting woes continue as they are just in a total funk at the plate. In  four of their last seven games the opposition pitcher has been perfect against them for at least five innings. When this happens to a team (see NY Mets) it is very difficult for them to gain confidence and get out of it. Tampa Bay is 1-7 in their last eight games at home while Cleveland is just 3-13 in Cory Kluber’s (3-9, 3.66 ERA) last 16 starts and 1-8 in his last nine road starts. But, the problem for the Rays runs much deeper right now. Take CLEVELAND!

San Francisco at Miami 12:10 ET

Marlins over Giants- Both of today’s starters are fresh off the disabled list as the Giants will start Matt Cain who is 6-4 lifetime against Miami who will start Jose Fernandez. The Marlins as we know have trouble scoring runs and now without Giancarlo Stanton in the line-up will be taxed to produce some offense especially the long ball. San Francisco is 2-8 in Cain’s previous 10 road starts while Miami is 9-1 in Fernandez’s last 10 homes starts. The odds-maker seems to have more confidence in Fernandez then they do Cain and so do I. Take the MARLINS!

Kansas City at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Royals- Oh boy, this looks like a ‘due-game’ as the Royals send Edinson Volquez (8-4, 3.18 ERA) to the hill against a foe he has never lost to. Volquez is 6-0 lifetime against Houston with and outstanding 2.08 ERA in eight career appearances, he is 6-1 in his last 10 starts and will try and savage a final game of this three game set. The ‘hot’ Astros have won three straight and are 27-16 at home and will send Vincent Velasquez (0-00, 3.72) to the hill who has pitched more then five innings just once in four starts. still, the Astros are hot and the Royals are not. Take HOUSTON!

Cleveland at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Indians over Rays- The Tampa Bay Rays are in a bit of a funk as they have dropped four straight and just can’t seem to get on base. The Rays have failed to put  a runner on base in the first five innings in three of their last six game as opponents have been perfect against them that often. Tampa has lost seven of their last nine averaging only 2.4 runs per contest while the Indians are heating up. Carlos Carrasco (9-6, 4.16 ERA) seeks his 10th win but is only 1-3  with a respectable 3.33 ERA in five appearances against the Rays. This time he gets the victory. Take CLEVELAND!

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Cubs over Mets- There are two things the New York Mets can’t seem to do. One is hit and the other is defeat the Chicago Cubs who have won the last seven meetings between the two and have their ‘ace’ on the mound tonight. Jon Leaster (4-6, 4.03 ERA) will be facing a club that has scored two runs or fewer in 10 of their last 12 games and will be sending veteran Bartolo Colon (9-6, 4.89) up against a club he has never beaten (0-2, 4.73 ERA) in five starts. Look for the Cubs to continue their mastery over New York. Take CHICAGO!

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 7:05 ET

Cubs over Mets- This one just doesn't seem to pass the eye test as the Cubs who have dropped five straight open the favorite in New York against the Mets who are on a four game winning streak. Chicago has scored just seven runs in their last six games while the Mets snapped their scoring drought where they plated two runs or fewer in six straight games and nine of their last 10. Kyle Hendericks (2-4, 4.46 ERA) dominated New York in his lone start against them allowing just one run and three hits over seven innings. Mets starter Jon Niese (3-7, 4.12) lost to Chicago when he allowed six runs (4 earned) in 6.1 innings in May and New York has dropped six straight to the Cubs. Take CHICAGO!

Cleveland at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Indians over Rays- After getting shutout both ends of a double-header on Sunday Cleveland rebounded with a big win over Tampa Bay on Monday. The Rays have now lost six of eight will start Erasmo Ramirez (6-2, 4.23 ERA) who is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA against the Indians while the Tribe will counter with Danny Salazar (6-3, 4.06) who is facing Tampa Bay for the first time. He is looking to bounce-back from his shortest outing of the season against the Tigers surrendering seven runs (six earned) in 4.3 innings. Take the INDIANS!

Pittsburgh at Detroit 7:05 ET

Pirates over Tigers- It is either one thing or another with Detroit's Justin Verlander (0-1, 6.17 ERA) who is making just his third start of the season after missing his last turn with back stiffness. The Tigers managed to rally late with four runs in the eighth and scored the winner in the ninth against the White Sox on Sunday to pull off the win. Pittsburgh meanwhile has dropped six of their last nine but will have their best in Gerrit Cole (11-3, 2.16 ERA) who is 6-1 in inter-league play as well as a 6-1 road record with a 1.71 ERA. Pittsburgh looks to reverse an earlier season series loss (2-1) against Detroit here. Take the PIRATES!  

Kansas City at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Royals- Two hurlers coming from opposite sides of their careers oppose each other as Roylas veteran Joe Blanton (2-0, 1.73 ERA) has been resurrected from the bullpen and Astros rookie Lance McCullers (3-2, 2.33) will oppose each other in this battle of division leaders. Blanton is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA on the road while McCullers is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in four home starts. Houston's home mojo gives them the advantage where they are 25-16. Take the ASTROS!

Minnesota at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Twins- The Cincinnati Reds return home where they have won seven of eight games after getting swept four straight by the weak hitting Mets including a double-header yesterday. Mike Pelfrey (5-4, 3.06 ERA) has won just two of his last seven starts and is 4-2 with a 5.09 ERA against the Reds ib seven career starts. Mike Leake (5-4, 3.91) meanwhile is 3-0 in his last five starts and has only eight career innings against the Twins in eight innings work. The Reds are 1-0 at home in inter-league play and get the nod tonight. Take CINCINNATI!    

Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:10 ET

Brewers over Phillies- The Milwaukee Brewers are beginning to build some momentum as they have won four of six beating the Mets and Twins 2-of-3 in their last two series. Jimmy Nelson (4-8, 4.34 ERA) has been 'feast or phoneme' as allowed just two runs and 11 hits in 29 innings in his victories and yet has eight losses and an ERA of 4.34 overall. Philadelphia's Sean O'Sullivan (1-5, 5.34) is 0-3 in his last seven starts since his only win in mid-May and has the punchless Phillies who don't provide much support offensively or defensively. Take MILWAUKEE!

Kansas City at Oakland 4:10 ET

A's over Royals- Kansas City is back on top of the AL Central at a season-best 15 games above .500 and lead the division by 4.5 games. The Royals have won nine of their last 12 games and yet are a heavy underdog here. Jeremy Guthrie (5-5, 5.90 ERA) has won just one of his past six starts and has a 8.15 ERA on the road. Oakland will start Jesse Chavez (4-6, 2.90) who has pitched 10.2 scoreless innings against the Royals be it all in relief. This time the A's get the brass ring. Take OAKLAND!

Minnesota at Milwaukee 2:10 ET

Brewers over Twins- This is one of those 'don't make sense' games that I have spoke of often enough as the Brewers come up a strong favorite over a team that is obviously better. Mike Fiers (3-7, 4.39 ERA) has thrown much better then his record would indicate as he has surrendered two or fewer earned runs seven times in nine starts. Look for the Brewers to score often here and pull out the victory. Take MILWAUKEE.

New York Yankees at Houston 2:10 ET

Yankees over Astros- when the season started it was the Yankees starting rotation that was the most impressive part of their roster and now here we have a club that has only had 30 quality starts on the year while they are scoring runs in bunches. This afternoon they will try and win this four game series in Houston with inconsistent Michael Pineda (8-4, 4.25 ERA) who can be brilliant in one start and horrid the next, he has surrendered five runs of more in four of his past seven turns (all losses). Astros starter Collin Mc Hugh (8-3, 44.80) has had much of the same problem as he has given up nine hits in four of his past seven starts and has a 6.82 ERA at home. New York bats are hot...Take the YANKEES!

New York Yankees at Houston 4:10 ET

Yankees over Astros- New York's Masahiro Tanaka (4-3, 3.17 ERA) is off his worst career start as he was pounded for seven runs and 10 hits in his last outing against Detroit. He had not allowed more then five hits in any of his previous six starts but is 2-1 with a 1.32 ERA on the road. Brett Oberholtzer (2-1, 2.81 ERA) will get the start for Houston and has never beaten the Yankees going 0-2 with a 4.96 ERA in three career starts. Once again it's NEW YORK!

Kansas City at Oakland 4:05 ET

A's over Royals- The Royals stopped the A's season high five-game winning streak last night and have won nine of he last 12 meetings between the two AL rivals. Kansas City's Chris Young (6-3, 2.83 ERA) was bombed in Boston his last time out and has dropped three straight decisions against Oakland and is 3-4 lifetime against them. Scott Kazmir (4-4, 2.70) is 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA in his last five starts and is 3-1 with a 1.27 ERA at home. Take OAKLAND!

Minnesota at Milwaukee 2:10 ET

Brewers over Twins- Milwaukee has struggled for the most part this season with their only bright spots coming at the hands of the Twins who the defeated 10-4 on Friday. The Brewers took two of three in early June against Minnesota when the roughed up Kyle Gibson (4-6, 3.35 ERA) when he gave up five runs in six hits including three homers in a 10-5 loss. Gibson is 0-3 in his last four starts and will face Matt Garza (4-9, 5.48) who allowed the Twins only one run on six hits in seven innings to beat Minnesota June 6. Look for the trends to continue as the 'hot' Brewers win here. Take MILWAUKEE!

Kansas City at Oakland 10:05 ET

A's over Royals- The season ended for Oakland last year in extra-innings as the Royals run to Game 7 of the World Series and Kansas City enters the Bay area hot as they have won seven of their last 10. The A's have shown signs of life as they have won their last five and are fighting to reach the break-even mark before the All-star break. Jesse Hahn (5-5, 3.40 ERA) has won three of his last four decisions and has a win over the Royals back in April allowing just three hits in 5.1 innings. The A's are hot and stay the course tonight. Take OAKLAND!

Cincinnati at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Reds over Mets- The Mets have a dramatic drop-ff after a red-hot start to the season having lost seven straight prior to yesterday's 2-0 win at Milwaukee. Still, New York's bats are helpless as they scored just 11 runs in their last eight contests. The Mets will start rookie Noah Syndergaard (2-4, 4.03 ERA) who is winless in his last four starts but is 2-1 with a 2.13 ERA at home. Cincinnati will start Johnny Cueto (4-4, 2.98) is 3-3 with a 4.12 ERA lifetime against New York but held them to one run in his last two appearances last season. Take the REDS!

Cleveland at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Indians over Orioles- Very quietly the Orioles are back in the race in the AL East by winning 15 of their last 20 and now trail Tampa Bay by just two games. They have won six of their last seven series after beating Boston 2-of-3 in Fenway Park. Still, Baltimore is just 19-19 at home and will be facing the reining AL Cy Young Award winner in Corey Kluber (3-9, 3.65 ERA) who has lost his last four decisions as the Indians have failed to win back-to-back games since June 2. Wel-Yin Chen (3-4, 2.89) will get the nod for the O's and he is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA against the Tribe in three career starts. Tonight the cream raises, take Kluber and CLEVELAND!

