All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I take the Tigers to win his one and to win it by a couple of runs at least, I do not trust the Mets pitcher Syndergaard, he is very inconsistent and vulnerable and I fully expect the Tigers batters to take him to task early on.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I fully expect the LA Dodgers to defeat Arizona today and to beat them by at least two runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am taking the Twins to beat the White Sox by at least a couple of runs today.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am confident that the Phillies will win this one over the Braves and to beat them by at least a couple of runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am confident that Houston will win this one and win it by at least two runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am taking the Blue Jays to win this one and to win it by at least a couple of runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

Texas are the pick in this one, I fully expect them to beat the Royals and beat them with a bit in hand.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am taking the Reds to beat the Padres this evening and to win by a couple of runs at least.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I take the Braves to emerge the winners in this match up with the Phillies this evening and to win the game by a couple of runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

Detroit are the value in this one, I am confident they will beat the Astros and cover the spread.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am taking the San Francisco Giants to cover the spread and beat the Nationals by at least a couple of runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I fancy the Rangers to bounce back from their loss to Oakland last night and claim a win over the Royals. The Royals done well for us last night, but I do not see them repeating the trick against Texas.

I am taking Texas to win and win by a couple.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am confident that the Brewers will win this one today and win it by at least a couple of runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

I am confident that the Royals will beat the Angels by at least a couple of runs tonight. 

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

Houston are deserved favourites for this one and I am backing them to beat the Yankees this evening and not just to beat them but to beat them by two or more runs.

All my MLB picks are researched and analysed fully, each one carries my full confidence with a focus on picks that offer value for money.

Boston are favourites to win this one and I fully agree with the odds makers on that, in fact I am very confident that the Red Sox will win this one by at least a couple of runs.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

I am taking the Dodgers to win this game and cover the spread.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

I take the Rays to defeat Oakland this evening and to win by a couple of runs at least.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

I am taking the Kansas City Royals to overcome a 1.5 run spread and win against Texas.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

I like the look of the Cubs in this one, I am positive they will ease to victory over the Brewers and avenge last nights defeat.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

The Nationals look good for the win against San Diego and I fully expect them to emerge the winners by at least a couple of runs.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

I am confident that the Yankees will avenge last nights loss and get the win against the Yankees today and to win by at least two runs.

Unfortunately due to time constraints I am unable to provide full written analysis of this pick, however, this pick has been fully analysed and researched and carries my full confidence.

I am very confident that Toronto will win this one against Seattle and to win it with a bit in hand.

Rays @ Athletics

I am taking the A'S to win this one and to win it with a bit in hand.

The Rays starting pitcher Drew Smyly is hardly in good form, he is 2-11 for the season, has given up four on more runs in eight of his last nine starts and has a 8.03 ERA over that period, whatever way you dress it up, he is not in good form.

Oakland's Kendall Graveman is in far better form, his last seven starts have seen him return a ERA of 2.64 and in comparison to Smyly, he is in brilliant shape.

I see the A's getting off to a strong start and maintaining it throughout.

Take the A's to win by at least two runs.

Phillies @ Pittsburgh

The Phillies were a big winner for me yesterday, however, I will be opposing them tonight and take the Pirates to beat them and beat them well.

Phillies pitcher may have had a good game last time out, but it will take more than one game to erase his appalling form before that and I am far from convinced that he is back to his best yet.

Pirates pitcher Tyler Glasnow will be making his home debut and of course he has a lot to prove, but I am confident he will do just fine this evening and will be able to contain the Phillies batters, he will have come on from his loss against the Cardinals.

I am confident that the Pirates batters will do better than they did last night and there are just as many question marks over the Phillies pitcher as there is over the Pirates pitcher.

It is the Pirates for me this evening by at least 2 runs.

Dodgers @ Cardinals

I am backing the Dodgers to not only break the Cardinals four game winning streak but to do it by at least two runs.

The Cardinals are in form, they have won four on the bounce and are 7-3 over their last ten games, they have to be respected, but there are a good few reasons why they should be opposed this evening.

For starters they are not as effective at home as they are on the road, their losing record at home shows that, secondly the Dodgers are no walkovers, they have a decent record, they sit a clear second in the National league West and got back to winning ways yesterday against the Nationals.

Then we have the starting pitchers, the Dodgers Brandon McCarthy is in excellent form since his surgery and I expect him to maintain his momentum.

The same cannot be said about the Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha who matched his shortest outing this season against the Marlins on Sunday.

All things considered I am taking the Dodgers to win and win by at least two runs.

Tigers @ White Sox

I take the White Sox to do themselves justice this evening and if not beat the Tigers, stay very close to them.

The White Sox pitcher Jacob Turner has a huge question mark over his head that is for sure, however, if he performs well, which is very possible, then the odds on the White Sox would tumble.

Turner did have a nightmare debut but he will come on for that experience and I fully expect a better innings tonight.

Tigers Michael Fulmer is clearly in white hot form, he has a 0.83 ERA over his last ten starts, he has a win record of 7-1 and so it is no surprise that the Tigers are the favourites when you compare the pitchers, but as stated above, I expect more from Turner and Fulmer is unlikely to maintain his current form.

I am not saying that the White Sox will win this one, what I am saying is that I do not expect the Tigers to better them by 2 runs or more, if indeed the Tigers win.

Diamondbacks @ Reds

Two sides that are propping up their respective divisions, but it is the Reds that I see coming out on top against the Diamondbacks.

Arizona are on a two game losing streak, they have won just three times in their last ten outings and even though their starting pitcher Archie Bradley is in half decent form at the moment I see very little evidence that a turnaround in fortunes is on the cards.

