This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROYALS for our Wednesday Free Play. The Astros did it again by coming up big in clutch spots on both offense and defense late to earn their eighth straight win and ninth straight win at home to increase their lead in the American League West to 13.5 games over Seattle. The offense, which has been a step behind the pitching all season, is ranked No. 13 in runs scored per nine innings and No. 15 in batting average but has been pounding it during the winning streak, averaging 5.9 rpg. Christian Javier has been as close to unhittable as possible as he was part of the combined no-hitter against the Yankees and has allowed three hits over his last three starts, posting a 0.95 ERA and 0.42 WHIP so we are going contrarian here. Kansas City has dropped two straight games following a 3-1 run and going back more, the Royals have not been horrible as they are 9-7 over their last 16 games. They are hitting .241 on the road against right-handed pitching while averaging 4.67 run per nine innings. While they have a tough matchup against Javier, their own pitching can hold up on Wednesday. Brad Keller has been up and down this season but has been really good of late, posting a 2.16 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over his last three outings while allowing no runs in two of those games over 13 innings. Kansas City is 2-6 in his eight home starts but a more respectable 3-4 in seven road starts. Here, we play against American League home favorites with a money line of -150 or more averaging between 4.4 and 4.9 rpg and starting a pitcher who gave up one or fewer earned runs in his last two outings going up against a starter with an ERA between 4.20 and 4.70. This situation 23-12 (65.7 percent) since 1997. Play (973) Kansas City Royals

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This is a play on the TEXAS RANGERS for our American League Game of the Month. Texas has lost five of its last six games following a pair of losses to open this series against Baltimore but it has been decent on the road at 20-22 that includes 2.3 units of profit and overall, the Rangers have been right in the middle of baseball in both offense and pitching and are in a good matchup in the series finale. Texas is well out on the American League West but it has a good young nucleus that has played well after a bad start, going 31-26 after a 6-14 start. Glenn Otto got hit hard twice this season, both at home against Washington and Boston, two of the best road hitting teams in baseball and taking those out, his ERA drops from 5.63 to 3.35 and his ERA on the road this season is 3.60 in five starts. Texas is 26-19 against starting pitchers who give up 5.5 or less hits per start this season. Baltimore has won three straight games following a four-game losing streak and it too has been playing well to close out the first half of the season as it has gone 14-9 over its last 23 games. The Orioles are 38-44 overall and they send Spencer Watkins to the hill who has been on a roll since coming back from the IL as he has allowed one run in 11 innings after posting a 6.00 ERA in his first eight starts. Here, we play against American League home underdogs with a bullpen that converts on 75 percent or more of their save opportunities going up against an opponent with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 5.20 to 5.70 on the season. This situation is 52-16 (76.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (969) Texas Rangers

This is a play on the DETROIT TIGERS for our MLB Wednesday Afternoon Dominator. After making a big run at Minnesota in the American League Central, Cleveland has been in a funk as it has lost 11 of its last 15 games and it now 4.5 games behind the Twins. The Guardians are 20-22 on the road and have been below average, hitting just .240 while averaging 4.3 rpg and over the last seven days they are hitting a mere .183 and averaging 3.3 rpg. Shane Bieber has had a solid first half but his command has been off of late as he has allowed 27 hits over his last four starts and Cleveland has won just once during the recent 15-game stretch. The Guardians are 2-8 in their last 10 games against right-handed starters. Detroit has taken the first three games of this series and goes for the sweep on Wednesday afternoon. While the Tigers have one of the worst offenses in baseball overall, the bats have picked up of late, averaging 4.8 rpg over a recent 16-game stretch and they have a good chance to keep it going at home facing the Cleveland ace that has been struggling. Detroit is 21-24 at home and turn to Michael Pineda who is making his second start since coming back into the rotation and he has been solid here with a 2.82 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in five home starts. The Tigers are 7-2 in their last nine home games against teams with a winning record. Here, we play on American League underdogs with a slugging percentage of .400 or worse and with a bullpen whose WHIP is 1.25 or better on the season going up against a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.30 or better. This situation is 142-133 (51.6 percent) over the last five seasons and while the percentage seems low, the units are at +67.4. 9* (964) Detroit Tigers