New York Yankees at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Yankees- Part of the Astros turn-around aside from their power hitting has been their overall pitching improvement. Dallas Keuhel (8-3, 2.35 ERA) has been the mainstay of the staff this season as he has now made 25 consecutive starts of six innings or more. The left-hander has been particularly effect at home where he is 6-0 with a 1.62 ERA. Houston is returning home at the right time as they have dropped four of their last six and will face to Yankees and Royals in this seven-game homestand. New York ended a three-game losing streak with a win over the Phillies yesterday but have surrendered 36 runs in this last four games. At home it;s the ASTROS!     

New York Mets at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Mets- The New York Mets who started the season with a 10-game home winning streaking is now at the beak even mark of .500 as they have won just 10 of 35 road games. Currently on a six-game losing streak their longest in two years they will send veteran Bartolo Colon (9-5, 4.81 ERA) up against Milwaukee a club that has a career batting average of .315 against him while he is 3-2 overall. Jimmy Nelson (3-8, 4.84) despite losing his only two career decisions has held New York a to a .150 batting average and 0.92 WHIP. Stay with the flow...Take the BREWERS!

Oakland at Texas 8:10 ET

A's over Rangers- We are starting to see signs of life out of the Oakland A's as they have won a season high three straight games as they play the middle game of a 3-game set in Texas. They will send Kendall Graveman (3-4, 4.02 ERA) who's first career start was against these same Texas Rangers in April and he was pounded for eight runs in 3.1 innings and he longs to atone here. Texas will send lefty Wandy Rodriguez (4-2, 3.20) who has never faced Oakland to the hill and he is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in four home starts this season. The A's are finally starting play ball stay with a hot hand. Take OAKLAND!    

Houston at L.A. Angels 3:35 ET

Angels over Astros- Houston starter Lance McCullers (3-2, 2.45 ERA) amy be difficult to hit as he has surrendered six of fewer hits in each of his seven starts but his control has caused him problems as he has walked seven batter in his last two starts covering just 9.1 innings. Los Angeles will start Matt Shoemaker (4-5, 5.20) who is 1-1 lifetime against Houston in four career appearances. Look for the home team to take the 'rubber' game of this series. Take the ANGELS!

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota 8:10 ET

White Sox over Twins- This line seems a little suspicious as the Twins are at home and eight games better then the White Sox and yet they are such a merger favorite against a club that is only 12-24 on the road. Considering Minnesota just trounced Chicago 13-2 and have Mike Pelfrey (5-3, 2.97 ERA) on the mound opposing Jeff Samardzija (4-4, 4.67) who is winless in his last five starts the oddsmakers are giving the White Sox a better then good chance here. The Pale Hose hurler is 2-1 lifetime against the Twins while Pelfrey is 0-3 with a 6.62 ERA in seven career starts against Minnesota including 6.48 ERA in two starts this season. Take the WHITE SOX!

Oakland at Texas 8:05 ET

A's over Rangers- The Oakland A's are beginning to show signs of life as they are trying to recover from a season low 16-games under .500 as they have won six of their last eight and are 17-11 in their last 28 contests. Their starting rotation is 14-7 over that span with a 2.11 ERA and tonight they start Jesse Chavez (3-6, 2.52 ERA) who has worked at least six innings in eight of his last nine outings. Texas will start rookie Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-1, 0.90) whose only big league loss came against Oakland 10 days ago. This is his fifth career start and it catches up with him here. Take OAKLAND!

Detroit at Cleveland 7:05 ET

Indians over Tigers- For the most part I really don't like to come-back and repeat a selection on a losing team as you (we) don't want to be chasing to club on a losing streak. But, the 'numbers' here are so one sided and the match-up so favorable for the Tigers it is difficult for me to understand the 'price' on this contest. Speaking of price, David Price (6-2, 2.50 ERA) opened an underdog despite a lifetime 8-1 record with a 2.11 ERA in 11 career starts including a shutout against Cleveland on June 12. The Tigers have won 10 of 11 against the Tribe and this 'line' just doesn't make sense to me. Take the INDIANS!

Houston at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Astros- A pair of MLB's hottest hitters will face-off in Los Angeles who George Springer of the Astros brings a 14-game hitting streak (27-for-59) with four homers in the last seven games and the Angels Albert Pujois has 13 home runs in the last 12 days and leads the league with 21. Houston will start Brett Oberholtzer (2-1, 2.73 ERA) has won his last two starts but is 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA lifetime against the Angels. Hector Santiago (4-4, 2.77) has won in his last four starts and is 0-2 with a 5.32 ERA in six appearances against Houston. Still, it's LA's turn tonight. Take the ANGELS!

Detroit at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Tigers- The Tigers exploded for five home runs Sunday at Yankee Stadium snapping a four game losing streak. Cleveland who managed to score one-run in each of their past three games against Tampa Bay were able to pull out a 1-0 win Sunday with a sac-fly in the bottom of the ninth. Kyle Ryan (1-1, 3.26 ERA) who has never faced the Indians is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA on the road and Detroit has won nine of their last 10 in Cleveland. The Indians will start Trevor Bauer (6-3, 3.22) and is looking to bounce-back from his worst start of the year and is 2-0 lifetime against the Tigers. With the Indians coming up the favorite here I see...CLEVELAND!