The Reds are not doing much better but they are 5-5 in their last ten outings and their pitcher Dan Straily is in very good form at this moment in time.

All things considered I am taking the Reds to win this one and to win it comfortably.

Mariners @ Blue Jays

I am taking the Blue Jays to win this one and to win it by at least a couple of runs.

Blue Rays pitcher Marco Estrada is back from a 15 day DL and as long as he is fine then expect a big innings from him, he has been in good form this year and I expect that form to be on show tonight.

Mariners James Paxton is not in good form, he has a ERA of 5.54 over his last six starts and I can see the Blue Jays hitters having a right go at him today.

The Blue Jays are in good shape at the moment, they are on a three game winning streak and I see them extending that to four tonight.

Miami Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies

I am going for a Phillies win this evening and expect them to win by a couple of runs.

Miami pitcher Tom Koehler is not having the best of times, his last four starts have seen an ERA of 7.88 and I am not convinced that he is set to turn the corner.

Phillies pitcher Jerad Eickhoff by comparison is in good form, his last nine outings have him on an ERA of 3.42 and last Saturday he only allowed 2 runs off six innings against the Mets.

Basically a tale of two pitchers, one in form, one not and I am backing the pitcher on form to drive his side to a win.

Phillies to win and to win by at least two runs.

LA Dodgers @ Washington Nationals

I like the look of the Nationals for this one and will be taking them to get the win and cover the spread.

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is not in the best of form and is inconsistent at best, I feel there is more chance of him giving up runs today than containing the Nationals hitters.

Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg is in great form, he is 13-0 this year and there is no reason to think that this will be the game that he finally loses.

All things considered I am going for the Nats to win this one and win it by at least a couple of runs.

Rangers @ Angels

I am taking the Angels to win this one and to win it by at least two runs.

This one is basically about one pitcher in form and one pitcher not in form.

The Rangers pitcher Martin Perez has given up 17 runs in his last two starts, whatever way you slice it, that is not good.

The Angels Hector Santiago is in good form at present, he has been inconsistent this season, but it seems that he has found his momentum and I expect that to continue this evening.

Take the Angels to win by at least two runs.

Dodgers @ Nationals

I like the look of Washington in this one and am going with them to beat the Dodgers and to beat them with a bit in hand.

The Nationals Gio Gonzalez has a very good record against the Dodgers, over four games he has a 1.73 ERA and I am confident he will maintain that run this evening.

The Dodgers Bud Norris has been pushed up for this one and while he has been consistent since he arrived from Atlanta in a trade he still seems to struggle when up against the Nationals. In April Norris, then with Atlanta, gave up eight runs over 12 innings in two starts, when you compare that with Gonzalez record against the Dodgers you can see the difference.

Bottom line for me is that I take the Nationals to better the Dodgers by at least two runs.

Padres @ Cardinals

I am looking for the Cardinals to deliver for me for the second game running and not only beat the Padres, but to beat the by at least two runs.

This one for me is all about the Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez, I fully expect him to be the dominant pitcher today and to put in yet another stellar performance, he is in great form and with the hitters backing him up against the Padres pitcher Colin Rea, I am really confident that the Cardinals will win this one with a bit in hand.

Rea is capable of putting in a good innings but it would be a surprise for me if tonight is the night that he puts in a top performance.

All things considered I am going with the Cardinals to win by 1.5 runs.

Astros @ Athletics

I am backing the Astros to get the better of the A's this evening at the Coliseum.

The Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is in great form at the moment, he was gathering momentum going into the break and I see no reason why that will not continue now.

The Athletic pitcher Dillion Overton took a hiding in his last game and he is very vulnerable at this moment in time, he needs to get some solid innings under his belt before I can have any confidence in him.

This one is about the pitchers for me, I see Keuchel getting the better of Overton and my confidence in both of them are at the very opposite, I am very confident in Keuchel and have almost no confidence in Overton.

All things considered I am going for the Astros to win this one and win it comfortably.

Rays @ Rockies

I am taking the Rockies to win this one with something to spare.

The Rockies pitcher Tyler Anderson has not given up more than 3 runs in any of his starts this season, a very good return.

Compare that with Drew Smyly who has a ERA of 5.47, with his recent form being poor and we have a case of one in form pitcher against an out of form pitcher.

All things considered I see the Rockies batters getting the better of Smyly while Anderson will contain the Rays Hitters.

Take the Rockies -1.5

Padres @ Cardinals 

I see the Cardinals winning this one and winning it well.

The Padres Christian Friedrich is in bad form posting a 7.20 ERA over his last three starts and he will have to improve significantly to get the better of the Cardinal batters this evening.

The Cardinals Mike Leake is in far better form than Friedrich, he had a great outing last time out and I do see him maintaining that form.

We have one pitcher in bad form against one pitcher in great form and that has lead me to believe that the Cardinals will win this one and win it in a convincing manner.

Take the Cardinals -1.5

Mets @ Cubs 

I am taking the Cubs to take care of the Mets this evening and grab the win.

Not only do I believe that the Cubs will win but I am fairly confident they will cover the spread as well.

The Cubs Jon Lester does well at home, yes he had a bad game against the Mets last time out, but for me that was a blip unlikely to be repeated today, he has a 2.32 ERA at home and I fully expect him to put in a good game.

Steven Matz is very capable, but he is also vulnerable and I simply do not have the confidence in him to withstand the Cubs batters, I have more confidence in Lester than I do Matz and that is the deciding factor for me.

All things considered I am going for the Cubs to win by at least 2 runs.