I was on the Cardinals yesterday as I looked for Montgomery to show his old team, the Yankees, that they should have let him go. And he did just that, shutting out NY as the Cards won, 1-0. The Yankees in an uncharacteristic 4-game losing skid as they head into today's contest. Frankie Montas makes his Yankees debut today as he looks to avoid the Cardinals sweep. Montas comes over from the Athletics. Montas was 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA with the A's. The St Louis Cardinals are in 1st place in the NL Central, thanks to a 6-game win streak. They look for sweep today, holding the Yankees to three runs in their first two games. Adam Wainwright will start today for the Cardinals with a 8-8 record and 3.11 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 4-3 record and 1.79 ERA. Cardinals are a dog today and for me that's a very live dog with their momentum and the better pitcher on the mound. Take the Cardinals.

Game 2: The Angles and Mariners play game two of their Doubleheader here on Saturday. The Angels took game one on Friday, 4-3. That snapped a two game losing streak by the Halos. Reid Detmer starts game two for the Angels. Detmer is 3-3 in his 16 starts with a 3.62 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four starts. The Mariners proved they want to be serious contenders for a AL Wild Card when they acquired pitcher Luis Castillo before the trade deadline. Chris Flexen will start game two today. Flexen is 7-8 in his 20 starts with a 3.73 ERA. He's been better of late, going 5-0 in his last seven starts with a 2.79 ERA. He's also allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last five starts. Both pitchers have been good in recent starts and with that I'll be on the UNDER here today.

The Yankees and Cardinals play game two of their Interleague series. The Cardinals won the opener on Friday, 4-3. The Yankees have dropped three straight games. However, that makes little dent in their AL East lead as they still have a 10.5-game cushion over 2nd place Toronto. Domingo German will make just his fourth start here today. German is 1-1 with a 6.39 ERA. He has two starts on the road with a 8.21 ERA. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have won five straight games. They have finally caught the Brewers in the NL Central and are tied with Milwaukee for the division lead. Jordan Montgomery will make his first start fro the Cardinals since he was traded for outfielder Harrison Bader. Montgomery makes the start against his old team. the Yankees. Montgomery was upset with the trade, thinking he would be a Yankee for life. Does he want to show his old team that they made a big mistake letting him go? I think so, and I'll take the hot Cardinals with Montgomery here today.

The Pittsburgh Pirates look to even their I.L. series with the Baltimore Orioles here today. The Pirates lost their opener on Friday, 0-1. The loss snapped a 3-game win streak by Pittsburgh. They will send J.T. Brubaker to the hill today. Brubaker has had a rough season with a 2-9 record and 4.40 ERA. He is also coming off a terrible start where he allowed 12 hits and seven runs over 4 1/3 innings to the Phillies. The Orioles won their fourth straight game on Friday. The pitching staff has been very good, allowing three runs or fewer in each of their last five games. The bullpen has been solid all year, with a 3.08 ERA and a 2.33 home ERA. Austin Voth gets the start today. Voth is 1-1 in his seven starts with a nice 2.77 ERA. Voth has allowed just one earned run over his last two starts (8 innings). I'll take the O's here tonight to keep their win streak going.

Colorado salvaged the final game of their four game set with the Padres, taking Thursday's contest 7-3. That snapped a five-game losing streak for the Rockies. The Rockies will start German Marquez today who is 6-9 in his 20 starts with a 5.29 ERA. Arizona has lost five of their six games after Thursday's setback at Cleveland, 4-7. They will send veteran Madison Bumgarner to the hill today. Bumgarner is 6-10 in his 21 starts with a 3.83 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 5-3 record and 3.03 ERA. The Rockies haven't done well on the road, going 17-36 over their last 53 away games. That includes teams with losing records as they are just 5-13 in their last 18 on the road vs those clubs. Meanwhile, Arizona has won five of their last six home games. I'll take the D'backs here today.

The Boston Red Sox lost their opening game at Kansas City on Thursday, 3-7. That makes them on a two game losing skid as they play game two of four here in KC tonight. The Sox will send Josh Winckowski to the hill today. He's 4-5 in his nine starts with a 5.00 ERA. The Sox haven't been a good bet of late, going 6-15 in their last 21 games and 3-11 in their last 14 road games. The Royals look to put back-to-back wins together for the first time since July 24 and 25th. Veteran Zack Greinke will toe the rubber for the Royals today. Greinke is 3-6 in his 17 starts with a 4.41 ERA. However, he's been great at home with a 3-1 record in eight starts and a 1.65 ERA. I like Greinke on the hill tonight. Take the Royals.

Ottawa finally break into the win column last game with a win to make them 1-6 on the season. Conversely, Calgary (4-2) is looking to break their first losing streak of the season. The Calgary Stampeders might be without their head coach Dave Dickerson who was forced to remain home with Covid protocols. Ottawa got their first win of the season with a win over Toronto last Sunday, 23-13. The Redblacks have been without injured QB Jeremiah Masoli. However, his replacement, Caleb Evans, who had a career high 82.8% completion last week and has now thrown 90 passes without an INT. Calgary is 2-5 ATS in their last seven games. Tonight they are laying five point on the road. I'll take the Redblacks here tonight and won't be surprised by an outright win. Play Ottawa.

Oakland stunned the Angels in game two of this set on Wednesday, winning as a +2.00 dog, 3-1. That snapped a 3-game losing streak by the A's. Today, they will send Paul Blackburn to the mound. Blackburn is 6-6 in his 20 starts with a 4.15 ERA. Surprisingly, he's much better on the road this year with a 5-1 record and 1.74 ERA in 12 away starts. The Angels will send Janson Junk to the hill, making just his second start of the season. Junk had a good first start, going five innings and allowing four hits and no runs to the Royals. He also had eight KO's and just one walk. I like both pitchers the way they have performed in their current situations. I'll take the UNDER.

Game 1 of the Doubleheader has the Cubs taking on their rivals, St Louis. Their game on Wednesday was postponed as the Cubs change pitchers here in game one from Justin Steele to Marcus Stroman. Stroman is just 3-5 with a 3.99 ERA, however he's been exceptional of late. Stroman has allowed just two runs over his last four starts (20 2/3 innings). St Louis will stick with Wednesday's probable starter in Miles Mikolas. Mikolas is 8-8 in his 21 starts with a 2.86 ERA. He's been even better at home this season with a 4-2 mark in 10 starts and a 2.31 ERA. I look for this game one to go UNDER here Thursday.

Kansas City and Chicago play the rubber game of this three game set. The teams have split the first two games with the Royals taking game one, 2-1 and the White Sox game two, 9-2. The Royals will send Brady Singer to the hill today. Singer is 4-3 in his 13 starts with a 3.42 ERA. He's been slightly better of late, posting a 3.05 ERA in his last seven starts. The White Sox have won three of their last four games. Lance Lynn starts tonight with a 1-4 record in his nine starts and a 6.42 ERA. Lynn has allowed four runs or more in four of his last five starts. I'll take a shot with the dog Royals here today at this nice price against a struggling Lynn. Play Kansas City.

The Baltimore Orioles looking for the three-game sweep here in Texas today. The O's won the first two of this series, 7-2 and 8-2. Kyle Bradish will get the start today with a 1-4 record in his 11 starts and a 7.01 ERA. He's been worse in his last seven starts with a 8.40 ERA. The Rangers will counter with Martin Perez. Perez is 9-2 with a 2.52 ERA in his 20 starts. Perez has allowed three total runs over his last three starts (19 innings). Perez and the Rangers a mid-size favorite here today, but I look for them to take this rubber game and salvage something from this series. Play Texas.

The Seattle Mariners made a serious commitment to making the playoffs this year with the acquisition of the top pitcher in the trade market, Luis Castillo. The Mariners have made big strides, especially heading into the All-Star Break. They have won 18 of their last 24 games to 56-49 overall. While they likely won't catch Houston, they are a contender for one of the new Wild Card slots. Castillo makes his first start for the Mariners here today and it will be against the best team in the A.L, the NY Yankees. The Yankees will start Garrit Cole today. Cole is 9-3 in his 21 starts with a 3.30 ERA. He is coming off one of his poorer starts, going six innings and giving up seven hits and five runs to the Royals. I'm going to take a shot with a nice dog price on Seattle here today. The Yankees haven't seen Castillo and he might just shock them with a win. Play Seattle.

The Dodgers finally won a game this year at Oracle Stadium in San Francisco. They were 0-3 before their win on Monday, 8-2. The Dodgers lead the Padres in the NL West by 12-games. The Giants fell below the .500 mark with their loss. One of the stars of the starting staff starts tonight for the Dodgers in Tyler Anderson. Anderson is 10-1 in his 17 starts with a 2.64 ERA. He's been slightly better of late with a 2.28 ERA his last seven starts. He has also allowed more than one run in just one of his last five starts. The Giants have now lost seven of their 10 games to the Dodgers this year. Onetime Dodger Alex Wood starts tonight for the Giants. Wood is 7-8 in his 20 starts with a 4.11 ERA. HE's been slightly better at home with a 3.78 ERA. Wood has not allowed more than two runs but one time in his last five starts. I look for this to be a low scoring game here tonight. Take the UNDER.

