We'll look for the home value tonight on a Pirates team that won in comeback fashion over the Mets in extras Saturday. With both teams below .500 this game could be a momentum builder in front of a nationally televised audience. While Tyler Glasnow has had a tough time with hits and his ERA, expect the Pirates to find a way to win this one similar to yesterday.

A value overview in handicapping MLB is finding attraction from the night prior's over evaluation. Yesterday the Cubs received prime support as they took the field with Jake Arrieta as an underdog. Of course just two years ago he had pitched a no-hitter in a prime time spot against the Dodgers. The Cubs fell flat yesterday and did so with zero run support. Saturday though look for the Cubs second night in Los Angeles to fare better. Jon Lackey whom is coming off consecutive short outings of allowing four total home runs is devalued here with a 4.82 ERA. Grab the Cubs.

Saturday features two perfect components to grab the Orioles. First, the Baltimore Orioles have lost five straight games. In those five games they've scored three runs or less in four of those outings. The return of Dallas Keuchel here is expected to be a moot point as his designation to the DL had nothing to do with arm or lower body issues. His unblemished 7-0 record and stellar track record at home is expected to withstand Wade Miley's woes. Overall, Miley has not won a start since over a month ago on April 14th. It's the perfect over play by the books on the number here. During Keuchel's triumphant season two seasons ago (same time period May 25th/June 4th) Keuchel did not register a win in two one-run loss affairs against the Orioles.   Grab the high value on the Orioles.

Drawing off Sunday night baseball's prime time win, Yu Darvish will head on the road once again Saturday. This is a troublesome spot on a long road trip for Darvish. He struggled with command the first three innings against the Tigers before settling in his last start. With the Rangers bullpen woes that have resurfaced yet again, look for the Blue Jays to hold their home value Saturday.

Two veteran pitchers that are having major difficulty this season have been Matt Cain and Jaime Garcia. Cain is coming off another disastrous performance allowing nine hits and seven earned runs to the Cardinals. Yet Cain's stout home performances have led to the Giants being favored today. Thus far in four home games he has allowed just four earned runs in nearly eighteen innings of work. Many would expect rust here with the Braves as they travel in off of yesterday's home loss to the Pirates. Instead grab the prime value here with Atlanta.

Not often do teams get over forty-eight hours of rest during the MLB season. That's the case for the Twins who played a day game on Wednesday and were off Thursday. This comes off a road sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in which they won in a variety of ways. Consecutive losses from Rays pitcher Chris Archer should end here as the value lies with the road Rays.

Sometimes a pitcher's return can be misdirected mentally by facing the wrong opponent. The Brewers Junior Guerra will face a major challenge in his return since April 3rd as he faces the Diamondbacks. This is a spot to buy the momentum team once more before the weekend value erodes. Quietly, the Diamondbacks have won twelve of fifteen and have got wins via the unheralded pitchers on their staff. Grab the Diamondbacks.

We'll grab the value here on Thursday with the Astros facing the Tigers. Yesterday, the Tigers ended a prolonged slump by attacking Astros pitcher Charlie Morton and the Astros pen. Yet, the Astros as a whole should bounce back soundly here against Tigers veteran Justin Verlander. Look for a bit of cobwebs from the Tigers as they end the first series of three on the road.

The Rays lost a close matchup yesterday to the Angels by the tune of 3-2. Tuesday renders another solid pitching matchup in this series as Matt Shoemaker squares off against Alex Cobb. Shoemaker has won consecutive games including a season-high nine strikeouts in his last start. Yet, I like the value here on the Rays who will end their two-game losing streak.

Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish has been as consistent as one can expect. He boasts a 2.76 ERA and has not lost a game in over a month. Even his two losses this year have been respectable outings. Still, I like the value here on the home Tigers who ended the Rangers ten game win steak Saturday and will now hand them a two-game losing streak. Grab the Tigers.

The Yankees have lost consecutive games and look to be showing a bit of fatigue on their fifth road game. Saturday, the Yankees will hope to get a better outing from starter Tanaka who is coming off a brutal performance against the Astros. After allowing eight earned runs this may be a danger spot for him. Yet, I like the value here on the Yankees as the Rays have won three straight including two on the road against the Indians.

We'll grab the value here on the Pirates in the second game against the Phillies. Yesterday the Phillies pounded the Pirates pitching to win easily on the road. They'll get young Vince Velasquez to take the mound today. A solid strikeout pitcher, Velasquez, has also produced two of three quality starts. Those starts came against the Nationals and Cubs. Yet, look for the Pirates to get back into gear today with the win.

Matt Moore finally ended his woes in his last start against the Reds. After a couple of shaky innings he found his rhythm and confidence. Still out of the divisional picture the Giants have climbed back into respectability having won six of seven. Bullpen issues for the Cardinals cost them consecutive games included their last on national television. That and the Giants run of wins have the side on the Cardinals devalued. Grab the Cardinals.

The Blue Jays obliterated the Atlanta Braves yesterday against Julio Teheran. Hitting has been much better for the Blue Jays which figures to continue against Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman. Yet, look for the Orioles to respond off a blown game yesterday against the Tigers. Grab the Orioles.

In yesterday's double-header against the Twins the Rockies lost the second game with zero runs scored. A rested Reds team comes into tonight's series having lost six straight. They'll aim to ride the arm of young starter Lisalverto Bonilla who pitched eight solid innings his last start. Yet the value lies on the Rockies as the rested Reds won't end their losing streak.

