A current nine game road trip for the New York Mets has shortened Wednesday’s price offering. Matt Harvey’s issues on the mound will prevent the Orioles from building off winning five of six. Thus far, Harvey’s ERA is 6.62 and he had his worst start this year against the Mets on May 12th. Back the Mets 

Alex Wood’s struggles continue to compound for the San Francisco Giants. San Francisco has lost his last three starts, and he is coming off his worst start of the season against the Angels. Grab the Rangers in a buy low spot after losing eleven of twelve. Play Texas

The Houston Astros were stout in last week’s home series winning three of four over the Red Sox. Pitcher Framber Valdez delivered ten strikeouts in his victory over the Red Sox, and has a fresh arm with this being his third start of the year. Back the Astros to end the Red Sox five-game win streak.

Monday, the Padres will seek payback against the Cubs as they were swept last week. On the mound for the Cubs will be Adbert Alzolay. With just sixteen career starts, Alzolay has never pitched in a late game on the west coast. Look for the Padres to take advantage seeing Alzolay for the second time in less than a week. Grab the Padres.

Rookie pitcher Jackson Kowar will make his debut for the Kansas City Royals tonight against the LA Angels. While Kowar may struggle, the Royals should be able to provide run support. Dylan Bundy has allowed seven home runs over his last three starts, and is winless on the season. Back the underdog Royals.

For the second time in five games the Seattle Mariners allowed twelve runs in yesterday’s loss to the Angels. With a quick turn around money line value has soared on the Angels side. Yet, with Patrick Sandoval on the mound the Angels have failed to score a run in consecutive starts. Take the big underdog here in the Mariners today. 

Saturday, Clayton Kershaw will face the Atlanta Braves for the first time since last season’s game four 10-2 NLCS loss. He’s coming off his worst start of the season in which he had a 7.50 ERA against the San Francisco Giants. The outing marked four games in a row he has surrendered a home run, which is a main factor into today’s short price. Back the home underdog here in the Braves.

The New York Yankees are 0-4 against divisional opponents with pitcher Jameson Taillon on the mound. Expect Boston to finally deliver some run support for pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, as they’ve been outscored 29-5 his last four starts. Take the Red Sox to drop the Yankees to 3-9 over their last twelve games. 

Out in the NL West the Oakland As will travel to face divisional foe in the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies come in having won four straight and will have veteran pitcher Jon Gray on the mound tonight. 19-12 at home the Rockies are likely to continue to deliver at the plate, but expect Oakland to have 2-3 strong innings of runs to offset. Grab Oakland. 

Thursday, the Chicago Cubs travel to San Francisco to begin a four-game road series. They had one of the best months of May of any team going 19-8 overall, and have carried that over with two wins in June. Expect that to continue Thursday as Anthony Desclafani has struggled at home with an ERA of 5.09. Grab the Cubs.

A smaller line exists for the Cardinals today for one main reason. The Reds had their Wednesday game postponed against the Phillies, while the Cardinals were rocked by the Dodgers 14-3. Yet, look for the Cardinals to bounce back against a division rival that is throwing out inexperienced pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez. Grab the Cardinals.

Ten runs allowed by the Mariners from the seventh inning on were the difference in Oakland’s 12-6 Tuesday victory. A troubling sign for the Mariner’s is that they’ve allowed fifteen runs from the seventh inning on their last three games. With Oakland’s familiarity and success against the Mariner’s bullpen expect that theme to continue tonight. Play Oakland. 

Wednesday expect a difficult outing for Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery. On the season Montgomery has already faced the Rays three times, in which he has given up five of his seven total home runs allowed. Expect the Rays to continue to hit well against Montgomery and deliver as underdogs Wednesday. 

 Last year Toronto went 17-9 in Buffalo and will make their return debut today against the Marlins. Unlike last season they’ll have fans in the stands and be able to feel a true home crowd element. Furthermore, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara’s last two starts were against the Phillies, marking eighteen days since he has seen a different opponent. Play the Blue Jays. 

Value is to be had Monday on the Red Sox on an expected reversal of run support for pitcher Jose Urquidy. Victorious over his last four starts the Astros have scored twenty seven runs to the opposition’s seven. In fact, he threw a season-low 44 pitches his last start against the Angels. Instead of that benefitting Urquidy look for it to throw him off his routine against a potent Red Sox lineup. Grab Boston. 

