The Houston Astros have climbed their way back into the AL West race with the Oakland A's. The Astros gained a game and are now just one-game back of Oakland thanks to a six-game winning streak by Houston. The Astros have the best run differential in baseball with a +106 number. Today they face the AL Central leading Chicago White Sox. The Sox hold a 3.5 game lead over the Cleveland Indians. The Sox start Dallas Keuchel today. Keuchel is 6-1 in his 14 starts with a 3.66 ERA. Houston counters with Lance McCullers who is 3-1 in his 10 starts with a 2.89 ERA. Both pitchers are good but I'm sticking with the red-hot Astros in this one. Play Houston.

The San Francisco Giants ran their win streak to five games and have won seven of their last 10 games. They still have a 2.5-game lead in the NL West over the Dodgers and the Padres have fallen six games back. The Phillies are in 2nd place in the NL East, 4.5-games back of the division leading Mets. The Phillies will start Aaron Nola here today. Nola has a 5-4 record and 3.69 ERA this season. He's a bit worse on the road with a 4.99 ERA. Alex Wood starts for the Giants. Wood is 6-3 with a 3.71 ERA. I'm sticking with the hot Giants and Wood here today. Play San Francisco.

The Chicago White Sox look to extend their lead in the AL Central as they play at Houston today. The Sox have a 4.5-game lead over 2nd place Cleveland. The Sox also have the best run differential in MLB with +107. The Houston Astros are in 2nd place in the NL West, 2.5-games back of the Oakland A's. The Astros have won three straight games and seven of their last 10 games. The Sox start Dylan Cease who is 5-2 on the season with a 3.37 ERA and a little worse 5.79 ERA on the road. The Astros start Jose Urquidy, who is 4-3 in his 11 starts with a 3.77 ERA and slightly better 2.83 ERA at home. Two excellent starters here and I'll be on the home team. Play Houston.

The Baltimore Orioles are in last place in the AL East with a 22-44 record. They are 20-games back of first place Tampa Bay. The O's have lost six straight and seven of their last 10 games. The Indians are in 2nd place in the AL Central, 4.5-games back of the White Sox. The Indians have won two straight games. The O's start Keegan Akin today who is 0-1 in his three starts with a 2.63 ERA. The Indians send Aaron Civale to the hill. Civale is 9-2 in his 13 starts with a 3.17 ERA. Both starters have been very good, but Akin plays for a terrible Baltimore team while Civale has the benefit of playing on a good Indians club. Play Cleveland.

Oakland A's have won five straight games and now sit 2.5-games ahead of 2nd place Houston in the AL West lead. The A's have also won eight of their last 10 games. The LA Angels are in fourth in the division with a 33-34 record and have lost two straight games. The Angels start Griffin Canning today. Canning is 4-4 in his 10 starts with a 5.10 ERA. The A's will counter with Cole Irvin. Irvin is 4-7 in his 13 starts with a 3.70 ERA. Irvin has pitched well of late, allowing two total runs over his last two starts (12 innings). A's with the home advantage and edge in pitching. Play Oakland.

The NY Mets have a four game lead in the NL East over the Phillies after their win last night over the Cubs, 5-2 in the opener of this series. The Mets have the best run differential in the division with a +20. The Chicago Cubs are tied for first place in the NL Central with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs have the best run differential in the division with a +40. The Cubs start Alec Mills today. Mills started one game this year at Milwaukee and went four innings allowing two runs. The Mets will start Taijuan Walker who is 5-2 on the season and has a very nice 2.07 ERA and even better 1.23 ERA at home. Walker has allowed one or no runs in five of his last six starts. I like the Mets with Walker here tonight. Play NY Mets.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost seven straight games and that has them in last place in the NL Central, 14.5-games back of 1st place. The Washington Nationals having a disappointing season as they sit in last in the AL East, though they are just seven games back of 1st place NY Mets. The Pirates start J.T. Brubaker today. Brubaker is 4-5 in his 11 starts with a 3.90 ERA and slightly worse 4.91 road ERA. Washington starts veteran Jon Lester today. Lester is 0-2 in his eight starts with a 4.19 ERA. He's pitched well of late though with just three total runs allowed over his last three starts (13 2/3 innings). I'll take the Nationals against this reeling Pirates team. Play Washington.

The Chicago Cubs are tied for first in the AL Central with the Milwaukee Bucks, both with 37-27 records. The Cubs have won four straight games. The Cardinals have dropped to five-games back of first place thanks to a 2-8 record over their last 10 games. The Cardinals will start Carlos Martinez today. Martinez is 3-6 in his 11 starts with a 6.21 ERA. He's been even worse on the road with a 1-4 record and 7.04 ERA. Martinez has allowed 15 runs over his last 4 2/3 innings of work. The Cubs will start Zach Davies today. Davies is 3-3 in his last 13 starts with a 4.45 ERA and a slightly better 3.52 ERA at home. Davies has allowed one or no runs in three of his last four starts. Cubs should have little trouble in this one day against a slumping red bird team with a poor starter on the hill. Play Chicago.

The Houston Astros have closed to just one game back of AL West leading Oakland A's. The Astros have won seven of their last 10 games. They also have the best run differential in the division by far, a +78. The next closest team are the A's with a +9. The Twins have struggled all year, going just 25-38 on the season and now 14-games back of the White Sox. The Twins have lost seven of their last 10 games. Houston starts Luis Garcia today. Garcia is 5-2 with a nifty 2.72 ERA on the season. He's allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last five starts. The Twins send Jose Berrios to the hill. Berrios is 6-2 for the Twins in 12 starts with a 3.58 ERA. He hasn't been as good at home with a 4.71 ERA. Astros have been hot and they have a hot starter on the hill. Play Houston.

Blue Jays have dropped to 4th in the AL East after losing six of their last 10 games. The Red Sox have climbed to within 1-game of the AL East lead as they have won two straight and seven of their last 10 games. The Jays start Steven Matz today. Matz is 6-3 in his 12 starts with a 4.50 ERA. Nick Pivetta will start for the Sox with a 6-1 record in his 12 starts and a 3.78 ERA. Both pitchers doing well, but I'll stick with the hotter team here in the Red Sox.

The Oakland A's have a slim lead in the AL West division, just 1-game over the Houston Astros. Looks to be a two-game race between the A's and Astros with the Angels now six games back. The A's have won seven of their last 10 games. Kansas City is in third place in the AL Central with a 30-32 record. They have lost six of their last 10 games. The Royals will start Jackson Kowar for just the second time this season. He went only 2/3 of an inning in his first start at the Angels, allowing three hits and four runs in his quick exit. James Kapreilian will toe the rubber for the A's. Kapreilian is 2-1 in his five starts with a 3.08 ERA. Kapreilian has allowed over two runs in just one of his five starts. Take the A's.

 Game one of this doubleheader from Washington has the Nationals hosting the Giants. The Giants continue to hold onto first place in the NL West thanks in big part to their 7-3 win streak over their last 10 games. The Nationals are in last place in the NL East, 8-games back of the division leading Mets. The Nats are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The Giants will start Kevin Gausman. Gausman is a perfect 7-0 in his 12 starts with a nifty 1.27 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 0l71 ERA in his eight away games. The Nats will start Erick Fedde who is 3-4 in his eight starts with a 4.35 ERA. He's been worse at home with a 7.56 ERA in his four starts. Gausman and the the Giants just too good to pass on right now. Play San Francisco.

 The Oakland A's holding onto their slim lead in the AL West with a 1-game advantage of second place Houston. The A's look to extend that lead here tonight at home against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are in their place in the AL Central, 7.5-games back of the White Sox. The Royals will start Brady Singer tonight. Singer is 3-5 in his 12 starts with a 4.88 ERA and 5.91 road ERA. Singer has allowed 12 runs over his last three starts (14 innings). Cole Irvin will toe the rubber for the A's. Irvin is 4-7 in his 12 starts with a 3.89 ERA. Irvine is coming off a nice start at Colorado where he allowed just one run over six innings for the Win. I'll take the A's here tonight at home with the slightly better starter on the hill. Play Oakland.

