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!

Tampa Bay at Seattle 10:10 ET

Rays over Mariners- “When you're hot you're hot and when you're not you're not” and that axiom certainly applies here as the Rays have won three straight and five of their last seven and the Mariners have lost six straight (all at home). This should be an excellent pitching dual as Jake Odorizzi (4-5, 2.61 ERA) of Tampa Bay will face-off with J.A. Happ (3-1, 3.70) of Seattle. Odorizzi has limited opponents to a .216 batting average and is 1-1 with a 0.89 ERA in two starts against the Mariners and Happ who has no decisions in his last four starts is 2-2 with a 5.35 ERA in eight appearances against the Rays. Take TAMPA BAY!

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 ET

Dodgers over Cardinals- Last Sunday St. Louis starter Carlos Martinez (5-2, 3.13 ERA) stopped the Dodgers cold allowing just one hit in seven strong innings while striking out eight in a 3-1 win over LA. The Cardinals have won three straight and nine of the last 11 and they are 6-1 against the NL West. Brett Anderson (2-3, 3.42) took the loss last Sunday despite surrendering just two runs on five hits in six innings but is 1-0, with a 2.89 ERA in five home starts. As they say 'turn-about-is-fair-play' and I expect the Dodgers to triumph here. Take LOS ANGELES!    

Detroit at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Tigers- Currently these two clubs are the worst of the worst as Detroit has lost seven in-a-row and Chicago has dropped 11 of their last 17. The desperate Tigers have called up Kyle Ryan (1-0, 3.00 ERA) who picked up a win in relief against Oakland and had one start against the White Sox last August. He will be opposed by the struggling Jose Quintana (2-6, 4.33) who has lost three straight starts and six of his last seven decisions. Quintana could have looked better but the White Sox have scored the second-fewest runs (191) in the majors. He is 4-3 with a 4.30 lifetime ERA against Detroit and the Pale Hose will keep them down once more. Take the WHITE SOX!

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers 10:10

Dodgers over Cardinals- In a rematch of a game played last Saturday Cardinals Michael Wacha (7-1, 2.27 ERA) will try and rebound from his first loss of the season in a contest where he gave up a season low three hits. His mound opponent that day was the Dodgers Carlos Frias (4-2, 4.29) who did not allow an earned run in seven innings of work. Wacha has been outstanding on the road posting five wins without a loss with a 1.64 ERA limiting opposing hitters to a .209 average. On the flip side Frias is 2-1 at home in three appearances with a ERA of 7.02. Still, with these numbers it will be LOS ANGELES!  

Chicago Cubs at Washington 7:05 ET

Nationals over Cubs- These two NL contenders are struggling as they enter this series as they have both lost six of their last 10 and Chicago is winless in their last four series and Washington has dropped five of their last six. The Cubs Jake Arrieta (4-4, 3.18 ERA) has struggled of late posting a 3.99 ERA in May and is winless in his last three starts. Gio Gonzalez (4-2, 4.73) was hit hard last time (literally as he was HBP twice) but has won his last three decisions. Gonzalez is 22-11 with a 2.91 ERA at Nationals Park and is 3-1 with a 2.39 ERA against the Cubs while Arrieta is 0-1 with a 5.81 ERA against the Nationals. Take WASHINGTON!

Cleveland at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Indians over Royals- The Cleveland Indians look to get to .500 for the first time this season as they look to move to 5-1 on their current road trip and seven of eight on the road overall. Cory Kluber (3-5, 3.53 ERA) started 0-5 for the Tribe but the Cy Young award winner bounced back allowing just five runs in his last four starts while striking out 50 in his last 32 innings of work. Royals starter Jason Vargas (3-2, 5.16) is back off the DL and has yet to return to form as his ERA remains above 5. Kansas City has won two-of-three from the Indians twice already this season and now it's Tribe's turn. Take CLEVELAND!

Chicago White Sox at Texas 8:05 ET

White Sox over Rangers- I hate playing against 'hot' clubs like the Rangers who have won a season high four straight and have the awaited arrival of Joey Gallo who went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in his MLB debut yesterday. But, tonight he and his teammates may be a little over-matched as Chicago ace Chris Sale (4-2, 3.66 ERA) take the hill and he has 57 strikeouts in his last five starts over 37.2 innings while pitching to a WHIP of 0.88. His mound opponent Nick Martinez (4-1, 2.03) was tagged with his first loss of the year last time out and will have difficulty keeping up with Sale. Take WHITE SOX!   

Pittsburgh at San Francisco 3:35 ET

Pirates over Giants- Like ships passing in the night these two clubs are currently headed in the opposite direction as the Giants have now dropped four in-a-row while the Pirates have won 10 of their last 12. San Francisco is looking to save face before they head to their meetings at the White House tomorrow as they are honored as World Series Champions. Yes World Series Champions now underdogs at home against a club that has defeated them in 12 of their last 17 regular season contests. Francisco Liriano (2-4, 3.47 ERA) has been outstanding on the road striking out 75 batters in 59.2 innings with a 1.57 ERA this season. Tim Hudson (3-4, 4.62) gets the start for 6-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 15 career starts against Pittsburgh including going 0-2 in two starts last season. Take the PIRATES!

New York Mets at San Diego 10:10 ET

Mets over Padres- Tied for first place in the East the Mets look to improve on their 8-15 road record as they continue their series in San Diego where the Padres are 2-3 on their home stand and 6-11 in their last 17. The fact that New York opened the favorite out of Las Vegas is a testament to their young phnom Noah Syndergaard (2-2, 1.82 ERA) who after his first big-league start has allowed just one walk is his last 19.1 innings covering his last three starts. Ian Kennedy (2-5, 7.15) who a just a few short seasons ago was on of the top pitchers in baseball has struggled this year has surrendered 12 homers in his last 39 innings. Take the METS!

Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Rays over Angels- It was been said that pitching is 90% of baseball and looking at this 'price' as Tampa Bay is favored on the road against a team that is hot having won five straight backs up that axiom. Rays starter Chris Archer (5-4, 2.12 ERA) has allowed one run or fewer in seven of his 11 starts this season including his last three starts while his lifetime numbers against Los Angeles has him 3-1 with a 3.63 ERA in four starts. What makes this 'number' even more eye-brow rising is that Angels starter C.J. Wilson (3-3, 3.18) has permitted two runs or fewer in seven of his 10 starts and has lost just once in his last seven starts. Trends say...TAMPA BAY!

Cleveland at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Indians over Royals- The Indians who started slow are now playing hot and have won six of their last seven road games and are now favored at Kansas City which is a bit of a surprise. I saw the Royals open the favorite and this move came from 'within' and has nothing to do with money wagered. Cleveland is on a 10-3 surge but it still seems strange that they are the favorite at Kansas City where they are 17-7 at home. Carlos Carrasco (6-4, 4.24 ERA) is among the AL leaders in strike out and is averaging 10.4 K's per nine innings as he has 37 punch-outs in his last five starts (three wins) covering 35.6 innings. The Royals Jeremy Guthrie (4-3, 6.70) is off his worst career showing surrendering 11 runs in 1.2 innings against the Yankees and owns a lifetime 6.14 ERA against the Indians. Take CLEVELAND!