The Detroit Tigers look to snap a 3-game losing streak here tonight as play game two of their series with the Twins. They lost on Monday to Minnesota, 3-5. Despite losing three in a row the bullpen has been excellent of late, posting a 1.61 ERA over their last seven games and 3.05 on the season. Matt Manning will make just his third start of the season and his first since April 16. Manning had a 2.25 ERA in his first two starts before being injured. The Twins now just 1-game ahead of the Guardians in the AL Central. Minnesota has lost four of their last five games. They turn to Chris Archer tonight. Archer is 2-5 in his 17 starts with a 4.04 ERA. I'm looking at Manning returning as making the Tigers a live dog here tonight. The price is right, come on down!

Arizona looks to snap a 4-game losing streak here tonight as they play Cleveland. The Diamondbacks are coming off a loss to the Guardians last night, 5-6. The bullpen has been very good of late, posting a 1.73 ERA over their last seven games. Zac Gallen starts tonight with a 5-2 record in his 19 starts and a 3.32 ERA. Gallen has allowed just one run over his last two starts (12 innings). The Cleveland Guardians have won two straight and are hot on the heals of the Twins in the AL Central, just one-game back. Their bullpen has been equally impressive, posting a 0.95 ERA over the last seven games and a 3.43 overall ERA. Triston McKenzie starts for the Guardians with a 7-6 record in his 18 starts and a 3.16 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 3-1 record in six starts and a 2.89 ERA. I like this to be a low scoring game tonight. Take UNDER.

The Mets closed out their series with the Marlins with a win on Sunday, 9-3. The Win extended the Mets win streak to six games with the sweep of Miami. The Mets need every win as the Braves are hot on their heals just four games back in the NL East. The Mets will start Max Scherzer here on Monday. Scherzer is 6-2 on the season with a 2.09 ERA. He's been even better of late with a 2-1 mark in his last seven starts and a 1.40 ERA. Scherzer hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last seven starts. The Nationals lost two of their three games to St Louis after Sunday's setback, 0-5. Pat Corbin makes his 22nd start today. Corbin has had a rough season with a 4-14 record and 6.49 ERA. He's allowed at least five runs in each of his last three starts. The Mets need wins against teams like this to keep their lead in the division and with Scherzer on the hill I'll lay the Run line with New York.

 The Giants took Saturday's game with the Cubs, 5-4, holding off a 9th inning rally by Chicago as they got 3-runs but came up one run short. The Cubs bullpen has been great of late, posting a 1.61 ERA over their previous seven games. The will be in support of today's starter, Adrian Sampson. Sampson is 0-1 in his six starts with a 3.74 ERA. Sampson has allowed three runs or fewer in four straight starts. The Giants can get back to the .500 mark with a win today. San Francisco's offense scored their most runs on Saturday then they had in any of their previous eight games. Carlos Rondon will get the start today with a 8-6 record in 20 starts. Rondon has a 3.18 ERA and 2.05 home ERA. The Cubs have gone under in five of their last six games while the Giants have gone under in five of their last seven games. I stated the Giants scored more runs on Saturday then their previous eight games. The Giants are 2-10-1 O/U in their last 13 games when scoring five runs or more in their previous game. I'm taking this one UNDER on Sunday evening.

The Angels with the big comeback win on Saturday. LA was down 7-5 going into the bottom of the 9th when they put a five spot on the board to win, 9-7. The Rangers had taken the first two games of this four-game set with LA, 7-2 and 2-0 before that bad loss on Saturday. Dane Dunning will look to get them back on the win track today. However, he's just 1-6 in his 19 starts with a 4.38 ERA. More important the Rangers are 0-10 in his 10 road starts. The Angels will counter with Reid Detmers today. Detmers is 3-3 in his 15 starts with a 3.84 ERA. He's been better of late with a 2.88 ERA over his last seven starts. He's also allowed just two earned runs over his last three starts (17 innings). I'll take the Angels here in the final game against a Rangers' pitcher that has yet to get a team win on the road. Take the Angels.

Seattle took Saturday's game with the Astros, 5-4. That was their first win of the three in this four-game set. The M's lost 2-4 on Thursday and 1-11 on Friday before getting the Saturday win. George Kirby gets the start today for the M's with a 2-3 record in his 13 starts. Kirby has been slightly better on the road with a 2-1 record in five starts and a 2.67 ERA. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Astros. Odorizzi is 4-3 in his 11 starts with a 4.25 ERA. He's been better of late, going 3-1 in his last seven starts with a 3.55 ERA. The Mariners have gone under in seven of their last nine games against right handed starters. They are also 3-7 O/U in their last 10 overall games. Houston has gone under in six of their last eight home games. I'll go with the UNDER here in game four.

Milwaukee extended their win streak to 3-games with their win over Boston on Friday, 4-1. The Brewers are maintaining their 3-game lead in the NL Central over St Louis. Eric Lauer gets the start today for the Brewers with a 6-3 record in his 18 starts and a 3.85 ERA. Boston can't seem to string any win's together, having lost eight of their last 10 games. Nick Pivetta will start today with a 8-7 record in his 20 starts and a 4.35 ERA. Pivetta has been a bit worse of late, posting a 2-2 record in his last seven games with a 6.00 ERA. I'm sticking with the 1st place Brewers here tonight with a slightly better starter on the hill. Play Milwaukee.

The Cubs and Giants play game two of their series here tonight in San Francisco. The Giants took the opener on Thursday, 4-2. That loss snapped a Cubs six-game win streak. During that win streak the Cubs allowed three runs or fewer in each contest. Marcus Stroman will start today for the Cubs. Troman is 2-5 in his 12 starts with a 4.38 ERA. He's been good on the road though, with a 2-2 record and 2.31 ERA. And overall his last seven starts he's posted a 3.82 ERA. The Giants playoff hopes drop each games as they now are below .500 at 49-50. Coming into this season it was the Giants bullpen that was one of the best in baseball. This season, horrible at 4.55 ERA. And last seven games, a 8.68 ERA. Alex Cobb starts for the Giants tonight with a 3-4 record and 4.62 ERA. Cobb allowed eight hits and four runs last time out to the Dodgers over 5 2/3 innings. Cubs a live dog here tonight, especially the way the Giants bullpen has performed lately. Take Chicago.

Both these clubs had Thursday off to prepare for this InterLeague matchup in San Diego as the Padres host the Twins. The Twins lead the AL Central but that lead has dwindled to just 1.5 games over the Guardians. The Twins look to snap a two-game losing streak here tonight after being swept in Milwaukee. The Twins will start Joe Ryan here tonight, their pitcher with the most wins at 7-3. Ryan has a 2.89 ERA but has been slightly worse of late with a 2-1 record and 3.58 ERA over his last seven starts. The Padres hopes of a NL West title are fading as they are now 11.5-games back of the Dodgers in the NL West. The Padres still have to fight for one of the new Wild Card slots though. Blake Snell will start for the Padres tonight. Snell is 2-5 with a 4.74 ERA. He is coming off one of his best starts, allowing four hits and no runs over five innings to the Mets. I like the Padres as I hope Snell's last start is just an indication of what's to come for him. Play San Diego.

The Texas Rangers snapped their three game losing streak with a win over the Angels in game one of their series on Thursday, 2-0. The Rangers and Angels now both near the bottom of the AL West, as only Oakland has a worse record. The Rangers best pitcher will start tonight in Martin Perez. Perez is 8-2 in his 19 starts with a 2.59 ERA. He's been slightly better on the road with a 4-0 record in nine starts and a 2.37 ERA. The Angels had won two straight games before their loss last night. The Angels have been in a bad stretch, going 5-15 in their last 20 games. Patrick Sandoval starts tonight with a 3-6 record in 16 starts and a 3.43 ERA. He's been slightly worse in recent starts, going 0-5 in his last seven outings with a 4.25 ERA. Hard to believe the Angels a slight favorite here tonight. Perez is excellent for the Rangers while Sandoval has been bad of late. Take Texas.

Week 8 CFL action has the BC Lions playing at the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. BC is led by QB Rourke who has been one of the best QB's in the league. Rourke averages over 300 yards passing per week and a completion rate that is well above 70#. He also has 14 TD's and 6 INT's. Rourke should have a field day against this RoughRider team that has allowed 30 points or more in each of the last two games. The RoughRiders secondary has allowed the second most passing yards in the league (281) and the second most TD's. This BC team also has a solid defense that held Hamilton to just 12 points last week. I look for a BC win here tonight.

The Milwaukee Brewers had yesterday off while the Boston Red Sox beat the Guardians, 4-2. The Brewers are still in 1st place in the NL Central, but their lead has shrunk to just 3-games over St Louis. Milwaukee has won two straight games and five of their last six games. Brandon Woodruff will start tonight for the Brewers with a 8-3 record in his 14 starts and a 3.73 ERA. Woodruff has been very good in recent starts with a 4-1 record and 2.33 over his last seven outings. The Red Sox have struggled of late, losing two straight and seven of eight and 11 of 13. Brayan Bello will start for the Sox today. Bello is 0-2 in his three starts with a 10.50 ERA. Bello has gone four innings in each start and has allowed eight walks against just nine KO's. I'll be on the Brewers here today.

