20* New York Yankees -1.5
Today I am taking the New York Yankees on the Run Line against the Tampa Bay Rays, The Yankees send Masahiro Tanaka (9-3, 4.08) to the mound and although his ERA is over 4, he has still performed very well lately and against Tampa Bay as he threw a complete game shut out July 24th, Tanaka got roughed up last time out but he had won his previous seven decisions and had a 1.78 ERA in six previous starts. Take the Yankees -1.5 as they rough up Blake Snell, who has struggled against New York giving up 9 runs in 8 1/3 innings in two losses this season. The Yankees -1.5 are the play!

20* Toronto Blue Jays
Tonight I am taking the Toronto Blue Jays as road favorites against the Kansas City Royals. The Blue Jays send Marco Estrada to the mound and in expect a solid start from him, leading to a victory. Toronto is the play here tonight.

20* Pittsburgh Pirates
Today I am taking the Pittsburgh Pirates as road underdogs against the Minnesota Twins. The Pirates dropped another tough one yesterday but have a very strong chance of getting revenge today and evening up the series. Pittsburgh sends Chris Archer to the mound and he is 6-1 in his career against Minneaota, but more importantly, is 4-0 with a 1.48 ERA in his career at Target Field. Take Pittsburgh as we are getting great value and will cash in big today!

20* Chicago Cubs
Today I am taking the Chicago Cubs as home favorites against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs send Jose Quintana to the mound and even though he has been inconsistent this year, one thing has stayed consistent. That is his dominance of the Brewers. Quintana is 4-1 with an ERA of 0.92 and he will be very strong again today. Take Chicago as they get the win!

20* Oakland Athletics
Tonight I am taking the Oakland Athletics as home favorites against the Seattle Mariners. Both teams are playing well but I like Oakland to get the job done at home tonight. They send Sean Manaea to the mound and he will bounce back and deliver a quality start, leading Oakland to victory. Take the A's.

20* Pittsburgh Pirates
This afternoon I am taking the Pittsburgh Pirates as very small road underdogs against the San Francisco Giants. The Pirates could easily be up 3-0 in this series going for a sweep but decided to play a Triple A line up Friday Night, especially pitching wise. Today they send Joe Musgrove to the mound and he has been strong as of late and will deliver another quality start today. Take Pittsburgh as they keep pushing for that last Wildcard spot!

20* Pittsburgh Pirates
Tonight I am taking the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road against the San Francisco Giants. The Pirates send Trevor Williams to the mound tonight to restore order after last night 13-10 losing slugfest. Williams had his streak of 21 1/3 innings without allowing a run come to an end last Sunday by giving up 2 runs in 5 innings. He has been very good against the Giants in his career and will be again tonight. Take Pittsburgh as they still have some offense left in their bats as well!

20* New York Yankees -1.5
Today I am taking the New York Yankees as home favorites on the Run Line against the Texas Rangers as my MLB Game of the Week! The Yankees send Lance Lynn to the mound and he has a new reason to be excited and pumped up and he delivered his best start of the year for NY in his first career outing with them, going 7 1/3 shut out innings. Take New York -1.5 as they get another strong start from Lance Lynn and bring their bats to the ballpark!

20* Arizona Diamondbacks
Tonight I am taking the Arizona Diamondbacks as small road favorites against the Cincinnati Reds. The Diamondbacks send Clay Bucholtz to the mound and he is having a very strong bounce back campaign. Look for another strong outing and for Arizona to keep pace in the Wildcard race!

20* New York Yankees
Tonight I am taking the New York Yankees as home favorites on the Run Line against the Texas Rangers. The Yankees send JA Happ to the mound and he was solid in his first start for the Yankees and he will be just as good tonight against the Rangers. Happ is 4-2 with a 2.97 ERA in six career starts versus Texas. Look for the Yankees to jump on and rough up Ariel Jurado, who will be making his 4th career start. Take New York -1.5!