Interleague action here on Friday has the LA Angels vising the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Angels are in fourth in the AL West, 6-games back of division leading Oakland. The Angels have played much better of late, winning three straight and seven of their last 10 games. The Arizona Diamondbacks are done for this year, they play in the very competitive NL West where they are in last place, 19-games back. They have lost seven straight games and eight of their last 10 games. The Angels start Shohei Ohtani, who is 2-1 in his eight starts. Ohtani has a 2.76 ERA and has allowed more than two runs just once in his last five starts. Merrill Kelly starts for the D'backs. Kelly is 2-6 in his 12 starts with a 5.12 ERA. Kelly has allowed nine earned runs over his last 12 2/3 innings. Hard to be on the D'backs side as bad as they have played. Take the LA Angels.

The Kansas City Royals have dropped four straight games after Tuesday night's 1-8 loss to the Angels. The Royals are still in 3rd place in the AL Central, but have dropped back to 7.5-games back of the White Sox. The Angels have won two straight and seven of their last 10 games. They still sit in fourth in the AL West, 6.5-games back of the A's. Brad Keller will start today for the Royals. Keller is 6-4 in his 12 starts with a 5.50 ERA. However, Keller has been much better of late, allowing three earned runs or fewer in each of his last eight starts. Griffin Canning will start for the Halos. Canning is 3-4 in his nine starts with a 5.71 ERA. He's been a bit worse at home, posting a 6.35 ERA. We get a small dog price here today with the Royals who I believe have the better starter going. That makes this a live dog. Play Kansas City.

 The White Sox won their 2nd game in a row and seventh of their last 10 games with the win over the Jays on Tuesday, 6-1. They still hold a somewhat comfortable 4-game lead in the AL Central. The Jays have now lost two straight and have fallen back to 7-games behind AL East leading Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays will start Alek Manoah today. Manoah is 1-0 in his two starts and has a 3.86 ERA. After an initial start where he allowed just two hits and no runs to the Yankees he got bounced out early by the Marlins after 3 1/3 innings by allowing four hits and four run including three home runs. Lance Lynn toes the rubber for the Sox. Lynn having a excellent season with a 7-1 record after 10 starts and a 1.38 ERA with 0.937 WHIP. Lynn has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last six starts. Not a bad price here today with a excellent team and excellent starter. Play Chicago.

The Mets took the short end of a 3-10 loss on Tuesday night at Baltimore. The loss dropped the Mets to 28-24 as they still sit atop the NL East, 2.5 games ahead of the Braves. The are out of the race in the A.L, now 16-games back in the East. However, they have still won two straight after Tuesday evening. The Mets look to send Taijuan Walker to the hill today. Walker is 4-2 in his 10 starts with a 2.17 ERA and 1.056 WHIP. Walker coming off one of his worst starts of the season, allowing seven hits and three earned runs in a 3-4 loss at San Diego. Matt Harvey will toe the rubber for the O's. Harvey is 3-6 in his 12 starts with a lofty 6.62 ERA. Harvey had one of his best starts last time out, but only went three innings. He allowed just two hits and one run to the Twins. I don't see the Mets losing two straight to the Orioles, especially against their one time starter in Harvey. Play New York.

Houston Astros on the heals of the Oakland A's in the drive for first place in the AL West. The Astros trail the A's by just one game with third place Seattle 5-games back. The Boston Red Sox have won five straight games and pulled within 1/2 game of AL East leader Tampa Bay. The Astros start Framber Valdez today. Valdez is 1-0 in his two stars with a 1.64 ERA. The Sox will start Martin Perez. Perez is 4-2 in his 11 starts with a 3.089 ERA. Perez is coming off a strong 7 2/3 innings vs the Astros where he allowed six hits and no runs for the win. Perez just beat the Astros and I look for him to shut them down again at home. Play Boston.

The Chicago Cubs look to snap a 2-game losing streak here today at San Francisco. The Cubs are still in 1st place in the NL Central with a 1-game lead over the Brewers and 1.5-games over the Cardinals. The Giants are in a 3-way dogfight in the NL West as they sit in first place. They lead 2nd place San Diego by 1-game and third place LA Dodgers by 2-games. The Giants have taken back first place thanks to a 8-2 streak over their last 10 games. The Cubs will start Kohl Stewart. Stewart makes his second start of the season. He went five innings in his first start, allowing one run and three hits for the win over the Padres. The Giants start Kevin Gausman who is 6-0 in his 11 starts with a 1.40 ERA and 0.792 WHIP. Gausman has allowed no runs over his last three starts (17 innings) with 24 KO's and just four walks. Take the Giants here today.

The Tampa Bay Rays saw their lead in the AL East dip to just one-game after losing last night at the Texas Rangers, 4-5. The Rays have a better road record then at home. They are 15-13 at home this year and 21-10 on the road. The Rangers are in last place in the AL West with a 23-36 record and 11-games back of the A's. The Rays will start Rich Hill who is 4-2 on the season with a 3.32 ERA. Hill has allowed just three total runs over his last five starts (34 2/3 innings). The Rangers will start Kolby Allard who makes his second start of the season. Allard went four innings in his first start at Seattle, allowing just two hits and two runs but absorbing the loss. Hill and Rays are a lethal combination, one I won't miss on. Play Tampa Bay.

The Houston Astros are in 2nd place in the AL West, one-game back of the Oakland A's. This despite having best run differential in the division (+70). Compare that to Oakland's +5 differential. The Toronto Blue Jays are in 4th in the AL East, 5-games back of division leading Tampa Bay. The Jays got destroyed yesterday by the Astros, 1-13. Houston will start Jose Urquidy today. Urquidy is 4-2 on the season with a 3.02 ERA and 0.987 WHIP. Urquidy has allowed just three total runs over his last four starts (23 2/3 innings). Ross Stripling will start for the Jays. Stripling is 1-3 on the season with a 6.30 ERA. Stripling has struggled this year to find any consistency while Urquidy has been the model of consistency of late. Play HOUSTON.

NL Central match here between the Reds and Cardinals. The Reds are 6-games back of the division leading Cubs while the Cardinals are just 1.5 games back in second place. The Reds will start struggling Louis Castillo. Castillo, one a top starter or Ace on this club, is 1-8 in his 11 starts with a 7.22 ERA. He's been even worse on the road with a 0-4 mark and 8.73 ERA. The Cardinals will start Kwang-Hyn Kim. Kim has just a 1-3 record in his eight starts, but a respectable 3.65 ERA and the team has won five of his eight starts. He's been even better at home with a team record 3-0 and his 1.84 ERA. I'll take Kim and the Cards here against a struggling Castillo. Play St Louis.

Not many people would have thought the Twins would be in last place in the AL Central at this point of the season. But there they sit, 12-games back of the White Sox. They have lost three straight games, including last night to the Royals, 5-6. The Royals are in third place in the division, five games back of the White Sox. The Royals have won four straight games and seven of their last 10. The Twins will start Matt Shoemaker today. Shoemaker is 2-6 in his last 10 starts. Shoemaker has a 5.90 ERA and 1.431 WHIP. The Royals start Brad Keller. Keller is 5-4 with a 5.68 ERA. Should be another close game, but I'll go against the Twins here in this one. Take Kansas City.

The TB Rays continue to hold onto first place in the AL East with a 2-game lad over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays are the hottest team in the East with a 7-3 record over the last 10 games. The Texas Rangers are in last place in the AL West, 11-games back of the A's. The Rangers have been ice cold, losing nine straight games. The Rangers will look to Kyle Gibson to turn their fortunes around. Gibson is 3-0 in his 10 starts with a 2.24 ERA. Gibson has been the best starter the Rangers have had. Josh Fleming will toe the rubber for the Rays. Fleming is 2-2 in his four starts with a nifty 1.69 ERA and a 0.00 ERA in his one road start. Have to side here with the Rays and Fleming. Rangers just playing too poorly right now.

The LA Dodgers have struggled at times this season and right now they have won just five of their last 10 games. They sit in third place in the NL West, 2-games back of the Giants. The Atlanta Braves are in second place in the NL East, 3.5-games back of the Mets. The Braves have won six of their last 10 games. The Dodgers will start Julio Urias today. Urias is 7-2 in his 11 starts with a 3.61 ERA. The Braves will counter with Ian Anderson who is 4-2 in his 10 starts with a 3.27 ERA. The Braves are a perfect 5-0 in his five home starts with Anderson having a 3.07 ERA. I'll take the Braves a small home dog here today. Take Atlanta.