 The New York Mets have won three straight, including a 2-games sweep at Yankee Stadium over their cross-town rivals. The Mets hold a slim 3-game lead over the surging Atlanta Braves. Chris Bassitt starts today for the Mets with a 7-7 record in his 18 starts and a 3.63 ERA. Miami won at Cincinnati on Thursday, 7-6. The Marlins have alternated wins and losses their last seven games. Today their get their Ace on the hill in Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara is 9-4 in his 20 starts with a 1.81 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 1.66 ERA. Alcantara has allowed more than two earned runs in a start just twice in 20 starts. Hard to believe this guy is a home dog to a average Mets starter. I'll take this live dog with Miami today.

The Seattle Mariners completed their 3-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a win on Wednesday, 4-2. After that big 14-game win streak the club lost three straight and now has won three in a row. They will travel to Houston here tonight to start a 4-game series. They trail the Astros by 10-games in the AL West, but have a good shot at a Wild Card slot. Their top pitcher takes to the hill tonight in Logan Gilbert. Gilbert is 10-4 in his 20 starts with a 2.85 ERA. Gilbert has been slightly better on the road with a 6-1 record and 2.42 ERA. The Astros return home following a six game road trip that saw them lost all three at Oakland, two of those games as -2.00 favorites. Jose Urquidy will start today with a 9-4 record and 3.93 ERA. Urquidy has been very good for the Astros this year. This should be a very good pitching duel tonight but I'll take the dog price with the Mariners and their Ace on the hill. Play Seattle.

The St Louis Cardinals have lost two straight games after dropping game one of this series with the Blue Jays on Tuesday, 3-10. The Cardinals have closed the gap on the Brewers in the NL Central, now back just 3-games. Adam Wainwright will start today for the red birds. Wainwright is 6-8 in his 19 starts with a 3.40 ERA. He's been a bit worse lately, going 1-4 in his last seven starts with a 4.36 ERA. The Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, winning seven straight games. Still, they are really fighting for a AL Wild Card since they still trail the Yankees by 11.5-games. Kevin Gausman will get the start today for the Jays with a 7-7 record and 3.00 ERA. Gausman has allowed more than three runs only once in his 18 starts this year. I'll lay the Run line today with a very hot Jays team and Gausman.

The Houston Astros look to salvage one game of their three-game set with the A's here today. The Astros lost Monday as a 2.10 favorite, 5-7 and then as a 1.50 favorite on Tuesday, 3-5. Cristian Javier starts today for the Astros. Javier is 6-5 with a 3.62 ERA. The Oakland A's have had a rough season, however they have been decent of late. The A's are 5-1 over their last six games. They have also won four of the last five vs the Astros, three of those games as a +1.90, +1.82 and +2.30 dogs. Cole Irvin starts today with a 5-7 record in his 17 starts and a 2.99 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 3-2 record in nine starts and a 1.63 ERA. The A's have been beating the Astros as big dogs and I will take another shot with them here today. Play the Athletics.

The San Diego Padres in a fight right now for a NL Wild Card, as they trail first place LA by 8.5-games in the West. The Padres snapped a two game losing streak with a win over the Tigers on Tuesday, 6-4. Today, they send one of their best pitchers to the hill in Yu Darvish. Darvish is 9-4 in his 18 starts with a 3.28 ERA. He's been even sharper in recent starts with a 4-1 record over his last seven starts and a 2.81 ERA. The Tigers won't be going anywhere this postseason. The Tigers have lost four of their last five games and eight of their last 10 games. Tarik Skubal gets the start today with a 7-8 record in 19 starts and a 3.71 ERA. Skubal has been a decent starter for the Tigers, but the Padres are one of the better road teams in baseball with a very good pitcher on the hill. Your play is on the San Diego Padres.

The Kansas City Royals took game one of their series with the Angels on Monday, 7-1. The Angels just can't seem to put back-to-back wins together. The last time the Angels won two in a row you have to go back to June 26 and 27 vs Seattle. The loss on Monday was the club's 6th in their last seven games and and 15th in their last 18 games. Jose Suarez will start today for the Angels as he's looking for his first win in 10 starts. Suarez is 0-4 with a 6.34 ERA and 1.644 WHIP. The Royals win on Monday was their third in a row. Angel Zerpa will make just his second start of the season here tonight. Zerpa is 1-0 and went five innings for the win vs the Blue Jays in his first start. He also gave up just four hits and one run in the win. The Angels have been horrible and they have a bad pitcher on the mound. I'll take a shot with Zerpa here tonight and the Royals.

The Kansas City Royals took game one of their series with the Angels on Monday, 7-1. The Angels just can't seem to put back-to-back wins together. The last time the Angels won two in a row you have to go back to June 26 and 27 vs Seattle. The loss on Monday was the club's 6th in their last seven games and and 15th in their last 18 games. Jose Suarez will start today for the Angels as he's looking for his first win in 10 starts. Suarez is 0-4 with a 6.34 ERA and 1.644 WHIP. The Royals win on Monday was their third in a row. Angel Zerpa will make just his second start of the season here tonight. Zerpa is 1-0 and went five innings for the win vs the Blue Jays in his first start. He also gave up just four hits and one run in the win. Your free play for Tuesday is on the OVER.

Tampa Bay and Baltimore play game two of their series here tonight. The Orioles took game one on Monday, 5-1. Tampa has dropped to third in the AL East, 1/2-game back of the Blue Jays. Shane McClanahan has been the best Rays pitcher all season with a 10-3 record in his 18 starts and a 1.71 ERA. McClanahan has not allowed more than two runs in his lat 13 starts. In fact, you have to go back to the opening month of the for the last time and that was only three runs. After that long win streak of 10 games, the O's are 3-4 in their last seven games. Spenser Watkins will start today for the O's. Watkins is 3-1 in his 12 starts with a 3.93 ERA. Watkins has been hot, allowing one run or no runs in each of his last four starts. Two excellent pitchers here today, I'll take the UNDER.

The Angels snapped their five game losing streak by salvaging the final game of their three game set with the Braves, 9-1. Still, the Halos are just 2-10 their last 12 games. Noah Syndergaard will toe the rubber today for the Angels with a 5-7 record in his 14 starts and a 4.00 ERA. Syndergaard is slightly worse on the road with a 5.96 ERA and 1-5 record. The Royals won their second straight game on Sunday over Tampa Bay, 4-2. The Royals are just 38-57 overall on the season and well back in the AL Central. Veteran Zack Greinke gets the start today with his 3-6 record and 4.63 ERA. Greinke has been really good at home though, with a 3-1 record in his seven games and a 1.86 ERA. I'll take the Royals here tonight against a very poor Angels team.

The Cleveland Guardians trying to make up ground on the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. The Guardians are 48-46 and trail 1st place Minnesota by 3-games. However, losing two straight games doesn't help close that gap. Cleveland split their four game series with the White Sox, taking the first two and losing the last two. Zach Plesac will start for the Guardians tonight. Plesac is 2-7 in his 17 starts with a 3.93 ERA. Plesac has not allowed over three runs in any of his last nine starts. The Red Sox bring a five-game losing streak into today's contest. The Sox lost two of three to the Yankees and then got swept over the weekend by the Blue Jays, getting outscored 10-40 by Toronto. Nick Pivetta will start tonight for the Sox. Pivetta is 8-7 in his 19 starts with a 4.50- ERA. He's coming off two bad starts where he allowed 13 runs over 7 2/3 innings. I'll take the road team here as the Sox look to be in a free fall. Play Cleveland.

 Houston Astros look to win their fifth in a row here today in Seattle. Seattle was one of the hottest teams in baseball until they met Houston. The Astros have taken the first two of this three game series. Framber Valdez will start Sunday's contest with a 8-4 record in his 18 starts anda 2.66 ERA. His road ERA has been very good at 1.86 in 11 starts. Seattle will try and salvage one game of this series with Robbie Ray on the hill. Ray is 8-6 in his 19 starts with a 3.54 ERA. His home ERA has been a very nice 2.25 ERA. Both pitchers are excellent and with that I'm just be on the UNDER here today.

Toronto and Boston conclude their series here on Sunday and the Blue Jays looking for the sweep after taking Saturday's contest, 4-1. That makes four wins in a row for Toronto and six of their last seven games. While the Jays have little shot of catching the Yankees in the AL East, they can still garner one of the Wild Cards slots in a newly revamped Wild Card playoff postseason. This year they play the best of three Wild Card round games instead of the one and done format of previous years. Ross Stripling will start for the Jays today with a 4-3 record in his 13 starts and a 2.84 ERA. Stripling has allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts. He also has a 2.41 ERA over his last seven starts. Boston is seeing their postseason aspirations dwindle as they have lost three straight games and seven of their last eight. Brayan Bello will start today for the Sox with a 0-1 record after two starts. Bello has a 10.13 ERA and has yet to make it past four innings of work. The Jays are hot, they have a hot pitcher on the hill and the Red Sox are struggling. This will have me on Toronto again here on Sunday. Play Toronto.