Memorial Day the Philadelphia Phillies are on the road for a seventh straight time against the Cincinnati Reds. Starting pitcher Vince Velasquez has had quite a month, allowing just three runs in twenty-three innings. On a short price look for the Reds to end Velasquez’s streak as the Phillies stumble to 10-19 on the road.

Pitcher Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals has had a pattern all season long of following a great outing with a subpar game. He’s coming off his best performance of the season in an eight inning one-hit gem against the Cubs. Look for Arizona to finally finish off a game and end a twelve game losing streak.

Friday may be the Diamondbacks best chance to end a prolonged eleven game losing streak. On paper they have the starting pitcher advantage with Madison Bumgarner, but he has declined his last two outings. Look for the Diamondbacks to falter once more. Play the underdog. 

Friday’s have been unkind to the Cleveland Indians in the month of May. They’re 0-3, with the opponents scoring twenty runs to the Indians three. Even with Toronto coming off a Thursday road double-header against the Yankees, look for Toronto to have the upper hand against rookie Eli Morgan. Grab Toronto.

The Arizona Diamondbacks hit another low Wednesday as they dropped a 4-0 lead and lost to the Giants. The loss marked their tenth straight loss and dropped them to 18-32. A bright spot is they remain home and will face a Cardinals team that had their issues in their last series against the White Sox. Look for the Diamondbacks to finally end their losing streak.

The Blue Jays Robbie Ray has been one of the more efficient starters when you factor his Ks and earned runs. He had been one of the top starting pitchers receiving strong run support until his last outing against the Rays. With this being the second matchup of a double header look for value here on the Yankees. 

A heavy price on the A’s is justified Tuesday due to the Mariners issues on the road. They have not won consecutively on the road since April 10th and 11th against the Minnesota Twins. Expect that trend to continue as the As bounce back from a rough outing Monday night at the plate. Play Oakland.

Expect the LA Dodgers to build on a seven-game win streak as they travel to face the Houston Astros. Astros starting pitcher Zach Greinke has not had three consecutive quality starts since May 2019. Look for the Dodgers to muster enough at the plate to hand the Astros their fourth straight loss.

Saturday, St. Louis had to over extend their bullpen when Miles Mikolas left with injury. That’s posed value for Sunday night on the Cardinals with the assumption the bullpen is fatigued. Yet the Cubs had issues hitting with just five total for the game. Look for their issues to continue as St. Louis gets another win.

Friday, the Minnesota Twins travel into Cleveland after playing a double-header Thursday against the Angels. Expect the Indians to have the upper hand based on the Twins travel factor, and the Twins prolonged stretch that has featured twelve of fifteen losses. Play Cleveland. 

Nothing went right for the Cincinnati Reds in their last series against the San Francisco Giants. They were swept in four games and lost Thursday 19 to 4. Compounding their pitching woes was the fact they scored an average of 2.25 runs. Look for their troubles to continue Friday as Brewers pitcher Adrian Houser boasts a strong road ERA of 2.49. Play the Brewers.

The White Sox have taken advantage of having their last four series against subpar division rivals in the Royals and Twins. During the stretch they were able to go 10-3 and distance themselves from a prior near .500 record. Friday look for a step up in competition against the Yankees to to be a challenge for White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon’s hot start. Play the Yankees.

Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez has defied several spots as a big underdog. His turn around has featured three consecutive starts allowing less than four hits and one run. Look for the Marlins to break that streak as they have a breakout game at the plate, and conclude a ten game road trip on a positive note. Take the Marlins as a slight underdog 

Tuesday, every batter that came to the plate registered a hit for the Blue Jays. Look for the hot hitting to continue against Red Sox pitcher Garrett Richards. On April 21st against the Blue Jays, Richards lasted just 4.2 innings and allowed a season-high six walks. Take the Blue Jays. 

An over extended road trip for the Miami Marlins is currently on their third series. Signs of road fatigue were evident yesterday as the Marlins gave up seven crucial runs in the eighth inning. Wednesday look for a spark at the plate as Phillies starting pitcher Zach Eflin has allowed an average of 7.6 hits over his last five starts. Additionally, he lasted just four innings last season against Miami. Take the Marlins. 