Pittsburgh at San Francisco 10:15 ET

Pirates over Giants- Two of the hottest teams in the NL face each other as the Giants winners of 21 games in May host the Pirates winners of six straight before a loss at San Diego. Two dominate pitchers will oppose each other as Pittsburgh's Geritt Cole (7-2, 2.11 ERA) who has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts is 2-0 with a 3.14 ERA against San Francisco is going against the Giants Ryan Vogelsong (4-2, 4.24) who is 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA lifetime against the Pirates. In what should be a geat pitching battle take PITTSBURGH!

Atlanta at Arizona 9:40 ET

Diamondbacks over Braves- Arizona has played 13 of their last 16 games on the road and are happy to return home but has managed to win eight of the last 13 contests. Alex Wood (3-2, 3.50 ERA) starts for the Braves and has pitched well against the D'Backs going 0-1 with a 2.00 ERA in four appearances. Arizona will start Archie Bradley (2-2, 5.28) who two of his first four starts in April but hasn't won since being hit in the face with a line drive. Look for him to post his best outing since getting off the disabled list and get the win here. Take the DIAMONDBACKS!

Detroit at L.A. Angles 8:05 ET

Angels over Tigers- David Price (4-1, 2.97 ERA) has kept the Tigers alive this season (losers of six of their last eight) as they have won nine times in his 10 starts and he hasn't lost since April 22. Matt Shoemaker (3-4, 5.44) for the Angles is on the opposite side of the ledger as he has just on victory in his last seven starts but pitched seven innings of shutout ball his last time out. In his lone career start against Detroit Shoemaker pitched seven shutout innings last July. Look for a turn-around here as the Angles get it done. Take LOS ANGELES!   

New York Yankees at Oakland 4:10 ET

A's over Yankees- Like this series 'we' have split the first two games having had the A's both nights. From out of the bullpen Adam Warren (3-3, 3.91 ERA) has gone a great job for New York in Tanaka's absence. His mound opponent for Sunday is Jesse Chavez who despite his record (1-5, 2.44) has itched very well for Oakland receiving little support in the field and at the plate but has been outstanding against the Yankees going 3-0 with a 2.29 ERA in four appearances. With yesterday's win the Yankees have now won five of their last 17 contests and still are struggling. Take OAKLAND!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 1:35 ET

Rays over Orioles- Tampa Bay ended a six-game losing streak Saturday and look to win the rubber match today and will be sending Jake Odorizzi (3-5, 2.31 ERA) to the hill against a club for 6 2/3 in the season opener a 2-0 win. The Rays have tallied just five runs in Odorizzi's last four starts (all quality starts) and he has had nine quality starts in 10 attempts. Chris Tillman (2-6, 5.59) hasn't won since April 18 and is winless in his last six starts only two of which were quality efforts. He is also 5-7, with a 3.78 ERA in 16 starts against the Rays. Take TAMPA BAY!  

Pittsburgh at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Pirates- I hate to do this (come back with a team that beat me the night before) as late inning heroics defeated me last night as San Diego came-from-behind with a walk-off grand slam in the ninth. Pittsburgh had won seven straight entering that fateful inning and like many other clubs that have been deflated (Sorry Tom) after a winning streak in broken they just won't be 'right' tonight. San Diego starter Tyson Ross (2-4, 3.84 ERA) has not allowed more then three runs in nine of his 10 starts and is averaging one strikeout per inning pitched. Pittsburgh is just 10-14 on the road and will fall here once again. Take the PADRES!

New York Yankees at Oakland 10:05 ET

A's over Yankees- The A's have gone eight straight winless series at home (0-7-1) and have a chance to secure there first series win of the season. Oakland has beaten the Yankees in nine of their last 11 meetings and New York even though leading the AL East with a 25-24 record has lost eight of their last 11 games with their only wins a three-game sweep of the Royals at Yankee Stadium. Nathan Eovaldi (4-1, 4.27 ERA) is 0-1 with a 5.54 ERA against the A's while Jesse Hahn (2-4, 3.69) is 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA against New York. Once again it's OAKLAND!

Washington at Cincinnati 4:10 ET

Reds over Nationals- Like so many teams that end long losing streaks the Reds have now won two of three after losing nine straight. Cincinnati will start Ralsel Igleslas (1-1, 4.26 ERA) who was dominating in his last home start allowing only two hits in eight innings against the Braves who is in the rotation in place of Johnny Cueto. The Nationals are losing players at en alarming rate as Stephen Starburgh was removed in the second inning Friday joining Jayson Werth, Doug Fister and Sammy Solls on the DL. This afternoon it's CINCINNATI!

Pittsburgh at San Diego 10:10 ET

Pirates over Padres- Pittsburgh who just a week ago were five games under .500 are riding a seven-game win streak and will have Francisco Liriano (2-4, 3.86 ERA) who is off his best performance of the season striking 12 Mets while allowing only one run he is 1-2 with an outstanding 2.42 ERA lifetime against San Diego. James Shields (6-0, 3.75) has eight quality starts in 10 attempts and will be facing Pittsburgh for the first time and is third in the NL with 82 strikeouts. The Pirates have been doing it with pitching as they have a 1.93 ERA during their seven-game win streak. Take PITTSBURGH!

Toronto at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over Blue Jays- Minnesota who opened the season with six losses in their first seven games and didn't scored an earned run until their fourth contest are now tied with Kansas City for the top spot in the AL Central. The Twins have now won a season high five straight will start Trevor May (3-3, 4.95 ERA) who has not walked a batter in his last two starts. Toronto will start veteran Mark Buehrle (5-4, 5.13) has given up nine home runs in his nine starts and is 28-19 lifetime against the Twins but Minnesota is an AL best 17-6 at home. Trends may conflict but home advantage is too much for the Blue Jays who are 8-15 on the road to overcome. Take MINNESOTA!  

Kansas City at Chicago Cubs 4:05 ET

Cubs over Royals- Baseball is such a game of streaks and right now Kansas City is in the mist of a four-game losing streak after having won seven of their previous eight games. The Royals will start Edinson Volquez (4-3, 2.77 ERA) against a team that he has defeated seven times without a loss. Chicago meanwhile has dropped three of four but this is not the sane Cubs team that Volquez dominated in the past with a 2.90 lifetime ERA as the addition of Kris Bryant and monster changes have made them much more formidable. Jake Arrieta (4-4, 2.95) who has 37 strikeout in his last 31innings is off his worst outing of the season but is 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA against the Royals. Take the CUBS!

Cleveland at Seattle 10:10 ET

Indians over Mariners- Two hot clubs clash in Seattle as the Mariners have won five of six and the Indians three straight and seven of their last nine. Corey Kluber (2-5, 3.49 ERA) who started the season 0-5 and had no wins after seven starts has been sensational his three outings striking out 37 while allowing just two runs in 25 innings. Seattle will also start a 'hot' pitcher in James Paxton (3-2, 3.52) who has won his last three starts and has five straight quality starts with a 1.59 ERA in that stretch and has not been scored upon in his last two home starts (14 innings). Still, Cleveland has bonded for personal reasons and are playing 'hot.' Take the INDIANS!  