 The LA Sparks currently sit in 6th place in the WNBA with a 12-14 record. They have won two straight games, beating the Fever 86-79 and then the Dream last game, 85-78. These teams met not long ago with the Aces winning 79-73. As for the Aces, they were in first place a good part of the season, but have since dropped to 2nd with a 19-8 record. Las Vegas has been inconsistent of late, losing three of four games before getting back on track and winning three straight. They have split their last two games, losing at home to the Atlanta Dream as a double digit favorite, 76-92. That has been an issue for this team, their inconsistent play. So laying these kinds of points as they are tonight is difficult to do. I'll take the points with the Sparks. Play LA

 The Washington Nationals play game two out West vs the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Washington lost game one on Fridayy, 1-10. That was their 10th loss in their last 11 games and 18th in their last 20 games. Anibal Sanchez makes just his second start since Sept 26, 2020 here tonight. Sanchez sat out all of last season and the first half of this season. Arizona has won two straight including last night's contest over the Nats. Madison Bumgarner will toe the rubber tonight for the D'backs. Bumgarner is 5-9 this season with a 3.83 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 3.15 ERA in 10 starts. I'm going to take Arizona tonight since who knows how Sanchez will perform. And he likely won't be around long in either case. Take Arizona.

Toronto realistically fighting for a wild card spot at this point in the AL East as the Yankees are 13.5-games ahead of them. Still, with a 51-43 record the Jays have a good shot at a playoff spot with this year's new Wild Card format. Toronto has won four straight, including a monster blowout win on Friday over the Red Sox, 28-5. That also makes six of their last seven games a win. Alek Manoah will start today for the Jays with a 10-4 record and 2.28 ERA. The Red Sox will try and snap a 3-game losing streak. They have also lost seven of their last eight games as their Wild Card aspirations look to be dwindling. Kutter Crawford gets the start today with a 0-1 record in his four starts and a 3.60 ERA. I'm going to stick with the hot Blue Jays and one of the best pitchers in the American League. Play Toronto.

The Houston Astros opened the 2nd half of the baseball season in fine fashion by taking both ends of a home doubleheader away from the Yankees on Thursday. Now they travel to NorthWest to take on Seattle, arguably the hottest team in baseball. The Astros will send Jose Urquidy to the hill tonight. Urquidy is 8-4 in his 17 starts with a 4.09 ERA and slightly higher 5.20 road ERA. The Mariners hated to see the break come as they are on a 14-game win streak and have leapt into 2nd place in the AL West, 9-games back of the Astros. Marco Gonzales makes the start today for the M's with a 5-9 record in his 18 starts and a 3.50 ERA. The Astros had to play two games yesterday and that will have taken a toll on the players and the bullpen. I'll take the hottest team in baseball here tonight. Play Seattle.

 The Baltimore Orioles were hot to close out the first half of the baseball season, winning 11 of their last 13 games. Though they did drop two of three game to the Tampa Bay Rays in that final series. Still, the O's have built some momentum has they take on the Yankees here tonight. The Yankees had to go play a doubleheader yesterday in Houston and were swept in both ends by the Astros. They then had to hit the road to come here to Baltimore to play the Orioles. That should benefit Baltimore tonight as they catch the Yankees with a tired pen and some weary players. The O's will send Tyler Wells to the hill with a 7-5 record and nifty 3.37 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 2-0 mark in is seven starts and a 2.75 ERA. The Yankees will counter with Jemeson Taillon who is 10-2 in his 18 starts and a 3.86 ERA. Tallion has allowed 12 runs over his last 15 1/3 innings however. Baltimore a good sized home dog and with the Yanks playing two yesterday and then traveling, I see the O's as a live home dog tonight. Play Baltimore.

Game one of this doubleheader here has two of the best in the American league and possibly a AL Pennant matchup with the Yankees taking on the Astros. The Yankees closed the first half with two wins over Boston, outscoring the Sox 27-3. Jordan Montgomery gets the start today with a 3-2 record in his 18 starts and a 3.26 ERA. The Houston Astros, like the Yankees, are cruising in their division as they lead the AL West by 9-games over the Seattle Mariners. The Astros will start Cristian Javier today who is 6-5 in his 13 starts with a 3.76 ERA and a 3.11 home ERA. Both teams are very good and both pitchers are top notch. I expect a split here today, but in this one I'm backing the home team. Play Houston.

It's two storied rivals meeting tonight in the CONCACAF Women's Championship as the USA and Canada will meet to crown a champion. This is the first time these teams have played each other since last year's Olympic match which Canada won, 1-0.  That was a rare win for Canada too. In their 25-game history, the USA has won 20 of the previous 25 meetings with their neighbors to the North.  The USA has also been on a 17-game unbeaten streak since their loss to the Reds in the Olympics.  

Both teams breezed through their group play and both teams did not allow a single goal, outscoring both of their opponents by a goal differential of 12-0. The USA has won this Concacaf eight times, whil Canada has won twice and been runner up five times.  Both teams in excellent form and both playing great defense too. The USA team still has a bad taste in their mouth from that loss in the Olympic and their recent play proves they are on a mission. This will be the revenge game here tonight the USA women's team. Play USA.

The Seattle Mariners remained the hottest team in baseball as we enter the All-Star break. The Mariners won their 13th game in a row on Saturday, though it did take extra innings this time over the Rangers. The Mariners now have Wild Card aspirations with this spurt that has moved them to 50-42 overall. Chris Flexen gets the start today with his 6-8 record in his 17 starts. Flexen has a 3.84 ERA but has been very good during this win streak, winning his last two starts while allowing just one earned run over 12 2/3 innings. The Rangers are in danger of getting the four game sweep by the Mariners today. They will Glenn Otto to the hill to try and get the win. Otto is 4-5 in his 12 starts with a 5.50 ERA. He's been much worse at home with a 2-4 record and 8.07 ERA. Your free play for Sunday is on the OVER.

 The Seattle Mariners remained the hottest team in baseball as we enter the All-Star break. The Mariners won their 13th game in a row on Saturday, though it did take extra innings this time over the Rangers. The Mariners now have Wild Card aspirations with this spurt that has moved them to 50-42 overall. Chris Flexen gets the start today with his 6-8 record in his 17 starts. Flexen has a 3.84 ERA but has been very good during this win streak, winning his last two starts while allowing just one earned run over 12 2/3 innings. The Rangers are in danger of getting the four game sweep by the Mariners today. They will Glenn Otto to the hill to try and get the win. Otto is 4-5 in his 12 starts with a 5.50 ERA. He's been much worse at home with a 2-4 record and 8.07 ERA. I'm going to sick with the red-hot Mariners here on Sunday. Play Seattle.

The Baltimore Orioles joined the Seattle Mariners and LA Dodgers as one of the hottest teams in baseball. That's right, the Orioles! They had won 10 straight games before losing on Thursday to Tampa Bay, 4-5. And as they say, "The Price is Right." None of those 10 wins had a price higher than -1.10 and all the way up to +1.35. Today, Dean Kramer looks to get them back to another streak. Kramer is 3-1 in his seven starts with a nice 2.15 ERA. He's been great on the road with a 2-0 record in three starts and a 0.51 ERA. The Rays have rattled off 5-straight wins of their own after Friday's game. Ryan Yarbrough will toe the rubber today looking for his first win of the season after six starts. Yarbrough has a 6.20 ERA and 7.59 ERA at home. I'll take the small dog price on the Orioles here today with a better pitcher on the hill. Play Baltimore.

The Seattle Mariners remain the hottest team in baseball after winning their 12th straight game on Friday over the Rangers, 8-3. They also closed another game on division leader Houston, now trailing by 10-games. Seattle has their best pitcher on the mound today in Logan Gilbert. Gilbert is 10-3 in his 18 starts with a 2.89 ERA. The Rangers dropped their second game in a row with Friday's loss. The bullpen has been hit hard in recent times with a 6.68 ERA over their last seven games. Spencer Howard will get the start here on Saturday. Howard will make his fourth start with a 1-0 record. However, his ERA is a very high 8.25. Hard to go against a red hot team with their best pitcher on the hill. And I won't, I'll be back on the Mariners here today.

The Mets took their opening game with the Cubs on Thursday, 8-0, making that their second win in a row. The Mets are trying to hold off the surging Braves who now are just 2.5 games back in the NL East division. The Mets will start Taijuan Walker in game one of their doubleheader today. Walker is 7-2 in his 15 starts with a 2.63 ETA. Walker has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last six starts. The Cubs look to snap a 7-game losing streak here today. Chicago was swept in LA and then returned home and was swept by Baltimore. Marcus Stroman will make his 11th start with a 2-5 record and 4.51 ERA. Stroman has been very inconsistent, pitching well one game and then not the next. I like the Mets against a floundering Cubs team here today. Play New York.