Houston at Seattle 4:10 ET

Mariners over Astros- Seattle seems to have received a 'shot-in-the-arm' with two new faces on board as the hired former franchise Icon Egar Martinez as batting coach and acquired Mark Trumbo as they responded with three homers Saturday including one by Trumbo. Without Jose Altuve in the line-up (hamstring pull) Houston just doesn't have the same bite and they will be facing the Marines J.A. Happ (3-3, 3.79 ERA) who is 3-0 in five career starts against the Astros. Happ is way overdue for a win as he hasn't recorded one in his last seven starts. Take SEATTLE!  

Texas at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Rangers- 'We' eked out a win with the White Sox Saturday as they managed to score three runs in their victory after eight straight losses where they scored just 15 runs in total. Today's starting pitchers seem headed in opposite directions as Chicago's Jose Quintana (3-7, 4.03 ERA) is 1-4 in his last six starts while the Rangers' Yovani Gallardo (6-6, 3.16) is 3-0 in his last five outings. There is something that happens to clubs after long winning or losing streaks as they tend to reverse form either way after streaking, so...I'll take the WHITE SOX!

Pittsburgh at Washington 1:35 ET

Nationals over Pirates- I am not usually inclined to take a club after they have been no-hit like the Pirates were yesterday but Washington starter Gio Gonzalez (4-4, 4.82 ERA) has been so very successful at Nationals Park I had to come back with them. Add that the Nationals have now won six straight over Pittsburgh lends the thought that they have the Bucs number. The Pirates had won eight straight and 13 of 16 before the series opener on Friday but have now dropped the last two. Washington is 20-7 in Gonzalez's last 27 home starts and they play well behind him here. Take the NATIONALS!

Detroit at New York Yankees 7:15 ET

Yankees over Tigers- Detroit was expected to run away with the AL Central but have now dropped three-in-a-row and four straight tot he Yankees and find themselves seven games back in the loss column to Kansas City. Fire-balling Nathan Eovaldi (5-2, 5.12 ERA) was pounded for eight runs on nine hits without getting out of the first inning in his last start at Miami suffering his first loss in over a month. One of his best efforts this season was a seven inning outing against Detroit where he allowed just one run in seven innings. Take NEW YORK!

New York Mets at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Mets over Braves- Highly touted rookie Noah Syndergaad (2-4, 3.76 ERA) broke in with a stellar performance against Toronto with 11 strikeouts in six innings allowing only two hits but has and struggled until his last start on Monday. He has excellent control for a young hurler giving up just eight walks while striking out 45 in less then 41 innings. New York blew a late lead last night and has struggled on the road winning just three of their last 17 but still lead the NL East by a half-game. Williams Perez (3-0, 2.29) has moved out of the bullpen into the rotation and has posted a 1.50 ERA as a starter but that ends tonight. Take the METS!

Texas at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Rangers- The surprising Texas Rangers have now won six of their last eight while the White Sox have dropped eight straight and scoring just six runs in their last six games. Texas will start Nick Martinez (5-2, 2.76 ERA) who gave up a season high seven runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings in his lone start against Chicago three weeks ago. Carlos Rodon (2-1, 3.86) didn't help the Sox last time out giving up five runs before he recorded and out while giving up seven in the first inning but, had his career best 10 strikeouts allowing only one run in six innings in his lone appearance against Texas. Take the WHITE SOX!  

San Diego at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Padres- San Diego has been disappointing to the point that they fired their manager Bud Black as expectations have not been met. James Shields (7-0, 3.59 ERA) has done his part since coming over from Kansas City and he is 2-1 lifetime against Arizona with a 6.50 ERA in three starts. The Diamondbacks Rubby De La Rosa (5-3, 5.27) has beaten the Padres twice this season and is 3-0 with a 5.30 ERA in six home starts this season. San Diego has dropped seven of their last 10 and it won't get any better tonight. Take ARIZONA!   

Chicago Cubs at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Cubs over Twins- It seems a bit odd to me that the Cubs would open the favorite in Las Vegas at Minnesota when the Twins are starting their ace Phil Hughes (4-6, 4.79 ERA). This seems even more surprising when you realize the Twins pitching staff has allowed only one run in each of their consecutive victories and a total of 11 in their last five contests. Chicago has won five of the last six games started by Kyle Hendricks (2-2, 3.80) and bring some of baseball's best young talent to the park everyday. Hughes is winless in his past three starts but is 3-2 with a 4.85 ERA in six home starts this season and this is why that opening 'price' has me shaking my head. Take the CUBS!

Tampa Bay at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Rays- The surprising Rays lead the AL East by a full game as they have won six of their last seven contests and are eight games over .500 and 19-11 on the road. Tampa Bay will be starting Nathan Karns (3-3, 3.67 ERA) who is winless in his last five starts and he will be opposed by Cleveland's winningest starter in Carlos Carrasco (8-5, 4.38). Carrasco has won four of his last five starts and is looking to tie his career high in wins (nine) against the first place Rays. He is 1-2 with a 3.10 ERA lifetime against Tampa Bay and gets the win here. Take the INDIANS!

Boston at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Braves- This is one of those what I used to call 'don't make sense' games where a horrible team is favored on the road. The Red Sox who have lost eight of their last 10 and have won just 12 of 33 road games is favored tonight in Atlanta. Granted the Braves are not the best club in baseball but are a respectable 16-14 at home and will be sending this season's best in Shelby Miller (5-2, 2.02 ERA) to the mound against up-and-dower Clay Buchholz (3-6, 4.22) who has given ip eight runs and 18 hits in his last two starts covering 10.2 innings. Add that he had one of the worse starts of his career in Atlanta last season when he issued eight walks while giving up six runs in three innings. Miller faced the Sawx once with the Cardinals last season and allowed only one run, four hits and one walk in seven innings. This just 'don't make sense!' Take BOSTON!

