Washington at Seattle 4:10 ET

Mariners over Nationals- Yesterday the Nationals were favored in Seattle and we posted Washington as our top-rated release and we were rewarded with a 3-1 win. Today the Mariners are a heavy favorite and we just can't pass them up. True they have lost three straight and the Nats are hot having won 15 of their last 20 but today is a change-up. Hisashi Iwakuma (12-6, 2.83 ERA) is coming off a rare poor outing but has walked only 13 in 149+innings and has not issued a single walk in 12 of this 22 starts. Sunday...it's SEATTLE!

Washington at Seattle 9:10 ET

Nationals over Mariners- The Washington Nationals have been the best time in baseball along with the Kansas City Royals since the All-Star game and have won 12 of their last 16 overall. The Mariners meanwhile hold a 3-game edge over the Yankees for the final AL Wild Card spot and have been a big surprise to many. Seattle has won nine of their last 12 home games and are 6-2 on Saturdays but the Nats love Saturday as well going 10-1 in their last 11. Tonight's pitching match-up even with Strasburg is a bit of a wash against Elias at home. Still, the numbers here point to the Nationals who are 13-4 in their last games as a favorite and they have won NINE straight in this series. Take WASHINGTON.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego 8:40 ET

Padres over Dodgers- This match-up is a lot closer then most might expect as the number just come out even. Los Angeles is send Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke (13-8, 2.79 ERA) up against Padres ace Ian Kennedy (10-11, 3.75). These two starter are so even in season stats as Greinke has 164 innings and 157 hits allowed and Kennedy has one less inning and four less hits given up. The thing that separates these two tonight is that the Dodgers are 2-7 in Zack's last nine road starts and San Diego is 17-5 in their last 22 home games. Take the PADRES!

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto 1:07 ET

Yankees over Blue Jays- At this point of the season when looking at these two clubs and their record my hats are off to the New York Yankees who beset with countless (season ending) injuries losing their entire rotation and the failure of their big off season free agents (Beltran and McCann) the are still on the Wild card hunt. Meanwhile, the slugging Toronto Blue Jays had a pitcher start 10-0 and they were leading the league in every offensive department and now this team is one game over .500. The Yankees get the edge here everywhere as they have won 22 of the last 32 meetings, they are 6-2 in their last eight overall and the Blue Jays are 4-10 in their last 14 overall. Michael Pineta (3-2, 1.95 ERA) has been outstanding allowing only 28 hits in 37 innings with a WHIP of 0.86. Take NEW YORK!

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

Padres over Dodgers- both these clubs have won their last two contests as the Dodgers are now a season high 18 games over .500. Dan Haren (11-10, 4.44 ERA) will start for Los Angeles and he has won three of his last four starts and is 6-5 with a 3.87 ERA in 19 career games against San Diego. Andrew Cashner (2-6, 2.43) who hasn't won in nine starts dating back to April 16 has gone 0-2 with a 1.35 ERA in 15 career games against the Dodgers. Take PADRES!  

Oakland at L.A. Angles 10:10 ET

A's over Angles- The LA West race has heated up as the teams with the two best records in baseball square off again this weekend in what is a wrap-around four game set. Starting pitching is so important in this match-up as the A's send former Vanderbilt star Sonny Fray (13-7, 3.00 ERA) to the hill against the Angels send C.J. Wilson to the mound. Gray dominated the Angles through 8+ inning last Friday and is 2-1 in his three career starts against Los Angeles allowing only five earned runs in 22 innings. Wilson has not completed seven innings since June 19 and is currently having control problems having posted 16 walks in his past five starts. Take OAKLAND!   

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Milwaukee at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Brewers- After starting the season in a 'rush' the Milwaukee Brewers came back to the pack but have regrouped and now lead the Central Division by 1 ½ games over St. Louis. The Brewers have won their last two after having dropped their previous three contests. Meanwhile the weak hitting but strong pitcing Padres have lost four of five and eight of their last 11 but are only 10 games under .500. Tyson Ross (11-12, 2.68 ERA) has set a franchise record with 12 straight quality starts going 5-6 while allowing two runs or less in 11 straight starts. Take SAN DIEGO!

St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Cardinals- The Cardinals have won nine of their last 12 and have a three games lead over the Giants for the top Wild Card spot in the NL. The Pirates meanwhile have fallen out of the Wild Card position with the injury to Andrew McCutchen as Pittsburgh dropped nine of 14 games without him in the line-up. Gerrit Cole (7-4, 3.69 ERA) has return from the disabled list along with McCutchen as the Pirates try and get back into it. Take PITTSBURGH!

Washington at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Nationals over Phillies- This is a tough call as both these clubs are playing their best ball of the season. Washington is off their longest win streak of the year and the Phillies just took two-of-three from the Mariners and Cardinals and won the first game of this series. The Nationals will start Gip Gonzalez (6-9, 3.83 ERA) and his mound opponent is Cole Hamels (7-6, 2.53) who has not allowed more then three runs in a start since late May. Teams win games and the Nats are just that much better. Take WASHINGTON!

L.A. Angels at Oakland 8:05 ET

Angels over A's- The two best teams (record wise) go at it Sunday night with the same identical 76-52 record entering tonight's fray. The Angels are winless (0-5) in Oakland this season and will now face the A's rejuvenated Scott Kazmir (14-5, 2.73 ERA) who has a career high in wins. The Angels will start Jered Weaver (13-7, 3.70) who will need to fill the gap with Garrett Richards side lined the rest of the season. Take LOS ANGELES.

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees 1:05 ET

White Sox over Yankees- The Yankees have managed to hand -on to their playoff hopes as they tail in the race for the second wild card spot by 3 ½ games as they fight through a season of devastating injuries. The White Sox are in last place in the AL Central and have lost their last five contests and 13 of their last 17 outings. Chicago ace Chris Sale (10-3, 2.12 ERA) hasn't won since July 26 but is 3-0 with a 0.85 ERA versus New York. His last time out in New York he allowed only one hit while striking out 10 in six innings. Take WHITE SOX!

Kansas City at Texas 8:05 ET

Rangers over Royals- Is this really happening? Do the Royals really have a 2½ game lead of the Detroit Tigers? I guess so, I read it in the papers this morning. They have done it by winning 23 of their last 29 games and are facing the only team in MLB without 50 wins. Texas will start Nick Tepesch (4-7, 4.15) who has not allowed more then three runs in any of his last five starts and has one career appearance against Kansas City. Last season he allowed an unearned run in 6+ innings to earn a win. Take TEXAS!

San Diego at Arizona 8:10 ET

Padres over Diamondbacks- San Diego's Andrew Cashner (2-6, 2.36 ERA) is making his first appearance since going on the disabled list two months ago. Cashner had lost his last five decisions before the injury with his wins coming in April. He is 3-1 with a 3.67 ERA in 10 career appearances against Arizona. The D'backs will start former Yankee Vidal Nuno (2-8, 4.79) who is 0-3 in eight starts since coming over from New York. Tonight it's SAN DIEGO!