The Seattle Mariners are the hottest team in baseball right now, having won 11-straight games to improve to 48-42. They are still 9.5 games back of Houston in the AL West, but easily in 2nd place. Robbie Ray will toe the rubber today with a 7-6 record and 3.51 ERA. Ray has allowed one run or no runs in each of his last six starts. The Rangers are coming off a loss to Seattle last night, 5-6. The Rangers are 41-46 in the AL West. Matt Bush starts tonight for the Rangers with no record in his three starts and a 3.00 ERA. Bush has pitched well in limited action, but Ray has been great as have the Mariners. I'll be on the Mariners again tonight.

The Philadelphia Phillies look to snap a 4-game losing streak here tonight as they start a new series at Miami. The Phillies will start Kyle Gibson here tonight. Gibson is 4-3 in his 17 starts with a 4.53 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road where he's 0-2 in his eight starts with a 5.22 ERA. Will be tough for Philly tonight as they take on the Marlins Ace in Sandy Alcantara who is 9-3 on the season. In addition, he's got a excellent 1.73 ERA and even better home ERA of 1.59. Alcantara has not allowed a run over his last two starts (15 innings). I'll take the Marlins here tonight with their Ace on the hill.

The Boston Red Sox look to avoid a 4-games sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays today. The Sox have lost the first three games of this series, including Wednesday's game, 1-4. The Red Sox trail the Rays for 2nd place in the AL East by 1.5 games. Kutter Crawford looks to make his fourth start of the season here today. Crawford is 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA. The Rays will counter with Drew Rasmussen. Rasmussen is 5-3 in his 14 starts with a 3.10 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 3-0 record (team 5-1) in his six starts and a 1.65 ERA. I'll take the Rays to sweep this series here today.

The Houston Astros led 5-1 over the Angels on Tuesday entering the 7th inning, but gave up four runs and had to win it in the top of the 9th, 6-5. That was the team's 12th win in their last 14 games. Cristian Javier will start today for the Astros with a 6-4 record and 3.55 ERA. Javier has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. The Angels losing streak extended to five games with the loss on Tuesday. The Angels are 1-5-1 O/U in their last seven home games. They are also 6-17-3 O/U in their last 26 overall. Shohei Ohtani will get the start today for the Halos. Ohtani is 8-4 in his 14 starts with a 2.44 ERA and slightly better 2.13 home ERA. Ohtani has been great of late, allowing NO runs in each of his last four starts (26 2/3 innings) with 40 KO's and just five walks. Don't see many runs being scored here today. I'll take the UNDER.

The LA Dodgers are the only team in baseball averaging more than five runs per game. They had their seven game win streak snapped on Tuesday by St Louis, 6-7. That was only the team's second loss in their last 13 games. Tony Gonsolin has been amazing for LA this year with a 11-0 record and 1.62 ERA. He's also been solid on the road with a 4-0 record and 2.21 ERA. In addition, he has not allowed more than two runs in any of his 16 starts this year. The Dodgers are now 1-5-2 O/U in their last eight games. St Louis won their third game in a row with the win over LA on Tuesday. The Cardinals are six games over the .500 mark and are just 2.5-games back of the Brewers in the NL Central. Adam Wainwright gets the start today for the Cardinals. Wainwright is 6-7 in his 17 games this season and a 3.15 ERA. He's been better at home with a 3-3 mark and 2.21 ERA. This looks to be a low scoring game despite the Dodgers best offense in the league. Take the UNDER.

Game one of a DH has Seattle looking to extend their 8-game win streak at Washington. The Mariners just came off a four game sweep of Toronto and a 2-game sweep of San Diego. Chris Flexen starts game one here today with a 5-8 record in his 16 starts and a 4.00 ERA. Flexen has been very consistent, allowing three runs or fewer in each of his last eight starts. Meanwhile the Nationals have lost four straight games, including a three game sweep at the hands of Atlanta. Josiah Gray will start game one with a 7-5 record in his 16 starts and a 4.14 ERA. He has been worse at home with a 2-5 record and 6.42 ERA. I'll take Seattle here in the opening game of their doubleheader.

Both these clubs got a rest day on Monday as they start this AL West series from LA on Tuesday. The Astros pretty much have this division locked up as they are 56-29 and 18-games ahead of the Angels. Luis Garcia will get the start here today for the Astros with a 7-5 record in his 15 starts and a 3.70 ERA. Garcia has been better on the road with a 2-3 record in seven starts and a 2.13 ERA. The Angels have lost four straight games, being swept at Baltimore. Noah Syndergaard gets the start today with a 5-7 record in his 13 starts and a 3.84 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 4-2 record and 2.62 ERA. Houston has been a good under team in the division, going 8-22 in their last 30 games vs the AL East. They are also 10-22 O/U in their last 32 road games vs a right handed starter. The Angels are 6-17-3 O/U in their last 26 games. Four of the last five in this series at LA have also gone under. I'll be on the UNDER here tonight.

The San Diego Padres split their four game series with the Giants over the Weekend. After winning the first two games, they dropped the last two, including Sunday's, 0-12. They now trail the LA Dodgers in the NL West by 8-games. Sean Manaea will start today for the Padres with a 3-4 record in his 15 starts and a 4.18 ERA. The Rockies begin their four game set with the Padres tied for last in the NL West with the Diamondbacks at 38-48. Jose Urena will make just his second start of the season for the Rockies. His first start was excellent, going 6 2/3 innings vs the Dodgers and allowing five hits and just one run. I'll take a shot with the home dog Rockies and see if Urena can duplicate his first effort. Play Colorado.

Great pitching matchup here today between the NY Mets and Atlanta Braves. The Braves have closed the gap in the NL East to just 1.5-games and could be in first place after this series. The Mets will look to avoid that and will send Max Scherzer to the hill today with a 5-1 record in his nine starts and a 2.26 ERA. Scherzer returned from the IL after missing all of June and pitched well on July 5, going six innings, allowing two hits and no runs to the Reds. The Atlanta Braves have won three straight in their sweep of the Nationals and six of their last seven games. Max Fried has been great on the mound. going 9-2 in his 17 starts with a 2.52 ERA. He's allowed more than two runs in a start just one time in the last eight outings. Should be a very good pitching matchup and I'll just take the under and enjoy it. Play UNDER.

The Philadelphia Phillies took two of their three games with St Louis over the week, but dropped Sunday's contest, 3-4. Still, they have won five of their last seven games. Aaron Nola will start today with a 5-6 record in 17 starts and a aa3.15 ERA. He's been better on the road with a 2-4 record in eight starts and a 2.13 ERA. St Louis has lost six of their last eight games and that halted their assault on first place in the NL Central. The Cards are just 2.5 games back of the Brewers in the division. Miles Mikolas will start today for the Red Birds. Mikolas is 5-7 in his 17 starts with a nice 2.72 ERA. He's also allowed two runs or fewer in five of his last six starts. I'll stick with the UNDER here tonight.

Pittsburgh snapped a 2-game losing streak on Saturday with their win over the Brewers, 4-3. The two teams have split their four game series thus far. The Pirates have now gone under in seven of their last eight road games. Jose Quintana will start today for the Pirates with a 2-4 record in his 16 starts and a 3.11 ERA. Quintana has pitched great of late, allowing two runs or fewer in his last three starts. The Brewers will turn to Eric Lauer here today, who is 6-3 in his 15 starts with a 3.82 ERA. He's been much better at home where he is 3-1 in six starts with a 2.13 ERA. The teams are 0-5-1 O/U in the last six games of their series. I'll stick with the under here today.

Miami and the NY Mets went to 10 innings with their game 3 of the series on Saturday, with the Mets winning, 5-4. The Mets lead the series 2 games to one. The Marlins will send their Ace to the hill on Sunday in Sandy Alacantara who is 9-3 on the season thru 17 games with a 1.82 ERA. Alcantara is coming off one of his best outings where he went eight innings vs the Angels, allowing just two hits and not runs. The Mets now have to contend with the Cardinals, who are hot on their heels in the NL East. The Mets will send Carlos Carrasco to the hill today. Carrasco is 9-4 in his 16 starts with a 4.53 ERA. He is also coming off an excellent start where he allowed just one run over 5 2/3 innings to the Rangers. I expect Alcantara to keep this score low today and with that I'll be on the UNDER.

The LA Angels continue to struggle as they dropped Saturday's game at Baltimore, 0-1. That makes three in a row that the Angels have lost to Baltimore as game four plays here on Sunday. The Angels have also lost seven of their last eight games. Jose Suarez will start today for the Angels with a 0-2 record in his seven starts an a 4.94 ERA. Meanwhile, the Orioles have quietly won seven games in a row. Austin Voth will look to make it eight in a row today. Voth is 0-1 in his four starts with a 3.46 ERA. Voth has pitched well in all four of his starts this year. Yet, here the Angels are once again the favorite. Not sure how that is with the Orioles in a win streak and an equally good pitcher on the hill. I'll take them again here on Sunday. Play Baltimore.

