St. Louis hands the ball to RH Mike Leake (7-9, 3.29 ERA). He has a 2-7 mark since May 29 and is 0-4 with a 4.79 ERA in his career against a Cincinnati club with which he spent parts of six seasons. The Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 1-4 in Leake's last 5 road starts.

Cincinnati sends out RH Asher Wojciechowski (1-1, 4.50), who has allowed just one run on four hits and struck out 17 over six relief appearances since his return from Triple-A on July 2. The Reds are 11-5 in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a losing record and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Cincinnati.

Take Cincinnati. Thank you.

The Angels are 2-5 in their last 7 overall and 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.

The Rangers are 13-4 in their last 17 home games vs. a team with a losing record and 12-1 in Hamels' last 13 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.

Take Texas. Thank you.

The Yankees are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record and 3-7 in their last 10 overall.

The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and 4-1 in Archers last 5 home starts.

Take Tampa Bay. Thank you.

Colorado send out RH Tyler Chatwood, 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA, who surrendered four runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 5-3 home loss to San Diego. The Rockies are 2-6 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 0-6 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series.

San Francisco hands the ball to LH Matt Moore, 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA. Moore allowed just one run and three hits while striking out five during Monday's 4-1 win over Arizona. Six of the Giants’ seven losses this season have been by two runs or fewer. The Giants are 6-1 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series and 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

Take San Francisco. Thank you.

Chicago hands the ball to Kyle Hendricks (21-13, 2.13 ERA) who enters tonight's game with a 15-inning scoreless streak dating back to Game 2 of the National League Championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs are 8-2 in his last 10 road starts (including 5-0 in his last five). Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 playoff road games and 5-0 in Hendricks' last 5 road starts.

Corey Kluber (22-10, 3.01 ERA) will take the mound for Cleveland. He has struck out 15 in 12 innings during the World Series while allowing just one run in his two victories. He will again be pitching on 3 days rest and will be facing these Cubs for the third time in nine days.

Take Chicago for 20*

Chicago sends out Jake Arrieta (18-8, 3.10 ERA) who allowed one run on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts in 5.2 innings in the 5-1 Game 2 victory. Kyle Schwarber will be back in the lineup for the Cubs with the DH back in play at Progressive Field.

Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40 ERA) takes the mound for Cleveland as he logs his fourth postseason start. He threw 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with a walk and a strikeout but received a no-decision in the 1-0 Game 3 win. Tomlin is 27-20 with a 4.36 ERA and a 1.191 WHIP over 346.2 innings at Progressive Field.

Take Chicago for 20*

Trevor Bauer (10-8, 4.39 ERA) will take the mound for Cleveland. He allowed a pair of runs on seven hits, with 16 strikeouts in 13 innings against Toronto. Four of the last five meetings between these two teams have been decided by one run. The Indians are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 6-1 in Bauer's last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.

Toronto sends out Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37 ERA) allowed a pair of runs on four hits, striking out six in six innings against Baltimore in the ALWC game. Toronto ranked last in the AL in runs scored and batted just .238 as a team in September. The Blue Jays are 1-4 in their last 5 League Championship games and 2-5 in Stroman's last 7 starts.

Take Cleveland +1.5 runs for 20*

Joe Ross (7-5, 3.43 ERA) will toe the slab for Washington. He surrendered two runs in 6 1/3 innings at Los Angeles on June 22 and could work the first few innings before yielding to Reynaldo Lopez (5-3, 4.91).

The LA Dodgers will send out Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69) on three days rest after allowing three runs and eight hits in five innings of Game 1 but came away with the win to improve to 3-6 with a 4.65 ERA in his postseason career.

Take Washington +1.5 for 20*

Washington will hand the ball to Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57 ERA) who won six of nine decisions after the All-Star break. The lefty has had solid success against Adrian Gonzalez (2-for-17), Yasiel Puig (1-for-11) and Turner (2-for-19).

Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48) will toe the slab for Los Angeles. He gave up eight runs in 6 2/3 frames over the last two turns and owns a 4.25 ERA since the All-Star break after posting a 2.95 beforehand and is 7-5 with a 3.22 ERA at home.

Take Washington +1.5 runs for 15*

Stephen Strasburg (14-1, 2.68 ERA) will toe the slab for Washington. He is undefeated on the road, going 7-0 with a 1.72 ERA while yielding more than two runs only once in his eight road outings. The Nationals are 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400, 10-1 in Strasburg's last 11 road starts, 9-4 in the last 13 meetings in Arizona and 31 - 23 with the Run-line on the Road.