The Detroit Tigers have won six of eight games, and defeated the Mariners 4-1 Monday night. Seek value again on them tonight against Mariner’s starting pitcher Justin Dunn. Dunn has walked twenty batters through twenty-nine innings, which should aide the Tigers to another victory. Grab Detroit. 

Tuesday, the Oakland As will have revenge on their minds against division rival Houston. Dating back to the last year’s postseason the Oakland As have lost six straight home games to the Astros. In fact, their last home win came with today’s starter in Sean Manaea on the mound. Look for Manaea to shake off the rust of his last outing against Boston, and for the As to end their winless home streak against Houston. Grab Oakland.

Lance Lynn’s pattern of starting the season hot has continued. He boasts a 4-1 record and struck out nine batters in last week’s outing against the Twins. What stood out  in that performance as well was that Lynn needed 111 pitches to get through five innings. Look for the Twins to take advantage seeing Lynn a second time in a week. Grab Minnesota.

The St. Louis Cardinals pitching has surrendered eighteen runs to the Padres thus far Friday and Saturday. That’s placed value on them for Sunday Night’s main matchup, considering Padres pitchers Ryan Weathers fantastic .81 ERA. Look for another solid outing but for the Cardinals to outlast in the latter innings. Grab St. Louis. 

The Washington Nationals continue to struggle at 15-20, they’ve dropped five of their last seven. Yet look for value Sunday on the Nationals as Luke Weaver struggled in his start against the Nationals on April 17th. In fact, he gave up a season worst eight hits and lasted just four innings. Grab the Nationals. 

Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in extra innings. On the year the Giants are undefeated at 4-0 following an extra inning game. Three of the wins were by multiple runs and the other was a 1-0 shutout over the Marlins. Look for that streak to continue Saturday as Johnny Cuetto bounces back from a rough outing against the Padres. Take the Giants.

For the second time this season the Atlanta Braves were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays. In the first instance the Braves won five of their next six. Look for value to go with that angle here again. Grab Atlanta to get back on track as they take advantage of the Brewers issues at the plate, as they’ve lost eight of 11. Take the Braves.

Friday, the LA Angels travel to face the Boston Red Sox as they look to snap Nick Pivetta’s 5-0 record. Pivetta’s  long term track record exemplifies that his overall production is due for a drop down. Angels manager Joe Maddon rested several starters Wednesday including Mike Trout, ahead of Thursday’s off day. Look for the move to pay off as the Angel’s drop the Red Sox to below .500 at home.

The Cleveland Indians have won eight of their last nine games. The lone loss was with tonight’s pitcher Zach Plesac. Plesac pitched eight shutout innings against the Reds only for the bullpen to blow the game in the top of the ninth. Look for that frustrating outing to carry over tonight and for the Mariners to capitalize. Grab Seattle.

Thursday, the Miami Marlins find themselves as a rare road favorite against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Expect for the Marlins to capitalize as Merrill Kelly struggles to go deep into games. This will give the Marlins bats plenty of opportunities against a Diamondbacks bullpen they took advantage of in a home sweep last week. Grab Miami.

An unfortunate start for the Washington Nationals has compounded as they’ve lost five of six. Tuesday they’ll have a solid opportunity to get back in the win column against a Phillies team that is 5-11 on the road. Additionally, momentum of the Phillies five game win streak has quickly faded after a crushing extra inning loss to the Braves on Saturday. Lingering effects continue as the Nationals take game one. Grab Washington

Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller has faltered in his past two home starts, and boasts a whopping 10.13 home ERA. Yet, the Reds have scored just six total runs in their past four games. They also did not play Sunday due to a postponed game. Look for the Pirates to capitalize on the Reds stranding runners, and for the home underdog to cash. Grab Pittsburgh.

Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies will be attempting to win six straight games for the first time since July 2018. Starting pitcher Vince Velasquez is coming off a six-inning dominant performance against the Milwaukee Brewers, but there should be high concern for his durability today. Velasquez has pitched beyond six innings just three times in his last thirty-nine starts. Expect max usage from the Phillies bullpen today and take the Braves run line.

The Houston Astros had fifteen hits in yesterday’s cruising 10-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Two other instances that they’ve had fifteen or more hits they’ve scored just two and three runs. Grab the Blue Jays as they are averaging 6.75 runs over their last eight games. 

The Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight game Thursday to boost their road record to 11-5. They did so by punishing the LA Angels bullpen, which has been a significant issue for the Oakland As. In their past two games the As bullpen has surrendered eleven runs. Take the Rays as their win streak reaches six games.

In mid-April the Cincinnati Reds won two out of three games over the Cleveland Indians. The lone loss was with today’s starter Wade Miley on the mound, as he surrendered two home runs. That loss spurned a seven game losing streak for the Reds, and they’ve been 5-10 overall since. Look for an efficient outing today as the Reds end the Indians five game win streak. Take the Reds.

The Cleveland Indians gained another win Tuesday against the Royals, 7-3. Kansas City’s pitching staff has now allowed an average of 7.6 runs over their last five games. Today’s ace in Shane Bieber was prolific against the Royals last year, as he did not allow a run in both starts. Take the Indians as the Royals slide continues. 

Monday, the Cleveland Indians won consecutive road games for the first time this season. It’s a factor for why the price has rose today on the Royals side. Ex-Indian Carlos Santana should continue to stay red-hot at the plate and extend his hit streak to nine games.  Grab Kansas City as they get enough runs to offset Mike Minor’s home run issues.  

In mid-April the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles played four shortened double-header games. Each of the games was tight with no team winning by more than two runs. Victory came for the Orioles in only one game, and that was with today’s starter Dean Kremer on the mound. Grab Baltimore to continue their road success as they improve to 10-5 on the road.

Monday, on the mound for the Blue Jays will be pitcher Steven Matz whom is coming off a rough outing against the Washington Nationals. Yet, the Blue Jays are small underdogs today thanks to Matz’s 3-0 road record and 2.60 road ERA. That’s posed value today on the home Oakland As. Expect a solid outing from Frankie Montaz and for the A’s to hand Matz his first road loss. Grab Oakland. 

The Padres will look to win consecutive games at home for the first time since their initial series against the Diamondbacks. Expect for the Padres to have an advantage as they face the San Francisco Giants and pitcher Anthony Desclafani. Desclafani is coming off his first complete game since August 27th, 2016, and likely will have issues following up that performance. Take the Padres.

A cheap price lies with the Dodgers today against the Brewers thanks to a 3-9 stretch. Familiarity is on their side today against Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff. In two career starts against the Dodgers Woodruff’s has an ERA above 5. This includes last year’s closeout wild card loss in which Woodruff lasted just 4.2 innings. Take the Dodgers to get back on track. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks have won eight of ten games to dig themselves out of a 5-10 start. Timely hitting and improved pitching have been catalysts, including Madison Bumgarner pitching a no-hitter in his last start. Yet, the veteran has lacked consistency to expect a duplicate quality start today against the Rockies. Play Colorado to get their second road win of the season.  

The Twins enter Friday’s series against the Royals as a sizable favorite, despite being seven games back of Kansas City. Signs of life for the Twins at the plate are coming to fruition after ten runs in their last game against the Indians. After a day off Thursday, look for a refreshed Twins team to take care of business Friday. Grab the Twins.

To begin the season, Detroit Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd delivered two big underdog payout winners against the Cleveland Indians and the Houston Astros. On the year his ERA stands at 1.82, and the team’s only losses have been by one run deficits when he’s on the mound. That’s posed value in today’s second matchup of a double-header to go against Boyd’s hot start. Take the White Sox. 

The Boston Red Sox dominant road record stands at 8-1. That’ll be put to the test Thursday against the Texas Rangers and starter Kyle Gibson. Although Red Sox pitcher Martin Perez has struggled early this year, he has motivation on his side against the Rangers. Perez pitched with the Rangers to begin his career from 2012-2018. Take the Red Sox. 

Monday, the Colorado Rockies winless road streak extended to seven games. Compounding matters was the fact that they were shutout 12-0 by the San Francisco Giants. The contrast of Colorado’s road record and the Giants dominant 9-2 home record has created big moneyline value on tonight’s matchup. Take the Rockies to come through as the bullpen falters for the Giants in the latter innings. Play the Rockies.

Saturday, the LA Dodgers ended a mini slump by defeating the Padres 5-4. The result was by no means pretty but should carry over into Sunday night’s headlining series conclusion. Starting pitcher Dustin May is coming off a loss as a sizable favorite against the Mariners, and lasted just 4.1 innings in his prior start against the Rockies. Look for a more efficient outing tonight and for the Dodgers to win consecutive games for the first time in a week. 

