Conley has pitched well against the Mets in his career, but his luck will run out in this game. While New York has struggled in the beginning of the season at the plate they will tag up Coney, who struggled, big time, in Spring Training. Gsellman is a young arm that is a legitimate Rookie of the Year candidate and he will have a solid first start of his career against the Marlins. The Mets will take the 2nd game of this series moving above .500 on the season and sending Miami to under .500.

Tough call in this one not only because of the pitching match up, but also because the Twins are hot winning their first three games and the White Sox scored 11 runs in their last game. While the Twins are coming off a three-game sweep it was at home and last season they were tied with the San Diego Padres for the fewest wins in the Majors. On top of that they have lost five of their last six games facing the White Sox when Hughes has gotten the start. It is an advantage that Holland did not face the Twins last season and he will have a good start against them and the Sox lineup will give him some support. Chicago will win this game and hand the Twins their first loss of the season.

Which Severino will show up for the Yankees in this game the one that was terrible as a starter last season or the one that was great out of the bullpen? Big question for the Yankees in this game. The Orioles’ offense has not really been great on the season scoring six runs in their first two games, but they have given Jimenez lots of run support since he has joined the club. Even though his record does not show it Baltimore wins more often than not when he has gotten the start and that trends will continue in the first game of this series. The Orioles’ lineup will get it done in this game and they will get the W to stay perfect on the young season.

The Diamondbacks have to be thrilled to take two of the first three games of this series at home where they lost nine of 10 games facing the Giants last season. They rank lower in the Majors in runs scored and team ERA and still have won two of the three games of this series and go for the series win tonight. Samardzija was 1-3 with an ERA of 5.63 in Sprint Training, but did end strong. He got the win going six innings and giving up two earned runs in a 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks in his last start facing them, but did not face them in the last two and a half months of the season. He will get the better of Ray tonight and keep his solid form in check, as the Giants will get the win to salvage a split in this opening series.

Stroman had success pitching at Tampa Bay last season, but the Blue Jays failed to help him out much in the 2nd half. That may be the case again, as Toronto has only totaled three runs in the first two games of the season. On top of that in Stroman’s last seven starts the total has gone Under every time. The Blue Jays ranked 9th in the Majors last season in runs scored, but this season in the first two games they do not have a HR and they have only two extra base hits in a couple of doubles. Toronto lost 11 of 19 road games facing the Rays last season, but they will win their first one there this season. Yeah, their offense has struggled, big time, and they did not give Stroman much run support in the 2nd half of the season, but they will get to Snell tonight and Stroman will have a good outing. Toronto will get their first win of the season and the Rays will fall to .500.

The Mariners have struggled to score runs on the young season, but they will get some tonight not giving a welcomed return for Morton. Paxton will have a good outing and last season he finished the season well. Before the All Star break he had a less than impressive WHIP of 1.59, but in the 2nd half it was 1.12. Seattle manager Scott Servais stated, "I thought he made huge strides for us last year.” For the first time this season the Seattle lineup will produce and with that and Paxton having a good outing it equals a Mariners win, which will be their first of the season.

Last season the Blue Jays won 10 of 19 games facing the Orioles, but with the Game 1 loss these teams have split their last 20 games. Happ is coming off a career season and in Sprint Training he picked up right where he left off and in 15 innings of work he had an ERA of only 1.76. In his career he has held the Orioles to a .229 batting average and with the Blue Jays winning 10 of his last 12 road starts they are the pick in this game. Bundy’s struggles since Spring Training will continue and Happ will get support with the Toronto bats coming alive in this division match up.

The Angels bats were thwarted in the opening game against the A’s and that will happen again with Manaea on the mound. He pitched well at the end of last season and at the end of Spring Training and that will continue in this game. Oakland’s offense is not a dynamic one, but they will not need to be tonight, as Manaea will lead them to the win. The 2nd game of this series will be just like the first in a low scoring affair, where Oakland will get the better of L.A. because of their pitching.

