Ross Benjamin

A's (Kaprielian) @ Mariners (Gonzalez) 10:10 PM ET

Game# 923-924

Play On: Mariners -1.5 (+117) (5*)

The A’s will be facing Seattle’s starting pitcher Marco Gonzalez who has a 3.31 ERA in 15 starts this season. That’s significant when considering that Oakland has gone an abysmal 0-20 (-3.2 RPG) record in 2022 when facing American League starting pitched with an ERA of 3.70 or better. James Kaprielian has been in bad form over his last 3 starts with a 6.28 ERA and 1.81 WHIP. He’s made 2 career starts at Seattle with a large 9.34 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, and both occurred since 2021.

Marco Gonzalez has averaged 6.6 innings pitcher per start during his last 3 with a very good 2.29 ERA. The Seattle bullpen has been dominant over their last 7 games with a 1.61 ERA and 0.90 WHIP. Give me the Mariners on the run line.

Angels (Lorenzen) @ Astros (Javier) 8:10 PM ET

Game# 919-920

Play On: Astros -1.5 (+125) (5*)

The Angels are 5-18 this season as a money line underdog of +100 or greater and were outscored by an average of 1.9 runs per game. Michael Lorenzen has been in bad form over his last 4 starts with a 6.75 ERA and 1.75 WHIP. During his lone start versus Houston in 2022, Lorenzen allowed 4 earned runs in only 3 1/3 innings pitched.

Christian Javier has been impressive over his last 3 starts while registering a 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, and averaging 6.0 innings pitcher per outing. Javier also has a very good 2.45 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in his 5 home starts this year. The Astros bullpen has been lights out at home with a staff 1.54 ERA and 0.89 WHIP. Houston is 11-3 in their last 14 and 8 of those wins came by 2 runs or more. Give me the Astros on the run line.

Yankees (Cole) @ Indians (Civale) 7:05 PM ET

Game# 915-916

Play On: Yankees -1.5 (-125) (5*)

Aaron Civale has been far less than impressive in 9 starts this season with a 7.20 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. He made 1 starts versus the Yankees in 2022 and allowed   6 earned runs during only 3.0 innings pitched. The Indians bullpen has an awful 6.35 ERA, 1.94 WHIP, and allowed 5 homers in 22 2/3 innings pitched throughout their previous 7 games.

The Yankees are coming off a 2-1 loss at Houston yesterday. The good news for Yankees fans is their team is a terrific 15-5 this season following a loss. New York swept Cleveland in a 3-game series earlier this year and outscored them by an average of 4.0 runs per outing. Garret Cole has exhibited excellent form over his last 3 starts with a 0.89 ERA and 0.79 WHIP while averaging 6.8 innings pitched per start. Cole is 3-0 in his team starts at Cleveland since 2019 with a dominating 1.71 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, and averaged 7.0 innings pitched per outing. The Yankees bullpen has posted a shiny 0.83 ERA during its last 7 games. Give me the Yankees on the run line.

Rangers (Otto) @ Mets (Bassitt) 7:10 PM ET

Game# 927-928

Play On: Under 9.0 (5*)

Since 2021, Chris Bassitt has made 5 starts versus Texas with a sparkling 0.87 ERA. Bassitt has displayed excellent form over his last 3 starts with a 2.53 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and averaged 7.1 innings pitched per outing. The Mets have struggled offensively of last while averaging just 2.6 runs scored per game throughout its previous 7 outings.

Texas is coming off a 2-1 loss at Kansas City. They’ve played 7-0 to the under this season following a game in which they scored and allowed 3 runs or less. Glen Otto has pitched extremely well on the road in 2022 which is evidenced by 2.57 ERA and 1.10 WHIP throughout 3 starts. The Texas bullpen has a superb 1.59 ERA and 0.81 WHIP over their last 7 games. Give me this game to go under the total.

Marlins (Rogers) @ Nationals (Gray) 6:05 PM ET

Game# 903-904

Play On: Nationals -128 (10*)

The Marlins Trevon Rogers has shown bad form over his last 3 starts while recording a 6.92 ERA and 2.00 WHIP. Miami is coming off a 4-3 win at St. Louis. The Marlins are 1-6 in their last 7 away games following a road win. Since 4/28, Miami has won 2 consecutive road games just once. The Marlins offense has been anemic over their last 7 while averaging a mere 2.7 runs per game.

Despite their poor season record, Washington has gone a more than respectable 6-3 in their last 9 games. After a terrible start to the season, Josiah Gray has figured it out in recent starts. Specifically speaking, Gray has a brilliant 1.24 ERA and 0.97 WHIP throughout his previous 5 starts. The Washington bullpen has struggled on the road this season. However, at home the Nationals relievers has a solid 3.24 ERA.

Washington is 7.0 games behind Miami in the NL East standings and have lost 8 of 9 versus the Marlins this year. Yet, they’re a money line favorite in this spot. The oddsmakers will never be mistaken as being generous. They’re begging you to take the underdog. Well, I’m not taking the bait. Give me the Nationals on the money line for a 10* Top Play.