Miami at Colorado 8:10 ET

Rockies over Marlins- The Miami Marlins at 64-63 may be the 'big leagues' biggest surprise as little was expected from the team that was last in scoring runs (by 100) in MLB last season. Pitching along with Giancarlo Stanton are the keys to this year's success. Stanton leads the league in home runs and RBI and is hitting .299. Pitching for the Marlins tonight will be Tom Koehler (9-9, 3.82 ERA) against Jordan Lyles (6-1, 4.01) will help the Rockies get to .500 at home with a win tonight. Take COLORADO!

San Diego at Arizona 9:40 E

Razorbacks over Padres- The Arizona Diamondbacks has scored just 11 runs during their current six game losing streak and return home to host the San Diego Padres. The Padres will start Odrisamer Despaigne (4-3, 3.28 ERA) who has lost four of five decisions since winning his first two major league starts. Arizona will counter with Josh Collmenter (8-7, 4.31) who improved his career mark against San Diego to 3-3 giving up only one run in a June 28 victory. Take ARIZONA!  

Detroit at Minnesota 8:10 ET

Twins over Tigers- It looks like the Tigers may have lost their 'mojo' as they broke-up their team chemistry by trading for pitching and are missing that offensive spark with the departure of center fielder Jackson. Oddly enough that tonight Detroit will be exploited with their pitching as Robbie Ray (1-4, 5.33 ERA) gets the start in place of injured Anibal Sanchez on a team with three Cy Young Award winners in it's rotation. His mound opponent is Tommy Milone (6-4, 3.99) who is 3-0 with a 2.31 ERA in four starts against the Tigers. Take MINNESOTA!

Atlanta at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Reds over Braves- The Cincinnati Reds have now lost six straight allowing five runs or more in all six defeats as they have also dropped nine of their last 10 games. Their staff has a 6.17 ERA in their last 10 and even had an outfielder pitch in their last loss. Tonight they have their best shot at winning with Mat Latos (4-3, 3.10 ERA) who is 2-0 in August with a 2.10 ERA. The Braves who are playing well as they have won six of their last even but will find Latos a difficult nut the crack. Take the REDS!  

Cincinnati at St. Louis 7:15 ET

Cardinals over Reds- The Reds have dropped the first two games of this series as St. Louis has notched two walk-off wins as Cincinnati's bullpen has struggled without Aroldis Chapman has a sore shoulder. The Cardinals have won six of seven and maintain their lead for the wild-card spot. The Reds Johnny Cueto (15-6, 2.06 ERA) who has won his last five decisions has a 5.63 ERA in eight starts in St. Louis while the Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (13-8, 2.91) is 8-3 with a 2.53 ERA at home. Lynn is 46-24 in 89 career starts. Take ST. LOUIS!  

Detroit at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET

Rays over Tigers- After climbing back to the .500 mark after being 19 games under the break-even mark but have since dropped three in-a-row. Detroit will start Rick Porcello (13-8 3.28 ERA) has dropped three straight decisions while his mound opponent for the Rays Jake Odorizzi (9-9, 3.82) is 5-1 in his last six outings. Odorizzi has allowed three runs or fewer in 11 of his last 12 starts. He has 146 strikeouts in 129+ innings and has a 3.10 ERA at home. Take TAMPA BAY!

Atlanta at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Braves- The Pittsburgh Pirates will get a welcome lift with the return of two key figures in their lineup as Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole (7-4, 3.78 ERA) return to play. The Pirates who have lost seven-in-a-row and are just 4-10 without last year's MVP. Pittsburgh is now two games out of the race for the second Nationals League wild-card spot. Atlanta on the flip side has won five straight and are tied with the Giants for that same playoff spot. With the return of two vital pieces the Pirates respond. Take PITTSBURGH!

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Giants- Two 'hot' pitchers square off in Chicago where the Cubs will send Japanese import Tsuyoshi Wada (2-1, 3.15 ERA) who is 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA over his last four outings while the Giants Ryan Vogelsong (7-8, 3.71) is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA in three August turns. Wada gets his firstbstart against San Francisco has limited his opponents to a .218 average over his four home starts and has held left-handed hitters to a .143 mark. Take CHICAGO!

Atlanta at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Braves- There two clubs have the exact same record and they got here by racing in opposite directions as the Braves are off a 3-game sweep of Oakland (after having lost nine in-a-row) while pittsburgh has currently dropped five straight. Pittsburgh is a NL best 39-24 at home and will start Vance Worley (5-2, 2.51 ERA) who was 3-1 in his last five starts with a 1.62 ERA as he has surrendered two earned runs or less in five start starts before his last outing. This time it's PITTSBURGH.  

Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers 4:10 ET

Brewers over Dodgers- Two first place clubs finish their three-game set in Los Angeles with the Brewers just having ended Clayton Kershaw's 11 game win streak yesterday with a 3-1 victory. Milwaukee's Wily Peralta (14-7, 2.46 ERA) has Cy Young numbers himself if he never faced the lowly Cubs (he is 0-4 against the 'Baby Bears') and he has a 1.64 ERA in his last five starts. The Brewers seem to have the Dodgers number in LA where they are 11-4 at Dodgers Stadium in their last 15 meetings. Take MILWAUKEE!

Baltimore at Cleveland 1:05 ET

Indians over Orioles- The Cleveland Indians find themselves just 4 ½ games out of the Wild Card spot after winning five of their last six games. The Orioles have managed only one run in their two games in Cleveland after scoring 41 in their previous five games at home. Danny Salazar (4-5, 4.88 ERA) had won three straight before his last outing and has 69 strikeouts in just 62 innings with first Baltimore for the first time in his career. Take CLEVELAND!

Seattle at Detroit 1:08 ET

Tigers over Mariners- Seem hard to believe that a team (Detroit) with baseball's best all-round hitter (Michael Cabrera) and three Cy Young Award pitchers is currently out of the expended MLB playoff format. Despite the power and the depth at pitching the will be starting a rookie on the mound in such an important contest. The Tigers need and get the win today. Take DETROIT!  

Kansas City at Minnesota 7:10 ET

Twins over Royals- The Kansas City Royals just started playing more consistent baseball about a month ago and now find themselves in first place in the AL Central as the Detroit Tigers have lost made trades but lost ground. The Royals have now won 11 of 12 and are 19-4 in their last 23 games. Hard throwing Yordano Ventura (9-8, 3.45 ERA) will deal with control issues and will be facing veteran Phil Hughes (12-8, 3.88) who is 6-3 in 10 starts against Kansas City. This time it's the TWINS!