Kansas City's pitching thus far against the Yankees has proved incapable. They'll aim to turn things around Thursday with the reliable arm of Danny Duffy. Duffy has not won a game since April 14th which surely has sparked the side here on the young Yankees Jordan Montgomery. Instead grab the Royals to manage to pull this one out.

The Cardinals have won eight of nine to take a small lead in the NL Central. Tuesday they'll lean on one of their pitchers that's been a big part of the turn around in Lance Lynn. Lynn had a no decision in his last start but had won the previous four. While Boston's Eduardo Rodriguez has been at his best his last four starts, it's safe to say he is due to come back to Earth. Grab the Cardinals to continue their winnings ways.

The Yankees travel on the road after a tough home series against the Astros. In game one they'll face struggling Royals pitcher in Jason Hammel. Hammel is 1-4 overall and is coming off a thirteen hit loss to the Rays. Yet, as a whole the Royals are climbing back out of a hole having won six of seven. Their bullpen has quietly performed better. Expect that to be the difference with the Yankees dealing with Chapman on the DL.

Having lost nine of eleven the Padres have shown plaguing holes in their lineup and pitching staff. Tonight they'll need a sharp outing from Luis Perdomo to aide their struggling bats. Expect Brewers starter Chase Anderson to hold forth in this one before the bullpen surrenders the game.

Monday, seek value in the road Oakland A's as they travel to Seattle. The As are coming off being swept by the Rangers in which they lost all via blown leads. With the Mariners returning home from a six-game road trip, the value may seem to lie with Seattle. Instead, look for the As to find a way to close this one out and finally land in the win column.

The Braves experiment with veteran Bartolo Colon continues to be a roller coaster. He is coming off allowing eight runs via three long balls to the Astros. He is also just nine days away from turning 44. Still, seek the value on the Braves who are facing an over valued Blue Jays team that has won six of seven.

Yesterday, the Rangers attacked the Athletics bullpen to complete a come from behind win. Sunday, they'll aim to win their sixth straight and sweep the A's. This is a value spot as AJ Griffin is 4-0 and defeating the A's on April 17th with six innings of one-hit ball. On the opposite of the spectrum Kendall Graveman of the A's last win was against the Rangers in Texas on April 8th. That's devaluing the Rangers here and is our Mothers Day Special winner with Texas.

Friday, the Royals took game one of their series against the Orioles in their typical low-scoring fashion of 3-2. Saturday, they likely will need more run support against the Orioles as Nathan Karns takes the mound opposed Chris Tillman. Karns has been stellar his last two starts and is getting the low-price here based on the Royals below .500 record of 14-21. Grab the value here on the home Royals.

The Reds must find away to bounce back after a seventeen inning loss last night to the Giants. Yet, they're facing a starting pitcher in Matt Moore that's confidence is beyond rattled. Grab the contrarian play here on the Reds starting unknown Lisalverto Bonilla and the factor of last night's extended loss contributing to a carry over today.

For Friday, we'll look for the value on the Texas Rangers up against the Oakland A's. Rangers pitcher Andrew Cashner is winless on the season at 0-3 and is also ranked in the top ten in the AL for walks. Although the Rangers have been hard to back they've won three straight and are finally getting some consistency within their bullpen. Back the Rangers.

The Detroit Tigers continue their west coast trip with a series in Anaheim. This is a close money line number due to the fact that the Angels have lost six of eight. Adding to the tight number is Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer's early season dominance. Yet, the Tigers are a team that an exposed weak link of their bullpen lingers over consecutive games. They were roughed up last night in a 7-1 loss to the Diamondbacks and I expect that to be an issue again tonight. Grab the Angels.

Value lies Thursday on the Chicago White Sox who are coming off a 7-2 loss yesterday to the Twins. They've now lost four consecutive and seven of nine. Yet, yesterday was also the first game back from a lengthy ten game road trip. Adding to the value here on the White Sox is Phil Hughes inflated 4-1 record. Grab the Sox here.

The Dodgers are coming off a roller coaster thrilling win last night against the Pirates of 4-3. Yet, I see a bit of an off line here as the Pirates poor road record and last night's disparity in hits are factored into tonight's spread. Although Kenta Maeda has had consecutive solid starts he'll have issues against the Pirates lineup. Grab the big underdog payout on the Pirates.

After a hot start out the gate the Diamondbacks have slid back and are now only two games above .500. Having lost five of their last six they'll look to get back on track at home. This should be a safe spot for the Diamondbacks against the inconsistent Tigers pitcher Matt Boyd who hasn't won since April 16th. Grab the value here as the unproven Godley is far devalued here.

Milwaukee

Tuesday, the Brewers will host the Red Sox as Drew Pomeranz takes the mound opposed the Brewers Wily Peralta. Pomeranz high strikeout percentage and consecutive wins over the Orioles and Cubs have Tuesday's spread a bit inflated. Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta has not lasted beyond 5.1 innings his last three starts. Yet expect Peralta to get proper run support that has been an attachment to his 4-2 record.  

Reds

Can the momentum be hotter on the Yankees side? The Yankees showed no signs of fatigue in a rout of the Reds Monday coming off an eighteen inning Sunday night win over the Cubs. Yet, it's hard to envision Yankees starter C.C Sabathia snapping out of a three-game slide that's featured 23 hits allowed, 17 earned runs, and eight walks. Grab the devalued Reds lineup of hitters to end the Yankees six-game win streak.