Tampa Bay at Washington 7:05 ET

Rays over Nationals- It is said that itching 90% of the game in baseball and it must be so as the light-hitting Tampa Bay Rays are a surprise in first place at his time. Most experts felt this team would collapse with the departure of pitcher David Price and manager Madden but they just keep on truckin' and winning games in improbable fashion. Tonight they send their ace Chris Archer (7-4, 2.00 ERA) to the hill as he has 113 strikeouts in 90 innings with 51 coming in his last five starts covering 35.1 innings. He is also 5-0 on the road this season with a 0.51 ERA but is 0-1 lifetime against the Nationals. Doug Fister (2-2, 4.31) starts for Washington and he is 2-3 with a 2.88 ERA against the Rays. Take TAMPA BAY!   

San Francisco at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Giants- The last time I saw 'King' Felix Hernandez (9-3, 3.38 ERA) on the mound he gave up eight runs in 1/3 of an inning in Houston the worst outing of his career. His opponent on the hill for the Giants will be World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner (7-3, 3.16) who is 5-1 with a 3.92 ERA in six road starts. Hernandez started 6-0 and is 3-3 since but is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in three career starts against San Francisco. Take SEATTLE!  

L.A. Angels at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Angels- Los Angeles brings a pair of hot hitters into Chase Field as Albert Pujois has taken over the AL home run lead with 19 and Mike Trout is hitting almost .400 over the past 10 games. Arizona will counter with some hot hitting of their own as Paul Goldschmidt leads the majors in batting average (.361) and on-base-percentage (.481) and has reached base safely in 26 straight games. Chase Anderson (2-1, 2.82 ERA) the Arizona starter has allowed one or zero runs in seven of 12 turns and more then three only twice. Take ARIZONA!

Detroit at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Tigers- A great pitching match-up of aces as the Tigers send David Price (6-2, 2.44 ERA) to the bump and the Reds will send Johnny Cueto (4-4, 2.85) to the mound. Cincinnati just ended a four game slide with a win over Detroit yesterday who lost for only the third time in nine games. Price is coming off his second straight complete game while Cueto who has never faced the Tigers is getting just his third home start of the season. Give the home team the advantage here. Take CINCINNATI!

Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas 8:50 ET

Dodgers over Rangers- This is an unusual four game series where the first two contest are being played in Texas and the next two on Wednesday and Thursday in Los Angeles. LA's Brett Anderson ( 2-4, 3.57 ERA) a Texas native returns to his home state and has struggled of late winning only once in his last 10 starts. This brings the question to mind...why is he favored here on the road against the hot Rangers. Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-1, 0.42) has opponents hitting just .176 and right handed batters just .105 average. That all changes tonight. Take LOS ANGELES!

New York Yankees at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Yankees- A small oddity tonight in Miami as two players that were exchanged in an off-season trade will both oppose their former teams tonight as the Yankees start former Marlin Nathan Eovaldi (5-1, 4.13 ERA) and Miami will start former Yankee David Phelps (3-3, 4.11) against New York. The Yankees are no longer in first place as they have dropped four of their last five after a seven game winning streak while Miami has won four of their last five. Eovaldi who surrendered a NL league high in hits allowed last season (223) has given up 88 hits in 69.2 innings this season. Phelps is 3-3 with a 3.62 ERA since moving into the starting rotation. Take the MARLINS!

Washington at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Nationals- The Tampa Bay Rays have moved into first-place with their 6-1 win over the Nationals Monday and have now won 12 of their last 16 contests. Meanwhile, slumping Washington has now dropped 12 of their last 17 games as their pitching has faltered surrendering six or more runs nine times in their last 16 games. Tanner Roark (2-2, 3.71 ERA) gets the start for the Nationals and his mound opponent Alex Colome (3-2, 4.21) is winless in his last four starts but has yielded one run twice and two runs twice with no luck. Tonight the 'hot' Rays score enough for him. Take TAMPA BAY!

L.A. Dodgers at Texas 8:05 ET

Rangers over Dodgers- Los Angeles has built a 3.5 game lead in the NL West by dominating the opposition at home (25-10) but winning on the road (12-16) has been trouble. Texas has managed to win seven of their last nine at home and will be sending Yovanni Gallardo (5-6, 3.45 ERA) to the hill and is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA in his last five starts. Texas starting pitching has had 10 consecutive quality starts and fresh blood Joey Gallo has added punch to the line-up in the absence of Adrian Beltre. Take TEXAS!

Washington at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Nationals- It looks as though the Nationals have turned it around winning their last two games be-it against the Brewers after having lost 11 of their previous 14. Tampa Bay is on a three-game winning streak of their own as they are in a virtual tie with the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Rays have hosted Washington once before in inter-league play and swept the Nationals in a three game series. Washington starter Gio Gonzalez (4-3, 4.42 ERA) is 2-1 lifetime against Tampa Bay but has a 5.27 ERA on the road in seven starts in 2015. Erasmo Ramirez (5-2, 4.96) started the year poorly but has turned it around allowing just 31 hits in his last 47.1 innings and owns a 3.21 ERA at home. Take TAMPA BAY!

Toronto at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Blue Jays- Granted Toronto is the hottest team in MLB with a franchise record tying 11 straight wins but most wins have against cellar dwellers in the Red Sox and Marlins. Fast working Mark Buehrle (7-4, 4.25 ERA) gets the start against the Mets a team he has never defeated 0-3 with a 4.39 ERA in four career starts while the Mets Noah Syndergaard (2-4, 4.15) makes his first start against the Blue Jays and was the victim of Chris Heston's no-hitter last time out. New York scored double digits for the first time in over a month yesterday as players are retuning off the disabled list and is 24-11 at home while Toronto is 14-18 on the road. Take the METS!    