Battle of last place teams here on Wednesday has the last place AL Central Twins taking on the last place AL East Orioles. The Orioles have lost nine of their last 10 games while the Twins have won six of their last 10 games. The Twins will start Randy Dobnak, who is 1-1 in his only two starts. Dobnak has a 4.50 ERA. Matt Harvey will toe the rubber for the O's. Harvey is 3-6 in his 11 starts with a 6.84 ERA and 1.643 WHIP. Harvey has allowed at least five runs in each of his last four starts while not lasting over 4 2/3 innings in any of those outings. Harvey is long gone from his glory days with the Mets. Play Minnesota here today.

Interleague action here on Tuesday has the LA Angels taking on the San Francisco Giants. The Giants have won four straight, including Monday's game over the Angels, 6-1. The Angels are now six games back in the AL West after Sunday's loss to the Giants. The Angels will start Andrew Heaney today. Heaney is 2-3 after nine starts with a 5.24 ERA. Heaney has allowed 12 runs over his last 12 innings of work. Alex Wood has found new life in San Francisco. Wood is 5-2 in his eight starts with a 2.44 ERA and 2.08 home ERA. Wood and the Giants just too good for the Angels here today. I'll take the home club here. Play San Francisco.

The NY Mets have opened up a three-game lead in the NL East over the Braves thanks in part to a four-game win streak. The Mets are coming off a game 1 win over the D'backs, 6-2. The Mets have now allowed just eight runs over their last five games. Marcus Stroman will start for the Mets today. Stroman is 4-4 in his 10 starts with a 2.47 ERA. He's been ever better at home with a 2-1 record and a 2.02 ERA. The Arizona Diamonbacks are already out of the running in the competitive NL West. The D'backs are 15.5 games back of the Giants. Arizona has lost nine of their last 10 games. The will send Caleb Smith to the hill tonight. Hill is 0-1 in his only start, allowing five hits and three earned runs over three innings in a 0-7 loss to the Padres. Don't look for things to get better tonight against the 1st place Mets. Play New York.

The Twins and Orioles continue their series here on Tuesday as the Twins took Sunday's game in 10 innings, 3-2. The Twins have won seven of their last 10 games as they sit 10.5-games back in the AL Central. The O's have now lost 14 straight games and 18 of their last 19 as they sit in last place in the AL East, 17.5-games back of the Rays. The Twins will start Michael Pineda tonight. Pineda is 3-2 on the season with a 2.62 ERA. The O's will counter with Bruce Zimmermann who is 1-3 in his eight starts. Zimmermann has a 5.68 ERA and a slightly better 5.52 ERA at home. O's just can't get any breaks these days. I'll take the Twins here today. Play Minnesota.

AL West action has the first place Oakland A's taking on the third place Seattle Mariners. The A's lead 2nd place Houston by 1.5 games and the M's by 3.5 games despite losing their last two. The Mariners having climbed to third place thanks to a four-game winning streak. The A's will start James Kaprielian. Kaprielian is 2-0 in his three starts with a 1.53 ERA and 0.905 WHIP. Kaprielian is coming off a seven inning outing over Seattle where he allowed the M's just two hits and no runs for the WIN. Logan Gilbert will start for the Mariners. Gilbert is 0-2 in his three starts with a 7.59 ERA. He's even a bit worse at home with a 9.45 ERA. I like the A's here with Kaprielian on the hill. Play Oakland.

The Boston Red Sox in a battle in the AL East with the Rays and Yankees. The Sox are in second place, 1-game back of the Rays. They have won three straight and seven of their last 10 games. The Houston Astros have dropped to 1.5-games back in the AL West behind the Oakland A's. The Astros are the only team in the West division with a positive run differential as they sit at +48 runs. Boston starts Eduardo Rodriguez today. Rodriguez is 5-3 in nine starts with a 5.06 ERA. Jose Urquidy will toe the rubber for the Astros. He's 3-2 in his eight starts with a 3.22 ERA and a slightly better 3.18 ERA at home. Urquidy hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last four starts. The Astros are home here with the better starter and as a small dog. I'll take that price and team. Play Houston.

The NY Yankees have lost three straight games and have dropped back to third in the AL East, 4.5-games back of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays have won four straight and nine of their last 10 games to regain first in the East. The Rays also have the best run difference in the division with a +61. The Rays will start Rich Hill today. Hill is 3-2 in his 10 starts with a 3.63 ERA. Hill has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last six starts. The Yanks will send Jameson Taillon to the hill. Taillon is 1-3 in his nine starts with a 5.06 ERA. Rays a slight dog here today and as hot as they have been that make them a live dog. Play Tampa Bay.

Miami has played well of late, despite losing their last two games at Boston. The Marlins are 6-4 over their last 10 games. Miami is in fourth in the NL East with a 24-27 record, just 3.5-games back of the Mets. The Red Sox will be fighting the rest of the way with the Rays and Yankees. The Sox are a half game back of the Rays. Miami starts Trevor Rogers today. Rogers has been great for the fish with a 6-2 record in his 10 starts and a 1.75 ERA. He has not allowed more than one run in any of his last four starts and six of the last seven. Nathan Eovaldi is 5-2 for the Sox after 10 starts with a 4.23 ERA and 1.175 WHIP. Miami a decent dog here today and with Rogers on the hill I have to take a shot with the dog here today as Rogers will have them in this to the end. Play Miami.

The NL West is a 3-team race and the San Diego Padres at the top right now with a 1.5-game lead over the Dodgers and Giants. The Padres beat the Astros on Friday to make them 8-2 over their last 10 games. The Houston Astros have dropped to 2nd place in the AL West thanks to a 4-6 stretch over the last 10 games. The Padres will start rejuvenated Yu Darvish. Darvish has had some down seasons of late but he is doing great this year. Darvish is 5-1 in his 10 starts with a nifty 1.75 ERA and 0.892 WHIP. He's been even better on the road with a 2-0 record in his three starts with a 1.00 ERA. Darvish has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last nine starts. The Astros will turn to Jake Odorizzi. Odorizzi is 0-2 in his three starts with a lofty 10.14 ERA. He's been even worse in his two appearances with a 12.30 ERA. Padres playing great and with a strong pitcher on the hill. Play San Diego.

The Giants looking to get back into 1st place in the NL West after occupying that spot for much of the early season. The Giants have played well, winning seven of their last 10. But the Dodgers and Padres have played even better. The Giants will turn to former Dodger Alex Wood. Wood has been great with a 5-1 record in his seven starts with a 1.93 ERA. Wood has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts. The Dodgers have been living on a 4-starter rotation, but tonight they get back what could be a key cog in David Price. Price went two innings against the Diamondbacks back on May 20th, allowing three hits and no runs. Price was on the IL with a hamstring injury and was expected to miss 6 to 8 weeks. Until I see how this long layoff has effected Price, I will not be on his side. Plus the Dodgers bullpen has been taking some injuries of late and you know Price won't go long tonight. Take San Francisco.

Early game here on Thursday has the Philadelphia Phillies at the Miami Marlins. he Marlins took the contest between these teams on Wednesday, 4-2. The Marlins have been playing very well, winning seven of their last 10 games and moving into third place, just 1 1/2 games back of 1st play NY Mets. The Phillies have dropped seven of their last 10 games and also in the standings to 4th, two games back of first place. The NL East is the weakest among the divisions as first play New York is just 22-20. The Phillies will send Spencer Howard to the hill. Howard has just one start this year and he allowed two runs over three innings in a loss to Boston, 3-4. The Marlins will start Pablo Lopez. Lopez has been very good this year, though his 1-3 record doesn't reflect his success. Lopez has 10 starts and a 2.73 ERA. He's been great at home with a 0.61 ERA in five starts and a 0.910 WHIP. Lopez has allowed just two runs over his last 12 innings with two walks and 11 KO's. The Marlins playing great and have a excellent starter on the hill. Play Miami.

NL West action here on Wednesday Night as the 3rd place Giants take on the last place Diamondbacks. San Fran has been in first a good portion of this early season. However, with both the Padres and Dodgers winning nine of their last 10 games, the Giants have fallen to 1.5-games back in the division. The D'backs are now 13-games back in the division and falling fast as they have lost nine straight games. The Giants will start Johnny Cueto, who is 3-1 on the season with a 3.34 ERA. Arizona will start Merrill Kelly, who is 2-5 in his nine starts with a 5.05 ERA. Giants still a very good team while the D'back are already out of it in this competitive division. Play San Francisco.