The LA Dodgers will attempt to avoid three straight home losses for the first time since July 2019. Ironically, the team to accomplish the feat were the San Diego Padres. Yet, look for the Dodgers to ride the arm of Trevor Bauer and limit the bullpen’s usage. In what should be a thrilling game grab the Dodgers.

The Marlins have lost four of their last five games, as they’ve struggled at the plate. Yet, they have an upper hand in tonight’s matchup against the Giants with pitcher Pablo Lopez. Lopez is familiar with the Giants having pitched in last Sunday’s matchup, in which he didn’t allow a run and struck out nine batters. Opposite, Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman did not see the Marlins last week. Play Miami to break out of their slump.

The Colorado Rockies have won three of their last four games, but still are just 6-12 on the young season. Friday, they’ll face a Philadelphia Phillies team that looks to change the tide on their road woes at 1-5. Oddly, the last time Vince Velasquez pitched with German Marquez opposed, he had a no hitter going through six innings on June 14th, 2018. It won’t be as effective of an outing but look for the Phillies to deliver. 

The Seattle Mariners venture to Boston for a key four-game series. Expect, Seattle’s ability to score runs in key spots to pay dividends, as Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta has allowed three or more walks in each of his starts. Grab the nice underdog payout on the Mariners, who will end the Red Sox five game series streak of winning the first game. 

Teams off a covid pause have been profitable early in the season for MLB. Tonight an opportune spot should be in play on the Twins side against the Oakland A’s eight game win streak. Pitcher Jesus Luzardo has struggled to begin the season, which included lasting just 2.2 innings in his last start against the Diamondbacks. Play the Twins. 

Monday, the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals will meet for their second series this season. Last Tuesday today’s starter for the Cardinals in Jack Flaherty limited the Nationals to just three hits, but needed ninety-six pitches to get through five innings. Look for the Nationals to take advantage this time around as Flaherty has not put together three straight strong outings since August 2018. Play the Nationals. 

The Cubs finally snapped a prolonged funk at the plate Saturday, tallying thirteen runs. Multi-hits came from Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Wilson Contreras, and David Bote. The uptick should catapult an offense that will face a Braves team struggling. Grab the Cubs to capitalize in front of a national televised audience Sunday night. Play Cubs.

Saturday, the Houston Astros ended their six game losing streak by defeating the Mariners 1-0. The way of victory is not what we are accustomed from the Astros, but expect the hitting to come into form Sunday. Grab the Astros to boost their road record from 6-2 to 7-2, and take the series from the Mariners. Play Astros. 

Friday, the Pirates won their series opener over the Brewers convincingly 6-1. Yet, at home the Brewers have dominated the Pirates winning ten of the last thirteen games. Motivation is also on their side as pitcher Brett Anderson surrendered nine hits to the Pirates last season. It was the highest amount of hits he has allowed in his past twenty-seven starts. Take the Brewers to get back on track Saturday.

Saturday, the Marlins will aim to get to .500 as they host the San Francisco Giants. Troubling signs have been evident with the Giants as they have scored just forty-two runs in thirteen games. Furthermore, they’ve provided Aaron Sanchez just one run of support in his two starts. Play the Marlins.

The Dodgers and Padres will meet Friday night in what is today’s best game in terms of winning records. Los Angeles has just two losses on the year, with both having been on the road. Expect the travel for the Padres coming in from Pittsburgh to have an effect in game one of this series. Take the Dodgers to improve to 12-2. 

Friday, the Houston Astros will attempt to avoid losing their sixth straight game. They’ll face the AL West leader in the Seattle Mariners, and pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi had his worst outing of 2020 in last year’s season opener against the Astros, in which he allowed five runs in 3.2 innings. Yet, expect the issues of the Astros to last five games to continue. Play Seattle. 

The early season slump for the Tampa Bay Rays has been two-fold at the plate and with their pitching staff. A plethora of injuries has brought home reality that the Rays are going to be a work in progress to be near .500 by the All-Star break. Thursday, look for 41-year old ace Rich Hill to settle in and build off his seven strikeout performance in his last start against the Yankees. Grab the value here run line on the Rays.