The Indians come into Monday off of consecutive road wins over Kansas City. Meanwhile the Toronto Blue Jays simply can't get out of their own way. Stroman's last outing lasted just three innings against the Yankees as he surrendered six hits, three walks, and two home runs. Factoring in the Blue Jays shaky bullpen in case of another non quality start is factored here. Instead, I see the Indians bullpen which was used heavily against the Royals being an issue here in the latter innings. Grab the value on the Blue Jays.

Mets starter Robert Gsellman has struggled through his first starts of the season to exhibit a starters role. Yet his strikeout ability has shown and today I expect to see him settle in a bit better from hits/walks. Meanwhile the Marlins are using Omar Despaigne who has shown the ability in years past, but is in a tough spot against the Mets lineup. Grab the Mets.

Perhaps no team has lost oddsmakers money line value as quickly as the Royals. They're bats have been putrid and pitching unreliable. Yet, todays starter in Jason Vargas has four of the Royals ten total wins. Indians starter Josh Tomlin has settled in his last three starts but look for the Royals to build off yesterday's momentum game one victory over the Indians.

Saturday the Blue Jays will hope to ride the veteran hot hand of Marco Estrada as a slight road dog to the Rays. Estrada has been pitching well and is coming off a win at the red-hot Yankees. That's a high detractor here, coupled with the fact that Estrada's worst start this year came in a loss to the Rays. One in which he gave up three home runs. Grab the Rays.

San Diego Padres

Backers of the Rockies lately have noticed the over use of the bullpen combined with hitting woes with Carlos Gonzalez. While, today's starter Antonio Senzatela has been brilliant, he doesn't have the capabilities yet of extending in games. Look for the Padres to win this as yesterday in the latter innings.

NY Yankees

Backers of the Blue Jays when Marcus Stroman is on the mound, have to be extra cautious of a full game play. In fact, in his last start Stroman was superb with ten strikeouts only to witness his bullpen cave in the eighth inning. That's a factor today against the hot hitting Yankees and mounted pressure for Stroman to sustain for seven plus innings. Grab the value here on CC and the Yankees.

The Padres return home after an off-day from a seven-game road trip. On the mound we'll be Trevor Cahill opposed Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood. Of five starts Chatwood has allowed multi home run games in three. Look for the Padres to attack Chatwood again and come out with the value-side win. 

The Tigers took game one Monday over the Indians with early runs against struggling veteran Trevor Bauer. On Tuesday they'll aim to do the same against the Indians top ace in Corey Kluber. In his last start Kluber got away with a shaky first four innings to recover for a quality start. Yet, this is a value play on the Tigers based on Verlander not being a part of a win since opening day. Grab the Tigers.

Detroit Tigers

With how well the Indians are hitting the ball lately, it could be a troubling night for the Tigers pitching staff. Yet, Trevor Bauer isn't in sharp form. In fact, he is back on the level that caused him to fall out of the rotation two seasons ago. Even though this may come down to the bullpens expect the Tigers to hang on from Bauer's early inning struggles. Grab the Tigers.

Miami Marlins

Tonight in Florida we have a matchup likely devalued here on the Marlins side. Jake Odorizzi finds himself as a fairly sizable dog against the Marlins Chen. While this seems like an extended out money line I believe it should be even higher. The Marlins bullpen has come a long ways and the Rays are showing some signs of fatigue from their recent travels. Grab the Marlins here.

Saturday the Padres will look for Jhoulys Chacin to nab his second win of the season in San Francisco. His first was on April 8th as a steep underdog against Madison Bumgarner. Expect Chacin to pitch solid again but for the Padres bullpen to not sustain. Grab the full game play here on the Giants as Matt Cain heads to a surprising 3-0.

With tonight's matchup between the White-Sox and Tigers dropping $12, I'll jump in on the Tigers side. This appears to be a revenge spot that has people swaying to former Tigers pitcher Mike Pelfrey. The veteran will aim to take down his former team that cut him less than a month ago. While he may perform above his latest standards expect the White Sox bats to cool down after a solid stretch recently. Grab the home Tigers.

Value continues to wane for the Blue-Jays as their record stands at 6-16. Luckily,on the mound Friday is ace Marcus Stroman who has two of their overall wins. It would seem a great spot for the Blue Jays against the Rays struggling starter in Blake Snell. Although, Snell is still having issues each outing he seems to be far ahead of last year's starts. Look for the veteran Rays to seize the moment against the unconfident Blue-Jays.

Tonight will look at the Angels who will be facing the Athletics for the final game of their three-game series. They'll be aiming for the sweep with the A's getting Kendall Graveman back into the rotation. His 2.0 ERA in three starts looks to be a challenge for an Angels team with seven starters batting below .250. Yet they scored a season-high eight runs last night. Furthermore, they're facing a taxed A's bullpen from game one's extra innings affair and yesterday's six innings of bullpen work. 

This is a repeat pitching matchup for the Diamondbacks and Padres based on last week's series in San Diego. Clayton Richard got the best of the Diamondbacks in that outing striking out eight batters. Yet, he allowed eight hits and benefitted from the Diamondbacks going one for nine with runners in scoring position. Tonight, expect the Diamondbacks lineup to be primed to take advantage of Richard's arsenal.