The Padres and Brewers have split the first two games of this series, with San Diego losing the opener 3-5 and winning last night, 7-1. The Padres hold a slim 1/2 game lead in the NL West over the Dodgers with both teams winning nine of their last 10 games. The Padres and Dodgers also both have the best run differential in baseball at a whopping +79 runs. The Brewers have dropped to third in the NL Central, two games back of the St Louis Cardinals. The Brewers are just 4-6 over their last 10 games. The Padres will start Chris Paddack tonight. Paddack is 2-3 in his eight starts, but has a nice 2.97 ERA. Paddack has been very good of late, allowing just two runs over his last three starts (13 innings). The Brewers will counter with Eric Lauer who is 1-1 after just two starts. Lauer has a nice 1.64 ERA in his two starts. Padres just too hot of a team right now to pass on a matchup like this one. I'll take the visitors here. Play San Diego

The Boston Red Sox have dropped out of first place in the AL East, now trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by a half game. The Red Sox have lost two straight games and are 6-4 over their last 10 games. The Atlanta Braves are in 2nd place in the NL East, one-game back of the NY Mets. The Braves have won four straight and are 6-4 over their last 10 games. Drew Smyly will start today for the Braves. Smyly is 2-2 in his seven starts with a 5.11 ERA. Nick Pivetta will put his perfect 5-0 record on the line today. Pivetta has a 3.59 ERA and a slightly better 3.16 ERA at Fenway Park. Both teams looking to regain the top spot in their respective divisions. I'm going to take the Sox here tonight. Play Boston.

The Texas Rangers won their third game in a row on Sunday to improve to 22-27 on the season as they sit 6-games back of the Oakland A's in the LA West. The LA Angels are in last in the West with a 20-27 record. The Rangers will begin this set with the Angels by starting Hyeon-Jong Yang. Yang is 0-1 in his two starts with a 3.12 ERA. Yang has 10 KO's against his five walks. The Angels will counter with Andrew Heaney. Heaney is 1-3 in his eight starts with a 5.31 ERA and 1.257 WHIP. Heaney has allowed nine earned runs ove rhis last 8 1/3 innings. I'll take the Rangers here this evening against a poor Angels team with a poor starter on the hill. Play Texas.

The Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers began their set with the Indians pulling out a 1-run victory on Monday, 6-5. The Indians remained 1.5-games back of first place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers have lost three in a row and are in last place in the division, 9.5-games back. Cleveland will start Aaron Civale today. Civale is having a fine season with a 6-1 record in his nine starts and a 3.30 overall ERA. He'll go against Detroit starter Tarik Skubal. Skubal is 1-5 in his seven starts with a 5.85 ERA. Have to lay a bit of a price here on the road, but the Indians with Civale looks like a mismatch to me. Play Cleveland.

The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Diego Padres as these two teams open their series tonight. The Padres are in a dog fight in the NL West as they have taken over first place thanks to a 9-game winning streak. The Padres lead the Dodgers by 1-game and the Giants by 2-games. The Brewers have dropped to third in the NL Central, three-games back of division leading St Louis. The Brewers have won two straight games. The Padres start Blake Snell here tonight. Snell is 1-0 in his nine starts with the team just 4-5 in those same starts. Snell has pitched well with a 3.79 ERA, but that goes up to 6.75 on the road in his four away starts. The Brewers start Brandon Woodruff tonight. Woodruff is 2-2 in his nine starts, with the team 6-3 in those starts. Woodruff has been very solid with a 1.58 ERA and 0.737 WHIP overall this season. In fact, Woodruff hasn't allowed more than two runs in any start expect his opening day start where he allowed three runs. Moreover, in the other eight starts he's allowed one run or fewer in seven of those starts. The Padres are hot, but Woodruff has been the best the Brewers have and I'll take the host in this one. Play Milwaukee.

The Baltimore Orioles look to snap a six-game losing streak here tonight at Minnesota. The O's are the only team in the AL East with a negative run differential (-47). They sit 11-games back and look to be fading fast in a competitive East. The one brightspot for the O's is tonight's starter in John Means. Not only did Means toss a No-hitter on May 5th at Seattle, but he's 4-0 in his nine starts with a 1.70 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 0.66 ERA in his six starts and a 3-0 record. The Twins held of the Indians last night for the road win at Cleveland, 5-4. The Twins are 5-5 in their last 10 games and are in last in the AL Central with a 17-29 record. Matt Shoemaker starts tonight with a 2-5 record and 6.08 ERA. His home ERA is even higher at 7.37 with an 0-4 record. These teams have identical records, but the difference tonight is a big one and that's starters. Take the Orioles.

 The Philadelphia Phillies have struggled here of late, winning just three of their last 10 games. Still, they are just 1.5 games back of first place NY Mets in the NL East. The Marlins are right behind them, two-games back despite having a sub-.500 record at 22.24. The NL East looks to be the weakest of all MLB divisions. The Phils start Zach Eflin here today. Eflin is 2-3 in his nine starts with a 3.77 ERA. That goes up on the road where he has a 5.68 ERA over four starts. The Marlins will counter with Trevor Rogers. Rogers is 6-2 in nine starts with a nifty 1.74 ERA. That improves even more at home with a 1.69 ERA. Rogers has allowed just one run in each of his last three games. In fact, he's allowed six runs over his last five starts. Marlins look to have the big edge on the hill in this one. Play Miami.

AL Central clash today between 2nd place Cleveland Indians and the last place Minnesota Twins. Disappointing season thus far for the Twins as they sit in last place with a 16-29 record and 10.5 games back of the White Sox. The Indians are 24-19 and in second place, 1.5 games back of the White Sox. The Twins start J.A. Happ today who is 2-2 after seven starts with a 5.35 ERA. He's been even worse on the road with a 1-1 record and 7.54 ERA. Zach Plesac will toe the rubber for the Indians. Plesac is 4-3 after nine starts with a 3.93 ERA. He's been a bit better at home with a 2.93 ERA. Twins don't install much confidence in me. However, the Indians do, especially with a solid Plesac on the hill. Take Cleveland

NL Central action here on Sunday has the 3rd place Milwaukee Brewers taking on the 4th place Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers and Reds have both lost seven of their last 10 games as they have dropped in the standings. The Brewers are now 4-games back of the Cardinals while the Reds are 5.5-games back. Freddy Peralta starts for the Brewers with a 4-1 record after eight starts. Peralta has a 2.51 ERA and 0.814 WHIP. Moreover, he's allowed no runs over his last 13 innings with 2 walks and 16 KO's. Luis Castillo has struggled a lot for the Reds. Castillo is 1-6 after nine starts with a 7.44 ERA and 1.795 WHIP. He's also allowed 15 runs over his last 12 2/3 innings of work. I'll take the road team here with the much better starter on the hill. Play Milwaukee.

 The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost six straight games and nine of their last 10 games to drop to 4th in the NL West, 10.5 games back of the Giants and Padres. The only team behind them? That would be today's opponent, Colorado. The Rockies are 12 games back in the NL West after a 4-6 record their last 10 games. The D'backs will start Madison Bumgarner today. He has a 4-3 record in his nine starts with a 4.15 ERA. Bumgarner has been very good of late, allowing no more than two runs in any of his last six starts. Antonio Senzatela will go for the Rockies today. Senzatela is 1-4 in his eight starts with a 5.18 ERA. Two teams both looking to go no where the way they are playing this year. But Bumgarner has looked good and I will take him here today. Play Arizona.

This is a tough NL West matchup tonight as the 1st place San Francisco Giants take on the surging LA Dodgers. The Giants are holding a 1-game lead over the Padres and 2-games over the Dodgers. The Giants have won five straight and eight of 10 games. The Dodgers have won four straight and eight of the last 10. Trevor Bauer has been solid for LA thus far with a 4-2 record in nine starts and a 2.20 ERA. Ex-Dodger Alex Wood will toe the rubber for the Giants. Wood is 5-0 in his six starts with a 1.75 ERA. I'm looking at the value here and that's on the home dog Giants.

The Tampa Bay Rays have run their win streak to seven games as they begin this series with the Blue Jays. The Rays swept Baltimore and and the Mets. Toronto looks to snap a two-game losing streak after dropping their last two to the Red Sox. The Rays will start Tyler Glasnow tonight. Glasnow is 4-2 in his nine starts with a 2.35 ERA. He's been about the same on the road with a 2-1 record and 2.51 ERA. The Rays will turn to Anthony Kay who is 0-2 in his three starts with a 6.35 ERA and 1.324 WHIP. Rays are hot and they have a solid pitcher on the hill. Play Tampa Bay.