Washington at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Nationals over Cubs- I'm not so happy about missing out on the Cubs yesterday as they were my last cut in my decision making and today they come up an underdog at home with their ace in Jon Lester (4-2, 3.56 ERA) on the hill. They two Las Vegas boys who played against each other in high school the Nationals Bryce Harper and Cubs Kris Bryant both went deep yesterday and will be tested today against the opposition's best starters. Max Scherzter (5-3, 1.67) who has recorded quality starts in eight of nine outings has no career decisions against the Cubs as he was in the AL most of his tenure in the bigs while Lester is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA against Washington. Pitching will be the difference and that is why the Nats are favored on the road. Take WASHINGTON!

Kansas City at New York Yankees 1:05 ET

Yankees over Royals- After dropping nine straight and 10 of 11 the Yankees have returned home and taken down the Kansas City Royals the first two games of this three-game series. The first place Yankees (really I'm not joking) have now won only three of their last 13 games with all wins coming at the expense of the Royals who has now dropped three straight while scoring only three runs and allowing 25. Chris Young (4-0, 0.78 ERA) has allowed only one run in his four starts and is 3-1 lifetime against the Yankees who will start Michael Pineda (5-2, 3.59) who has struggled in his last two starts after striking out a franchise high 16 on May 10th. Pineda looks for revenge as he started and was pounded in that start against Young in Kansas City when he surrendered five runs and 10 hits in five innings against Young that day. This time take NEW YORK!  

Boston at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Red Sox over Twins- Minnesota is one of the hottest teams in baseball as they are 16-6 in May while Boston has revamped their line-up and had produced 14 runs in two games before the Twins. Clay Buchholtz (2-5, 4.58 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox and he is winless in his last two starts despite allowing only three earned runs, he is 3-1 with a 4.25 ERA lifetime against Minnesota. Mike Pelfrey (3-1, 3.00) is off his best start of the season but has no record against the Sox. Look for them to bounce back here. Take BOSTON!

Detroit at Oakland 10:05 ET

A's over Tigers- The Tigers offense has been slumping of late and now have Miguel Cabrera hobbled with a sore right ankle (the same one he had surgically repaired in October. Detroit has now lost three straight and six of their last nine games. The best thing they have going is David Price (3-1, 3.32 ERA) as they have been winners in each of his last five starts. He is 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA in seven career starts against Oakland. The A's will start Jesse Chavez (1-4, 2.89) who has been a victim of poor support but their starters have a 2.38 ERA over their last 14 games. Take OAKLAND!   

Kansas City at New York Yankees 7:05 ET

Yankees over Royals- They're back! Speed on the bases and power at the plate, break up the Yankees! All it took was a 1960's performance by the Bronx Bombers to have NYC buzzing about the future of baseball at Yankee Stadium. Wait, let me think New York has now won two of their last 12 games as but blasted five home runs Monday as every starter had at least one hit. Tonight Kansas City will start Jason Vargas (3-1, 5.26 ERA) who is off the disabled list to replace Danny Duffy who went on to the disabled list and that is not good news for the Royals. Vargas is 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA in eight career appearances against the Yankees while New York will start Adam Warren (2-3, 4.26) who has been a victim of weak support. Warren has allowed the Royals one run in 6 2/3 innings. Take the YANKEES!

Detroit at Oakland 4:05 ET

A's over Tigers- Surprisingly at this point of the season the Oakland A's have the worst record in baseball but have their last two after losing 14 of 16. Detroit has not been setting the world on fire either as they have lost their last two and five of eight and will start Shane Greene (4-2, 4.05 ERA) who has allowed left-handed batters to hit .314 against him while recording an .842 OPS. Jesse Hahn (1-4, 4.43) has dropped his last three decisions in his last five starts gets his first lifetime start against the Tigers. Returning home with help the A's here. Take OAKLAND!   

San Francisco at Milwaukee 2:10 ET

Brewers over Giants- The Giants who opened the season 3-9 have now dropped two-in-a-row after having their eight game winning streak snapped in Colorado. San Francisco leads the NL in batting average (.272) and has Tom Lincecum (4-2, 2.08 ERA) who has not had an ERA lower then 4.37 since 2011 is on the mound and is 4-3 lifetime against Milwaukee. The Brewers will start Kyle Lohse (3-4, 5.53) is 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in May after a terrible start and is 3-3 lifetime against the Giants including 1-1 while pitching for St. Louis in the 2012 NLCS. Former MVP Ryan Braun has had great success against Lincecum and will play after getting rest on Sunday. Take the BREWERS!

Kansas City at New York Yankees 1:05 ET

Yankees over Royals- The Yankees are in the mist of their worst streak since 1995 having lost 10 of their last 11 as not only have their bats failed but their pitching has completely fallen apart. This afternoon they start fireballing Nathan Eovaldi (3-1, 4.73 ERA) who has thrown well despite control issues who is off his shortest outing of the season. Kansas City will start Jeremy Guthrie (4-2, 4.75) who is off his best start of the year but has had problems against New York going 5-10 with a 4.92 ERA in 19 lifetime appearances. Look for the Yankees to get back in the win column here. Take NEW YORK!   

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

While Sox over Twins- Minnesota is 14-6 in May after starting the season 1-6 and are seeking their seventh win in their last 10 after beating Chris Sale Saturday. Chicago has followed a six-game winning streak by losing four of their last five but will have Jose Quintana (2-4, 4.12 ERA)off his best outing of the year losing the Cleveland when surrendering only two runs in eight innings. He has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last five starts. Take the WHITE SOX!  

Milwaukee at Atlanta 1:35 ET

Brewers over Braves- This one looks a little out of place as the 16-27 Brewers are favored on the road against the 20-21 Atlanta Braves. Milwaukee is just 8-12 on the road and are off a Saturday loss against the Braves and they are just 11-16 in their last 37 road games. When you note that the Brewers are just 3-10 in Jimmy Nelson's last 13 starts it really makes me scratch my head. This one comes up Milwaukee as I see it. Take the BREWERS!

Oakland at Tampa Bay 1:10 ET

A's over Rays- Oakland who own the worst record in baseball (15-30) will send Sonny Gray (4-2, 1.92 ERA) to the hill with the second best ERA in the American League as he has help opponents to two earned runs or less in six of his nine starts. Yesterday's win for Oakland was only their third in their last 17 contests as they look to turn things around. Gray is 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA against the AL Champs s they try to improve on their 2-13 record in one-run games. Take the ATHLETICS!

L.A. Angels at Boston 7:15 ET

Red Sox over Angels- It appears that all the Angels needed to straighten out their woes was a trip to the American League East where they have won five of eight and last night had their best scoring night in over a month. Boston continues to struggle with their pitching staff (already fired their pitching coach) and will turn to a knuckleballer Steven Wright (1-1, 4.02 ERA) to stem the tide. Look for the Red Sox to bounce back here. Take BOSTON!

Baltimore at Miami 7:15 ET

Marlins over Orioles- Difficult to believe that the Marlins losers of eight straight can be favored they way they are playing but they are here. Dan Jennings is now 0-5 since stepping out of the front office onto the field to become Miami's manager and a number of his moves and lack of moves have come into question. All of the Marlins eight losses have come at home where no one comes to the games anyway but will have Dan Haren (4-2, 3.47 ERA) starting against the Orioles Mike Wright (1-0, 0.00) who was called up from Triple-A to make this start. Somehow, behind Haren who is 5-4 with a 3.87 ERA against Baltimore the Marlins finally get a win. Take MIAMI!   