Oakland at L.A. Angels 3:35 ET

A's over Angels- The Angels Albert Pujols has moving into some pretty classy territory lately passing Mickey Mantle (536) on the all-time home run list and now Ernie Banks (1,636) in the RBI standings. Los Angels has won 13 of their last 17 and a 11-4 in their last 15 games at home will face Sonny Gray (7-3, 1.74 ERA) who is pitching for the AL's worst team in the disappointing Oakland A's. Gray is 4-1 lifetime with a 2.42 ERA against the Angels will be facing Matt Shoemaker (4-4, 4.86) who is 0-3 with a 5.26 ERA in five home starts this season. Take OAKLAND!   

Toronto at Boston 1:35 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- 'Oh no! Say it ain't so...don't tell me you have the Red Sox please don't tell me to take Boston!' Yep, thats who I have, the stinking last place Boston Red Sox. Why but why would you take this poor hitting, poor fielding and poorly managed team that finished in the cellar last season and are there again this year. The reason is rookie left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 0.44 ERA) who has been one of the lone bright spots for the Sawx. Boston is actually a semi-respectable 15-16 at home while Toronto is just 13-18 on the road. The Blue Jays winnings streak ends here at 10 and Boston's losing at four. Take the RED SOX!

Cleveland at Detroit 1:10 ET

Indians over Tigers- After an incredible 2014 Corey Kluber (3-7, 3.53 ERA) just can't seem to get it together this season as the Indians have dropped 10 of his 13 starts. Granted, Kluber who is 2-5 lifetime against Detroit has pitched good enough to win of late as he has registered 45 strikeouts in his last five starts covering 39 innings but has lost his last two starts. Two-time MVP Miguel Cabrera has pounded Kluber batting .576 in 33 career at-bats and is 19-for-30 against Cleveland this season. Tigers started Alfredo Simon (6-3, 2.76) improved to 3-2 against the Indians with two wins in April and is 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA at home. Still, it's about the Tribe today. Take CLEVELAND!

New York Yankees at Baltimore 7:15 ET

Yankees over Orioles- The night just started poorly for New York in Friday as they had the bases-loaded with no outs in the top of the first and failed to score and it was all downhill from there as their defense and relief pitching fell apart. After a terrible start CC Sabathia (3-7, 5.25 ERA) shown signs of life allowing just two runs in each of his past two starts and brings an 18-7 lifetime mark against the Orioles into this start. Baltimore's Bud Norris (2-4, 8.63) has yet to fine his groove if he has one and has surrendered seven runs and 11 hits in his last two appearance against New York covering 8.1 innings. Take the YANKEES!   

Colorado at Miami 4:10 ET

Marlins over Rockies- The Marlins haven't been able to beat many people this season but they have had their way against the Rockies who they have defeated five of six so far this season. After starting the year 7-15 at home the Marlins have won six of their last seven in Miami and today will start free agent Matt Latos (1-4, 6.12 ERA) who is fresh off the disabled list after missing three weeks with knee problems. Latos is 5-2 with a 3.79 ERA in nine career starts against Colorado. Look for the current trends to continue. Take MIAMI!

Washington at Milwaukee 4:10 ET

Brewers over Nationals- The Brewers who after a horrid start had their manager fired have now won six of their last eight and the Nationals the last two days while slumping Washington has dropped 11 of their last 14 despite Bryce Harper's torrid pace. The Nationals will try and change their karma with Joe Ross (0-1, 5.40 ERA) making his second big-league start after losing to the Cubs in his MLB debut. Milwaukee will start Jimmy Nelson (3-6, 4.05) who is off his best effort of the season with six shutout innings against Pittsburgh. Brewers stay hot and Nats not. Take MILWAUKEE!

Seattle at Houston 8:10 ET

Mariners over Astros- Now, doesn't it seem odd to you (it does to me) that a first place team with the most wins in the American League would be such a heavy underdog at home? If Seattle's 'King Felix' Hernandez (9-2, 2.51 ERA) can win a Cy Young with 12 wins what is going to happen this year as he seeks to be the Majors first 10-game winner while limiting opposing batters to a .196 average. The Mariners were expected to contend for the AL title this season but have limped out of the gate and have dropped seven of their last 10. Houston has lost seven straight and will start Brett Oberholtzer (0-1, 3.75) who has had blister issues but is 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA lifetime against Seattle. That will be countered by Hernandez who is 3-2 with a 1.84 ERA in seven career starts against Houston. Take SEATTLE!  

Washington at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Nationals- The lowly Milwaukee Brewers who were the first team in MLB to jettison their manage are beginning to show signs of life as they have won five of their last seven including their come-from behind 6-5 win over the Nationals last night. Despite Bryce Harper's power hitting Washington has dropped 10 of their last 13 and will be starting Jordan Zimmerman (5-3, 3.18 ERA) who just suffered his first loss in nine starts is 4-0 with a 2.35 ERA lifetime against the Brewers. Mike Fiers (2-6, 4.06) has thrown better then his record might indicate as he given up two runs or less in eight of his last nine outings and is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in three starts against the Nats. Washington is just in a bad spot right now and the Brewers are playing with more confidence. Take MILWAUKEE!

