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.

You'd think the best time to bet against Houston, if there was one, came when guys other than Verlander, Cole or Greinke were starting on the mound. But Sanchez has been good for his new team, and he's been good against Oakland this season. Also, the Astros own advantages with the sticks and in the bullpen comparison. We'll take Houston here.

We're calling the pitching match-up a push, but we're giving Chicago short edges with the sticks and in the bullpen comparison. Plus, the Cubs are getting the underdog price. We'll take the Cubbies for our free MLB pick for Wednesday.

Anderson gets the check-mark in the pitching match-up, and while Minnesota may own an edge with the sticks on paper, it also might be feeling Cruz's absence, scoring a total of just nine runs over its last three games. We like the Brew Crew here for our free MLB pick for Tuesday.

We're calling this pitching match-up a push, along with the splits with the sticks. But we give Cincinnati an advantage in the bullpen comparison, and the Reds are just playing the better ball as of late. We like Cincy in this spot.