The Reds are coming off a supportive outing from bettors yesterday that went opposite of plans. Eric Thames and the brew crews home run bats continued in a display of ten runs. Veteran Scott Feldman will hope to settle down the Brewers bats, while struggling young pitcher Zach Davies gets the call for the Brewers. Davies confidence seems to be down with an array of pitching issues to start the season. Look for the Reds lineup to get a little payback tonight.

Yesterday the Mets lost to the National's in a pitchers duel that featured Gio Gonzalez get the best of Mets ace Jacob Degrom. The Mets had their chances in the sixth inning but failed to convert on a rattled Gio Gonzalez. That creates value into tonight in a prime time spot against Max Scherzer. Grab the Mets to produce just enough for Zach Wheeler and their pen.

Consecutive losses to the Diamondbacks have been done via poor pitching that has resulted in double-digit runs for the Dbacks. Sunday, we'll look for a better outing from Brandon McCarthy and for the Dodgers to attack Dbacks pitcher Shelby Miller. Look for Miller to come down to Earth after solid starts to the season.

The Rockies bats continue to be in showcase mode as two home runs were enough to hold off the Giants yesterday. Saturday, the Rockies will see Giants pitcher Matt Moore for the second time in a week. Moore allowed ten hits in that start and I expect that to be an issue once again. Grab the Rockies as this is a devalued money line based on the three starts from Antonio Senzatela.

The Diamondbacks are coming off a 1-0 loss to the Padres last night. They struggled with their bats to produce for Greinke and could not figure out Jhoulys Chacin. Here, fifteen dollars cheaper we'll look for them to bounce back with support from their bats and bullpen.

Julio Teheran's issues with walks and getting run support is an opposing take tonight against the National's. Yet, the Nationals are heading into tonight's road game off a shaky ninth inning from former closer Blake Treinen. His sudden demotion could be vital with Joe Ross making his first start of the season. Grab the Braves.

The Blue Jays are coming off another loss yesterday as steep favorites against the Red Sox. Today, they'll hope to get things correct with struggling veteran Francisco Liriano on the mound against Rick Porcello. Although the Blue Jays offense has been subpar, look for their bats to continue to produce off of yesterday's near comeback win. Grab the Blue Jays. 

The Mets have lost consecutive games to the Marlins by a single run via a taxed Mets bullpen. It's a prime reason for Sunday's detracted value on the Mets as Matt Harvey takes the mound. Normally he doesn't extend beyond seven innings and has given up three home runs in two starts already this season. Yet, grab the value here on the Mets in a series that has featured all one run wins.

No one could have imagined the Blue Jays being the team to come out the gate woefully. They're 1-9 and 0-4 at home while producing three runs or less in five of their last six games. Yet, I'll step in and take the Blue Jays as veteran Marco Estrada looks to break the Blue Jays out of their prolonged rut. Grab the Blue Jays to end their winless home drought.

Colorado +120

Our added play this evening will be on the Rockies. Last night they pulled off a solid underdog upset behind stellar pitching. They'll aim for another against the Giants Johnny Cueto. Early in the season Cuetto has produced half of the Giants team wins. Still he has allowed three home runs on the season and will have difficulties against the potent Rockies. Grab Colorado in a favorable money line spot.

Friday, the Braves will aim to deliver for their ace Julio Teheran. Thus far Teheran has had two great outings result in no decisions. That should change Friday, as Teheran will be opposed former Brave and current Padre Jhoulys Chacin. Off of an underdog win against the Giants this may seem like another spot for a solid payout on Chacin. Instead back the Braves to play above their 2-6 record.

The Marlins and Mets will meet Thursday in their second series to start the season. In that series the Marlins got the best of the Mets in New York, which has created a bit of value on the Mets side Thursday. Look for Mets pitcher Robert Gsellman to carry over a solid outing against the Marlins last week on the road, and for the Mets bats to stay hot. Grab the Mets. 

Early season angles in MLB can be over played by bettors. Friday, witnessed the Pirates win their first game of the season and also attack the Braves bullpen for 4.1 innings of work. Yet, at the plate they're struggling to muster cohesion while the Braves are seeing the ball very well. Grab the value here on the Braves to get just enough out of RA Dickey and their offense. 

Yesterday the Orioles provided the majority of their runs in the fifth inning as they chased Severino from a quality start. Aside from that inning their bats were mostly quiet. While Tanaka may fare better than he did opening day, expect the Orioles to eek this one out with their bullpen advantage.

Journeymen pitcher Scott Feldman will get the opening day start for the Reds who take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Opposed Feldman will be Jeremy Hellickson who is coming off a productive season which was his first year in Philadelphia. Still, look for the Reds who under achieved far below their capabilities last season to showcase value in game one.

Chicago Cubs

In professional sports teams are not supposed to come back from a 3-1 series deficit. Yet, this series has started to sway as the Cubs bats have come to life yet again similar to their series against the Giants/Dodgers.

Immense pressure is now on ace Corey Kluber to deliver for a third time in a series. I do expect Kluber to withstand the Cubs bats early on.

Yet, it's the Indians bullpen that seems to be in a tough spot. They'll fail as the Cubs potent bats will be too much for nine innings.

San Francisco

With the heat on the Giants they've responded. Entering their home series against the St. Louis Cardinals many expected the Giants to continue to fade in the NL playoff race.

Consecutive victories have resurfaced pre-All Star levels expected of the Giants. They've done so with a combination of stout pitching and above average run support.