Arizona will send Archie Bradley (4-6, 4.17) who has struggled at home this season (1-3, 5.15 ERA)  to the mound. The Diamondbacks are 3-7 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning record, 0-9 in their last 9 during game 1 of a series, 0-4 in their last 4 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days and 16 - 36 with the Run-line at Home.

Take Washington for 15*

Texas will hand the ball to Martin Perez (7-4, 3.39 ERA), who has allowed a total of three runs in 13 innings to earn a quality start in each of the last two outings. The Rangers are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record, 10-4 in their last 14 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game and 4-1 in Perez' last 5 road starts.

Steven Wright (9-5, 2.42) will take the mound for Boston in the rubber match of this three game set. The Knuckleballer was charged with eight runs – three earned – on seven hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings in his last against Texas. The Red Sox are 2-5 in their last 7 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game, 2-7 in their last 9 during game 3 of a series, and 0-8 in their last 8 games vs. a left-handed starter.

While we believe Texas can win outright we will take the added insurance with the added 1.5 runs.

Take Texas +1.5 for 15*

Minnesota will send out Tommy Milone (0-2, 5.33 ERA), who lasted only 3 2/3 innings and surrendered four runs (one earned) and six hits in a loss to the Yankees in his return to the majors. The lefty had warranted another chance to earn a spot in the rotation after going 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Rochester. The Twins are 6-18 in their last 24 road games vs. a left-handed starter, 5-13 in their last 18 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 3-9 in their last 12 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Carlos Rodon (2-6, 4.09) will take the mound for Chicago. The south paw  blanked the Twins on three hits over six innings in his last meeting. He has yielded two earned runs in six of his last seven starts. The White Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter, 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and 7-1 in the last 8 meetings with Minnesota.

Take Chicago for 15*

Take Cleveland for 10*

The Nationals are 5-0 in their last 5 road games vs. a left-handed starter, 12-4 in their last 16 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game and 8-3 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.

Marlins are 1-4 in their last 5 games following an off day, 1-6 in Nicolino's last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record and 0-5 in Nicolino's last 5 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.

Take Washington for 15*

Nationals are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record, 1-4 in their last 5 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game and  0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.

Mets are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter, 8-2 in their last 10 home games and 10-4 in Syndergaard's last 14 home starts.

Take NY Mets for 20*

The Blue Jays are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter, 1-4 in their last 5 games following a loss and the Blue Jays are 1-4 in their last 5 games following an off day.

The Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record, 9-1 in Smyly's last 10 starts with 4 days of rest and 4-1 in Smyly's last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.

Take Tampa Bay for 15*

Take LA Angels for 10*

Take Philadelphia for 10*

Take Washington for 10*

Take Chicago WS for 10*

Boston Red Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400, 2-5 in Wrights last 7 starts and 1-4 in Wrights last 5 road starts.

The Toronto Blue Jays are 6-0 in their last 6 games after losing the first 2 games of a series, 36-15 in their last 51 home games vs. a right-handed starter, 8-1 in Estradas last 9 starts during game 3 of a series and 6-2 in Estradas last 8 home starts.

Take Toronto on the Run-line for 1.5% of Bankroll

The Yankees hand the ball to Masahiro Tanaka sporting a 12-7 record with a 3.51 ERA. The right hander gave up four runs on five hits and a walk in five innings without factoring in the decision against Boston on Wednesday. Tanaka is 0-0 in his lone outing against Houston with an ERA of 10.80 and a WHIP of 1.800 after serving up six runs, three of those were homers, on seven hits in five innings of work. New York C Brian McCann is 1-for-22 over his last six games. New York is 4-4 last 8 games at home, but 4-8 in last 12 overall and 1-6 in their last 7 overall. The Yankees are also only 1-4 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series and 1-5 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning record.

Houston has the luxury of sending out Cy Young Award front-runner Dallas Keuchel. The All-Star struck out nine and scattered three hits in seven scoreless frames at New York on Aug. 25 and is 2-1 with a 1.13 ERA and a WHIP of 0.708. in three career starts against the Yankees. The Astros won the season series 4-3, including two of three at the Yankees from Aug. 24-26. Houston is 6-2 in their last 8 overall and 4-2 last 6 away games. The Astros are 7-2 in Keuchel’s last 9 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance, 10-3 in Keuchel’s last 13 starts vs. a team with a winning record and  5-0 in their last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Take Houston minus the 1.5 runs for 8 Units.