Hard call in this one, as Sabathia struggled in Spring Training and was inconsistent last season, but the Yankees have beaten the Rays in the last five games they have faced them when he has gotten the starting nod. I see his recent struggles continuing in this game and the Tampa Bay bats will get to him. While Odorizzi may not have a great start the Rays will win this game mainly with their offense, as they will put up quite a few runs on the New York staff tonight. With the home win tonight Tampa Bay will move to 2-0 on the season and ensure that they will win their first series of the season.

The Rangers are the slight home favorite in this game between two teams that have high expectations this season. Both teams have key players on the DL to begin the season with Texas missing slugging 3B Adrian Beltre and the Indians without Jason Kipnis and Lonnie Chisenhall. Darvish is making his first Opening Day start for Texas and the Rangers are hoping he can stay healthy for the season. He will be facing a solid Cleveland lineup that maybe better this season with the addition of Edwin Encarnacion, who hit 42 HR and had 127 RBI for the Toronto Blue Jays last season. Hard to go against Kluber, but Darvish did not face the Indians last season, which is a plus for him. He will have a solid home outing and the Rangers will take this opening game.

The White Sox are in rebuilding mode and in the off-season they traded Ace Chris Sale and OF Adam Eaton for several young prospects. Rick Renteria takes over at manager for a club that not many expect to do much in the AL Central. On the other side of the coin the Tigers are a veteran led club and they hope that Verlander has another solid campaign. He finished 2nd in the Cy Young voting last season and is looking for his 20th career win over the White Sox. Quintana will face a solid Detroit lineup and in his career Miguel Cabrera (15 for 43) and Victor Martinez (17 for 39) have had success against him. Verlander will have a solid first outing in this game and lead the Tigers to a win and a good start to the2017 season.

The Cubs are coming off their first World Series in 108 years and they look to get off to a good start facing their biggest rival in the Cardinals. Lester pitched great facing St. Louis last season and that is one of the main reasons they are the road favorite in this season opener. The Cubs did not do much in the off-season and why should they since they won it all? Closer Aroldis Chapman is gone and the new closer is Wade Davis, who had a less than stellar ERA of 18.00 in Spring Training. Martinez had a solid season for the Cardinals, but the team did not have success when he was facing the Cubs. He has held reigning MVP Kris Bryant in check, as he has only gone 3/19 off him with eight strikeouts. However, Jayson Heyward is 7/17 off Martinez and Anthony Rizzo is 7/26 with three HR’s off him. The Cubs will get back to business in this game and just like last season Lester will pitch well against St. Louis and Chicago will open up the season with a win.

The Giants dominated the Diamondbacks last season, especially in Arizona, and they have won their last eight games in Arizona when Bumgarner has gotten the start. Their Ace picked right up where he left off last season having a very solid Spring Training. On the other side of the coin Greinke was roughed up in his last Spring Training start and while he is injury free his drop in velocity in Spring Training is a major concern for the Diamondbacks, who shelled out big money for him to anchor the rotation. He had a couple of good starts against the Giants last season, but may want to pitch around Buster Posey, who is 12/37 off him in his career. This should be the same old Giants’ team, as their pitching is great, but their issue is scoring runs. However, they will not need many with Bumgarner on the hill in this game and he will out-duel Greinke and San Francisco will get the Opening Day win.

Well, it all comes down to this game with the Cubs winning the last two games. Chicago finally flexed their offensive muscle in the Game 6 win scoring nine runs while in the other five games they had only totaled 10 runs and they were shut out twice with Kluber on the hill for one of them. He has simply been lights out in the playoffs and in this series picking up a couple of wins. Hendricks has also been solid even in a loss in his last start where he did not give up any earned runs. The Indians have only totaled five runs in their last two games, but their lineup will have a 2nd look at Hendricks tonight. The Cubs have the momentum in this series while the Indians have their Ace Kluber on the hill. He has been fantastic in the playoffs and especially in this series and that will continue tonight. Kluber will have a good outing, the Indians will get a small lead, and the awesome Cleveland bullpen will take it from there. The Indians will win this game in a low scoring affair and win their first World Series since 1948.