Toronto at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- Two clubs moving in different direction open a three-game series at Fenway Park as the Red Sox hist the Blue Jays. Toronto has won eight straight as their bats have exploded for 7.1 runs at home during their win streak while Boston can't get anything right failing to score runs and while posting the highest starting rotation ERA in baseball. The Jays Drew Hutchison (5-1, 4.91 ERA) set the Sox down at home on May 9 but was punched out for six runs on nine hits and five walks at Boston in last April. The Sox Joe Kelly (2-4, 5.40) has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his past five starts and just broke a nine start winless steak in Saturday. This time with Ortiz back in the line-up the Red Sox get it done. Take BOSTON!

Washington at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Nationals- The first-place Washington Nationals are experiencing some problems of late despite defeating the Yankees yesterday they are just 3-9 in their last 12 games. Tonight they will start Tanner Roark (2-2, 3.16 ERA) who is 2-0 as a starter and has a win in his lone career appearance against Milwaukee last season. Matt Garza of the Brewers is beginning to look like his old self as he has won back-to-back starts after losing four straight but has struggled against the Nationals posting an 0-3 record with a 7.33 ERA in six career starts. But, Washington is in a funk right now and Garza has regained his form. Take MILWAUKEE!  

San Francisco at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Giants- The Giants have had quite a series as rookie Chris Heston threw a no-hitter two days ago and then they pound Matt Harvey yesterday and now they have a rejuvenated Tim Lincecum (6-3, 3.29 ERA) on the hill against the Mets. Lincecum is 5-1 in his last seven starts and is 6-1 with an impressive 2.88 lifetime EA against New York. Jonathon Niese (3-6, 4.43) suffered his fourth straight loss and has posted a gasly 7.96 ERA over his last five starts and is 1-3 lifetime against the Giants but with a decent 2.98 ERA. This looks to easy...look for the Mets to bounce back here. Take NEW YORK!

Colorado at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Rockies- Changes at the top (General manager to manger) hasn't had any positive effect on Miami as they are now 12-games under .500 as they come home after being swept three games in Toronto. David Phelps (2-3, 4.68 ERA) is off his worst start of the season for the Marlins as he was shelled for nine runs and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings at Colorado on Saturday. He is winless in his last three starts three of which came at home. Chris Rusin (2-0, 1.45) who fanned Giancarlo Stanton four times last time out will find the going a little tougher in Miami. Take the MARLINS!

Texas at Oakland 10:05 ET

A's over Rangers- The Texas Rangers have the best road record (20-12) in baseball and have won six consecutive series with tonight being the 'rubber' game in this one. The Rangers are hot having won eight of their last 10 and have moved within two-games of first place Houston. Oakland will look to stop the hard charging Rangers with Jesse Hahn (3-5, 3.51 ERA) who has been hurt by weak defense and a club that is 3-16 in one-run games including 1-11 at home. Hahn is 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA in six home starts while his mound opponent Yovani Gallardo (5-6, 3.54) is 0-3 with a 6. 48 ERA in three starts against the A's. Take OAKLAND!  

Houston at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Astros- Vincent Velasquez who was a second round pick in 2010 makes his first 'Big League' start for the Astros after dominating the opposition at Double-A Corpus this season. He was 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA in just 26 1/3 innings while allowing just 15 hits, nine walks and 37 strikeouts. Tonight he will find out for himself the difference between Double-A and the Majors against the White Sox who will start Jose Quintana (2-6, 4.28 ERA) who has not had a win in his last four outings. Chicago is 4-1 against Houston this season and the Astros are 0-5 on this six-game road trip that ends tonight. Take CHICAGO!  

San Diego at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Padres over Braves- The shoe was on the other foot last night as it was the Padres that blew a 5-0 lead and the Braves posted the 6-5 come-from-behind win. Atlanta had blown saves in four of their past six games and now San Diego's defense surrendered their first earned runs since June 1 a span of 24 innings. Tyson Ross (3-5, 3.75 ERA) has minimal support as the Padres have scored only eight runs in his five losses. Atlanta will start Williams Perez (1-0, 3.55) who is making his fifth start since moving out of the bullpen posting a 2.35 ERA in 23 innings as a starter. It won't be enough tonight. Take SAN DIEGO!

San Diego at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Padres over Braves- James Shields (7-0, 3.58 ERA) who led Kansas City to the World Series last series has made the change to the National League posting seven wins without a defeat despite allowing a NL high 15 homers. He is second in the league in strikeouts fanning seven or more nine times in his 12 starts. The Braves who traded away their bullpen closer Craig Kimbrel the day before Opening Day blew another save opportunity last night and will start Mike Foltynewicz (3-2, 4.29) who is 1-2 since starting the season with two straight wins. Take the PADRES!

Kansas City at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over Royals- These two AL Central leaders are currently in a virtual tie for the division lead and both of them are having difficulty scoring runs and neither of them are playing all that well right now. The Royals won for only the fourth time in their last 13 contests yesterday while the Twins has dropped five of their last eight games. Chris Young (4-2, 2.56 ERA) is 1-2 with a 3.35 ERA lifetime against Minnesota whileTrevor May (4-3, 4.45) who starts for the Twins has lost both his career starts against the Royals. Tonight he notches his first win over Kansas City. Take MINNESOTA!  

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Angels- It has been said that pitching is 90% of baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays sure play like they are following that axiom as they have won seven of their last nine road games by allowing two runs or fewer seven times. Those seven wins included two at Angel Stadium as they trail the Yankees by 1½ games in the AL East despite having 11 players on the disabled list. The Angels have dropped five straight and like I stated pitching is key as they have allowed 34 runs in those losses. Tonight they start Matt Shoemaker (3-4, 5.08 ERA) who has just one win in his last eight starts but was 2-0 against the Rays last season. Tampa will start Nathan Karns (3-2, 3.63) who got his first career start against the Angels his last time out and has surrendered just 45 hits in 62 innings. Take the RAYS!   