Baltimore at Cleveland 7:05 ET

Indians over Orioles- Their is a slight conflict in trends here as the Indians are a respectable 11 games over .500 while playing at home including wins in six of their last eight, but they are only 3-13 in Carlos Carrasco (4-4, 3.60 ERA) starts. Ubaldo Jimenez (4-8, 4.51) will be making his second start since coming off the disabled list and he gave up five runs in four innings to the Indians in May. Carrasco makes his second start after 26 straight relief appearances. This time it's CLEVELAND!

Seattle at Detroit 7:08 ET

Tigers over Mariners- Two of the AL's best clash tonight at Comerica Park where two former Cy Young Award winners go at it as the visiting Mariners will start 'King Felix' Hernandez (13-3, 1.95 ERA) against former Rays ace David Price (11-8, 3.21). the Tigers who have been coasting along for month have found themselves behind Kansas City in the Central as they have dropped seven their last 10 while Seattle has move past them as well. Price has already faced the Mariners twice this season going 1-1 with 22 strikeouts in 17 innings. Take DETROIT!

Oakland at Atlanta 7:35 ET

Braves over A's- The Atlanta Braves will being playing their third straight series against first place teams as the Dodgers and Nationals just left town and now the Braves losers of 12 of their last 15 will host the team with the best record in baseball as the A's are 25 games over .500. Oakland has just dropped 3-of-4 at Kansas City and four of their last five and averaged only 1.5 runs in those losses. Jason Hammel (9-9, 3.60 ERA) has struggled in his first four starts for the A's since coming over from the Cubs while Alex Wood (8-9, 3.08) has surrendered only three earned runs in his last three starts. Take ATLANTA!

Cincinnati at Colorado 8:40 ET

Rockies over Reds- Three huge All-Stars will be missing tonight in this contest as the Reds are without second baseman Brandon Phillips and first baseman Joey Votto and the rockies are with Troy Tulowitzki. Cincinnati will start Alfredo Simon (12-7, 3.08 ERA) is 0-4 in his last five starts with an ERA of 4.78 and will be facing the majors highest team batting average (.276). The Reds are 9-16 since the All-Star break and four of their last five and will fall below .500 after tonight's loss. Take COLORADO!

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Braves over Dodgers- Two clubs that appear headed in the opposite direction as the Braves have now dropped 11 of their last 13 including their last two against the Dodgers while Los Angeles has won three straight and 13 of 18 to increase their lead in the West to six games of the Giants. Both clubs will start 'hot' pitchers as Hyun-Jin Ryu (13-5, 3.21 ERA) is 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA in his last five starts and for the Braves Ervin Santana (11-6, 3.69) gets the nod with a 4-4 lifetime record with a 3.27 ERA in eight starts against the Dodgers. This time Atlanta gets it done, take the BRAVES!  

St. Louis at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Cardinals- The Miami Marlins are within one-game of .500 and 3.5 games behind St. Louis for the final wild card spot while the Cardinals have now dropped four of five and five of their lasts seven. They will be starting recently acquired Justin Masterson (1-1, 11.25 ERA) who has struggled this season be it with the Indians or now with St. Louis where he has allowed 10 earned runs on 14 hits in only eight innings of Nationals League work. Hard throwing Nathan Eovaldi (6-6, 3.99) who picked up his first win since June in his last outing will get the nod. Take MIAMI!  

Pittsburgh at Detroit 7:08 ET

Tigers over Pirates- Here we the Detroit Tigers with the last three American League Cy Young Award winners in the middle of a pennant race staring a pitcher Buck Farmer who has in Single-A a month ago. Pittsburgh will start Vance Worley (5-1, 2.30 ERA) who is 3-0 since the All-Star break but has been dominated by the Tigers losing both career starts while yielding nine runs and three homers in 10+ innings. Take DETROIT!  

Chicago at San Francisco 10:15 ET

White Sox over Giants- The Giants have now dropped four straight and five of their last six and are about to face one of the toughest lefties in baseball. The White Sox will start All-Star Chris Sale (10-2,2.14 ERA) who has allowed only 87 hits in 122 innings of work with an incredible WHIP of 0.89 on the year. In their losses the Giants have scored only seven runs over their four game streak and won't find scoring runs any easier against Sale who is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA in inter-league starts and is 1-0 against San Francisco. Take the WHITE SOX!

Oakland at Kansas City 8:10 ET

A's over Royals- The first-place Royals find themselves in the rare position of being the hunted as the host the Division champs tonight in Kansas City. They have won 16 of their last 21 and have moved in front of the slumping Tigers but now must face the opposition under the pressure of being number one. The weak part of the Royals game will show itself tonight as Jon Lester (12-7, 2.44 ERA) has the advantage over Jeremy Guthrie (8-9, 4.35). Lester has allowed only 140 hits in 158.2 innings while Guthrie has allowed 155 hits in 147 innings. Take OAKLAND!

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Braves over Dodgers- Well, I can tell you one thing...a selection on this contest will not be made based on starting pitching as both clubs send out hurlers who are struggling to get people out. Dan Haren (9-9 4.57 ERA) the Dodgers is 1-4 in his last five starts and has surrendered 145 hits in 134 innings this season while his counter-part for the Braves Mike Minor (4-7, 5.42) has an ERA of 8.59 in his last three starts and has given up 27 hits in his last 14+ innings of work. Despite losing 12 of their last 14 games Atlanta gets the win tonight. Take the BRAVES!

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs 8:10 ET

Cubs over Brewers- The Milwaukee Brewers who have a two-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals have won just two of their last eight road games and are up against the Chicago Cubs who despite their lowly record are 6-2 in Jake Arrieta's (6-3, 2.80 ERA) last eight home starts. Arrieta is hoping to bounce back from one of the worst performances os his career after getting knocked around for nine runs on 13 hits over five innings in a loss at Colorado. He had allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his previous 11 starts. Look for a better performance tonight. Take the CUBS!

Minnesota at Houston 8:10 ET

Twins over Astros- The Minnesota Twins will start Tommy Milone (6-3, 3.55 ERA) who will make his team debut in Houston after being acquired from the Oakland A's and he was traded despite going 6-0 with a 2.62 ERA in his last 11 starts. But, the big news for the Twins is that Six-time All-Star Joe Mauer will make his first appearance after missing the last 34 games. The Astros will start Brad Peacock (3-8, 5.44) who is 0-3 with a 16.00 ERA after his last three starts. Houston has won just six of his 16 starts and they will struggle again tonight. Take MINNESOTA!  

St. Louis at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Cardinals- The St. Louis Cardinals are off a season high 17 hits against the Orioles on Sunday after having been pummeled the previous two games in Baltimore. The last time the Marlins and Cardinals met on the July 4th weekend Miami managed to win 2-of-3 and will start Tom Koehler (7-9, 3.80 ERA) who was Cards in his only start against the defending NL champs. Look for the Marlins to bounce back with a home win here. Take MIAMI!  