The Red Sox holding onto that first place in the AL East, but just by one game over Tampa Bay and 1 1/2 games over Toronto. The Blue Jays have won seven of their last 10 games while the Red Sox are 5-5 over their last 10 games. The Sox start Nick Pivetta today. Pivetta is a perfect 5-0 in his eight starts with a 3.16 ERA. He's been about as good on the road with a 3-0 record in three starts with a 3.18 ERA. The Jays will start ex-Met starter Steven Matz. Matz is 5-2 over his eight starts with a 4.29 ERA. Getting the Red Sox as a nice little dog here tonight. I give edges to the Sox overall and in starters. Play Boston.

The Tampa Bay Rays have closed to just one-game back of the Red Sox for the lead in the crowded AL East. The top five teams are all within 1 1/2 games of first place. Only the Orioles are seven games back. The Rays beat the O's on Tuesday evening, 13-6. The toughest game of this set is here though for the Rays. They have to face Baltimore ace John Means. Not only did Means toss a no-hitter at Seattle back on May 5th, but he has now run his scoreless inning streak to 15 innings. In fact, if you go back five starts, he allowed just three runs over 35 1/3 innings. The Rays will counter with Ryan Yarbrough. Yarbrough is 0-3 on the season with a 6.75 ERA and 1.544 WHIP. Harbrough has allowed 11 runs over his last 12 innings of work. Huge advantage here today to the Orioles. If they win a game in this series, this is the one. Play Baltimore.

Miami Marlins dropped their game at Philly on Tuesday, 3-8. The loss dropped the Marlins to 18-23 on the season and 4.5 games back of the NY Mets in the NL East. The win by Philly brought them one game closer to the Mets as they sit second in the East just one game back of first place. The Marlins will turn to Trevor Rogers here today. Rogers is 5-2 on the season with a 1.84 ERA. He's been good on the road too with a 3-1 record, 1.93 ERA and 1.071 WHIP. Rogers has allowed just two total runs over his last 11 innings of work. The Phils will counter with Zach Eflin. Eflin is 2-2 on the season with a 3.86 ERA and 1.169 WHIP. He is coming off a five run outing at Washington where he absorbed the loss. Rogers has been very good and I will take the Marlins as a small, live dog on Wednesday. Play Miami.

The Cleveland Indians look to snap a 4-game losing streak tonight at the LA Angels. The Indians have dropped to 2nd place int he AL Central, 3.5-games back of the 1st place White Sox. The LA Angels have won two games in a row and are 5-5 over their last 10 games. They are in 4th place in the AL West, 6-games back of the Oakland A's. The Indians will start Zach Plesac tonight who is 3-3 after eight starts with a 3.56 ERA and 0.958 WHIP. Plesac has pitched well of late, allowing two total runs over his last 21 2/3 innings. Andrew Heaney will toe the rubber for the Angels tonight. Heaney is 1-3 in his seven starts with a 4.75 ERA and 1.139 WHIP. Heaney is coming off a loss at Houston where he allowed five runs over 5 1/3 innings. Both teams need a win here tonight, but Indians have the better starter. Play Cleveland.

The Giants took game one of their series with the Reds on Monday, 6-3. The win kept the Giants in 1st place in the NL West with a 25-16 record. The Giants have won two in a row and seven of their last 10 games. The Giants will start Anthony Desclafani here today. Desclafani is 3-1 in his eight starts with a nifty 2.14 ERA and 0.885 WHIP. The Reds fell to 4th in the NL Central, though they are still just three-games back of division leading St Louis. The Reds will start Luis Castillo here today. Castillo is 1-5 in his eight starts with a lofty 7.71 ERA and 1.795 WHIP. He's been slightly better at home with a 5.49 ERA. Castillo has allowed 12 runs over his last 7 2/3 innings. I have to stick with the Giants here again today. Play San Francisco.

The Cincinnati Reds have won two straight games to improve to the .500 mark at 19-19 on the year. The Reds will start Sonny Gray who is still looking for that first win of the season after five starts. Gary, 0-2 on the season, has a 3.55 ERA and is even better at home with a 1.59 ERA at home after two starts. San Francisco kept its half game lead in the NL West over the Padres by winning on Sunday. The Giants will turn to Logan Webb here today. Webb is 2-3 after seven starts with a 4.86 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 7.58 ERA after four starts. I will take the Reds here at home over a poor road starter in Webb. Play Cincinnati.

The Boston Red Sox have won three straight games and seven of their last 10 games as they sit atop the AL East division by 2-games over the Yankees. The Sox look to sweep their series with the Angles today and they will turn to Nathan Eovaldi to do that. Eovaldi is 4-2 in his eight starts with a 4.00 ERA and 1.134 WHIP. The LA Angels have lost four straight games and fallen to last in the AL West with a 16-22 record. Jose Quintana will start today for the Halos. Quintana is 0-3 in his six starts with a whopping 9.00 ERA and 2.143 WHIP. The news is even worse on the road where his is 0-2 with a 18.00 ERA and 3.400 WHIP. Boston hits lefties really well and Quintana is going to be fodder for this Sox lineup today. Play Boston.

The St Louis Cardinals look to rebound from their loss to San Diego last night. The Cards are still in first place in the NL Central with a 23-16 record and lead 2nd place Milwaukee by three-games. The Padres win closed them to within 1.5 games of first place San Francisco in the NL West. The Padres will start Chris Paddack tonight. Paddack is 1-3 in his six starts with a 3.42 ERA. Adam Wainwright counters for the Cardinals tonight. Wainwright is 2-3 in his seven starts with a 3.80 ERA. He's also coming off a fine start where he allowed just three hits and no runs over 8 1/3 innings to the Rockies. We get the Cards as a dog here tonight. I'll take that live dog. Play St Louis.

The Boston Red Sox have won two straight games and lead the AL East by two games over the Yankees. The LA Angels have lost three in a row and seven of their last 10 games and find themselves in last in the AL West. The Angels allow a whopping 5.6 runs per game while scoring just 4.5 runs. They will start Dylan Bundy today who is 0-4 in his seven starts. Bunday has a 5.03 overall ERA and is coming off a 3 1/3 inning performance vs the Dodgers where he allowed six runs. The Sox will counter with Martin Perez. Perez is 0-2 in his seven starts with a 4.01 ERA. Perez coming off four good starts where he has allowed two runs or fewer in each start. Not sure why the Angels moved to a small favorite in this game considering how they are playing and with a poor starter on the hill. I'll take the Sox today. Play Boston.

The Oakland A's took game one of this series with the Minnesota Twins on Friday, 6-1. The win improved the A's to 24-16 on the season. Meanwhile, the Twins lost their fifth in a row after Friday night to drop to 12-23 on the season. The A's will start Cole Irvin who is 3-4 on the season with a 3.29 ERA. The Twins will counter with Jose Berrios who is 3-2 on the season with a 3.49 ERA. Berrios hasn't been any better at home with a 5.63 ERA in his three starts. Twins continue to have problems getting on track. I don't expect that to happen tonight either. Play Oakland.

The LA Angels have struggled this year to a 16-20 and AL West last place slot. The Angels have lost two straight games and seven of their last 10 games. Won't get any easier here today in Boston, where the Red Sox are in 1st place in the AL East with a 23-16 record. They have won six of 10 games. The Angels will start Griffin Canning. Canning is 2-2 after five starts with a 4.95 ERA and 1.437 WHIP. He's been a bit worse on the road where he is 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA. The Sox will start Nick Pivetta. Nick is a perfect 5-0 after seven starts with a 3.19 ERA. Surprised this line isn't higher on the Sox who are at home with the much better starter. But that's ok, I'll take them. Play Boston.

The Cleveland Indians are in 2nd place in the AL Central, just one game back of the White Sox. The Indians are 8-2 over their last 10 games and bring a three-game win streak to Seattle tonight. The Mariners have dropped to third place in the AL West after losing four straight and seven of their last 10 games. The Indians will start Zach Plesac tonight. Plesac is 2-3 in his seven starts with a 3.82 ERA and 1.025 WHIP. Plesac has been very good of late, allowing no runs over his last 13 2/3 innings with 13 KO's and just four walks. Logan Gilbert makes his first start of the season for the Mariners. Gilbert, a top pitching prospect of the M's, has been called up by the Mariners for this start. Until I see Gilbert pitch I'll go with the proven starter in this one. Play Cleveland.