Shaky pitching on Saturday with the Cardinals Mike Leake (9-10, 4.60 ERA) should continue the theme of the Giants plating runs at AT&T Park. 

Grab the Giants to create a three-game lead over the Cardinals and remain above the New York Mets for the first wild card position. 

Wednesday, the Red Sox typically strong offense failed against fastball Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman.

On Thursday, they'll begin game one of their four game series against the Yankees as Eduardo Rodriguez (4.70 ERA, 2-7) takes the hill opposed Masahiro Tanaka (13-4, 3.04 ERA).

Based on the pitchers records and ERA this season it's puzzling to envision why the Red Sox are slight favorites. 

Yet, the Yankees are a below .500 team on the road with a 33-37 record. They'll also not have their top bullpen ace in Dellin Betances available as he pitched consecutive days.

Oakland

Having lost consecutive games to the Oakland A's, one has to wonder if the luster on the Royals late-season rally is gone.

Currently they're five games out of the wild card race with less than three weeks left in the season.

Today, they'll aim to stem their losing streak with Yordano Ventura (10-10, 4.26 ERA) on the mound. 

Thus far in five regular season match ups the A's have defeated the Royals four times.

They have the Royals number and will prove so yet again Wednesday as a road underdog.

Miami

Since being acquired from San Diego, Andrew Cashner has struggled as a Marlin.

In fact, he is coming off his lone win as a Marlin in his last start against the Phillies.

While, chances for a wild card have dashed for the Marlins, they're still fighting as a young team.

Though the Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz has three quality starts in a row on his side, I'll side with the Marlins here to pull through as slight underdogs.

Seattle

There is no doubt that Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez is struggling to conclude the season.

In his last two starts he has surrendered six earned runs in both, while walking eight combined batters, and three total home runs.

In fact his other start this year in Oakland he gave up eight runs (four earned) in a short four inning outing.

That may lend people to side with the slight home underdog A's, yet the Mariners have their sights on remaining in the hunt of an AL Wild card spot.

Grab the Mariners as road dog favorites Saturday.

Reds

Ivan Nova has been quite the surprise for the Pirates. One of the starts as a Pirate that got him rolling was against the Reds.

In that start Nova pitched a gem as the Reds were forced to use Homer Bailey out of the bullpen.

Two-out runs were the benefactor in the Pirates securing a win for Nova then.

Yet, here we find a steep price to lay for a Pirates team below .500 against a Reds team that's lost attraction due to losing ten of their last thirteen games.

This is a dispirited Pirates team themselves that just ended an eight game losing streak with a 4-3 win against St. Louis Tuesday.

Land the value here with the underdog Reds.

Chicago White Sox

After dropping game one to the Tigers in extra innings the White Sox bounced back Tuesday with a 2-0 victory. 

Wednesday, they'll aim to win the series over the Tigers with pitcher Jose Quintana on the mound.

Quintana is coming off of his worst outing of the season as he gave up seven runs to the Twins.

Yet, it's the opposing pitcher in Anibail Sanchez that provides the underdog tease. In five of his last seven starts he has allowed three runs or less, including two games without allowing a run against the Royals.

His recent stretch has dropped his ERA of 5.70 to its lowest mark since April 17th.

This is the perfect hot-potato spectrum to side with the slightly favored White Sox.

San Francisco

San Francisco's slide post All-Star break has been a head scratcher. Overall they've posted a 16-31 record.

Yet, thanks to a strong first-half start they still control their own destiny as an NL Wild Card.

Monday, Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis pitched a two-hit complete game as the Rockies won 6-0. 

With the Mets and Cardinals both winning on Monday they've closed within one win each of the Giants.

After an atrocious game one performance expect the Giants to bounce backs with their backs against the wall on Tuesday.

Mets

Encompassing great hitting has re-elevated the Cincinnati Reds value on a day to day basis.

They're coming off a series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that may catch attraction.

Monday, they'll face the Mets and Bartolo Colon in a holiday early start of 1PM EST.

Harken back on the Reds schedule and you'll notice they faced the Cardinals three series in a thirty day span.

Prior to their latest series they had lost six of seven games.

Expect crafty veteran Bartolo Colon to cement a solid game and for the Mets to cash as road favorites.

Kansas City

Sunday, the Kansas City Royals look to continue to gain ground in the wild card standings as they conclude their home series against the Tigers.

Yesterday, they ended a three-game slide in which they lost each game by a single-run.

Shaky starter Edinson Volquez (5.01 ERA, 10-10) has had strong run support this year against the Tigers. In two starts the Royals have scored a combined twenty runs.

Facing the Tigers 23-year old pitcher in Daniel Norris who hasn't pitched beyond six innings should bode to the Royals bats strength. Furthermore, the Tigers shaky bullpen has been pitching above average over the Tigers last fifteen games.

Minnesota

Saturday, the Minnesota Twins will aim to bounce back off an 11-4 loss Friday to the Chicago White Sox.

On the mound for the Twins will be struggling starter Hector Santiago. Santiago is winless as a Twin since being traded from the Angels in early August.

Yet, the White Sox are a team that Santiago feels comfortable against. On two occasions this season as an Angel he defeated the White Sox. His combined stats in both starts were seven hits allowed, seventeen strikeouts, and zero earned runs over fourteen innings.

Grab the Twins Saturday as Santiago delivers for a third time this season against the White Sox.