The Toronto Blue Jays have dropped two straight games to just 45-40. The Jays will have to now focus on a Wild Card berth as the Yankees are running away with the AL East at 61-23. Alek Monoah will start today with his 9-3 overall record in 16 starts and a 2.33 ERA. The Jays have lost three of his last four starts though, including last game at Oakland, 1-5. Meanwhile Seattle has won six straight games to finally get back above the .500 mark at 43-42. Robbie Ray will toe the rubber today for the M's with a 7-6 record in his 17 starts and a 3.62 ERA. Ray has been even better at home with a 4-2 record in nine starts and a 2.33 ERA. I'll stick with the hot Mariners today with a very good Ray on the hill. Play Seattle.

San Francisco has dropped the first two games of their series with the Padres, losing 1-2 and then on Friday, 3-6. The Giants are in danger of falling under the .500 mark for the first time all season with a loss here today. Carlos Rondon will try to keep that from happening when he starts for the Giants. Rondon is 7-5 in his 16 starts with a 2.87 ERA. Rondon has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. The Padres have won two straight games as they look to keep pace with 1st place LA Dodgers in the NL West. The Padres will start Yu Darvish today who is 7-4 in his 15 starts with a 3.53 ERA. Both these pitchers should be able to put together very good starts. I'll take the UNDER.

Tampa Bay dropped game one of this IL Series with the Reds on Friday, 1-2. That loss now has the Rays 15-games back in the AL East despite having a record 7-games above .500 at 45-38. Drew Rasmussen will start today for the Rays with a 5-3 record in his 13 starts and a 3.30 ERA. Rasmussen came back off the IL with a nice start at Toronto, allowing just five hits and two runs over 4 2/3 innings. The Reds have won two straight games to improve to 30-54 on the season. Hunter Greene has had a rough season thus far at 3-10 overall in 16 starts with a 6.01 ERA. Greene has allowed 19 runs over his last four starts (19 2/3 innings). I'll take Tampa Bay to rebound here today in game two. Play the Rays.

The LA Angels look to snap a two game losing streak here today as they drop the first two games of this series with the Orioles. The Angels lost last night to the O's, 4-5. That makes them losers of six of their last seven games. Patrick Sandoval starts today for the Halos with a 3-3 record in his 13 starts and a 3.09 ERA. Sandoval coming off one of his worst starts last time out where he allowed eight hits and five runs over just five innings in a 1-9 loss at Houston. Meanwhile the Orioles have won six straight games. They still are three games under the .500 mark however. Today Dean Kremer will start today with a 2-1 record in his six starts. Kremer has a 2.48 ERA and has allowed one run or no runs in four of his six starts. Not sure the Angels should be favored over anyone these days, especially on the road. I'll take the Orioles here today.

 The Padres took game one of this four game set on Thursday, 2-1, scoring the winning run in extra innings. The defending NL West Champion Giants are pretty much out of the division race as they have dropped almost back to .500 at 41-40. They trail the Dodgers by 11.5 games. Sam Long will start today for the Padres. Long has been very good for the Padres, posting a 0-1 record in his five starts with a 0.90 ERA. In fact, Long has allowed one run total in his five starts and has yet to walk a batter. Long likely won't be around much past the third inning though as he acts more as an opener then anything. The Padres are in 2nd in the NL West, now 5.5-games back. Blake Snell will get the start today with a 0-5 record in his eight starts and a 5.13 ERA. Snell looks to get back to last year's form and his last start was more like his old self. Snell when five innings vs the Dodgers and allowed just one run with 12 KO's. If Snell can look like he did last game this will be low scoring. I'll take the UNDER.

The Phillies look to build on their win from Thursday over the Nationals, 5-3. They still trail 1st place NY Mets by 8-games in the NL East. Zack Wheeler will get the start here today with a 7-4 record in his 15 starts and a 2.66 ERA. He hasn't been quite so good on the road where he's 2-2 over six starts and a 4.45 ERA. St Louis also coming off a win on Thursday over Atlanta, 3-2 as a +2.15 dog. That win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Cards. Adam Wainwright gets the start today with a 6-6 mark over 16 starts and 3.26 ERA. He's been better at home with a 3-2 record in seven starts and a 2.25 ERA. Cards as a home dog here today is a too much to pass on for me. I see very good value with St Louis at home. Play St Louis.

The Washington Nationals begin this 3-game set with the Braves on the heals of a 1-2 series with the Phillies. The Nats have now lost seven of their last eight games. The offense has been bad, scoring more than three runs just twice during that eight game run. Erick Fedde will get the start here today for the Nats with a 5-5 record over his 16 starts and a 4.29 ERA. He's pitched very well of late, allowing just four earned runs over his last three starts (17 innings). The Atlanta Braves have been making steady progress at catching the NY Mets in the NL East. They did lose on Thursday to St Louis, 2-3. Charlie Morton will start today with a 4-3 record and a 4.35 ERA. Morton has also pitched well of late, allowing two runs or fewer in his last four games. Both pitchers have been very good and with that I'll be taking the UNDER here tonight.

The LA Angels win streak was brief at just one game as they lost game one of this series with the Orioles, 1-4 on Thursday. That makes them 1-5 over their last six games. Their bad run is now 17-35 over their last 52 games. They are also 5-17 in their last 22 road games. Meanwhile, Baltimore has won five straight games having swept Texas and now game one with the Angels. Tyler Wells starts today with a 7-4 record and 3.09 ERA. He's been better at home with a 4-2 record in his six starts with a 2.20 ERA. Wells has allowed one run or no runs in each of his last four starts. Reid Detmers will toe the rubber with the Angels. Detmers is 2-3 in his 12 starts with a 4.66 ERA. O's playing well and Wells has been excellent. Great price too on the O's at home. Play Baltimore.

Inter League action here today has the Tampa Bay Rays heading to Cincinnati to take on the Reds. The Rays just took two of three from Boston and has also won five of their last six games to improve to 45-37 in the AL East. Unfortunately they are pretty much playing for a Wild Card at this point since the Yankees are 14.5-games ahead of them in the AL East. Shane McClanahan will get the start for the Rays with a 9-3 record in his 16 starts and a 1.74 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 2-1 mark in five starts and a 1.44 ERA. McClananhan has allowed one run or no runs in each of his last five starts and two runs or fewer in 11 straight games. The Cincinnati Reds split their two games with the Pirates, taking Thursday's contest, 5-1. The Reds are now just 6-15 in their last 21 games and 5-16 in their last 21 home games. Luis Castillo will start today with a 3.4 record and 3.09 ERA. Castillo has pitched well of late, allowing one run over his lat 13 innings. Even with the success of late of Castillo, McClanahan looks to be a AL Cy Young candidate right now and is just too good. Play Tampa Bay.

The St Louis Cardinals look to snap a four-game losing streak here today in Atlanta. The Cardinals had closed the gap in the NL Central with the Brewers before this losing streak. They now trail Milwaukee by 3-games. Matthew Liberatore will start today for the Red Birds with a 2-1 record in his five starts and a 5.66 ERA. He has been hit hard in his three road starts with a 0-1 record and 10.978 ERA. The Braves have closed the gap in the NL East to just 2.5-games behind the NY Mets after winning three straight and five of their last six games. Spencer Strider will get the start today with a 3-1 record in his seven starts and a 3.82 ERA. Strider has a great fastball and lately has been on his game, allowing just one run over his last 12 innings with 18 KO's and just one walk. I look for Strider to dominate the Cardinals hitters here today. I'll lay the Run Line with the Braves

The LA Angels snapped their four game losing streak with a win over Miami on Wednesday, 5-2. The Angels who once contended for the AL West are now double digits back in the standings. Chase Silseth starts today for the Halos with a 1-2 record in his five starts and a 5.23 ERA. The Orioles won their fourth in a row with their win on Wednesday over Texas, 2-1. They swept their 3-game series with the Rangers. Jordan Lyles will start today with a 4-7 mark in his 16 starts and a 4.70 ERA. He's been very good at home this year with a 1-2 mark in six starts and a 2.92 ERA. I look for the Orioles to beat LA here today behind Lyles who is coming off one of his best starts of the season. Play Baltimore.

The San Francisco Giants are fading fast in the NL West. Once a favorite to battle the Dodgers for the division crown, the Giants looked good early in the season only to fall on hard times in recent weeks and months. They have lost six straight games and now trail LA by 10.5-games. The once mighty bullpen has also taken a beaten with a 7.24 ERA over their last seven games. Alex Cobb gets the start today for the Giants with a 3-3 record over his 11 starts with a 4.94 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 6.41 ERA. Arizona has taken two straight from the Giants as they look for the sweep today. Merrill Kelly is 7-5 in his 16 starts with a 3.46 ERA. He is coming off an excellent start where he allowed just one run over seven innings in a win over Colorado. I'll take the D'backs here today as they take the 3-game series from SF.