The Miami Marlins continue their West coast trip here tonight in Arizona. This will be the final game of this 4-game set with the D'backs. The Marlins are 1-2 in the three games in Arizona and have scored just eight total runs in the three games. The Marlins will start Trevor Rogers tonight. Rogers is 4-2 in his seven starts with a 1.89 ERA and 1.079 WHIP. He's been just as good on the road with a 2.05 ERA and 1.091 WHIP in his four away starts. Merrill Kelly will toe the rubber for the D'backs tonight. Rogers is 2-3 in his seven starts with a 5.40 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 1-0 record in his two starts with a 2.31 ERA and 1.285 ERA. I like the Marlins starter a lot here tonight. Play Miami.

The Chicago White Sox are in 1st place in the AL Central, one game ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The Sox have won five straight games and seven of their last 10. The Sox have baseballs best run differential at +64 thanks to a big hitting ball club. Especially against lefties where they are 8-1 this year. The Sox have also won five straight games. Now they face a Twins team that is struggling , losing three in a row and seven of their last 10 games. They were pummeled on Wednesday by the Sox, 8-13. Michael Pineda has pitched well for the Twins, going 2-1 after six starts with a 2.43 ERA. However, Carlos Rondon has been amazing this year with a 5-0 record after five starts with a 0.58 ERA and 0.677 WHIP. He has not allowed more than one run in any of his five starts. I'm coming right back with the White Sox here on Thursday.  Play Chicago.

(Note: pitching change as Lynn now going for White Sox. This play still stays same for Jim)

The White Sox should be happy to see Minnesota Pitcher J.A. Happ here today. Why? Happ is a lefty. The White Sox have killed lefty pitchers this year at a MLB best 7-1 on the year. In fact, this even goes back to last season. Conversely, they have been held scoreless in 14 consecutive innings by right handed pitchers. The plain fact is that the Sox beat up on lefties. Happ has been very good this year with a 2-0 record in his five starts with a 1.91 ERA and 0.847 WHIP. Dallas Keuchel is 1-1 for the Sox with a 3.55 ERA in his seven starts. Keuchel has also allowed just four total runs over his last 19 innings of work. Tough to go against Happ the way he's pitching, but the Sox record against lefties is too hard to pass on here. Play Chicago.

The Oakland A's had Monday off while the Boston Red Sox lost at Baltimore, 1-4. The A's took two of three games from their weekend series with the Rays. Chris Bassitt gets the start here today. He's 2-2 in his seven starts with a 3.70 ERA and 1.210 WHIP. Bassitt has been very consistent, allowing two runs in each of his last five games. The Sox loss on Monday dropped them to 22-14 and snapped their four-game win streak. Nathan Eovaldi will toe the rubber today for the Sox. Eovaldi is 4-2 in his seven starts with a 4.39 ERA and 1.205 WHIP. He's been a bit worse at Fenway, posting a 5.14 ERA and 1.286 WHIP. I'll take the live dog in this one Tuesday. Play Oakland.

Sunday Night TV Game on ESPN has Philadelphia Phillies taking on the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies are in 2nd place in the NL East at 18-16 while the Braves are just behind them at 16-17. The Braves took Saturday's game from the Phillies, 8-7 after losing Friday's contest, 2-12. The Braves have won four of their last five games. The Phillies will start Aaron Nola today. Nola is 3-1 in his seven starts with a 2.89 ERA. He hasn't been as good on the road with a 1-1 record and 5.00 ERA. The Braves will start Huascar Ynoa. Ynoa is having a fine season thus far for the Braves with a 3-1 record in his six starts and a 2.43 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 2-0 mark and 1.56 ERA and 0.750 WHIP. Like Ynoa a lot here at home today. Play Braves.

Miami saw it's four game win streak snapped on Saturday by the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-6. The loss dropped the Marlins to 15-17 on the season. Meanwhile, Milwaukee improved to 17-16 with the win, snapping a 6-game losing streak. The Brewers will start Brett Anderson here on Sunday. Anderson is 2-2 after four starts with a 4.15 ERA. Anderson went just 1/3 an inning in his last start against the Cubs, allowing three hits and three runs. The Marlins will counter with Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara is 102 after seven starts with a 2.95 ERA and 1.008 WHIP. He's been slightly better at home with a 2.59 ERA and 0.945 WHIP. I will take the home team here today as the edge in this game goes to Alcantara. Play Miami.

The San Diego Padres dropped their first game of this series with the Giants on Friday, 4-5. The loss also dropped them back to 1.5 games back in the NL West behind division leading San Francisco. The Padres will start Joe Musgrove here today. Musgrove is 2-3 in his six starts with a 2.65 ERA and 0.735 WHIP. The Giants have surprised everyone this year with their early season success. Today they look to keep that going with Kevin Gausman on the hill. Gausman is 2-0 in his six stars with a 2.04 ERA and 0.882 WHIP. Despite their success and win last night, the Giants find themselves another dog here today. I hit on them last night as a dog and I'm looking to do that again here tonight. Play San Francisco.

 Who would have thought that after a month of action the San Francisco Giants would be in first place in the NL West. Well, they are, but that could change tonight as they host the 2nd place San Diego Padres. The Padres are just a half game back in the West. Both teams have excellent starters and bullpens. The Padres will start Blake Snell tonight. Snell is 1-0 in his six starts with a 3.51 ERA. Snell coming off a win over these Giants last time out, 6-2. The Giants will counter with Anthony Deslafani. Deslafani is 2-1 in his six starts with a nifty 2.00 ERA and 0.944 WHIP. Deslafani has allowed more than one run just two times and both of those were three run outings. Giants a home dog tonight with arguably a better starter on the hill. I'll take that live dog. Play San Francisco.

A pair of 16-win teams looking to snap losing streaks here tonight as the White Sox take on the Royals from Kansas City. The Whites Sox lost their last game at Cincinnati, 0-1. The loss dropped them to 16-13 and a half game back of the Indians for the AL Central lead. The Royals are just a half game back of the White Sox in the Central with a 16-14 record, but have lost five straight games and seven of their last 10. The Sox start a red-hot Carlos Rondon tonight. Rondon is 4-0 in his four starts with a 0.72 ERA and 0.640 WHIP. Rondon has allowed just two runs over his 25 innings this year with 36 KO's and just nine walks. The Royals Brad Keller will toe the rubber with a 2-3 record in his six starts. Keller has allowed 14 runs over his last 12 innings of work. Huge difference in starters here tonight. I'll take the White Sox and a red-hot Rondon. Play Chicago.

Milwaukee and Miami begin their set here on Friday. The Brewers lost on Thursday at Philadelphia, 0-2, while the Marlins beat the Diamondbacks, 3-1. The Brewers have dropped to 2nd place in the NL Central, one game back of the Cardinals. Miami looks to get one game closer to the .500 mark here today as they sit at 14-16 and 4th in the NL East. The Brewers start Brent Suter for the first time this year. This is a bullpen start for manager Craig Counsell who says Friday is about the bullpen. So, don't expect Suter to be around long in this game, maybe three innings maximum. Suter has been very good out of the pen with a 2.70 ERA with 15 KO's in his 16.2 innings. The Marlins will counter with Trevor Rogers. Rogers is 3-2 in his six starts with a nifty 1.91 ERA and 1.061 WHIP. Rogers has held three of his opponents this year to no runs with two other getting two runs and the last three runs. Rogers has been very good for the fish and with the Brewers going to the pen out of the gate, I'm taking the host in this one. Play Miami.

 Milwaukee Brewers look to snap a 3-game losing streak as they head to Philly to take on the Phillies today. The Brewers are still 17-13 on the season. Freddy Peralta gets the start for the Brewers. Peralta is 3-0 in his five starts with a nice 2.42 ERA and 0.885 WHIP. Philly has a 2-game win streak that they bring into tonight's game. The Phillies have climbed their way back to .500 at 15-15 on the season. Chase Anderson gets the start today. Anderson is 1-3 in his five starts with a 5.40 ERA. Big difference between starters here as I give a big edge to Peralta. Play Milwaukee.