San Diego

The Padres dropped Tuesday's road opener against the Braves 7-3, after having won consecutive road games against the Marlins. 

Wednesday, in game two of the series, Paul Clemens will head to the mound for the Padres opposed Braves starter Max Wisler.

Clemens showcased progress in his last start against the Cubs striking out six batters, and not allowing a walk.

Off the Braves win yesterday and Wisler's two-hit eight inning win against the Diamondbacks, the value may seem to be on the Braves.

Instead we'll take the Padres as the underdog collector.

New York Yankees

The Royals won game one of their series versus the Yankees 8-5 on Monday.

Upward momentum is on the Royals side as they've won eight of their last ten games. At 69-62 they're just two games back in the AL Wild Card chase.

For the Yankees one has to wonder if the infusion of youth in their lineup has fizzled.

As great as their run production has been they're just 7-7 over their last fourteen games.

Yet, Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka has not given up a run in consecutive starts. Take the Yankees as Tuesday's road value favorite.

St. Louis

The Cardinals off a loss at home to the A's travel Monday to Milwaukee.

They'll aim to get back on track with Carlos Martinez on the hill opposed Brewers starter Zach Davies.

Both have double-digit wins on the season as Davies has been above average since All-Star break.

Yet, before his last start and win against the Rockies he had three consecutive games of allowing eight hits or more.

After a rusty showcase Sunday I expect the Cardinals to snap back into things on Monday.

Seattle

Sunday the White Sox will attempt to win three of four at home against the Seattle Mariners.

They'll send newly revived pitcher Carlos Rodon to the mound, opposed the Mariners Tiquan Walker. Both pitchers are 4-8 overall with ERA's north of 4.00.

This matchup poses as a motivator for the Mariners, as they endeavor to Texas Monday for the second portion of their seven game road trip.

Expect to see Rodon's four-game stretch of allowing two runs or less to be combatted by a Mariners team poised to break out of mini-slump.

Texas

Are the Indians losing a little bit of their post All-Star break success?

Possibly. They've lost three consecutive games and are showing typical fatigue of a team on an extended road trip.

Yesterday against Cole Hamels the offense was reduced to just two hits and no runs.

Today figures to be a change as Corey Kluber takes the mound opposed Martin Perez.

Yet, Indians and betting fans know that Kluber alone does not equate to ATS success. Last year the Indians struggled to give him run support and this year he is 13-8 overall.

With five straight wins under his belt, this is a spot where we can back the Rangers to find a way to end Kluber's streak against the road-fatigued Indians.

LA Dodgers

Before the Dodgers and Giants series the Dodgers were just a game in front of the Giants. Now, they have the chance to move four full games and build a likely insurmountable division lead.

After not scoring any runs Wednesday the Giants are becoming vulnerable in too many areas on the field.

They're also now 11-25 since the All-Star break.

This is where momentum continues to shine, as the Giants are a team soul searching and not finding answers.

Matt Moore is in too tough of a spot here against a hot Dodgers lineup. Grab the Dodgers to sweep the series.

LA Dodgers

Monday, the Dodgers obliterated the Reds 18-9 by tacking on against the poor Reds bullpen.

The win gave the Dodgers a game advantage over Tuesday's opponent in the Giants.

After an off-day Monday, one would figure the Giants have an advantage over the Dodgers with Madison Bumgarner on the mound.

Yet, momentum works to key advantages in sports.

Since the All-Star break the Giants are just 11-23, and are coming off a 3-7 home stand.

In this vital series for division establishment, I'll side with the Dodgers to extend their lead to two games on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay

The Red Sox have won nine of their last eleven games. On top of their potent bats, they've also discovered superior pitching.

Ignoring Henry Owens spot start, the Red Sox starters have yielded just six runs in their last seven games.

Tampa Bay struggled immensely to produce runs Monday until a bottom of the ninth two run home run.

Tuesday's starter in Chris Archer has also went 0-2 against the Red Sox this season, including a nine-hit five earned run performance.

Yet, I believe the oddsmakers have this right. Archer has been a different pitcher post All-Star break. In fact, over his last six starts he has allowed just 4.6 hits per game. 

Milwaukee

Currently, Colorado has attraction on their side thanks to a solid series against the Cubs.

On the road will they be able to continue their success?

Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson has had command issues especially with walks, that have caused a season beyond anyone's worst imagination.

Yet, the Brewers are coming off a fantastic come from behind win against Seattle yesterday.

Their bats will remain prime against the Rockies staff and boost the struggling Nelson.

Grab the Brewers to cash here as an underdog.

Diamondbacks

Four errors yesterday cost the Padres defensively as well as three hits against the Diamondbacks.

Sunday, I believe the value remains on the Diamondbacks as they send Braden Shipley to the mound opposed the Padres Luis Perdomo.

The infatuation with the Padres here lies with the Diamondbacks poor road record.

Yet I look for Shipley to settle back in off a rough start against the Mets, and showcase the growth of two starts ago.

Perdomo has lost three straight starts with an ERA at 6.68. Folks may take a stab for the sake of Perdomo performing better but it'll be a fourth consecutive loss.

Minnesota

After a dreadful 10-0 loss Saturday, how can the Twins recover Sunday against the unstoppable Danny Duffy?

In my estimation Duffy has been overdue for a letdown and somehow has coasted by. He out pitched Chris Archer, sidestepped the White Sox, and ripped apart the Tigers in his last start.