The Nationals head into Thursday’s new series against the Diamondbacks off a series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Back to near full strength the Nationals figure to keep climbing upward against the struggling Diamondbacks. The fact that Patrick Corbin has not won a start in his last nine starts is a main concern. Expect the pressure to cause issues the second time through the lineup against his old team. Play the Diamondbacks.  

Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox will look to get back to .500 as they host the Cleveland Indians. In Tuesday’s loss the White Sox were shutout, as they mustered just three hits against Shane Bieber. Chicago has now lost seven of their last eight against the Indians, which poses value to go against the grain Wednesday. Expect their hitting to get back to form today as the White Sox notch a win.

Monday, the Washington Nationals scored five runs equaling their output of total runs in the prior four games. Tuesday, they’ll aim to continue digging out of an early season hole as ace Stephen Strasburg takes the mound. Runs may continue to be an issue for the National’s, but Stephen Strasburg will have another stout outing. Grab the Nationals.

The San Francisco Giants have won four straight games while scoring a mere fourteen runs. It’s not atypical recipe for success but look for that edge to carry over today against the Reds. Cincinnati after a blistering hot start to the season has cooled off at the plate. They’ve scored just one run over their last sixteen innings, including being shutout by the Diamondbacks Sunday. Play the Giants.

One of the roughest debuts of the 2021 MLB season came via Brady Singer’s outing against the Rangers. Singer lasted just 3.1 innings while surrendering five earned runs with three walks. Look for the LA Angels to continue their early season knack of finding a way to win, even while extending their road trip. Grab the Angels.

The Braves have now won four straight and defeated the Phillies two nights in a row. They did so by topping prior stout performances by Zach Wheeler and Zach Eflin in last week’s series. Now they’ll face Matt Moore who has had very few appearances over the last three years due to injuries. Yet, look for the Phillies to get it done in the hitting department and get back in the win column. Grab the value here on the Phillies. 

Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell in extra innings against the Reds to fall to 2-6. A positive take away were the Diamondbacks five runs, which were their second highest over their last seven games. As potent as the Reds have been tonight serves as a buy low spot for the Dbacks. Take the home underdog to end the Reds six game win streak.

The Atlanta Braves used a strong fifth inning Friday to score three runs and pull away from the Phillies. It marked their third win a row, as the Braves are starting to resemble the team of last year. Expect their confidence to remain high as the Braves avenge last week’s loss against the Phillies and Zach Eflin. Play the Braves. 

The Philadelphia Phillies have raced out to a 5-1 record. Friday, they’ll face the Atlanta Braves for their second series already this season. In the initial series the Phillies swept the Braves, which included a one-hit gem outing from Phillies pitcher Zach Wheeler. Look for the Phillies to get the upper hand once again and continue their success over Atlanta. 

The Oakland Athletics finally snapped their six-game winless streak by defeating the LA Dodgers yesterday in extra innings. Now the A’s will travel to take on the Houston Astros whom swept them in four games to begin the 2021 season. The Astros dominance in the lopsided sweep combined with Wednesday’s day off has inflated today’s price. Grab the A’s to cash as steep underdogs. 

The LA Angels have a winning record at 4-2 but have squeezed out several games with late inning rallies. Traveling to Florida against the Blue Jays look for their first road game to not fare well. Toronto’s bats are due after a slow start to the season which have all been on the road. Grab the Blue Jays. 

The 1-4 Marlins are on the verge of being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. The issue has been at the plate where the Marlins have scored just three total runs in the first two games against the Cardinals. With Jack Flaherty’s struggles to begin the season this should be an advantageous spot for the Marlins bats. Grab Miami to get just enough done at the plate to cash Wednesday.

Yu Darvish’s season debut did not go well, as he surrendered eight hits and two home runs against the Diamondbacks. Nonetheless, the Padres bats were able to offset the outing and deliver for the win. Expect a bounce back outing from Darvish as the Padres snap out of two-game skid tonight against the Giants. Play the Padres. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks should see a spark in runs today as they head to run friendly Coors Field. Rockies starter German Marquez’s six walks in his season debut against the Dodgers are a troubling sign heading into today. With the Diamondbacks familiar with Marquez look for their bats to take full advantage. Grab the underdog Diamondbacks. 

The Angels thus far have won their first two of three against the Chicago White Sox. They’ll close out their series Sunday night in the prime time spot. All eyes will be on Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani. His limited amount of starts on the mound have not fared well, with last year being shut down after two horrible outings. Yet, expect the Angels to continue their early season team success. Grab the Angels in the night cap.