The Cubs won Game 5 at home to force a Game 6 in Cleveland where they are the betting favorite with Arrieta getting the start. No team has come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a World Series since the 1985 season. Chicago’s lineup will be bolstered by the return of Kyle Schwarber, who can’t play in the field, but will be the DH at Cleveland. In the two games he was DH in Games 1 and 2 he was 3/7. Chicago’s offense needs all the help they can get, as they have struggled in this series and have only totaled six runs in the last three games. The Cleveland offense has not been lighting it up in this series either, but they have scored six runs and seven runs in a couple of wins. Tomlin will be pitching on three-days rest for only the 2nd time in his career. He has been great in the playoffs, but Arrieta will get the better of him tonight and the Cubs will win another low scoring affair to force a Game 7.

Lester had his worst start of the playoffs in Game 1 of this series, but that game was in Cleveland and he has been great all season at home. The Chicago offense has struggled in this series only totaling seven runs with five coming in one game. However, that game was facing Bauer, who is getting the start tonight. The Indians’ relievers have been lights out in this series, but just like Game 2 they will not have the lead with the Chicago offense getting to Bauer early. The Cubs will win this game forcing a Game 6 in Cleveland.

The Indians have a 2-1 lead in this series and they send their Ace in Kluber to the hill tonight. He out-dueled Jon Lester in Game 1 of this series and he has not given up any earned runs in three of his four playoff starts. Kluber is pitching on three-days rest for the 2nd time in the post-season. The Cubs were shut out last night and they have been shut out in four of their 13 playoff games including two times this series. Cubs’ starter John Lackey has been decent in the playoffs and he has a lot of experience pitching in the World Series with his time in Boston and St. Louis. In his career in the World Series he has gone 26 innings and has given up 10 earned runs. Have to take the Indians in this one with Kluber on the mound, as he was stellar in Game 1 and has been lights out in the post-season. Cleveland will win this game in another low scoring affair and take a 3-1 lead in the series.

The Cubs are a major betting favorite in tonight’s game, which is the first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945. Kyle Hendricks was lights out in his two starts in the NLCS and faces a Cleveland team that only had four hits and one run in losing Game 2 of this series. The Indians’ offense has not been very good in this season’s playoffs, as in their 11 games they only scored more than five runs twice. Chicago’s Kyle Schwarber was added to the World Series roster after missing the regular season with a knee injury and after being the DH in the two games in Cleveland, where he went three for seven with two RBI’s, he will be on the bench in the three games at Chicago since there will be no DH. Tomlin has been solid in the playoffs, but this season in three interleague starts he has an ERA over 5.00. Hendricks will have another great outing and the Cubs will give him some support, as Chicago will win and take a 2-1 series lead.

The Indians are simply on fire and they have won all of their playoff games at home this season. However, they are a home underdog tonight even though Cubs’ starter Jake Arrieta has not been sharp in his two playoff starts. In those starts he is allowing batters to hit .273 off him and in the regular season batter hit .194 facing him. Bauer is the wild card in this one, as unlike his last start his finger has to hold up. If he can go a few solid innings the Indians are in good shape, as their bullpen has been lights out in the playoffs. The Cubs had scored 23 runs in three games before getting shut out in their last game. On the other side of the coin the Indians scored six runs in the Game 1 shutout, which equaled their highest run total for the playoffs. Bauer will hold up in this one and the bullpen will do the rest, as Cleveland will win and take a 2-0 lead in the series.

The Cubs are in their first World Series since 1945 and they caught fire in the NLCS winning their last three games. In winning their last three games facing the Dodgers the Cubs scored a total of 23 runs. They have Lester on the mound and he has been lights out in the playoffs. The Indians have won seven of their eight playoff games this season and they have been winning with great pitching. In their last six playoff games they have not scored more than four runs in any game. Kluber gets the nod in this game and he started the only game Cleveland has lost in this series even though he had a good outing. I think Lester will have the better outing in this game and the Cubs will score some runs and Lester will not need many. Chicago will take the first game of this series.