Tampa Bay and Boston have split the first two games of this series with Boston winning game one on Monday, 4-0, and Tampa Bay winning last night, 8-4. Only one game separates these two AL East teams in the division, but both trail the Yankees by over 10 games. The Indians will start Corey Kluber today. Kluber is 3-5 on the season and has a 3.91 ERA. After a fine string of starts, Kluber only lasted three innings in his last start at Toronto, allowing five runs. The Sox look to have Brayan Bello make his major league debut here today. With the Red Sox starting staff having injuries, Bello was called up to get his first start. Bello was a combined 10-4 with a 2.33 ERA in the minors and is one of Boston's top prospects. For me, I'll stick with the Rays here today and Kluber who has looked much better in recent starts. Play Tampa Bay.

The Texas Rangers look to snap a three-game losing streak and avoid the sweep at the hands of Baltimore here today. Each of the first two games the Rangers were ahead or tied in the 9th inning, only to lose. They dropped game one 6-7 and then last night in extra innings 9-10. Both game being high scoring. The Rangers will start Glenn Otto today who is 4-4 in his 10 starts with a 5.63 ERA. Otto has allowed 10 runs over his last six innings with six walks and just KO's. The Orioles bullpen has taken a pounding in recent games with a 7.50 ERA over their last seven games. That will put more pressure on starter Spenser Watkins. Watkins is 1-1 in his 10 starts with a 4.61 ERA. Both starters are fair at best and both pens are overworked. I'll take the OVER today.

The Texas Rangers look to snap their two game losing streak here tonight in the 2nd game of their series in Baltimore. The Orioles took game one on Monday, 7-6 as the Rangers couldn't hold a 6-5 lead going into the bottom of the 9th inning. Spencer Howard makes just his second start of the season here tonight. Howard went just three innings in his first start at Toronto, giving up six hits and six runs. The O's will counter with Austin Voth. Voth has just three starts with a 0-1 record and 2.08 ERA. He's pitched well, though he has only gone a maximum of three innings thus far. I'll take a shot on the Orioles at home here today.

The LA Angels have lost three games in a row after getting swept by Houston. They were outscored 4-21 in the series. The only hope the Angels really had to get back in the race was taking that series, instead they were swept. Noah Syndergaard will get the start today with a 5-6 record after 12 starts with a 3.86 ERA. The Angels have lost three of his last four starts. Meanwhile, the Marlins ran their win streak to five games after sweeping their four game series with the Nationals. Their Ace, Sandy Alcantara starts today with a 8-3 record and 1.95 ERA after 16 starts. Alcantara has allowed two runs or fewers in 10 of his last 11 starts. Miami is now 11-1 their last 12 games vs a team with a losing record. They are also 7-2 in their last nine home games. I'll take the Marlins here on Tuesday.

 The Seattle Mariners look to win their fourth straight game here today in San Diego. The pitching has been very good of late, allowing seven total runs over their last four games. Their best pitcher is on the hill today in Logan Gilbert. Gilbert is 9-3 with a 2.76 ERA in his 16 starts. The Padres offense has really missed Fernando Tatis Jr, who continues to be out with a wrist injury. The offense has gone South without him. In the Dodgers series, the Padres scored more runs in the 9th inning of game four then they did in all the other innings of the series put together. And the problems continued on Monday as they could manage just two runs against the Mariners in their loss, 2-8. Mike Clevenger will get his seventh start of the season here today. Clevenger is 2-0 in his previous six starts with a nifty 2.33 ERA. Clevenger has allowed two total runs over his last four games (18 innings). Two very good pitchers and an anemic Padres hitting team will have me on the UNDER here today.

The St Louis Cardinals wrapped-up their series with the Phillies by getting shut-out on Sunday night, 0-4. The Cardinals recent 4-6 skid has seen them d rop to 2-games back of the Brewers in the AL Central. The Cardinals will send Dakota Hudson to the hill today. Hudson is 6-4 in his 15 starts with a 3.82 ERA. The Cardinals have not done well on the road vs a team with a winning record, evidenced by their 5-13 record their last 18 times. The Braves lost on Sunday to the Reds, 3-4. That loss coupled with the Mets win dropped the Braves to 3.5-games back in the AL East. The Braves send Kyle Wright to the hill with a 9-4 record in his 15 starts. Wright has the most wins on the team and just a 3.03 ERA this season. Atlanta is 23-7 their last 30 games and 11-3 in their last 14 home games. I'll take the Braves here on this Holiday Monday.

Texas dropped their last game of their series at the Mets on Sunday, 1-4. The Rangers lost the series to the Mets one game to two. They open up this holiday Monday with a 3-games set at Baltimore before heading to Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle on what is a long road trip. The Rangers send Dane Dunning to the mound with a 1-6 record and 4.09 ERA. He's been a bit worse on the road with a 0-5 record and 5.58 ERA. In fact, the Rangers are 0-8 in Dunning's eight road starts. The Orioles beat Minnesota on Sunday, 3-1. Dean Kramer will toe the rubber for the Orioles. Kramer is 2-1 in his five starts with a 1.29 ERA. Kramer has not allowed a run in any of his last three starts (18 2/3 innings) and only four total runs all season. The Orioles look to be a good bet here on Monday with Kramer on the hill. Take Baltimore at this bargain price.

The St Louis Cardinals are just one-game back of the Milwaukee Brewers now in the NL Central after their win over the Phils on Saturday, 7-6. The Cards are just 3-8 in their last 11 road games and 5-13 in their last 18 on the road vs a team with a winning record. Adam Wainwright will get the start here today for the Cardinals. Wainwright is 6-5 in his 15 starts with a 3.07 ERA. Philly looks to take this three game set as they send Zack Wheeler to the hill. Wheeler is 6-4 in his 14 starts with a 2.89 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 4-2 record in eight starts and a 1.85 ERA. The Phillies have won nine of the last 13 in this series and six of the last eight in Philly. I'll take the home team here tonight. Play Philadelphia.

The Baltimore Orioles look to snap a 4-game losing streak and sweep by the Twins here today in Minnesota. The O's are 35-44 in the AL East and their season is over in such a competitive conference. However, they will continue to give it their all. Tyler Wells is 6-4 for the O's with a nice 3.23 ERA. He's been a bright spot for this club, allowing just two runs over his last three starts (16 innings). In fact, if you toss out his opening day start where he allowed four runs, he has allow over three runs in any of the next 14 starts. The O's have been a good under team too, going 2-10 O/U in their last 12 games. The Twins continue to hold onto 1st in the AL Central, though Cleveland has closed to 3-games back. Devin Smeltzer will start for the Twins with a 4-1 record in nine starts and a 2.86 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 2-0 record in four starts and a 1.50 ERA. Five of the last seven in this series have gone under and that's what I expect here today. Play UNDER.

The Texas Rangers look to take this three game set with the Mets today. The Rangers won on Saturday as a nice little dog with Perez, 7-3. Today they send Jon Gray to the hill. Gray is 4-3 in his 13 starts with a 3.89 ERA. Gray has been very good, allowing two runs or fewer in four straight games and five of his last six games. He has also won three straight starts, allowing three total runs over 19 2/3 innings. The Mets dropped to 48-30 with their loss on Saturday and have the NL's second best record behind the Dodgers. Carlos Carrasco will start today with a 8-4 record in 15 starts and a 4.74 ERA. Carrasco coming off a pair of bad starts where he allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings to the Astros and five runs in 2 1/3 innings to the Astros. I look at Gray as a very live dog here today in New York. Play Texas.

The Boston Red Sox lost game one of this series with the Cubs on Friday night, 5-6. That dropped them to 43-34 on the season and 13-games back of the Yankees in the AL East. Josh Winckowski will start today for the Sox with a 3-1 record in his four starts and a 3.60 ERA. The Cubs will counter with Alec Mills who will make just his second start of the season. Mills only went 2 2/3 innings in his first start vs St Louis, allowing six hits and five runs. Boston has gone over in their last four Interleague games. The last four of five in this series have gone over and that's what I look for again today. Play the OVER.

Reason: The Atlanta Braves had an easy win in game one of this series with the Reds, 9-1. That was the team's third win in four games. The Braves have been very good on the road, winning 12 of their last 15 away games. They are also 22-6 their last 28 games. Spencer Strider has looked excellent for the Braves with a 2-1 record in his six starts and a 4.29 ERA. He is coming off a excellent performance in LA where he went six innings vs the Dodgers allowing no runs and striking out seven. Strider has a fast ball that consistently breaks the 100 mph barrier. The Reds have lost three straight games, getting outscored 11-32 in the process. Their bullpen has also been horrible, posting a 10.64 ERA over their last seven games and a 5.78 ERA overall. That puts more pressure on today's starter, Tyler Mahle. Mahle is 3-6 in his 16 starts with a 4.23 ERA. I don't see this Reds team making much contact vs Strider and his over powering stuff. I'll lay the Run Line with the Braves today.