The Arizona Diamondbacks dropped to 15-14 last night after losing to Miami, 3-9. The D'backs are averaging 5.3 runs per game this year and allowing 5.3 runs per game. Luke Weaver gets the start for the D'backs. Weaver is 1-2 after five starts with a 4.91 ERA. He hasn't done very well after three road starts, posting a 6.75 ERA. The Marlins have received excellent pitching this year, evidenced by their 3.8 runs per game allowed. One of those fine pitchers starts tonight in Pablo Lopez. Lopez is 0-2 in his six starts but has a nice 2.34 ERA. At home he's been even better with a 1.02 ERA in three starts. I like Lopez at home here today. Play Miami.

The Baltimore Orioles have split their first two games with the Seattle Mariners. The O's won the opener 5-3 and then lost last night 2.5. The loss dropped them to 14-16 on the season. John Means takes to the hill today for the O's with a 3-0 record in his six starts. He also has a very nice 1.70 ERA overall and 1.05 ERA on the road. Seattle improved to 17-14 on the season with their win last night. Yusei Kikuchi toes the rubber today for the M's. Kikuchi has a 1-1 record after five starts with a 4.40 ERA. He has a 5.54 ERA at home after a pair of starts. I like the way Means is pitching for the O's and that has me on them here early on Wednesday. Play Baltimore.

Toronto Bluejays lost to the A's on Monday and that dropped them to 14-13 on the season. The Jays have average 4.6 rpg while allowing just 3.8 rpg. Today they will start Anthony Kay. Kay is 0-1 in his lone start with a 10.81 ERA. Kay allowed four earned runs over 3 1/3 innings. The Oakland A's have won two straight to improve to 18-12 on the season. This despite starting the year 1-7. The A's will start Cole Irvin. Irvin is 2-3 in his five starts with a 3.67 ERA and 1.297 WHIP. Irvine has pitched well of late, allowing just three earned runs over his last17 2/3 innings with 20 KO's and two walks. I like the A's again here on Tuesday with Irvin on the hill. Play Oakland.

The Chicago White Sox dropped to 15-12 after losing on Monday to the Reds. The Sox have averaged a very good 5.0 runs per game this season while allowing just 3.9 runs. They will start Dylan Cease here on Tuesday. Cease has a 1-0 record after five starts with a 2.96 ERA. The Reds look to get back to the .500 mark here tonight as they sit at 13-14. The Reds average a league high 5.6 runs per game this year. However, they do allow 5.3 runs per game. Jeff Hoffman will to the rubber for the Reds tonight. Hoffman is 2-1 after five starts with a 3.33 ERA. He's been even better at home, going 2-0 in his three starts with a 1.69 ERA. Getting the big hitting Reds as a small home dog here tonight is too much to pass on. Play Cincinnati.

The New York Mets bring a 2-game win streak into today's series opening game with the St Louis Cardinals. The climbed back to the .500 mark at 11-11. Today they will start Joey Lucchesi. Lucchesi is 0-1 after two starts with a 9.00 ERA and 1.333 WHIP. Lucchesi has yet to go past three innings in either of his two starts. The Cardinals extended their win streak to four games and improved to 16-12 on the season. They will start Adam Wainwright tonight. Wainwright is 0-3 in his five starts but has a respectable 4.08 ERA and 1.256 WHIP. Wainwright has pitched even better of late, allowing just three runs over his last 16 innings. He also had a nine-inning complete game last time out vs Philly where he allowed just two runs. I like the Cardinals here today with Wainwright.

The New York Mets improved to 10-11 with their win over the Phillies on Saturday. The Mets are having issues hitting, evidenced by their 3.0 runs per game scored this season. They will start David Peterson. Peterson is 1-3 after four starts with a 5.59 ERA. However, Peterson on the road is 0-2 with a 11.05 ERA and 2.046 WHIP. The Phillies can get back to the .500 mark with a win here today. The Phils are 13-14 and will start Zach Eflin. Eflin is 1-1 after five starts with a 3.58 ERA. Eflin has been much better at home where he is 3-0 in his three starts with a 1.80 ERA. Eflin too good at home to pass on him here this evening. Play Philadelphia.

St Louis Cardinals took game one of this series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, 7-3. It was the second win in a row for the Cardinals as they improved to 14-12 on the season. The Pirates dropped below the .500 mark at 12-13 with the loss. St Louis will start Jack Flaherty. Flaherty has taken the role of Ace on this team so far with a 4-0 record after five starts. He has a nice 3.18 ERA and 0.953 WHIP. In fact, in his opening game this year, Flaherty allowed six runs over 4 1/3 innings. Since then, he's allowed four total runs over his next 24 innings of work. The Pirates will start Trevor Cahill. Cahill has a 7.11 ERA after four starts and has been very inconsistent. I like the Cards here today, especially with Flaherty on the hill.

Colorado and Arizona continue their series here tonight in Arizona. Colorado lost game one of this series on Thursday after Arizona broke the game open in the 7th. Colorado dropped to 9-16 on the season. They will start Jon Gray tonight. Gray has five starts and is 3-1 with a 2.54 ERA. The D'backs improved to 13-12 with the win. They have averaged 5.2 runs per game this season. Madison Bumgarner starts tonight with a 6.31 ERA after five starts. However, he is coming off a 7 inning no-hitter against Atlanta in his last start. Moreover, he's allowed just one run over his last 12 innings with 12 Ko's and just one walk. I like Arizona tonight with a very improved Bumgarner on the hill. Play Arizona.

The Chicago Cubs continue their road trip here on Friday as they open a series against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs beat Atlanta on Thursday, 9-3. The run outburst snapped a two game scoreless streak by the Cubs as they lost three of four in Atlanta. The Cubs start Jake Arrieta who has five starts and a 3-2 record on the season. Arrieta has a 2.57 ERA and 1.179 WHIP. The Cincinnati Reds had Thursday off after losing to the Dodgers on Wednesday. They are 11-13 and one of the bigger hitting teams in baseball as they average 5.3 runs per game. They are also leading in home runs. Wade Miley makes his fifth start here today. Miley is 2-2 with a 2.45 ERA and 0.864 WHIP. I give both team and starting pitcher edges to the Reds here today. Play Cincinnati.

The Boston Red Sox have quietly improved to 16-9 after winning three straight games. They might be a bit challenged tonight though as they start Martin Perez. Perez is 0-1 after four starts with a 5.71 ERA and 1.672 WHIP. Perez can be wild, evidenced by his four walks in the last start and only three KO's. The Texas Rangers lost on Wednesday to drop them to 10-15 overall. They will start Kyle Gibson here tonight. Gibson has five starts and a 2-0 record with a nifty 2.31 ERA. At home, he has a 0.00 ERA in his two starts. I favor Gibson a lot here tonight and getting the Rangers as a small dog is a nice surprise. Play Texas.

The San Francisco Giants might be the surprise team so far this year as they are 15-8 entering Tuesday night's game, they have won two straight and have an excellent pitching staff. In fact, the Giants have the top starting staff in all of the Major Leagues this season. The Giants have allowed just 3.0 rpg this season. Tonight, they will start Alex Wood, who is 2-0 after his two starts. Wood has a 0.75 ERA and 0.417 WHIP as he's allowed just one run over his 12 innings. The Rockies are just 8-14 on the season and last in the NL West. Unlike the Giants, they allow a whopping 4.8 runs per game this year. The Rockies will start German Marquez tonight. He's 1-1 after five starts with a 3.45 ERA. Marquez has pitched well, but Wood has been much better, plus we are getting the hotter team at home also. Play San Francisco.

The Minnesota Twins look to snap a 3-game losing streak here at Cleveland. The Twins are just 7-14 on the season and allowing 4.7 runs per game compared to just 4.2 they score. Kenta Maeda hopes to get back to more consistency here today. Maeda is 1-1, but has a 6.12 ERA over his four starts. He's coming off a bad start at Oakland where he went just three innings and allowed seven runs. The Indians have won two straight as they improved to 10-11 on the season. Cleveland will start Aaron Civale here today. Civale has four starts and a nice 2.42 ERA and 0.885 WHIP. Edges here to both the Indians and Civale. Play Cleveland.

The Cincinnati Reds look to break a 6-game losing streak as they enter play here on Sunday at St Louis. The Reds have dropped to 9-11 because of that streak. They score well at 5.8 rpg, but they also give up a lot in 5.1 runs per game. The Cardinals have gotten back to the .500 mark at 10-10 after two straight wins over the Reds. The Reds will start Luis Castillo today. Castillo is 1-1 after four starts with a lofty 6.05 ERA. The Cardinals will turn to 3-0 Jack Flaherty. Flaherty has just a 3.80 ERA over his 21 1/3 innings. I'm sticking with the Cards here today against a slumping Reds tam. Play St Louis.