San Francisco at Kansas City 2:10 ET

Royals over Giants- The Kansas City Royals who have won six straight and have crept to within a game-and-a-half of the Tigers in the AL Central while winning 14 of their last 17 contests. The Giants meanwhile have lost four of five and 11 of 16 and after once having a nine-game lead in the West find themselves in a virtual tie for the second wild-card spot with St. Louis. Tim Lincecum (9-7, 4.22 ERA) is 0-2 with a 7.41 ERA in four starts since the All-Star game and will face Danny Duffy (6-10, 2.39) who is 1-5 with a 1.98 ERA in his last eight starts. Take KANSAS CITY! Chip's on Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip and Facebook:Paul Chip Chirimbes

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia 1:35 ET

Mets over Phillies- Two East Division foes square off in Philadelphia where the Phillies who have lost 11 of 12 to the Mets try to savage the final game of a three game set. The Mets have managed to win 10 of the 14 meetings between the two this season and will be sending one of their bright young hurlers to the mound in Zack Wheeler (7-8, 3.49 ERA) who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his last seven outings. He is 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA in four starts against the Phillies. Kyle kendrick (5-11, 4.74) is off a fine start against Houston but went 2-5 with a 6.61 ERA with 57 hits allowed in 49 innings in his previous 49 innings. Take NEW YORK! Chip's on Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip and Facebook:Paul Chip Chirimbes

Detroit at Toronto 1:07 ET

Tigers over Blue Jays- The Detroit Tigers the favorites in the East are now 2-4 on their current road trip as they have lost seven of its last nine on the road overall. David Price (11-8, 3.11 ERA) makes his second start for the Tigers since being acquired from the Rays and is 6-1 with a 1.84 ERA in his last eight starts and is 6-0 with a 2.72 ERA in his last seven starts against the Blue Jays and is 15-2 with a 2.31 ERA in 19 all0time outings against Toronto. Mark Buehrle (11-8, 3.27) was baseball's first 10-game winner after his 12th start on June 1st but is 1-7 with a 4.73 ERA since. Take DETROIT! Chip's on Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip and Facebook:Paul Chip Chirimbes

Washington at Atlanta 7:10 ET

Nationals over Braves- The Atlanta braves returned home after losing eight straight on the road and jumped on the Nationals quickly scoring six runs in the first two innings to defeat the Nationals yesterday. The Braves seem to have the Nats number as they have now won 25 of the last 34 meetings and now face Tanner Roark (11-7, 2.94 ERA) who's made his major league debut against Atlanta last August. Roark who is 1-0 against the Braves is 18-8 with a 2.54 career ERA. This time Washington who is 7-1 in their last eight Saturday games get revenge. Take the NATIONALS! Chipper on twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes

St. Louis at Baltimore 4:05 ET

Cardinals over Orioles- The Baltimore Orioles pounded the Cardinals yesterday with six home runs in their 12-2 win over St. Louis yesterday. The Cardinals will start newly acquired John Lackey (12-7, 3.55 ERA) who is 14-7 with a 3.70 ERA in 26 career outings over the O's. Baltimore will start Ubaldo Jimenez (3-8, 4.52) their weak link on the mound who has won only one of his last 11 outings. St. Louis seems to respond on Saturday's winning 20 of their last 27. Take ST. LOUIS! Chipper on twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes

Cleveland at New York Yankees 1:05 ET

Indians over Yankees- Two teams moving in opposite direction square off in New York where the Yankees winners of three straight and six of seven and 11 of 15 games at home will host the Cleveland Indians who have now dropped four in-a-row. The Yankees have dominated this series winning 41 of the last 60 meetings and 37 of 51 meetings at Yankee Stadium. New York is 5-0 in Brandon McCarthy's starts since coming over but will up against one of the hottest pitchers in the American League. Cleveland's Corey Kluber (12-6, 2.55 ERA) has won five straight. This time take CLEVELAND! Chipper on twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes

L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Dodgers- The Dodgers who have a 3 ½ game lead over the Giants will give newly acquired Roberto Hernandez (6-8, 3.87 ERA) who will be replacing Josh Beckett who may be out for the rest of the season. Hernandez who many will remember played as Fausto Carmona while spending seven years with Cleveland. Milwaukee will send Kyle Lohse (11-6, 3.40) to the hill and he is off one of his worst career performances allowing nine runs and nine hits in four innings. Look for Lohse and the Brewers to bounce-back here. Take BREWERS!  

Chicago at Colorado 8:40 ET

Cubs over Rockies- Two bottom feeders go at it in Colorado as the home Rockies have now dropped five straight and 8-of 9 while the battling Cubs have won six of their last eight. Two trends that will make you turn away from this contests has the Cubs 8-20 in their last 28 games in Colorado and the Rockies are 16-44 in their last 60 games overall. Chicago comes up the favorite mostly because of the pitching of Jake Arrieta (6-2, 2.11 ERA) who has had 10 straight quality starts. Rockies starter Jordan Lyles (5-1, 3.52) has struggled of late with an ERA of 5.18 in his last five starts. Take the CUBS!

San Francisco at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Giants- both of these clubs burst out of the gate to start the season and looked like they were going to run away with their divisions a 'June Swoon' brought both of them back to the pack. Currently the Giants have dropped eight of their last 12 and the Brewers have lost six of their last 10. San Francisco starter Ryan Vogelsong (6-8, 3.88 ERA) snapped a five game losing streak against the Mets his last time out and is 2-3 with a 6.05 ERA against Milwaukee. The Brewers will start Yovani Gallardo (6-5, 3.38) and is 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA against the Giants. Milwaukee is not only7-2 in their last nine home game but are 7-2 in their last nine meetings against the Giants. Take MILWAUKEE!  

Cleveland at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Indians over Reds- Expect for a few trends that will support the visitor here I don't fully understand the line on this game. Matt Latos (3-3 3.07 ERA) of the Reds has seen limited action this season but has been outstanding in his outings. He has allowed just 40 hits in 58+innings and has a 0.94 WHIP on the year. For Cleveland his mound opponent Danny Salazar (4-4, 4.45) has been inconsistent at best. Salazar has been better since returning from Triple-A winning all three starts posting a 2.00 ERA. Latos is 2-0 against the Indians despite a 5.19 ERA. Cleveland is 7-3 in their last 10 inter-league games while the Reds are 1-7 in their last eight games following a win. With Vegas making Cleveland the favorite I have to follow their lead. Take the INDIANS!

Kansas City at Arizona 9:40 ET

Royals over Diamondbacks- A pair of lefties square off tonight in Arizona where the D'backs are just 23-35 when playing hosts as the Royals Danny Duffy (5-10, 2.42 ERA) and Wade Miley (7-7, 4.14) clash. Duffy who has allowed only 76 hits in 104 innings is 1-5 over his last eight starts despite allowing more then two runs just once. On the road he is 4-6 with a 2.22 ERA in 12 appearances. Kansas City surprisingly enough is 30-26 on the road and are 6-2 in their last eight games as a favorite. Take ROYALS!