Take the San Francisco -1.5 runs for 5 Units

John Lackey will trot to the mound sporting a 12-9 record and a 2.79 ERA. The right hander scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings to pick up the win in a 6-3 triumph over Milwaukee on Thursday. The 36 year old owns a scintillating 8-4 mark and 2.01 ERA at home this season. St. Louis 3B Matt Carpenter is 10-for-24 (.417) with three homers, four RBIs and six runs scored in his last six games.

Cincinnati hands the ball to Keyvius Sampson with a 2-5 mark and a 7.09 ERA. The right hander has lost three straight appearances and is 0-4 in his last six outings.Sampson has yielded 27 runs in his last 22 1/3 innings and has pitched at least six frames on only one occasion this season.

Lets ride the hot hand and play the Cards on the run line.

Take St. Louis -1.5 runs for 5 Units

R.A. Dickey, 10-11 with a 4.08 ERA, trots out for the Bluejays who have won three straight and six of eight. Toronto has a magic number of 12 to clinch the division and lock up a postseason spot for the first time since 1993.

Boston sends out Wade Miley  with a 11-10 record and a 4.41 ERA. Miley has put together back-to-back strong efforts, going 1-0 while allowing a total of five runs in 16 innings against Philadelphia and Tampa Bay. Miley matched a career high with seven walks at Toronto on July 2 but was bailed out by his offense and earned a win while allowing four runs in five frames. Don't expect him to be that lucky today.

Take Toronto -1.5 runs for 7 Units.

Ervin Santana, 5-4 with a 4.73, will take to the hill after winning his third straight start by holding the White Sox to two runs over seven innings last time out. The Twins had won four of five prior to Tuesday's 5-4 defeat that left them 1 1/2 games behind the Houston Astros for the second wild card in the American League.

Detroit will counter with Daniel Norris with a  2-2 record and a 4.43 ERA, who has been sidelined since Aug. 19 with an oblique strain.  He has allowed 12 runs in 14 innings in his last three turns and is expected to be limited to about 50 pitches.

Take Minnesota -1.5 runs for 6 Units

Texas hands the ball to Cole Hamels, 9-8 with a 3.76 ERA to start this important four games series against the Astros. The south paw has won three straight decisions and is 3-1 with a 4.07 ERA in seven starts since being acquired from the Phillies going at least 6 innings in each of his last 4 outings. The Rangers have won 3 straight in this series, and 7 of the last 9. Texas is 20-10 their last 30 games and 18-5 in last 23 home games.

Scott Kazmir with a 7-10 mark and a 2.63 ERA, trots out for Hoston. The leftie is 2-5 with a 3.13 ERA in 9 starts since coming over from Oakland. Kazmir is 0-2 with a 4.67 ERA in his last three starts. The Astros are 4-7 in last 11 outings and are 22-52 in last 74 games against the Rangers and 1-6 in Kazmir's last 7 starts.

Take Texas - 1.5 runs for 7 Units.

Take Texas -1.5 for 7 Units

Take St Louis -1.5 for 5 Units

Take Oakland -1.5 for 5 Units

Take Texas -1.5 for 5 Units

Take LA Angels -1.5 for 5 Units

Adam Morgan, 4-4 with a 3.92 ERA, will toe the rubber for the Phillies in the home opener of a four game series against the divisional rivals Mets. The Phillies are 21-12 since the All-Star break, but are 7-25 in their last 32 games versus New York.

The Mets will send out Jacob deGrom  with his 12-6 record and carrying a 1.98 ERA. The right hander has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last seven outings. DeGrom is 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA in four career starts versus the Phillies. The Mets are 25-10 in deGroms last 35 starts and 30-17 against NL East opponents, including 8-1 versus the Phillies this season. New York has a 16-6 record on the road against Philadelphia over the last 3 seasons.

Take New York -1.5 for 5 Units

Take LA Angels -1.5 runs for 5 Units

The New York Yankees will attempt to side step a three-game sweep at the hands of the Indians. The Yankees led the division by seven games on July 28 but fell a half-game behind the Toronto Blue Jays following Wednesday's 2-1 loss. Yankee's hand the ball to Nathan Eovaldi sporting a 11-2 record and carrying a 4.15 ERA who has held the opposition to three runs or fewer in each of the nine outings since his last loss on June 16. Eovaldi is 7-2 in 12 road starts.
Cleveland sends right-hander Trevor Bauer, 9-8 with a 4.06, to the mound. He continues to be victimized by the long ball, giving up 14 homers in his last nine outings and 21 on the season. Bauer is 1-2 against the Yankees and has a 4-5 record and 5.60 ERA in 12 starts at home.

Take NY Yankees -1.5 to turn it around tonight for 8 Units.