Yet, he's also been extended deep into games as the Royals have hardly used their bullpen to protect Duffy.

The Royals lineup is not as potent as it showcased yesterday, and I expect a came down to Earth performance from Duffy.

Grab the Twins as a big payout.

LA Dodgers

The Reds have been a puzzling team to figure out. They won six straight series in July/early August and are now on a five game win streak.

Thus far they've won the first two games against the Dodgers with ease, including yesterday's 11-1 beat down.

Sunday, they'll send 7-1 ace Anthony Desclafani to the hill opposed the Dodgers Julio Urias.

For DesClafani I envision this being a spot where his issues with walks becomes a problem.

He's also coming off a solid win against his old team in the Marlins.

DesClafani's great win record and the Reds five game win streak doesn't even deter oddsmakers here. It won't for me either, grab the Dodgers. 

Chicago Cubs

Maddon is at it again inserting Mike Montgomery as a starter Saturday against the Rockies.

Colorado has a little bit of momentum after a couple of big underdog wins over the Nationals (including one we had).

Yet, the Rockies are below .500 for a reason. They've struggled to play a full nine innings without having that meltdown inning.

Lets not forget Montgomery had high value as a Mariner, before his woes in the Cubs bullpen.

Also the Rockies success earlier this season against Chicago in Wrigley field poses as a value detractor.

Grab the Cubs Saturday.

Detroit

A couple of factors stand out to add the Tigers to Friday's card. One the Red Sox are still getting extra buy value off of their prior six-game win streak.

Secondly, the Tigers failed to muster any semblance of offense against Red Sox Thursday starter Clay Buchholtz.

Inserting Rick Porcello would seem to be a further tough spot for the Tigers.

Yet, I like the Tigers as a whole to carry over momentum from yesterday's three run eighth inning rally.

Buy the Tigers led by their rookie in Fulmer to topple Porcello and close the gap further in the AL Wild card race.

San Diego

The Padres are coming off an abysmal road trip in Tampa Bay in which they scored just three runs in three games.

In fact the series ended a nine game road trip for the Padres, in which they lost the final five.

Benefitting the Padres Thursday is the fact they played a day game Wednesday. Also, the bullpen was not over extended thanks to a QS from Christian Friedrich (eighteen pitches total).

After facing a trio of unfamiliar AL pitchers in Drew Smyly, Blake Snell, and Chris Archer the Padres get the familiarity of the Diamondbacks staff.

Arizona has not had much variance in their schedule having faced the Mets in six of their last nine games.

Though Paul Clemens was erratic in his last start against the Mets, I expect the Padres as a whole to have a fresh feel returning home for the first time since August 8th.

Houston

Lets face it the prime reason the Orioles are favored in this spot Thursday has more to do with their home field advantage versus their play.

They've struggled as of late as their dynamic hitters have hit a wall combined with instability amongst the pitching staff.

Houston on the other hand has quietly shifted themselves within striking distance of the wild card race.

This series could spark a rally for them and I believe they can ride young pitcher Musgrove's arm to victory here.

Baltimore's Kevin Gausman has had more than a string of bad luck this season on the mound. Expect the same recipe of early success that translates to a poor inning in the fifth or sixth inning.

Houston's bats will get the job done in the latter innings.

Minnesota

After catching waves with profiled wins against Cleveland, the Twins faltered a bit before getting back on track yesterday against the Braves.

The same pattern we saw from the Twins ten days ago is now the trap Braves bettors are lying in.

Atlanta had a great series against the Nationals, with a lineup that caught fire.

Pitcher Mike Foltynewicz has also uplifted his performance with consecutive solid outings to boost himself above .500 at 6-5.

Both Performances were also against stout lineups in the Cardinals and Nationals.

Third time will not be a charm for Folty. Expect the Twins lineup to give him problems and for the Twins to win another in Atlanta.

Colorado

Around ten days ago there was not much game separation between the Rockies and Nationals in the win/loss column.

The Rockies of course were on an incredible win streak that featured eleven of thirteen wins. Since, they've tails pinned losing ten of their last thirteen.

Attraction on their side has obviously waned as they appear headed for the sub .500 mark on the season.

Yet, there are enough pieces in place that the Rockies organization feels more than comfortable finishing out this season strong. Challenging series such as this one against the Nationals build forward growth into next season.

Colorado showcased better bats against Max Scherzer, before the bullpen caved, and attacked the Nationals bullpen for the win on Tuesday.

Stephen Strasburg is having a magnificent season and many expect an easy bounce back win after consecutive losses.

Yet, like many pitchers Strasburg is not razor sharp at Coors Field. In 2014, he gave up a season high nine hits and three first inning runs.

Off of consecutive losses I expect a shaky Strasburg mentally in a tough environment.

Grab the value here on the Rockies.

Boston

After surging past the Indians last night the Red Sox have suddenly won four consecutive games.

Furthermore, with a win on Tuesday they'll tie the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East division.

Baltimore is coming off a ten game road stretch and experienced the benefit of an off day on Monday.

They're also awfully familiar with Tuesday's starter in Eduardo Rodriguez. The young pitcher has pitched five times against the Orioles in the last two seasons. It's been a mixed bag of results for Rodriguez who has fared three quality starts versus two atrocious outings.

Yet, I believe the young 23 year old will be able to ride his team's confidence and will to win on Tuesday.

Grab the value here on the streaking Red Sox.