San Francisco at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Giants- The Milwaukee Brewers looked like they were going to run away with the division in April but have come back to the pack and now lead the Cardinals by only one games after losing five of their last seven. The Brewers will start Jimmy Nelson (1-2, 4.30 ERA) against the Giants Tim Lincecum (9-7, 4.21) who has gone four outing without a victory. After his second career no-hitter over the Padres Lincecum was used in relief and hasn't been the same since. He is 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 10 career starts against Milwaukee. San Francisco has dropped six of their last eight road games while the Brewers have won six of their last eight home games. Take MILWAUKEE!

Houston at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Astros over Phillies- The 'numbers' surrounding this contest are ugly from every view-point. To start with the Astros are just 24-54 in inter-league games and are 79-183 in tier last 262 road hames (over four years) but the Phillies don't look much better. Philadelphia is 9-26 in their last 35 inter-league games and are just 4-10 in their last 14 games as an underdog. This last stat is the one that has me thinking because the lowly Houston Astros are favored by Vegas on the road against a team with a better record. They have won three straight and go for their first four game winning streak of the season. Dallas Keuchel (10-7, 2.97 ERA) will throw for Houston while Kyle Kendrick (5-11, 4.92) is 1-3 with a 5.33 ERA in six career starts against Houston. Somethings' up. Take HOUSTON!

N.Y. Yankees at Boston 8:00 ET

Red Sox over Yankees- As they used to say entering the ball park 'scorecards, you can't tell the players without a scorecard.' Both these former contenders and bitter rivals close the week with the Sunday night encounter. The Yankees received contributions from Chase Headley, Stephen Drew and Martin Parado is Saturday's win all of which are new to the Yankees of late while the red Sox will have Allen Craig and Yoenis Cespedes in Sunday's line-up. New York has dropped four of their last five and are 2-7 in their last nine Sunday games. Take BOSTON! Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay 1:40 ET

Rays over Angels- It's said that pitching is 90% of winning baseball and this afternoon it's time to take advantage of not only a hot team but a hot pitcher as well. Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi (7-8, 3.80 ERA) has been very effective of late, allowing fewer then three earned runs in eight of his last nine starts. He lost his only career decision against Los Angeles despite yielding just one run and four hits last August. The Rays are 9-2 in their last 11 games following a win and they are 10-3 in their last 13 as a favorite. Take TAMPA BAY! Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes

Seattle at Baltimore 1:35 ET

Mariners over Orioles- If we look at the head-to-head match-up between today's starting pitching with the Mariners and Orioles our decision would be one-sided. Baltimore's Chris Tillman (7-5, 3.97 ERA) is 5-0 lifetime with a 2.45 ERA and 0.91 WHIP over 33 innings. On the other side of the coin Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma (9-5, 3.06 ERA) is 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA in two career starts against the Orioles. But, Tillman is in the mist of a six-start winless stretch and is only 1-5 in 10 home starts. Iwahuma has a season WHIP of 0.99 and gets the nod today. Take SEATTLE! Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes

Atlanta at San Diego 8:40 ET

Padres over Braves- The Padres who dropped three of four in Atlanta last week have now won three of four since returning back home. San Diego starter Ian Kennedy (8-9, 3.66 ERA) is 3-0 in his last five starts with a 2.53 ERA and has allowed one earned or less in this last three starts allowing only 12 hits in his last 19 innings of work and is 2-0 lifetime against Atlanta. The Braves have lost eight of their last 12 including their last four in-a-row. Take SAN DIEGO!   

Cincinnati at Miami 7:10 ET

Marlins over Reds- The Marlins are in the mist of a three game losing streak after having their longest win streak of the season (six games) stopped by the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon. The Marlins acored just six runs in their last three games and have now dropped nine of their last 12 as a favorite. Homer Bailey (8-5, 4.03 ERA) is 2-1 in six career starts against Miami with a 2.68 ERA but is winless in his last four starts. Take MIAMI!

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Giants- the Mets who have been so well at home going 5-0-1 in its last six series but has dropped their first in this series against the Giants as New York is 9-3 in their last 12 home games. The Giants who trail the Dodgers by 2 ½ games are 2-6 in their last eight games overall. Jake Peavy (1-10, 4.71 ERA) is 6-2 lifetime against New York but will face the Mets 'hottest' chucker in Jacob deGrom (5-5, 2.79) who has surrendered just seven runs in his last seven starts. Take NEW YORK!

Toronto at Houston 8:10 ET

Astros over Blue Jays- The Blue Jays are making a serious run at the AL East as they have now won 11 of their last 13 games and seem happy with the line-up they have at this time. They will be sending J.A. Happ (8-5, 4.58) who has played parts of three season for the Astros and is 2-0 with a 2.53 ERA in two career start against Houston. Collin McHugh (4-9, 3.45) has been looking for some sort of support as he has pitched well without any positive results. He has surrendered just 65 hits in 88+ innings while posting only four wins in 15 starts. At home take HOUSTON!

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

Rays over Angels- The Tampa Bay Rays have battle back from 19 games under .500 to withing two games of the break even mark and now if they are to chase a playoff spot ir will be with Cy Young Award winner David Price. The Rays have won 20 of their last 26 overall and are 9-2 in their ast 11 as a favorite. Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 1.00 ERA) is getting his third start since returning from elbow surgery in January and has a 3-1 mark with a 1.80 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in his career against the Angels. Take TAMPA BAY!

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Giants- The Mets at four games under .500 still believe that they have a post-season shot but failed to make any moves at the trading deadline and the Giants who dealt for Jake Peavy last week remained pat as they chase the Dodgers for the top spot in the West. Ryan Vogelsong (5-8, 3.94 ERA) has won just one of his last nine starts owns a 5.44 ERA in nine road starts this season. New York's Jon Niese (5-6, 3.23) lost both starts since returning from the disabled list and has won just one of his last 10 starts. In his one appearance against the Giants this season Niese went seven innings surrendering only two runs and five hits. Take the METS!

St. Louis at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Cardinals- Last night we were able to secure a win with the Padres as they brought themselves to one game over .500 at home and now have the same record as St. Luis has on the road with a 27 wins and 26 losses. The San Diego will send young Jesse Hahn (6-2, 2.12 ERA) who has allowed just 30 hits in 46+ innings of work (a small sample but very effective work) to the hill. St. Louis will send Joe Kelly (2-1, 3.90) to the mound and he has struggled of late surrendering 19 hits in his last 14+ innings while throwing to a 7.36 ERA in his last three outings. Take the PADRES!