New York Mets at Pittsburgh 4:05 ET

Pirates over Mets- Matt Harvey (5-1, 1.98 ERA) has been over-powering his last three starts after opening the season with five straight wins but has the unfortunate problem of pitching for a team that has difficulty scoring runs. Harvey has not allowed a run in three of his last four starts and enters this contest with 16 straight scoreless innings but has no wins to show for his efforts. A.J. Burnett (3-1, 1.38) who lost 18 games last year has allowed two runs or less in all eight of his starts. New York has lost its last five road games while Pittsburgh has won 10 of the past 14 meetings. Take the PIRATES!

Chicago at Arizona 9:40 ET

Cubs over Diamondbacks- Chicago's young studs are starting to pay dividends as both Kris Bryant and Addison Russell his homers in yesterday's 3-0 win over the Padres. Arizona has won five in-a-row and are off a four-game sweep at Miami against the Marlins who is a total funk. The Diamondbacks have won five straight and 12 of 17 at home against the Cubs but still are a heavy underdog. Jon Lester (4-2, 3.70 ERA) is 4-0 with a 1.67 ERA in May and will continue his fine hurling tonight. Take the CUBS!  

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Twins- Surprisingly, the Twins have won 14 of their last 19 and will have the ace of their staff in the opener of this three-game set in Chicago. The White Sox lost the last three of a four-game home series against the Indians to drop their first home series of the season. Phil Hughes (3-4, 4.76 ERA) is 4-5 with a 3.12 ERA in 16 career appearances against the White Sox while Chicago's starter Jeff Samardzija (3-2, 4.58) is 1-1 lifetime against the Twins. Look for the Pale Hose to post a win here. Take the WHITE SOX!

New York Mets at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Mets- With the fanfare and attention that Mets starter Noah Syndergaard (1-1, 3.18 ERA) is getting from the media I took note that the price of this game is as high as it is. (I expect the number to drop) New York has struggled on the road winning just seven of 19 and that could be part of it as well as their weak hitting line-up. Pittsburgh has lost their last two games to drop to a season low four game under .500 as they have lost seven of their last eight. Gerrit Cole (5-2, 2.40) has been the Pirates ace with six quality starts in seven appearances. Although 0-2 against the Mets Cole gets the win here. Take PITTSBURGH!

L.A. Angels at Toronto 7:10 ET

Blue Jays over Angels- At this moment this two clubs are moving in different directions as Los Angeles has won seven of their last nine thanks to their pitching while Toronto has dropped seven of eight and nine of their last 11. The Angels did lose one thing yesterday as Albert Pujols was hit by a pitch and will be missing tonight. R.A. Dickey (1-5, 5.76 ERA) have been pounded his last two outings but should settle in against the Angels tonight. Take the BLUE JAYS!

Philadelphia at Colorado 3:10 ET

Rockies over Phillies- This one falls into the 'don't make sense' category as the lowly Rockies come up an inflated favorite over the surging Phillies who have won seven of their last eight contests. Prior to their last eight games Philadelphia averaged just 2.8 runs per games on the season. Colorado meanwhile has lost seven of their last eight at home and to be such a prohibited favorite doesn't pass the eye test. Pitching has aided the Phillies cause as they an ERA of 1.43 in their last eight games. That will change in Colorado's thin air this afternoon. Take the ROCKIES!

St. Louis at New York Mets 1:10 ET

Mets over Cardinals- The Mets have lost seven of their last 10 and their lead in the NL East not because of pitching but because their bats have not provided much support for any of their starters. Jacob deGrom (3-3, 3.21 ERA) is 4-1 at home with an ERA of 1.42 but will be up against Jamie Garcia (3-1, 4.12) who is 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA in four career starts against the Mets. New York is still a stellar 16-6 at home and will squeeze out a win this afternoon. Take the METS!

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco 10:15 ET

Dodgers over Giants- My eyebrows were lifted when I saw the Dodgers come up the favorite against Tom Lincecum (3-2, 2.43 ERA) who is pitching well in San Francisco. When I saw Los Angeles was starting Brett Anderson (2-1, 3.50) who is not a household name I became even more intrigued. Consider that the Giants are 4-0 against the Dodgers in their last four at home it seems even more skeptical to me that they are an underdog. Think about it Anderson is 0-3 with a 6.10 ERA in five starts against San Francisco. I smell a rat...Take the DODGERS!   

St. Louis at N.Y. Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Cardinals- The New York Mets who started the season with 10 straight home wins find themselves in a first place tie with Washington after dropping their sixth game in their last 10 and are coming off their most lopsided loss of the season but will have the veteran Bartolo Colon (6-2, 3.86 ERA) on the hill tonight. Colon is undefeated against the Cardinals 4-0 with a 2.77 ERA in six career starts while St. Louis will start Carlos Martinez (3-2, 4.73) who has an ERA of 6.00 in his last five starts. Still, the Mets are 19-7 in their last 26 home games and get the nod tonight. Take the M-E-T-S!

N.Y. Yankees at Washington 7:05 ET

Nationals over Yankees- After a sluggish start the Nationals have now won four straight and are 16-4 in their last 20 games to pull into a first place tie with the New York Mets. Washington is hitting the long ball and no one more than Bryce Harper who has 10 homers in his last 12 games to propel the Nat's surge. Meanwhile, the Yankees are also in a tie for the top spot with the Rays after dropping six in their last seven games. Ryan Zimmerman (3-2, 3.66 ERA) is 2-0 in his last five starts and the Nationals are now 11-6 at home and has no career decisions against New York. Here, it is WASHINGTON!  

Oakland at Houston 8:10 ET

A's over Astros- Back on Monday April 13 I saw these two clubs go at it in Houston as Oakland crushed the Astros and my thought were that the A's were the far superior team and that the young Astros had a lone way to go. Well, here we are five weeks later with Houston posting the best record in the AL at 25-14 and the A's bringing up the bottom in the AL at 14-26. Oakland halted a four-game losings streak last night and will have one of baseball's best on the mound in Sonny Gray (4-1, 1.61 ERA) who is 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA in three career starts against Houston. The Astros will start veteran Roberto Hernandez (1-3, 4.12) who is 5-7 with a 4.84 ERA in 14 career appearances against the A's. Take OAKLAND!

Tampa Bay at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Rays over Braves- At first glance one is led to believe that Tampa Bay will really have their work cut out for them as they average just four runs per games. The Rays who's staff ERA is just 2.84 in their last 26 games will have Erasmo Ramirez (1-1, 6.66 ERA) to the hill and he has settled down after a rocky start to the season. He had allowed 15 earned runs in his first two appearances but has allowed just three runs in his last 19 innings since that point. Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz (2-0, 4.24) has allowed 19 hits and 10 walks in his 17 innings of work and that just doesn't get it done. Take TAMPA BAY!

L.A. Angels at Toronto 7:07 ET

Blue Jays over Angels- The slumping Toronto Blue Jays losers of seven of their last nine broke out in a big way Monday with 17 hits snapping a five-game losing streak. The Angels who had won five in-a-row and eight of 10 will send another lefty in Hector Santiago (2-2, 2.41 ERA) into Rogers Centre to face the Blue Jays power hitting right handed batters. The Blue Jays will counter with Aaron Sanchez (3-3, 4.26) who is off his best outing of the season but he must gain better control and cut down on his walks to be successful. Still, back home the Jays are the side. Take TORONTO!  