If the Angels hoped to make up any ground with 1st place Houston before the All-Star break, well they got off to a bad start last night with a loss, 1-8. That loss dropped them five-games under .500 and no other team in the AL West has a winning record other than Houston. Patrick Sandoval will get the start for the Halos with a 3-2 record after 12 starts and a 2.63 ERA. Sandoval has been one of their most consistent starters, allowing two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. Sandoval has a tough road considering the Angels are just 10-25 their last 35 games. Meanwhile, Houston looks to put this division away before the All-Star break. The Astros are 17-6 in their last 23 vs the AL West. They are also 23-9 in their last 32 vs the Angels in Houston. Jose Urquidy will start today for the Astros. Urquidy is 6-3 in his last 14 starts with a 4.36 ERA. He's been much better at home with a 2-1 mark in five starts and a 2.51 ERA. I'll take the Astros to continue their dominance in the AL West.

The Texas Rangers lost game one of this series with the NY Mets on Friday, 3-4. The loss dropped the Rangers to 36-39 and while in 2nd place in the AL West, they are 12.5-games back of the Astros for 1st place. The Rangers have done well in IL games, particularly against the NL East where they are 22-9 their last 31 games. Martin Perez makes the start today for the Rangers with a 6-2 record and 2.22 ERA in 15 starts. He has done well for the most part, though he has the occasional bad start. In his 15 starts he's allowed two runs or fewer in 11 of those games, three runs in two and more than 3 runs just twice. At one time the NY Mets had a nice lead in the AL East. However, that has dwindled to just 3.5 games over 2nd place St Louis. Trevor Williams will get the start today with a 1-3 record in his six starts and a 4.88 ERA. I like to find dogs with value and the Rangers have good value today with a very good pitcher on the hill. Take the Rangers.

The LA Angels at one time contended for the AL West lead with the Astros. But after a disastrous June that saw their head coach being fired, they now are 12.5 games back of the Astros. The Angels have won of late, going 3-1 in their last four games. Michael Lorenzen gets the start tonight for the Halos. Lorenzez is 6-5 in his 12 starts with a 4.24 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 2-3 record in five starts and a 6.14 ERA. The Houston Astros look to have little competition in the West, with the Angels and Mariners the closest behind them. Cristian Javier is 5-3 in his 10 starts with a 3.33 ERA. He's been better at home with a 3-2 record in five starts and a 2.45 ERA. Javier has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. I'll take the Astros at home here tonight.

Two teams in the CFL both looking for their first win of the season. Edmonton Elks are 0-3 and play at the 0-3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats tonight. Edmonton has lost 11 of their last 12 regular season games while Hamilton has lost five of their last nine regular season games. But what stands out for me in this matchup is that Hamilton is 6-1 ATS vs their last seven teams that have a losing record. They are also good at home, going 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 at home. Hamilton has also covered the last four in this series. I'll lay the 6.5 or 7 points here tonight with Hamilton.

The Atlanta Braves continue to close the gap in the NL East as they trail the NY Mets by just 3.5-games. The Braves took two of their three games with the Phillies, losing on Thursday. Today they begin their 3-game set at Cincinnati and Max Fried will get the start today. Fried is 7-2 in his 15 starts with a 2.77 ERA. Fried has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. Cincinnati has lost two straight games and 10 of their last 13 games. Mike Minor will start today for the Reds. Minor is 1-4 in his five starts with a 7.72 ERA. Minor has allowed at least three runs in each start and at least four runs in four of his starts. I'll lay the Run Line today with the Braves.

The St Louis Cardinals have closed the gap in the NL Central to just 1-game behind division leading Milwaukee. The Cardinals begin a tough stretch of games with three at Philly, four at Atlanta and then three at home vs Philly. Miles Mikolas starts today for the Cardinals with a 5-5 record in his 15 starts with a 2.57 ERA. Mikolas has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four starts. Philly has lost two of their last three games and six of their last 10 games. Bailey Falter makes only his fourth start of the season here tonight. Falter is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA. The Cardinals do well vs lefties, now 21-7 in their last 28 vs the southpaws.  Your free play for Friday is on the OVER.

The St Louis Cardinals have closed the gap in the NL Central to just 1-game behind division leading Milwaukee. The Cardinals begin a tough stretch of games with three at Philly, four at Atlanta and then three at home vs Philly. Miles Mikolas starts today for the Cardinals with a 5-5 record in his 15 starts with a 2.57 ERA. Mikolas has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four starts. Philly has lost two of their last three games and six of their last 10 games. Bailey Falter makes only his fourth start of the season here tonight. Falter is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA. The Cardinals do well vs lefties, now 21-7 in their last 28 vs the southpaws. I like Mikolas here today for the Cardinals. Play St Louis.

Week 4 of Canadian football league action begins tonight as BC takes on the Redblacks from Ottawa. BC is in the tough West where three teams are undefeated, including BC which is 2-0. BC has been dominating thus far, scoring 103 points and allowing just 18. BC has lost seven of their last 10 regular season games however. QB Nathan Rourke has completed 87.8% of his passes for 718 yards and seven TD's. Ottawa looks for their first win after a 0-2 start. QB Jeremiah Masoli has completed 70.8% of his passes for 711 yards and 1 TD. BC looks the better team, but it's early in the season and I had a big upset winner last week with Montreal a small home dog beating Saskatchwan. I look for the same here today as Ottawa gets their first win of the season as a small home dog. Play Ottawa.

Tampa Bay made a pitching change on Thursday as they now are going with an opener rather than a starter. Openers don't figure to go long and I don't see this one going much more than two innings. That opener is Matt Wisler who has been in three openers this year. He has a 3.17 ERA in those openers with one walk and four KO's. The Jays counter with Yusei Kikuchi who has struggled to a 2-4 record in 14 starts with a 5.08 ERA. He's been even worse of late, going 0-3 over his last seven starts with a 7.30 ERA. The Jays have been a good over team at home, going 14-2 O/U their last 16 on the home turf. With a poor pitcher on the hill and an opener for the Rays, I'll play this one over.

Just one game on the WNBA slate tonight and that's the Atlanta Dream playing at the NY Liberty. Both these teams fighting for one of those last playoff spots as the Liberty are in 7th place with a 8-10 record and the Dream are in 9th place with a 8-11 record. The Liberty have won two straight, including their game over the Dream 89-77 at Atlanta. This back-to-back series now changes venues to New York. Atlanta has lost three straight games and seven of their last eight games. New York is 6-1 ATS in their last seven overall games and 7-0 ATS vs the WNBA Eastern Conference teams. The Liberty playing much better here of late. I'll lay the points with New York.

The New York Yankees bring a four game win streak into today's game at Houston as the two best AL teams clash. The Yankees are coming off a sweep of the Oakland A's as they play Houston just one time here tonight before heading to Cleveland tomorrow. Luis Severino will get the start tonight for the Yankees. Severino is 4-2 in his 13 starts with a 3.38 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road where he is 3-2 in his five starts with a 4.61 ERA. The Astros have won two straight games and four of their last five. They just got done with a four game split with the Yankees last week. Luis Garcia will start today with a 5-5 record and 3.55 ERA. Garcia didn't get a start against the Yankees last week. The Astros have done well vs the Yankees, taking 13 of the last 19 games in Houston. I'll take them as a small dog here today.

The Astros and Mets play their second game here today from New York. The Astros took Tuesday game, 9-1. Today they get their Ace, Justin Verlander on the mound. Verlander is 9-3 in his 14 starts with a 2.22 ERA. His road ERA has been even better with a 2.04 ERA. Verlander coming off that fine performance over the Yankees where he went seven innings, allowed just four hits and one run. The Mets have lost two straight and four of their last six games. The Mets haven't done well in IL games of late, going 0-5 their last five vs a winning AL team. Taijun Walker will toe the rubber today for the Mets. Walker is 6-2 with a 3.03 ERA in his 12 starts. Two excellent pitchers here today. I look for a low scoring game. Play UNDER

Baltimore took game one of this series with the Mariners on Monday, 9-2. That makes five wins in their last six games for the O's. It was also their first over game in their last eight games. Dean Kremer will start today for the O's with a 2-1 record in his four starts and a 1.71 ERA and 0.84 road ERA. Kremer has not allowed a run over his last two starts (11 2/3 innings) and just one run over his last three starts (16 2/3 innings). Seattle looks to snap a two-game losing streak here today. They will send Robbie Ray to the hill with a 6-6 record in his last 15 starts and a 4.07 ERA. Ray has been very good though of late, allowing just two runs over his last three starts (20 innings). The M's have also gone under in 13 of their last 16 home games. I'll be on the UNDER here today.

A Couple of first place teams meet here on Tuesday as the Houston Astros and Mets face off from New York. The Astros are 45-27 and 11-games in front of 2nd place LA Angels. Framber Valdez gets the start today and he's been excellent this season with a 7-3 record in 14 games with a 2.90 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 4-1 record and 1.95 ERA. The Mets have seen their lead in the NL East shrink to just 5-games over the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Carrasco will start today with a 8-3 record and 4.31 ERA. He's been hit pretty hard of late, allowing 13 runs over his last three starts (13 1/3 innings). The Astros are 8-1 in their last nine road games vs righties. The Astros have also won the last five games in this series. Take Houston today.