Seattle at Cleveland 7:05 ET

Mariners over Indians- A great pitching dual could take place tonight as Seattle ace Felix Hernandez (11-2, 1.99 ERA) tries to set a major-league record as he has had 13 straight starts with at least seven innings work while yielding two or fewer runs. He is 7-1 with a 1.36 ERA in that span. Cleveland starter Corey Kluber (10-6, 2.77) retired the first 19 batters he faced in his last outing and is unbeaten in his last four starts. Hernandez is 7-5 with a 2.98 ERA in 15 starts against the Indians and Kluber has never faced the Mariners. Take SEATTLE!

L.A. Angels at Baltimore 7:05 ET

Angels over Orioles- The storyline here has got to be Garrett Richards (11-3, 2.62 ERA) who has been virtually un-hittable this season had his seven-game win streak stopped his last time out against Detroit on Thursday. Richards has allowed just 98 hits in 137+ innings of work with the Angels going 15-6 in his 21 starts. Orioles starter Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.67) has given up 20 hits in his last 15 innings of work. Go with the stronger itching tonight. Take LOS ANGELES!

St. Louis at San Diego 10:10 ET

Padres over Cardinals- I has got to be the starting pitching. After getting shutout for the 16th time and now losers of three straight the San Diego Padres opened as small favorite over the St. Louis Cardinals. Think about it, the Cardinals are 74-32 in the last 106 meeting, they are 6-2 in their last eight road games and yet they opened the underdog here. Granted the Padres have won seven of their last 10 at home but the key is their starter Tyron Ross (9-10, 2.65 ERA) who has held opponents to only 119 hits in 143 innings. Tonight the Padres need to score some runs to secure the victory. Take SAN DIEGO!

Colorado at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET

Cubs over Rockies- I don't know if I have had a winner with the Cubs yet this season and if this contest wasn't against one of the worst road teams in baseball history I wouldn't even try here but the 'numbers' are so awful with the Rockies I must forge ahead. Colorado is just 16-34 on the road this summer and their other stats are just as bad. Not only are they just 7-20 in their last 27 meetings in Chicago but they are 15-38 in their last 53 overall. Don't worry about who's pitching today, this one is a team win. Taje the CUBS!

Seattle at Cleveland 7:05 ET

Mariners over Indians- Both of these club are fighting for the final wild card spot but have struggled since the All-Star break as the Indians have lost four of their last five and Seattle are 3-7 in their last 10. The Mariners will start Hisashi Iwakuma (8-5, 3.09 ERA) who has not walked a batter in 35+ innings over his last five starts and has a 11:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Take SEATTLE!

N.Y. Yankees at Texas 8:05 ET

Rangers over Yankees- This is definitely a 'you owe me' game as 'we' fell victim to a grounds crew ineptitude in New York as the Yankees won a 2-1 rain-shortened 4 ½ inning game over Yu Darvish five days ago. Darvish (9-6, 2.92 ERA) took the loss but is still 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA against New York and he has struck out 41 in his last 30 innings. It's a pitching thing to night, just hope the Rangers can score some runs. Take TEXAS!

Toronto at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- Toronto is 9-11 in their last 20 contests but after taking 3-of-4 from Boston and 2-of-3 from the Yankees they have won 7 of their last 9. The Blue Jays have won just five of their ast 19 road games and are just 4-12 in their last 16 games on grass. The Red Sox meanwhile also struggled with Tampa Bay before ending the Rays nine game win streak on Sunday. With Clay Buchholz (5-6, 5.50 ERA) they have a starter where they have won 21 of his last 31 starts on grass. Even though the Jays are 7-1 in the last eight meetings...take BOSTON!  

Philadelphia at N.Y Mets 7:10 ET

Mets over Phillies- A clash of trends here as the Mets are 7-1 in their last eight home games while Philadelphia is 11-5 in their last 16 meetings in New York. One more positive is that the Phillies are just 2-6 in their last eight as underdogs. Mets starter Bartolo Colon (9-8, 4.03 ERA) has been showing off for the trade scouts going 7 1/3 perfect innings against the Mariners last time out, look for his good outings to continue. Take the METS!

Miami at Houston 7:10 ET

Astros over Marlins- The Miami Marlins have surprised many with their effort so far this season as they are only four games under .500 after winning five of their last six while the Astros are a season high 19 games under .500 after having lost their third straight and 14 of their last 20. The difference tonight is that one starter is hot and the other is not. Miami's Tom Koehler (6-7, 3.85 ERA) in winless in his last three starts and has only one win in his last eight starts while Houston's Jarred Cosart (9-6, 4.23) is 5-1 in his last seven starts. Tonight take the ASTROS!  

Washington at Cincinnati 4:05 ET

Reds over Nationals- For the most part I don't look to go with teams that are in the middle of losing streaks as the Reds have lost seven straight but this afternoon they send one of the league's best out to help stop their their skid. Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto (10-6, 2.18 ERA) is fourth in the majors in ERA struggled in his last outing and surrendered a season high eight runs against the Nationals earlier this season and will face Gio Gonzalez (6-5, 3.74) who has his own problems in his last start. The Reds are 10-4 in their last 14 home games and get back on track this afternoon. Take CINCINNATI!  

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 4:05 ET

Cubs over Cardinals- These two bitter rivals are having difficulties putting wins on the board lately as the Cardinals have dropped four straight and the Cubs are just 4-13 since July 4 and have won just twice since the All-Star break. Today's starters are pitching with different results of late as Shelby Miller (7-8, 4.25 ERA) of St. Louis is 0-3 with a 6.03 ERA over his last six starts while Chicago's Jake Arrieta (5-2, 2.12) has limited opponents to three runs or fewer in nine straight starts amd is 1-0 with a 0.55 ERA against the Cards in three starts. Take the CUBS!

Los Angeles at San Francisco 10:15 ET

Dodgers over Giants- The Dodgers are hoping to have the return of Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez return to the line-up tonight and boy can they use them. Los Angels has dropped dropped four of six since the All-Star break and seven of 10 meetings with the Giants this season. San Francisco meanwhile has had their own problems when playing as hosts as they are just 6-16 in their last 22 home games while the Dodgers are only 4-12 in the last 16 meetings. But, tonight the difference will be on the mound where Zack Greinke (11-6, 2.90 ERA) has the edge over Tim Lincecum (9-6, 3.65) who is getting the start after appearing in relief on Tuesday. Take the DODGERS!

Washington at Cincinnati 7:10 ET

Nationals over Reds- The Cincinnati Reds have now dropped their first six games following the All-Star break as the just got swept in three game series by the Yankees and Brewers. Washington meanwhile leads the NL East and have had double-digit hits in their last six games and are 4-2 since the break. Both clubs will send out their best starters tonight as the Nats send Tanner Roark (9-6, 2.91 ERA) who is 5-1 at night against the Reds Aldredo Simon (12-4, 2.74) who has a 2.14 ERA against Washington. The Reds are 7-2 in their last nine home games but are struggling right now. Take the NATIONALS!    