Milwaukee at Detroit 7:10 ET

Brewers over Tigers- The Brewers who have only 13 wins in their first 38 games have already lost their manager and have troubles scoring runs losing four of their last five with two runs or less. Of course Milwaukee was up against one of the best young pitching staffs in baseball in the New York Mets but did defeated their winningest hurler in Bartolo Colon. They will be sending hard throwing Mike Fiers (1-4, 5.00 ERA) who not only has 37 strikeouts in 25.1 innings but has allowed fewer than three earned runs in three of his last four outings. Kyle Lobstein (3-3, 4.33) starts for the Tigers and is just 1-2 with a 5.87 ERA in three home starts this year. In a surprise take...MILWAUKEE!

Boston at Seattle 4:10 ET

Mariners over Red Sox- This seems like an awfully high price against a team like Boston that has won five of its last seven since their 'players only' team meeting. The Red Sox just handed Felix Hernandez his first loss of the season and now they are a heavy underdog against 'legend' James Paxton (1-2,4.31 ERA) who is 6-2 with an ERA of 2.61 at Safeco Field. Steven Wright (1-0, 4.22) who was called up from Triple-A makes his first start of the season and it won't be pretty. Take SEATTLE!

Cleveland at Texas 3:05 ET

Indians over Rangers- The Indians have clinched their first series win (up 2-0) for the first time in 11 tries and look to sweep the series in Texas. The Rangers who have lost three straight have lost nine straight against Cleveland and are just 5-13 at home. Carlos Carrasco (4-3, 4.84 ERA) get the start for the Tribe and is favored despite a lifetime 0-1 record with an 8.31 ERA against the Rangers. Take the INDIANS!

Atlanta at Miami 1:10 ET

Marlins over Braves- The Atlanta Braves are one win away from sweeping the Marlins in Miami for the second time this season but will have to get by All-Star Henderson Alvarez (0-2, 4.50 ERA) who returns to the rotation off the disable list. The Marlins Giancarlo Stanton is on a tear hitting titanic home runs night after night and Dee Gordon continues to hit well over .400. Alvarez who lost Opening Day to Atlanta is just 1-3 lifetime against the Braves but is ready to set then down today. Take MIAMI!

Toronto at Houston 7:10 ET

Blue Jays over Astros- Houston has already taken the first two games of this four game set but now throw out their weakest link in Scott Feldman (2-4, 5.23 ERA) is off one of his strong outings of the season but more then not will return to form against the Bue Jays powerful line-up. When it comes to runs scored Toronto is the Majors leader not only scoring (193) but in allowing as well (180). Look for the Blue Jays to get enough here to win. Take TORONTO!  

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City 7:10 ET

Yankees over Royals- After opening their current road trip with a win by C.C. Sabathia (1-5, 5.20 ERA) at Tampa Bay the first place Yankees have dropped four straight scoring only six runs while allowing 25 in that span. C.C. Posted his first win with his best performance of the season Monday and brings an 18-11 winning record with a 3.25 ERA in 36 career starts against Kansas City. Danny Duffy (2-2, 5.67) meanwhile has had back-to back terrible outings and has not had much success against New York going 1-1 while allowing 13 runs and 19 hits in just 14 innings. Take the YANKEES!

Arizona at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Phillies over Diamondback- The Phillies have won a season high three straight and are now 4-4 on their current 10-game home stand and will start Jerome Williams (2-3, 5.21 ERA) who has lost his last two starts and is 4-4 with a 3.54 lifetime record against Arizona. The Diamondbacks will start Archie Bradley (2-0, 1.80) who is making his first start since getting hit in the face with a line drive back on April 28. Bradley has walked 11 in his 18.2 innings of work and maybe a little 'gun shy' as he takes the mound tonight. Take PHILADELPHIA!

Washington at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Nationals- Two relatively hot clubs will go at in game two of their series as the Nationals have won 12 of their last 16 including last night's 8-3 loss and San Diego has won four of their last six. Washington is start Jordan Zimmerman (2-2, 4.20 ERA) who has yet to hit his stride but is 2-2 against the Padres with an ERA of 1.90 in seven career starts. The Padres will counter with Odrisamer Despaigne (2-1, 5.13) who is making his first start since May 7 and he is 4-1 with a 2.11 ERA in 12 games (nine starts) at Petco Park. San Diego is 39-17 in their last 56 home games and get the nod here. Take the PADRES!

Boston at Seattle 10:10 ET

Red Sox over Mariners- The Red Sox who hit the skids after a fast start have now won five of six since their 'players' only' team meeting and will sending opening day starter Clay Buchholz (2-4, 5.73 ERA) to the hill against Seattle's J.A. Happ (3-1, 3.29) is 3-0 in his last four starts. Buchholz sanpped a five-game winless streak his last time out and is 2-1 with a 3.71 ERA in four career starts against the Mariners while Happ is 3-3 with a 4.60 ERA against Boston. Tonight the spirited Red Sox get it done once again. Take BOSTON!   

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Yankees over Royals- The Yankees are reeling after their three straight losses in Tampa Bay where they have had little success over the years and they will be happy to once against get to pay outdoors. Stopper Michael Pineda (5-0, 2.72 ERA) who has allowed two or fewer runs in his last four starts and is off a 16 strike-out performance against Baltimore has a 1.65 ERA lifetime against the Royals. Kansas City will start Chris Young (2-0, 0.78) gets his third start of the season and is 2-1 with a 4.97 ERA against New York. The Yankees are 8-1 in Pineda's last nine starts and are 14-6 in their last 20 against right handers. Take NEW YORK!

Washington at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Nationals- How good is it for the Nationals who have won 12 of their last 15? Well, yesterday the 'hottest' player in baseball Bryce Harper was ejected form the game for arguing a called check swing (he was right) and his replacement hits a grand slam to win the game for their fifth straight series win. Washington starter Doug Fister (2-1, 2.87 ERA) returns home of sorts as he started at Fresno State and is 0-1 lifetime against San Diego. Padres starter Tyson Ross (1-3, 3.98) is winless in his last five starts in which he has 36 strikeouts in 28.2 innings and will notch a victory here. Take the PADRES!

Kansas City at Texas 2:05 ET

Rangers over Royals- The Texas Rangers have won just one series to date this MLB season and can improve on that with a win over the Royals today as they have taken 2-of-3 here and 7-of-10 overall. Jeremry Guthrie (2-2, 5.70 ERA) who broke a four-start winless steak last time out is 5-4 with a 3.40 lifetime against Texas has been inconsistent at best. Ross Detwiler (0-4, 7.22) who has allowed seven homer in six starts has been worse yet to post a win this season, but is off his best start of the year allowing Houston only one run in seven innings without a decision. The Rangers are playing their best ball of the season and get the win here. Take TEXAS!    