Houston at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Astros- 'We' have had great success when backing Chris Sale (5-2, 3.27 ERA) as he has not allowed a run in his last two starts striking out 13 in seven innings in his last start against Texas. Tonight he will be facing the surprise leader of the AL West in the Houston Astros who have dropped their last four and six of their last 10 they will start Lance McCullers (2-0, 1.88) who's worst start of the year was against the White Sox 10 days ago. Sale is 2-1 lifetime over Houston with a 0.38 ERA posting 33 strikeouts in 24 innings. Take WHITE SOX!

Kansas City at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over Royals- A battle between the two top clubs in the AL Central starts tonight as the Twins who lead the Royals buy one game (two more wins with games played) host Kansas City. The visitors have dropped nine of the past 12 games as their bats have gone silent and that is not a good thing when faces Minnesota's top hurler Phil Hughes (4-5 4.96 ERA) who has worked six of more innings in nine of his last 10 starts. Hughes is 7-4 lifetime against the Royals and will get the win here. Take the TWINS!

Philadelphia at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Phillies (over) Reds- Philadelphia's Cole Hamels (5-4, 2.88 ERA) may be pitching somewhere else before the end of the season but as of now he is the lone bright spot in the Phillies rotation. Hamels is 4-1 in has last six starts for a team that has lost eight of their last 10 and he is the most sought-after pitcher heading to the trade deadline. Mike Leake (2-4, 4.40) had a no-hitter in the eighth inning of his last start and was three outs away from his first career shutout but ended but with no-decision against the Phillies five days ago. Leake is 1-3 with a 6.43 ERA against Philadelphia while Hamels is 9-0 with a 1.59 ERA lifetime against Cincinnati. Take the PHILLIES!   

Detroit at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Tigers- The Tigers snapped an eight-game losing streak Saturday with a 7-1 victory over the White Sox as the bottom of the order went 7-for-12 and finally supported Miguel Cabrera who has reached base in 25 straight games. Alfredo Simon (5-3, 2.97 ERA) gets his first start since May 22nd because of the death of his father is 1-3 with a 3.96 ERA in his last six starts. Jeff Samardzija (4-3, 4.68) is off his worst performance of the season and has allowed 16 runs and 23 hits in the first inning this season. He needs to start off right and get the win here. Take the WHITE SOX!

Milwaukee at Minnesota 2:10 ET

Brewers over Twins- The Milwaukee Brewers the team with the worst record in MLB looks to accomplish something for the first time this season a series sweep on the road as they go for their third straight win against Minnesota. After a blistering May with 20 wins the Twins are just 4-6 in June and while the Brewers have won their last two after dropping nine of their past 11. Mike Fiers (2-5, 4.06 ERA) has struggled with low run support but is 2-1 with a 2.22 ERA on the road and is 1-0 lifetime against the Twins. Mike Pelfrey (4-2, 2.59) owns a 1-2 career mark against Milwaukee and they are hitting .272 against him. Take the BREWERS!

Houston at Toronto 1:07 ET

Blue Jays over Astros- The Toronto Blue Jays have put together their best patch of the season winning their last four games scoring 28 runs and allowing just seven. Houston will start Collin McHugh (6-2, 4.33 ERA) who has received great support when starting by his teammates while R.A. Dickey (2-6, 5.53) is off his first quality start since May 4 and has worked at least six innings in 15 of his last 17 starts. The Blue Jays are hot and seem to hit better at home. Take TORONTO!

New York Mets at Arizona 10:10 ET

Diamondbacks over Mets- 42-year-old Bartlo Colon (8-3, 4.72 ERA) goes for his National League leading nine victory tonight despite his high ERA as his control has been exceptional allowing just five walks in 11 starts. Colon has surrendered 11 homers in 68 innings but has helped himself at the plate with a number of key hits. Chase Anderson (1-1, 3.26) gets the start for Arizona and is off his worst start of the season giving up six runs and 10 hits against the Brewers. The Mets injury list continues to grow and tonight their thin line-up will be exposed. Take ARIZONA!  

Pittsburgh at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Braves over Pirates- The Atlanta Braves who traded away one of baseball best closers in Kimbel are have bullpen trouble as relief has failed them allowing 28 runs in 26 innings in the past 11 games. Pittsburgh meanwhile has become the hottest team in baseball winning 12 of their last 14 led by Andrew McCutchen 11-21 his last six games. Jeff Locke (3-3, 3.54 ERA) started hot but unlike his teammates has struggled since posting an ERA of 6.48 in his last eight starts allowing opponents to hit .310 going 1-2 with a 9.35 ERA in four road starts. Atlanta has dropped three straight but has scores 22 runs in those contests, tonight the get the win. Take the BRAVES!

Milwaukee at Minnesota 2:10 ET

Brewers over Twins- The 'numbers' and trends for the Brewers are just terrible as even with their win Friday they are 3-9 in their last 12 and are 3-7 in their last 10 against Minnesota. This afternoon the Brewers will start Matt Garza (3-7, 5.52 ERA) who has been part of the problem for the weak hitting Brew Crew who has yielded 19 runs and 23 hits in his previous three starts. J.R. Graham (0-0, 3.10) will make his first start for the Twins and is expected to be limited to 70-75 pitches. This time out Milwaukee will buck the trends. Take the BREWERS!