Arizona at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Diamondbacks over Phillies- These two clubs both enter this contest with identical records (44-58) and neither team will come close to making the expended playoffs. Arizona opened a small favorite in Las Vegas which seems a bit odd with the Phillies being the home team. So, it must be the pitching and the advantage goes to the D'backs who will start Wade Miley (6-6, 4.16 ERA) who is 4-1 on the road with a 2.85 ERA and is 1-0 lifetime against Philadelphia. The Phillies will start Kyle Kendrick (4-10, 4.87) who has dropped his last two outings and has permitted 18runs in his last three starts in 16+ innings. He 1s 0-2 lifetime against Arizona with a 5.45 ERA as the D'backs have a .323 average against him. Take DIAMONDBACKS!

Baltimore at Seattle 10:10 ET

Mariners over Orioles- It's difficult to understand why a potential playoff team (they currently qualify) is under .500 at home (25-28) as the Seattle Mariners are while the Orioles have a better road (29-22) then home record (26-23). Even though Baltimore is 6-2 in their last eight meetings in Seattle and are 10-4 in the last 14 in the series. But, tonight Seattle has the pitching advantage with Hisashi Iwakuma (8-4, 2.95 ERA) who has a 0.99 WHIP for the season while his mound opponent of Baltimore Wei-Yin Chen (10-3, 4.21) has surrendered 123 hits in 109 innings with a WHIP of 1.30. Chen has has the benefit of 5.4 runs per contest but it will catch up with him tonight. Take SEATTLE!

Detroit at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET

Angels over Tigers- Two of the AL's better clubs may be giving us a preview of possible playoff match-up as the Los Angels Angels who have won 22 of their last 29 host the Detroit Tigers who are 13-4 in their last 17 road games. Both clubs will have their 'best' pitching tonight as Max Scherzer (11-3, 3.34 ERA) faces Garrett Richards (11-2, 2.47) go at it and they both have received great support from their teammates. Detroit is 14-6 in Scherzer's starts while the Angles are 15-1 in Richards starts. Richards has allowed just 91 hits in 131+ innings and gets the nod tonight. Take the ANGELS.

Cleveland at Kansas City 8:10 ET

Indians over Royals- These two clubs the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals have sort of lost their way of late as both teams are starting to slide. The Indians just dropped two-of-three to the last place Twins while the Royals who have won two straight following a 1-7 stretch. Cleveland starter Corey Kluber (10-6, 2.95 ERA) has won three straight and four of his last five decisions while Royals starter Danny Duffy (5-10, 2.66) has pitched well but has lost three straight and five of his last six decisions. Kluber is 4-1 lifetime over Kansas City and gets the nod here. Take CLEVELAND!

Texas at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 ET

Rangers over Yankees- The Texas Rangers are just a shell of the club we saw go to the World Series in back-to-back season as they have now lost 25 of their last 30, are 3-14 in their last 17 road games and 4-10 in their last 14 meetings in New York. But, the Rangers have one thing going for them and it is Yu Darvish (9-5, 2.88 ERA) who is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in three career starts against the Yankees limiting them to a .211 batting average. David Phelps (4-4, 3.87) the New York starter is 3-0 in his last seven starts but has allowed seven homers in his last six starts. Take TEXAS!

L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Dodgers- This series has seen plenty of 'action' in the two games split as these clubs have not only hit a number of homers but have been 'hit' at the plate often enough for pitcher ejections. The Dodgers already have two starters sidelined with hand injuries due to being hit by pitches in St. Louis as Yasiel Puig and Handley Ramirez have yet to see action in the last two games. Both of tonight's starters have had their problems of last as LA's Dan Haren (8-7, 4.30 ERA) has a 9.64 ERA in three starts this month and have failed to get past the fifth inning in his last two starts and Pittsburgh's starter Francisco Lirano (1-7, 4.43) is winless since May 30. Still, the Pirates are 14-5 in Lirianos last 19 home starts and are 13-3 in their last 16 home games. The Dodgers are 2-6 in Harens last eight road starts and it just adds up for the home team. Take PITTSBURGH!  

Boston at Toronto 7:07 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- The Red Sox had their five game winning streak stopped last night but have still managed to win eight of their last 10 games. Clay Buchholz (5-5, 5.46 ERA) has had difficulties this season but the Sox are 24-11 in his last 35 starts and 41-18 in his last 59 road starts as Boston has managed to give him plenty of support. Maybe thats why Boston opened a small favorite in Vegas or it's because Toronto starter R.A. Dickey (7-10, 3.95) has lost six of this last seven starts. Add that the Blue Jays are just 5-16 when posted as an underdog gives us out side. Take the RED SOX!   

Cincinnati at Milwaukee 8:10 ET

Brewers over Reds- The Reds have now dropped their last four and thing don't look to get much better with Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips on the disabled list since the All-Star break as they have scored just eight runs in their last four games. The Brewers haven't been very impressive of late either as they have lost 13 of their last 17 but the break may have done them good but they are a dismal 2-7 in their last nine home games. That could change soon as Cincinnati has lost seven straight on the road. Take MILWAUKEE!

L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Dodgers- The Dodgers have dominated this series the last 14 years winning 70 of 99 contests between the two including last night win in Pittsburgh. The Pirates who should be a small favorite in tonights encounter are 12-4 in their last 16 games as a favorite. The last thing Josh Beckett (6-5, 2.26 ERA) wanted was time off as he posted an ERA of 1.74 over his last nine starts before landing on the disabled list earlier this month. He is 1-2 with a 2.16 lifetime against the Pirates but is making his first career start in Pittsburgh. I don't like taking pitchers off the DL (see Cliff Lee last night). This time take PITTSBURGH.

Boston at Toronto 7:07 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- The Boston Red Sox have won a season high five straight and are playing the reeling Toronto Blue Jays who have lost 10 of their last 14 including last night's the pummeling 14-1 in the series opener. Jake Peavy (1-8, 4.59 ERA) is on a 14 start winless streak has struggled to say the least as Boston is 1-10 in his last 11 road starts and 5-16 in his last 21. On the flip side Toronto is 5-16 in their last 21 games as an underdog. The bright spot for Peavy that his only win came against the Blue Jays in Toronto in April. The beat goes on...Take the RED SOX!

San Francisco at Philadelphia 7:05 ET

Phillies over Giants- Cliff Lee (4-4, 3.16 ERA) will make his first start in more then two months for Philadelphia and he couldn't have picked a better opponent as the Giants have lost nine of their last12 games as an underdog and Lee is 5-0 with a 0.88 ERA in six career start against San Francisco. Ryan Vogelsong (5-7, 3.86 ERA) has lost four straight starts and is 3-2 on the road with a 5.18 ERA on the road. Lee has a 1.77 ERA at home this season and the 'numbers' just say...take PHILADELPHIA!