St. Louis at Cleveland 12:10 ET

Indians over Cardinals- St. Louis who seems to be the toughest team to beat is about to drop their second straight series today at Cleveland as they were completely shut-down by Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber last night getting only one hit. The price on this game appears very short to me as Michael Wacha (5-0, 2.09 ERA) who has given up more then two runs just once in six starts. Trevor Bauer (2-1, 4.19) who just doesn't figure here will somehow get the win. Take CLEVELAND!  

San Diego at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Padres- The Seattle Mariners are starting to come around as they belted six homers yesterday in their 11-4 rout of the Padres. Nelson Cruz hit his Major league leading 15th homer and has hit homers in five straight inter-league games. James Shields (4-0, 4.25 ERA) has been pitching in luck as he has given up 10 runs in his last two starts and posted victories. Good luck or bad Mariners starter Taijuan Walker (1-3, 8.13) has just been terrible in inter-league play as he is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA with 10 walks in nine innings. Walker has been better at home allowing only four runs in over 10 innings and with San Diego at0-4 in inter-league play I'll take the home team. Take SEATTLE!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- A late rally by the Rays provided 'us' with a win over New York last night as the power packed Yankees line-up scored twice in the first inning but were shut down the rest of the way. Tonight's starters for both clubs are very similar as New York's Adam Warren (2-1, 4.65 ERA) who started the season in the bullpen has allowed two or fewer runs in half of his six starts but has not been able to reach the sixth inning yet this season. Tampa's Nathan Karns (2-1, 3.79) has surrendered two or fewer runs in five of his last six starts and has held opponents to a .177 batting average and gets the nod tonight. Take the RAYS!   

St. Louis at Cleveland 6:10 ET

Indians over Cardinals- Boy, I hate playing against the Cardinals as they are probably the soundest team fundamentally in baseball and they are so tough to beat. Cleveland has dropped 11 of their last 16 and it falls for the most part on their pitching staff. 2014 Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber (0-5, 5.04 ERA) has yet to win a game and it isn't even as though he is pitching in hard luck, he's just getting shelled! The Indians are 0-7 in his starts this season and is 0-2 surrendering a .342 batting average to opponents in his three home starts. This is his first time facing St. Louis and that bring the advantage to his side. Take CLEVELAND!

New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Mets- The Mets enter this contest in first place in the NL East but they are under .500 on the road at 7-9. Noah Syndergaard get his first start for the Mets and the big Texan will have his work cut out for hime. New York because of injuries have lost a good portion of what was a suspect offense will be facing Jake Arrieta (3-3, 3.41 ERA) who has 31 strikeouts in his last 30 innings covering his last five starts. The Mets play well as front runners but are 9-20 in their last 29 when an underdog between +110 and +150. Take CHICAGO!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- To me, the Yankees are big biggest surprise in baseball as their line-up has seven starters hitting .240 or less but they have produced the long ball along with great pitching to lead the AL East. Tonight they will face one of the AL's young hard throwers in Chris Archer (3-4, 2.59 ERA) who has 40 strike outs in his last five starts over 29 innings. He has allowed only one home run over that span and although New York will start another hard thrower in Nathan Eovaldi (3-0, 3.97) he doesn't have the control yet and has allowed five homers in his last five starts. Tampa Bay is 7-3 in their last 10 home games and will get it done here tonight. Take the RAYS!

St. Louis at Cleveland 6:10 ET

Indians over Cardinals- t. Louis is off their first series loss of the season as they dropped their last two games in Pittsburgh as they start inter-league play. Cleveland will try something different as well they looking to post back-to-back wins for the first time since the season's opening series. The Indians are in Last place in the AL Central with the Cardinals are in first place in the NL Central and pitching has been the difference for both clubs. Lance Lynn (1-3, 3.82 ERA) take the hill for St. Louis and he has been knocked around in two of his last three starts and is 3-5 with a 3.72 ERA in inter-league play. Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 4.71) is off his best outing of the season and is 3-2 with a 3.16 ERA in inter-league play. Take CLEVELAND!

Atlanta at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Braves- Neither of these two clubs is setting the world on fire as the Braves have lost eight of their last 12 including their last three while Cincinnati has dropped three of their last four to close out a 10-game 5 and 5 road trip. Mike Leake (2-1, 2,47 ERA) who has pitched 16 straight scoreless innings in his last two starts gets the nod against Atlanta and he is 4-2 with a 2.03 ERA in seven career starts against them. Shelby Miller (4-1, 1.66) is second in the NL ERA but when he leaves the game and leaves the game to their relief pitchers the drop-off is dramatic. Take CINCINNATI!

New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Mets- The Mets who had an earlier 11-game winning streak then went into a funk losing three straight series have rebounded nicely taking four of their last five. The meanwhile return home after a shaky road trip where they lost five of seven and have lost seven of nine dropping three straight series. But New York may be just what Chicago needs as they haven't won a series in the 'Windy City' against the Cubs since 2007. Jacob deGrom (3-3, 2.95 ERA) has yet to win on the road and will be facing Jon Lester (2-2, 4.04) who seeks his third straight win after a rocky start as a Cub. Take CHICAGO!

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Yankees- Smoke and mirrors, that's what this version of the Yankees have given us thus far. The smoke of course comes from their great front line and back end pitching and the mirrors is from a line-up that has seen it's better days but have been able to produce enough to win. Starting with their No. 3 hitter the Yankees averages are .240, .212, .242, .210, .224, .189 and .225 and yet they are in first place. Tonight they send rotund C.C. Sabathia (0-5, 5.45 ERA) who is 12-14 lifetime against Tampa Bay while the Rays counter with Alex Colome (2-0, 1.80) who has no decisions against New York but have surrendered just one run in 11 career innings against the Bronx Bombers. Take TAMPA BAY!  

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee 2:10 ET

Brewers over Cubs- 'Break-up the Brewers', that is the chant in the NL after Milwaukee exploded for 12 runs Saturday as they posted their 10th win in 31 games. They were the last team to reach double-digits in wins and has already lost their manager but will have a chance to win this series with former Cubs starter Matt Garza (2-4, 4.58 ERA) on the mound. Chicago will start Kyle Hendricks (0-1, 5.61) who has lasted six innings only once in xix starts this season. The Brewers take advantage when they can. Take MILWAUKEE!  

Cincinnati at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Reds- These two clubs split a rare double-header Saturday as the Reds close a 10-game road trip. Chicago meanwhile is 3-2 on their home stand and is beginning to show signs of life after winning just seven of their first 21 contests. Veteran John Danks (1-3, 6.20 ERA) who is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA at home will try and regain his form against Cincinnati who he has never faced. Reds Michael Lorenzen (1-1, 3.27) will be making his third career start after posting his first win over Pittsburgh after losing to the Brewers. Take the WHITE SOX!

St. Louis at Pittsburgh 1:35 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- Well, let me start by noting that the St. Louis Cardinals are at it again as they have yet to lose a series this season and have won 10 of their last 12, the 'beat goes on in St. Louis.' The Pirates earned a much need win yesterday which including a first ever 4-5-4 triple play and they are looking win since April 26 and will have Jeff Locke (2-2, 4.84 ERA) on the hill against the Cardinals will send Tyler Lyons (0-0, 6.23) to the 'bump.' Lyons is 0-2 with 4.20 ERA in three career appearances against Pittsburgh while Locke is 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA in five career starts against St. Louis. Look for the Pirates to win this series. Take PITTSBURGH!