The Oakland A's are the hottest team in baseball, winning 11 straight games after starting the season 1-7, now sit at 12-7. The A's will face a Baltimore team that is 8-10 and coming off a Sunday loss. The A's will start Cole Irvin here today. Irvin is 1-2 after three starts with a 4.60 ERA. Irvin is coming off a very nice start against Detroit where he allowed just four hits and no runs for his first win. The O's will start Jorge Lopez today. Lopez is 1-2 after three starts with a 8.56 ERA and 1.317 WHIP. Hard not to back a red-hot A's team with the better pitcher on the mound today. Play Oakland.

To say the Yankees fans are frustrated with their team is a big understatement. The Yankees are out to a paltry 6-11 mark and the offense has been less than stellar as they average just 3.5 runs per game. The Yankees haven't scored more than three runs in any of their last five games and seven of their last eight. Domingo German starts for the Yankees today. He's 0-2 after two starts with a 9.00 ERA and 2.000 WHIP. The Indians dropped back to .500 after a loss last time out. Aaron Civale starts for the Tribe. He has a 3-0 record after three starts with a nice 2.18 ERA and 0.726 WHIP. Big difference between these starters here today and with the Yankees not finding their way yet - I'll take the host here. Play Cleveland.

The Minnesota Twins look to snap a 3-game losing streak here today at Oakland. The Twins have dropped to 6-10 on the season. They will start Kenta Maeda today who has three starts and a 1-1 record. Maeda has a 3.07 ERA and 1.705 WHIP. The A's are red hot, winning 10 straight games to improve to 11-7 on the season. Frankie Monta will start for the A's. Monta has a 2-1 record after three starts with a 4.91 ERA and 1.363 ERA. I will take the hot A's here tonight. Play Oakland.

Milwaukee Brewers beat the Padres on Monday night and that lifted their record to 9-7 on the season. The Brewers have had excellent pitching, allowing just 3.3 runs per game. They have a excellent pitcher toeing the rubber here today in Corbin Burnes. Burns has a 1-1 record after three starts with a 0.49 ERA. He allowed one run in his opening start and since then no runs over his last 12 innings with just three hits, 19 KO's and no walks. The Padres of have slipped of late after losing two of three to the Dodgers and then opening with a loss in this series. They have dropped to 10-8, but also have a excellent pitching staff which allows just 3.3 runs per game. Chris Paddock starts tonight for the Pads with a 1-1 record after three starts and a 4.15 ERA. I really like the Brewers pitcher who has been amazing with his control and just not giving up runs. Play Milwaukee.

Toronto Blue Jays look to get back to the .500 mark as they have dropped to 7-9 after losing two straight games. The Jays are only averaging 4.1 runs per game but they are allowing just 3.6 rpg. Hyun-Jin Ryu gets the start for the Jays today. Ryu has a nifty 1.89 ERA over his first three starts. He's allowed just four total runs and none in his last start. Eduardo Rodriquez starts for the Red Sox. Rodriquez has two starts and is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA. Two good pitchers, but I favor Ryu in this matchup. Play Toronto.

Both these teams come into today's contest with 6-8 records, with Baltimore winning on Friday over the Rangers to take game 1 of this series. These teams are pretty even, both averaging 4.1 rpg and just .2 rpg separating what they allow. Difference here today are starters. The O's have Dean Kremer on the hill for his third start. He's 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA, allowing seven runs over just six innings. Conversely, Dane Dunning has been very good in his two starts for the Rangers, allowing just one run over his nine innings of work for a 1-0 record. I like Dunning here today. Play the Texas Rangers.

The Chicago Cubs have not had this bad a hitting team in over a century, as the club just can't seem to do much right. Despite that, they somehow have five wins to go with their eight loss. They have lost two straight games scoring just two total runs and allowing 12 runs. The Cubs have scored more than three runs just one time (4 runs) since April 5th. The Braves have won two straight games, improving to 8-6 on the season. They will start Huascar Ynoa today. Ynoa has two very good starts under his belt, allowing just one total run over 11 innings with 15 KO's and just two walks. Can't say the same for Cubs' starter Trevor Williams. Williams is 1-1 but has allowed seven runs over 9 1/3 innings (6.75 ETA) and has a 1.715 WHIP. Can't play the Cubs the way they are hitting and with today's starter. Take Atlanta.

Interleague Rivalry game here as the Reds host the Indians in a battle for Ohio. Both teams with identical 7-5 records, though the Indians come into this game off a win over the White Sox while the Reds dropped two straight to the Giants. Logan Allen starts for the Tribe with a 2.70 ERA after two starts and a 1-1 record. He has just eight KO's over 10 innings with five walks. The Reds start Jeff Hoffman who is 1-1 after two starts with a 3.86 ERA. Looks like a nice rivalry here tonight, but I give the edge to the Reds. Play Cincinnati.

 Red Sox started the season 0-3, but since have been on a six-game winning streak as they now sit at 6-3 on the season. The Twins have lost two straight games to drop to 5-4 on the season. Both teams scoring in bunches with the Sox averaging 6.4 runs per game and the Twins averaging 6.1 rpg. Martin Perez starts today for the Sox. He has no record after one start. Perez went five innings in his first start against the Rays, allowing three runs over five innings. J.A. Happ will start for the Twins. Happ went four innings in his one start vs Detroit, allowing just one run and three hits. Getting the Sox as a nice little dog here. I'll take the dog price with a red-hot Red Sox team. Play Boston.

The Boston Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to five games here on Sunday after taking their game from the Orioles on Saturday, 6-4. The win improved the Sox to 5-3 on the season. Nick Pivetta will make his second start for the Sox. He went a solid five innings in his first start and allowing just two hits and not runs for the win over the Rays. The Orioles dropped to 4-4 after losing their last two games. They will start Jorge Lopez for the second time today. Lopez went 4 2/3 innings in his first start, allowing three hits and four runs in the loss to the Yankees. I'm going to stick with the hot Red Sox here today. Play Boston.

The LA Angels bring a two-game win streak into tonight's game against the Blue Jays. The Angels are now 6-2 on the season and averaging 5.9 rpg this season. The Toronto Blue Jays will try to snap a 4-game losing streak after starting the season 3-1 they are now 3-5. The Angels will start Jose Quintana. Quintana makes his second start after going 3 1/3 innings in his first and allowing five hits and four runs against the Astros. Steven Matz also makes his second start for the Jays. Matz had a nice start in game one, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing just two hits and one run to the Rangers. I'll take Matz and the Jays here to snap their losing streak.

Both the Yankees and the Rays off to sub-par starts this season as both teams are 3-4 through their first seven games. The Yankees have lost two straight games heading into today. The Yankees will send Domingo German to the hill for the second time this year. German hopes to do better than his first start that went just 3-innings with four hits and three runs in a loss to the Jays. Tampa Bay will send Chris Archer to the hill for the first time this year. Close matchup here, but I'll take the Rays with Archer.

Milwaukee Brewers are 3-3 to start the season and have won their last two games. They face the St Louis Cardinals who are 4-2 and have won three games in a row. The Brewers will start Corbin Burnes today. Burnes is 0-1 after his first start. He had an excellent game, going 6 1/3 innings against the Twins, allowing just one hit and one run to go with 11 Strike outs. St Louis starts Adam Wainwright. Unlike Burnes, Wainwright did not have a good first start. He went just 2 2/3 innings against the Reds, allowing 7 hits and six runs. Burnes pitched in bad luck in his first start and I'm going to back him here today against the Cards. Play Milwaukee.

Mets finally getting to play some games after having to sit through some Covid issues with the Nationals. They have played just one game and that was a loss yesterday to these Phillies, 3-5. Meanwhile, Philadelphia improved to 4-0 this season after their win over the Mets on Sunday. Now today they are a small dog at home against this Mets team that has just the one game played. I'll take the dog line here today. Play Philadelphia.

St Louis off to a 2-2 start to their season while the Miami Marlins are 1-3. John Gant will make his first start of the season for the Cardinals. Sandy Alacantara will make his second start for the Marlins. Alacantara had an excellent first start against the Rays back on opening day. He went six innings and allowed just two hits and no runs in a no decision. I like Alacantara again here today. Play Miami.