Boston at Toronto 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Blue Jays- The Blue Jays can be considered bullies as they play well as favorites but are just 3-14 in their last 17 games as an underdog. The Red Sox who are playing their best ball of the season winners of four straight and seven of the last eight are only 1-7 in their last eight games in Toronto started by John Lackey (10-6, 3/79 ERA) will find out if they have a chance at all for a post-season berth as they play their next 13 games against division opponents. Toronto started fast the first two months but have fallen off to 13-24 in their last 37 games and have lost eight of their last 10. Take BOSTON!

L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET

Pirates over Dodgers- The Pittsburgh Pirates have won a season high three straight games are 20-8 in their last 28 home games and are just 1 ½ games out of first place in the National League Central as they look for their sixth consecutive victory at home and 12 of their last 14 PNC Park. The Dodgers meanwhile have managed to score just 16 runs in their last eight games and will most likely be without Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez who were hit by pitches in the Cardinals series. Hyun-Jin Ryu (10-5, 3.44 ERA) the starter for L.A. Is 6-2 with a 2.75 ERA on the road while Pittsburgh starter Edinson Volquez (8-6, 3.65) in 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his last four starts. Take the PIRATES!

Chicago at Arizona 4:10 ET

Cubs over Diamondbacks- The 'numbers' behind the Chicago Cubs are not good as they enter this contest with the worst record in the NL. To start with they are 1-8 in their last nine road games and they have won just 17 of their last 40 meetings in Arizona. But, the Cubs do have one thing working for themselves today and it is Jake Arrieta (5-1,1.95 ERA) who has been better then outstanding since May 1st. Chicago is 9-4 in his starts this season as he has allowed only 57 hits in 78+ innings worked. In his last five starts he had 41 strikeouts in 35 innings and his WHIP is 0.71 in that span. Take the CUBS!

New York Mets at San Diego 4:10 ET

Mets over Padres- The Mets have been playing their best baseball of the season despite their 6-0 loss Saturdays and they have still won 8-of-10. Today they start one of their prized young hurlers as Zack Wheeler (5-8, 3.90 ERA) who has had some outstanding outings but need to be more consistent. He has allowed only one run in each of his last three starts and is 0-1 lifetime against the Padres. Look for New York to bounce back against MLB's weakest hitting club. Take the METS!

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees 1:05 ET

Yankees over Reds- If the Yankees are to get the three-game series sweep they will have their work cut out for them as Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto (10-6, 2.13 ERA) take the hill against the Bronx Bombers. New York leads all MLB clubs with 12 inter-league victories and have won the first two of their season long 10-game home stand. Cueto is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA against the Yankees striking out 18 in 19 innings. New York will start Hiroki Kuroda (6-6, 4.10) the only member of remaining from the Yankees Open Day rotation owns a 3-2 career mark agains the Reds. New York is hot the Reds are not. Take the YANKEES!

Kansas City at Boston 7:10 ET

Red Sox over Royals- The Boston Red Sox have dominated this series at Fenway Park winning 29 of the last 42 meetings when playing as hosts. The World Champs have won five of their last six and will send Rubby De La Rosa (2-2, 2.89 ERA) while Kansas City will throw Danny Duffy (5-9, 2.76 ERA). Duffy's record doesn't indicate how strong he has been allowing only 64 hits in 85 innings while Boston's De La Rosa has been just as effective allowing only 31 hits in 37+ innings pitching to a fine 1.04 WHIP. At home the advantage is too strong. Take the RED SOX!

Cleveland at Detroit 1:07 ET

Indians over Tigers- Cleveland's Corey Kluber (9-6, 3.01 ERA) has won three of his last four decisions and the All-Star has only one decision against the Tigers a loss received after allowing only two runs in June.. His mound opponent Drew VerHagen is making his first career start and was 6-7 with a 3.67 ERA in Triple-A Toledo. Conflicting trends surround this contest as the Tigers have won 18 of the last 25 meetings while the Indians are 10-3 in Klubers last 13 starts. Detroit has dropped their last two after winning five in-a-row. Take CLEVELAND!

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees 1:05 ET

Yankees over Reds- Cincinnati has won 15 of the 18 games that Alfredo Simon (12-3, 2.70 ERA) has started as he has been dominant allowing only 94 hits in 117 innings. Meanwhile, New York will get their second look at Brandon McCarthy who was touched-up for three runs in his first inning of work for the Yankees but settled down and held together before New York finally won his only start. Simon is 0-2 lifetime against the 'Bombers' while pitching to a 5.68 ERA. The Yankees are in game two of a 10-game home stand and respond again today. Take NEW YORK!   

San Francisco at Miami 7:10 ET

Giants over Marlins- These two split a four game series in the Bay area earlier and now Miami was happy to see the All-Star break arrive as they have dropped their last four 7 of their last 10 games. The Giants haven't been too impressive either since their 'red hot' start as they have lost 22 of their last 32 overall. Tonight the advantage goes to San Francisco as they start Madison Bumgarner (10-7, 3.47 ERA) who is also a threat at the plate and the fact that the Giants are 9-4 in their last 13 meetings in Miami. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

Texas at Toronto 7:07 ET

Rangers over Blue Jays- If anybody needed the All-Star break it was the Texas Rangers who have lost eight straight, 14 of 15 and 20 of their last 22 and they have lost 11 of their last 12 on the road yet they are favored over the Blue Jays. Toronto themselves have dropped eight of their last 10 and are 3-13 in their last 16 games as an underdog. The reason...Yu Darvish (8-5, 2.97) who has allowed only 101 hits in 115+ innings and the Rangers who are 19 games under .500 are 11-6 in games he has started. It;s their only chance...Take TEXAS!

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankee 7:05 ET

Reds over Yankees- The Reds are starting to make a move in their division and have won seven of their last nine contests and will be facing the Yankees who have played well in inter-league games winning seven of 10. There is no real pitching edge tonight except for the team records behind their respective starters. Mike Leake is 7-7 with a3.54 ERA and David Phelps is only 3-4 but the Yankees are 3-10 in games he has started. Cincinnati is better on the road then New York is at home. Take the REDS!  

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore 8:05 ET

Orioles over Yankees- The Yankees starting rotation is so depleted that Chase Whitley (4-2, 4.94 ERA) has regained his spot even after pitching to a 14.81 ERA in his last three starts. He has surrendered five home runs in his last five starts. Even though New York is 7-3 in his last 10 starts the Orioles are still 9-3 in their last12 games overall. Take BALTIMORE!

Minnesota at Colorado 4:10 ET

Rockies over Twins- Here we have two teams that would rather play in their own yard as Minnesota is just 5-13 in their last inter-league games while Colorado is 14-37 in their last 51 inter-league games. The Twins had dropped 11 of their last 14 games before winning 4-of-5. Phil Hughes (9-5, 3.70 ERA) has been effective on the road going 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA in nine starts but will find pitching at Coors Field in the 'Mile High City' a bit different. Take the ROCKIES!