San Diego at Arizona 8:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- San Diego who has been touted as a contender in the West are starting to string some good ball game together and will have power pitching Tyson Ross (1-3, 4.15 ERA) on the mound against Arizona. Ross who has 38 strike outs in his last 28.2 innings has dropped three straight starts and hasn't won since April 12 and is 2-3 with a decent 3.00 ERA in nine appearances against the Diamondbacks. Chase Anderson (0-1, 3.38) is 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA in four career starts against the Padres but will fall short tonight. Take the SAN DIEGO!

St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost four straight games to then Cardinals in the last eight days by a grand total of six runs. Last week they lost three straight one-run games in extra innings and have now lost eight of their last 10. St. Louis is start Carlos Martinez (3-0, 3.64 ERA) on the hill who has banged around in his last start and he is 0-1 with a 4.41 ERA against the Pirates. Pittsburgh will start Vance Worley (2-2, 3.90) who has no career decisions against the Red-Birds. AT home the Pirates break the hex today. Take PITTSBURGH!   

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia 7:10 ET

Phillies over Mets- The only two brand names that the Phillies own, Ryan Howard who homered last night off Matt Harvy and Chase Utley will be 'riding the pines' as their lefty bats will not face Jonathon Niese (2-2, 2.40 ERA). Philadelphia will start Aaron Harang (3-2, 2.35) has yielded one run or less in four of his last five starts which includes a loss to New York on April 13th, this time he gets the ring as the Mets offense is just pitiful. Take the PHILLIES!

Oakland at Seattle 10:10 ET

A's over Mariners- The A's after a quick start have dropped seven of their last 10 and have dropped to 8-10 on the road while the Mariners who were expected to make a run in the West have yet to get untracked winning just 11 of their first 28 and are 3-9 at home. Oakland will start Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.67 ERA) who has been outstanding with a WHIP under one at 0.95 while his Seattle mound opponent Taijuan Walker (1-3, 8.74) is allowing more then two runners per inning (WHIP 2.03) to reach base. The Mariners are 1-7 in Walkers last eight starts while the Athletics have won five of Gray's last six road starts against a team with a losing record. Take OAKLAND!   

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Cubs- The Brewers ran into a buzz-saw yesterday as they were demolished by the Dodgers 14-3 and even though they are playing better after starting the season 3-18 they are 6-4 in teir last 10. Chicago will start Jason Hammel (2-1, 3.73 ERA) and they are 1-4 in his last five starts against the National League Central. Milwaukee will start Jimmy Nelson (1-2, 4.04) and the Brewers have struggled at home winning just one of his last six starts. Milwaukee is 4-2 in tier last six against teams with winning records. Take the BREWERS!

St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- The moment I saw the Pirates open the favorite I had to do a double check because here are the red hot Cardinals (21-7) with Michael Wacha (4-0, 1.93 ERA) on the mound against the 12-15 Pirates I became suspicious of what I was seeing. Although Pittsburgh Francisco Liriano is just 1-1 he has pitched to a 1.95 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 32 innings. The trends all say St. Louis as Pittsburgh has lost four straight Liriano home starts and they re 0-5 in their last five against right handed pitchers. Add that the Cardinals are 7-0 in Wacha's last seven starts on grass and yet Vegas makes them the underdog. I'll take PITTSBURGH!

Cleveland at Kansas City 2:10 ET

Indians over Royals- Corey Kluber (0-4, 4.62 ERA) the AL's reigning Cy Young Award winner who won 18 games last year is making his seventh start of the season and has yet to record a victory. Sometimes you can say that pitchers as thrown in 'hard luck' but Kluber has dropped his last three starts while allowing 14 earned runs in 17.1 innings while opponents are batting .397 against him during his losing streak. Still he is among the leaders in strikeouts with 32 in 32.2 innings while Edinson Volquez (2-3, 2.10) the Royals starter has surrendered 15 runs in 10.1 innings in three career starts against the Indians. Take CLEVELAND!  

Detroit at Chicago White Sox 2:10 ET

White Sox over Tigers- 'We' pulled out a late and great come from behind win with the White Sox last night and are going to continue with the hot hand. Melky Cabrera ended a 10-game homer-less drought for Chicago with a two out three run tying home run in the eighth inning to tie the game and then continued the rally to win 7-6. Left-hander Jose Quintana (1-2, 5.28 ERA) is 4-2 lifetime with one of those losses happening in April while the Tigers starter Kyle Lobstein (2-2, 3.91) is 0-1 in his only start against the White Sox last season. After losing five straight Chicago is now moving in the right direction. Take WHITE SOX!

L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee 1:40 ET

Brewers over Dodgers- The Milwaukee Brewers won just three of their first 21 games and lost their manager in the process but they have now turned things around somewhat winning six of their last seven. The Dodgers share with the Brewers the worst road record in the American League losing eight of 12 and have dropped seven of their last nine meetings against Milwaukee. The Brewers who have used 27 different line-ups this season are starting Mike Fiers (1-3, 4.74 ERA) is 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA against Los Angeles in three career appearances while his mound opponent Carlos Frias (2-0, 0.00) is making his third career start and first of the season had a 7.50 ERA against the Brewers in 2014. Take MILWAUKEE!

Detroit at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Tigers- The inconsistent White Sox who just ended a five-game losing streak are looking for their first back-to-back wins since April 12. Chicago will be starting their ace Chris Sale ( 2-1, 5.32 ERA) who has not lived up to his former standards with a WHIP of 1.45. The White Sox hit their first home run in nine games in yesterday's 5-2 win over the Tigers as Jose Abreu got off the blocks. Alfredo Simon (4-1, 3.13) starts for Detroit and he has not fared well against the Pale Hose with a 1-0 record with an 8.31 ERA in four career relief appearances. Take CHICAGO!

Baltimore at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Orioles- The Mets finally pushed a few runs across the plate after losing consecutive 1-0 defeats at the hands of the Nationals as they returned to Citi Field with a 3-2 win over the Orioles. New York starter Jacob deGrom (2-3, 3.34 ERA) last year's Rookie of the Year winner has been knocked around his last two starts but is 7-4 with a 1.65 ERA in 13 career starts at home. Baltimore's Ubaldo Jimenez (2-1, 1.59) is back in form but is only 2-3 with a 3.40 ERA in six starts against the Mets. New York ran it's streak against the O's to seven straight wins including 5-0 at home and with a 14-3 home record in their last 17 become the 'play.' Take the METS!

Tampa Bay at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Rays- After a quick start the front line pitching of the Boston Red Sox has shown their vulnerability as their starters have the highest ERA of any staff in the majors. Maybe the Rays are what Boston needs to see as they have lost three of four and have managed three or fewer runs in seven of their last eight games. Justin Masterson (2-0, 4.71 ERA) has not pitched well against the Rays going 2-7 with a 6.83 ERA in 14 career appearance but it must be said that this is not the same Tampa Bay club that he was used to facing. Tonight it is BOSTON!  

Oakland at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over A's- The Minnesota Twins have now won five straight after their come-from-behind 8-7 win with a pair of four run innings over the A's yesterday. Oakland is 2-2 on this current 10-game road trip and are just 3-8 in their last 11 games overall. Jesse Chavez (0-2, 2.55 ERA) has started twice both against the Angels and has eight career appearances against Minnesota allowing eight runs and 19 hits in 15.1 innings. Trevor May (2-1, 4.43) has won his last two starts and lost his only appearance against Oakland in his major league debut last August 9th. The Twins are hot...Take MINNESOTA!   