Thursday night the LA Angels came from behind in the eighth inning to defeat the Chicago White Sox, 4-3. It’s a positive sign forward for an Angels team that fell woefully short in 2020 of expectations. Friday, look for their confidence to be two-fold against veteran Dallas Keuchel and a the White Sox bullpen. Play the Angels. 

Tension between AL West rivals in the Astros and A’s made for compelling regular season and post-season baseball last season. They’ll start off the 2021 season as the A’s look to avenge a post-season series loss against the Astros. While, thirty seven year old Zach Greinke’s form is not of elite caliber anymore, he’ll get the run support necessary to put the Astros in the win column. Play Houston. 

The inability for the Astros to convert runs has plagued them to a 2-0 deficit against the Rays. The Rays themselves have not been lights out. In their last three games they’ve been fortunate thanks to timely home runs. With this game being the third in three days for both teams bat fatigue is likely. Yet look for run production to increase in this do or die game for the Astros. Take the over.

With Clayton Kershaw scratched, Dodgers fans are likely thinking in their heads here we go again. Facing a series deficit they’ll need to dig deep or face the embarrassment of another playoff disaster. That’s a value angle for me. Expect a pitching duel as the Dodgers bullpen shines this time around. Grab the Dodgers to even the series. 

Scratching Clayton Kershaw is sure to drive money on the over today between the Braves and Dodgers. We already saw the Braves have a frenzy against the Dodgers bullpen in game one. Yet, look for the Dodgers pen to settle in and both the Braves and Dodgers starting pitching to continue to shine. The Braves have allowed an average of just one run in the post-season and the Dodgers right under three. Take the under.

A quick turn around for game two has the pressure on the Astros to even the series against the Rays. Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. is coming off allowing a career-high three home runs against the Oakland A’s. Yet, they were all solo shots and McCullers was able to get key outs with base runners on. Look for the Astros bats to come back to life against Charlie Morton. Grab Houston.

Hot hitting has propelled the Astros in a position to close out the Oakland A’s. 4-0 in the post-season the Astros have defied what they accomplished with a 29-31 regular season. Grab the Astros to continue their magic as they defeat the A’s three straight times for the first time in 2020.

Monday, the New York Yankees toppled the Rays that was much closer than the final score. Thanks to a top of the ninth electric performance that saw Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam. Ace Gerrit Cole won’t be on the mound Tuesday, but look for the Yankees bats and relievers to carry over momentum from Monday. Grab the Yankees

The Tampa Bay Rays have had a phenomenal mini-season, going 8-2 against the Yankees and rolled against the Blue Jays. Yet, Gerrit Cole is a different caliber in the post-season. As great as Blake Snell has been as of late the Yankees should be able to produce against him. Take the Yankees. 

A team that has had the Astros number this season has been the Oakland A’s. One pitcher that has struggled significantly has been Lance McCullers Jr. His road ERA is a whopping 7.33. Yet the Astros are finding a way to get runs when it matters most. Grab Houston to continue their hot start to the post-season. 

Thursday, at the top of the sixth inning the St. Louis Cardinals had a 91 percent chance of defeating the Padres. A four run lead quickly evaporated as the Padres came to life and won 11-9. Fully expect the Padres hot bats and momentum to carry over today, as Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty has struggled on the road with a 9.45 ERA. Play the Padres

After falling apart at the end of the regular season the White Sox fell to the 7th spot. Winning game one yesterday over the A’s may be the spark they needed. Veteran pitcher Dallas Keuchel may not be the pitcher he was a few years back, but he can get out of the necessary jams that present themselves. Grab the White Sox to go up 2-0 against the A’s. 

Towards the tail end of an MLB season young pitching prospects can flourish. That’s been the case for Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes. Over his last five starts the Brewers have won four games. The lone loss came against St. Louis but Burnes excelled with ten strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Expect better run support today as the Brewers pay off as high-priced road favorites. 

Heavy utilization of the Mets bullpen is expected Wednesday. Starting pitcher Michael Wacha has failed to pitch beyond four innings in four straight starts inflating Wednesday’s moneyline. Expect the Mets to be the looser team as the pressure remains on the Rays to clinch the AL East. Grab the home underdog with the Mets.