Seattle

Line value has been shifty with the Mariners and Felix Hernandez. The team has corrected it's bullpen woes and has done just enough at the plate to put themselves in a running position for a wild card.

The Angels on the other hand have been a mess throughout most of the season with their starting pitching. They'll hope Ricky Nolasco can stem the Mariners lineup Monday night.

For me though the value lies with the Mariners and ace Felix Hernandez. Obviously Hernandez is transitioning his form as his dominant form seems to be gone.

Yet, he's shown as of late an ability to tone down his walks as well as show better command.

In his last three starts he has thrown twenty two strikeouts.

With as poor as the Angels are hitting the ball, this should be a solid spot to see that continue.

Grab the Mariners.

Cincinnati

Monday, the Reds battle the Marlins on their home field as they look to halt the playoff hopes of Miami.

Starting for the Reds will be Brandon Finnegan opposed the Marlins David Phelps.

Phelps has been solid in consecutive starts as he fills in for Colin Rea. He delivered four innings of no earned runs against the Rockies and followed that up with five strong innings against the Giants.

The Reds erratic bullpen and Miami's potent lineup is why we see the money line at it's current value.

Instead though I believe the Reds should be favored. They've been a different team as of late and arguably have the better lineup.

Don't be surprised to see Phelps chased out of this one early and put unexpected pressure on a Marlins bullpen that lacks the ability to withstand five innings.

Grab the Reds.

St. Louis Cardinals

After ending the Cubs nine-game win streak Saturday, we've got another steep spread here tonight on the side of the Cubs.

On the mound is consistent veteran Jon Lackey opposed Cardinals starter Mike Leake.

Leake has been spotty as a starter with a 4.79 ERA but somehow has managed a near .500 record.

He'll need his sharp game to slow down the potent bats of the Cubs.

Yet, I see this as too high of a money line on the Cubs side based on their recent stretch. As we've seen all year, this Cubs team is streaky.

The bullpen was extended last night, and I like the Cardinals to show their veteran moxie here against the young Cubs.

Play the Cards.

Colorado

Friday, the Rockies fell victim to the Phillies in a poor way. Jon Gray was rocked and the bullpen did not do much to resolve the beat down from getting worse.

It provided a nice payout for Phillies backers, and the attraction seems to be there again on Saturday.

Jared Eickoff is on the mound opposed Tyler Anderson.

Eickoff has settled in nicely over his last five starts after a poor July 9th start against this very Rockies team.

While many may believe Eickoff should be better at home versus Colorado, I find it hard to believe to think that route.

Colorado's still plated six runs Friday and will be ready to attack Eickhoff early and often Saturday.

This is a line value steal to capitalize on the Rockies.

Cincinnati

The Reds value has slipped a bit. After winning six consecutive series they've faltered in their last two.

They'll look to get back on track against a Brewers team that has not hit a bump after trading away Lucroy, Jeffryes, and Will Smith.

They'll call upon veteran Jimmy Nelson who has lost four starts in a row against the Reds Homer Bailey.

Bailey got the start last week against the Pirates and showed obvious rust.

Yet, he showed enough to like him in this spot against a Brewers offense that has peaked as of late.

I also like the fact that the Reds may have cooled at the plate, but they had more than their fair share of scoring opportunities.

Grab them to convert with RISP Friday as Nelson falters again on the hill.

Chicago White Sox

We've seen back to back extra inning affairs between the Royals and White Sox.

Will we see another on Thursday?

Starting for the Royals is Danny Duffy opposed White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez.

Duffy's turn around season opposed Gonzalez's struggles is as far on the spectrum as you can get.

Duffy has an 8-1 record with a 2.97 ERA while Gonzalez has an ERA of 4.09 and a 2-6 record.

After seeing the White Sox struggle to manufacture runs against Ian Kennedy and Edinson Volquez (a half inning of a run barrage), the White Sox would seem to be in trouble against Duffy.

Yet, I see the White Sox snapping Duffy's incredible stride here.

Kansas City's extra inning win coupled with Duffy's outstanding run are potent combinations for a betting letdown.

Grab the Sox here to cash as underdogs.

Minnesota

Game one of two between the Twins and Astros takes place at 1:10 EST. 

The Astros will send Doug Fister to the mound opposed Twins young starter Jose Berrios.

The underlying jump out stat here is Berrios inflated ERA of 8.31. Berrios had his issues early on in the season before being called back up from the minors August first.

He's coming off a loss against the Rays in which he allowed two home runs.

The potent bats of the Astros figure to cause Berrios more problems on Thursday.

Yet, it's safe to say this Astros team is in more than a slump. They're offense has tailspinned as they're struggling to find sustainability.

Berrios may not be major league caliber just yet, but the Twins offense is more than capable of leading us to victory here.

Grab the Twins.

Chicago White Sox

Turmoil amongst Chris Sale and the White Sox has been a back and forth affair.

He had the issue in spring training with the mishandling of a former player, and obviously we all know his recent dilemma with the White Sox throwbacks.

In the end the White Sox kept Sale and I expect to get the return to form Sale today.

Kansas City has regenerated a bit of value ATS after a horrid slump. They've settled in recently with Herrera handling closing duties and have mustered been run support with Lorenzo Cain/Salvy P back in the lineup.

Yet, it's hard not to ignore the major disappointment the Royals have been this season.

Look for the White Sox to capitalize as a road favorite and deliver the win.