Detroit at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET

White Sox over Tigers- The Chicago White Sox have dropped five straight while the first place Detroit Tigers salvaged the final two games at Kansas City to gain s split of their four-game series. Shane Greene (3-1, 4.60 ERA) had the lowest ERA in the AL (0.39) following his first three starts has been pounded his last two starts while one of his better outing was against the White Sox on April 19 giving up only one run in seven innings. Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija (1-2, 4.78) was crushed his last start in Baltimore and has no career decisions against the Tigers. Look for Chicago to show up at home tonight. Take WHITE SOX!  

New York Yankees at Toronto 7:07 ET

Blue Jays over Yankees- The Blue Jays have a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time in two weeks as the host the Yankees in the second of a three-game set. Last night we won our Megabucks with Toronto over New York who will start Michael Pineda (3-0, 3.73 ERA) who is 0-2 lifetime in three career starts in Rogers Centre. Pineda pushed his last start up two days to cover the loss of Masahiro Tanaka and it will take its toll tonight. Marco Estrada (1-0, 0.84) gets the start for Toronto his first of the season after six relief appearances. Look for the Blue Jays to get rolling and handle the Yankees here. Take the BLUE JAYS!  

Seattle at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Mariners over Angels- Both these clubs are coming off being swept on the road as Los Angeles lost three straight to the Giants and the Mariners lost four to the 'red hot' Astros. Felix Hernandez (4-0, 1.82 ERA) gets the start for Seattle and even though he is just 12-13 lifetime against the Angels he was 3-0 with an 0.79 ERA last season. Seattle is 5-0 in his starts this year and just seem to play so much better when he is on the mound. Hernandez is hold opponents under .200 batting averages as lefties are hitting .194 and righties are .167. On the flip side right-handers are hitting .333 against Angels starter Matt Shoemaker (2-1, 6.00). Take SEATTLE!

Oakland at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over A's- All teams at one time or another get hot (see Mets or Astros) and now it appears to be Minnesota as they just completed a four game sweep of the White Sox and will have their 'best' in Phil Hughes (0-4, 4.55 ERA) on the mound tonight. Jessie Hahn (1-1, 2.86) gets the start for Oakland and has allowed three runs or fewer in his four starts this season and is 0-1 lifetime against the Twins. Hughes is 4-2 with a 4.20 ERA in 12 career appearances against Oakland and is ready to notch his first win of the season tonight. Take MINNESOTA!

New York Yankees at Toronto 7:07 ET

Blue Jays over Yankees- The Yankees are off a sweep of hated-rival Boston at Fenway Park and must be feeling pretty good about themselves as the visit the Blue Jays. New York has now won 13 of 16 and lead the AL East with a lineup that is full of holes but their pitching has allowed just 2.8 runs per contest during this run. Toronto is happy to be returning home off their 10-game road trip in which they won only three games. The Blue Jays have already defeated the Yankees 2-of-3 in New York and will be starting former Cy Young hurler R.A. Dickey (0-3, 5.23 ERA) who allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings in his season debut against the Yanks in April. This time he gets the win. Take TORONTO!

Seattle at Houston 2:10 ET

Mariners over Astros- The American League West leading Houston Astros have won nine straight and host the last team to beat them on April 22 in Seattle. The Mariners will start J.A. Happ (2-1, 2.30 ERA) who is 3-0 lifetime against his former team and was the winner on April 22 as he limited the Astros to two runs in 7 1/3 innings. Roberto Hernandez (1-2, 3.80) is 2-5 in nine career starts against Seattle with an ERA of 3.47. The streak ends here. Take SEATTLE!

Washington at New York Mets 7:10 ET

Nationals over Mets- The Mets are now 11-1 at home and host the Nationals a team they beat yesterday but haven't defeated in back-to-back home games in four years. Washington has won 15 of 17 against the Mets in New York and starts Gio Gonzalez (1-2, 5.01 ERA) tonight at Citi Field where he is 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA. He has limited the Mets to a .192 batting average in 13 career starts. Jonathon Niese (2-1, 2.74) is 3-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 10 starts against the Nationals. Tonight the Nats bounce back. Take WASHINGTON!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Rays over Orioles- It is said that pitching is 90% of baseball and it has never been more evident than with the Tampa Bay Rays who have allowed two or fewer runs in 11 of its 23 games. Their best has been Chris Archer (3-2, 0.84 ERA) who started the season with a loss to the Orioles while Baltimore's starter Miguel Gonzalez (2-1, 3.42) lost to the Rays in the third game of the season. Although Archer is 1-3 lifetime with a 5.58 ERA against the O's he currently leads the Majors in ERA, WHIP (0.74), strikeouts (37) and batting average against (.159). Take TAMPA BAY!

L.A. Angels at San Francisco 4:05 ET

Giants over Angels- San Francisco's Tim Hudson (0-2, 3.91 ERA) has won 214 games in his 17 year career and has had three operations starting in 2008, 2011 and 2013 and is 13-7 with a 3.85 ERA in 25 starts against Los Angeles. He has had three quality starts in four chances this season. The Giants who have won six of their last nine games face Hector Santiago (2-1, 2.28) who walked a career high six in his last turn in a no-decision against Texas. Albert Pujols will most likely miss the rest of the series and that puts a bug hole in the Angels line-up. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

L.A. Angels at San Francisco 10:15 ET

Giants over Angels- San Francisco starter Chris Heston (2-2, 2.77 ERA) began the season with three straight quality outings was roughed-up in his last start in Colorado allowing six runs and 11 hits at Coord Field. Angels starter C.J. Wilson (1-2, 3.12) is 1-1 lifetime against the Giants winning a regular season game and lost one in the 2010 World Series. L.A. Has won four straight in San Fraicsoco but that ends tonight as the Giants are 6-1 in their last seven home games against a left-hander and the Angels are 3-13 in Wilson's last 16 road starts. Take the GIANTS!

Toronto at Cleveland 7:10 ET

Indians over Blue Jays- The Indians pitching hasn't helped much this season and they are allowing 6.5 runs during their current 1-5 slide. Cleveland has not won back-to-back games since their opening series and will send Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 4.60 ERA) to the hill tonight. Mark Buehrle (3-1, 3.94) suffered his first loss of the season last time out and has allowed 36 hits in just 23 2/3 innings. He is 16-17 with a 4.75 ERA in 49 career starts against Cleveland while Carrasco has been pounded for 11 runs and 16 hits in 9 2/3 innings against Toronto. Still, It looks like the INDIANS!

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Rays over Orioles- This one looks a little strange to me to see Tampa Bay favored at Baltimore who has defeated the Rays eight of 12 at home. Alex Colome who was 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA last season and is just 3-1 in his career with one win over the Orioles and is making his first start after suffering pneumonia. Baltimore starter Chris Tillman (2-2, 7.58 ERA) has been inconsistent alternating poor and good performances and is 5-6 with a 3.87 ERA in 15 career starts against Tampa Bay. It looks to me like the RAYS!