The Twins come into this game as the much hotter team, and they have been great on their current road trip. Both starters were pretty good in their last outing, and I look for Berrios to have the better one in this game for his 2nd great start against Boston this season. While these are two of the three highest-scoring teams in MLB, I see a pitching duel in this game and with Berrios have the better outing the Twins will take this game and go for the series sweep on Thursday.

Great pitching matchup in this game with 2017 Cy Young winner Scherzer going up against deGrom, who won the award last season. The Mets have won deGrom's previous seven starts facing the Nats in Washington and his only start there this season was his debut where he tossed five scoreless innings in a 2-0 win. He last faced them August 11th at home where he went five innings in a 7-4 loss, and while he gave up three runs, none of them were earned. The Mets have only scored two runs in deGrom's last two starts. Scherzer has been solid since coming off the DL, but he will likely have another short start, and that is a concern since Washington ranks 2nd to last in MLB in bullpen ERA. I think deGrom will have the better of outings between the Cy Young winners and lead the Mets to a win in what will be a very low scoring pitcher’s duel.

The Diamondbacks are the team chasing a playoff spot and recently won six in a row, and the Padres have won two straight and three of their last four games. Quantrill was lit up in his previous start while solid in his few before that while Leake had a good previous outing while struggling in his last three outings. I think Quantrill will have the better start in this one while the San Diego lineup will get to Leake early and often. The Padres will get the win in this one with a solid all-around game winning their 3rd straight and sending the D-Backs to their 2nd straight loss.

The Mets’ lineup has been solid at the dish in this series, and they may need to keep that going if Stroman pitches as he did in his last outing. He has not been that great since coming to the Mets with an ERA of 4.93 in five starts, but he will have a decent outing in this game. In two starts against the Mets, this season Eflin has not had much success against the Mets and look for that to continue in this game. This series finale will be a close one and far from a pitcher's duel, and New York's lineup will be the difference-maker getting it done and leading the team to a win in this game to complete the three-game sweep.

The Orioles have had a season to forget, but they have played well as of late, and the pitching has been the main reason. The Royals are reeling, and they only scored two runs in Game 1 of this series and only totaled two runs in losing two games to the Orioles on the road in a recent series. Lopez was on the hill in the only win for Kansas City in their latest road series against the Orioles, but he will struggle in this game like his last outing when he was shelled. Bundy will have a good outing, and this will be a lower scoring game unlike Game 1, but the outcome will be the same, as Baltimore will win the game and look for the series sweep on Sunday.

Neither starter in this game has been pitching well in their last few starts, and Sabathia has had four straight starts where he did not make it to the 5th inning. The Yankees have been lighting up with the long ball and Judge has been on fire as of late. I don't think either starter will pitch that well in this game, but the Yankees will come out on top with solid bullpen work, and their lineup will get it done at the dish. New York will extend their win streak to five games taking the first game of this series and avenge getting swept by Oakland on the road last week.

Not the easiest pick in this game even though the Giants have won seven of their last eight games facing the Padres. I mean, Paddock has an ERA of over 10.00 in August and Rodriguez was lit up in his previous outing, and San Francisco has a grand total of one win in his last 12 home starts. Still, going with the Giants at home in this one since they have had the Padres number in the several previous games facing them. I don't look for either starter to have a great outing, but Rodriguez will have the better one, and he will get some run support. The Giants will take Game 1 of this division series and send the Padres to their 3rd straight loss.

deGrom gets the check-mark in the pitching match-up, but for some reason, New York has trouble winning with him. Maybe that's got something to do with the Mets bullpen. We see good baseball betting value here with Chicago at the underdog price.

Keller was lit up in his first two road starts of the season but was solid in his last one. I look for the Phillies’ lineup to get to him in this game where he will not have a long outing. Velasquez is coming off his worst start of the season, and he has not had much success facing the Bucs in his career, but the Phillies have won eight of his last 11 home starts, and that trend will continue. He will have a decent outing and get several runs of support, as the Phillies will take this game and the series.

Houston gets the check-mark in the pitching match-up and owns an edge with the sticks, but it's not enough to warrant a price as high as the one posted on this game. Tampa is a scrappy outfit, and this game looks like an excellent candidate to end up 3-2, one way or the other. We see nice baseball betting value here with the Rays at the underdog price.

We're going to ride the trend here and take the Mets with Stroman to win their fifth straight.

We would give Keller the check-mark in this pitching match-up, but Bailey has been pretty good since joining his new team. From there we give Oakland edges with the sticks and in the bullpen comparison. So we like the A's for our free MLB pick for Monday.

San Diego may own a short edge in the pitching match-up, but Boston gets the check-marks in the splits with the sticks and the bullpen comparison. Plus, the Sox are just playing the better ball as of late, and they're getting an underdog price. We're betting Boston with our free MLB pick for Sunday.

We give Fried the check-mark in the pitching match-up, and Atlanta gets the check-mark in the bullpen comparison. Plus, the Braves are hot and getting an underdog price. We like Atlanta for our free MLB pick for Saturday.

Los Angeles owns the advantage in the pitching match-up, and while New York might own a slight edge with the sticks, the Dodgers own the better bullpen. Also, LA's just been playing the better ball as of late. We're going with the Blue Crew for our free MLB pick for Friday.

We're giving Marquez the edge in the pitching match-up, and Colorado owns an advantage in the batting splits. So we see baseball betting value here with the Rockies at the underdog price.

We gotta give German the edge in the pitching match-up, and New York gets the check-mark in the splits with the sticks. So we're going with the Yankees at the manageable price for our free MLB pick for Tuesday.

We're calling the pitching match-up a push, but while Milwaukee may own a slight edge with the sticks St. Louis holds a significant advantage in the bullpen comparison. Also, the Cardinals are just playing the better ball as of late. We like St. Louis in this spot.

Washington is making ground, while Milwaukee is treading water, and momentum means a ton when handicapping baseball games. Plus, we're worried about Yelich. We like the Nationals for our free MLB pick for Saturday.

We give Soroka the check-mark in the pitching match-up, and while LA owns a short edge in the bullpen comparison, we still like Atlanta here, the home team at a short price.