Washington Nationals @ Toronto Blue Jays (Fedde vs Matz) Fedde has an ERA of 5.51 in his three decisions this year meanwhile Matz has been on fire as he’s 4-0 in his starts this year. Blue Jays have ben power hitting as of late so look for some of that to carry over into this game. Nationals need to play smart to overcome this one. Vegas has this game as a 9.5 over/under. WSH: Zimmerman, Castro, Bell TOR: Guerrero Jr, Biggio, Panik, Jansen New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles (German vs Kremer) Two pitchers struggling along with two teams as a whole who are in a lump, could make for another go ..read more

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks (Paddack vs Kelly) Paddack has been underwhelming since his season debut this year, his ERA has risen to 5.5 and his strikeouts are only at 17 in 18 innings. He needs time to find himself in order for people to feel confident in him. Lucky for him his team is extremely confident at the plate. Kelly has recently allowed 3 ERA over 4 innings in his last appearance. Hits galore in this one as I think the Diamondbacks take the edge. SDP: Tatis, Grisham, Myers, Profar ARI: Smith, Kelly, Ahmed, Heath, Peralta ..read more

New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles (Garcia vs Harvey) I know what you are going to say “picking on the Orioles again?” Well when Vegas hands you a 9 over/under and out of the rest of the matchups this seems like a good fit. Both of these teams are sitting at the bottom or near the bottom of their respective division. I think Yankees get the job done today but its not exactly a sure bet as the Orioles have proven to be a scrappy team as of late. I think the Yankees will beat up on Harvey. Both starting pitchers will be out by late in the fourth inning or fifth and that’s when the game gets bl ..read more

Philadelphia Phillies @ Colorado Rockies (Nola vs Senzatela) This series is turning out to be a good one. 22 hits in the last game, lets pick it again for a great game for hitters up at Coors Field. Vegas has pinned this game at 10 over/under so heads up for the flying balls. I’m giving the overall outcome edge to the Rockies since his high ERA and low strikeout count. PHI: Harper, McCutchen, Hoskin, Maton COL: Tapia, Cron, Hampson, Blackmon, Diaz Oakland Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles (Bassit vs LeBlanc) The Orioles are turning out to be a surprising team that appeared to be dead in the water ..read more

Philadelphia Phillies @ Colorado Rockies (Velasquez vs Marquez) This game had a surprising 10.5 over/under which cannot be ignored especially when the Rockies are playing at home. Velasquez has only pitched a total of 4 innings this year so his stats haven’t evened out, allowing 3 hits. Marquez has been a middle of the pack pitcher who almost has as many hits given as strikeouts. Again for baseball playing in Colorado you have to pick from this game. PHI: Harper, Gregorius, Realmuto, Joyce COL: Tapia, McMahon, Story San Diego Padres @ LA Dodgers (Darvish vs Kershaw) Ready for a Friday night fi ..read more

New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs (Lucchesi vs Williams) Sweet home Chicago, home of the Cubs (and also the White Sox) which are currently taking on the new look Mets. This game has a pretty even money line according to Vegas so it could go either way. The over/under is currently sitting at 9.5 which sounds like to me that this game might come down to the bats and not so much for the pitching. As a whole it looks like the Cubs have seen Lucchesi more time than the Mets have seen Williams so I think this matchup tilts to the Cubs. This game should be a decent game to pick for hits. NYM: Lindor, Alon ..read more

Houston Astros @ Colorado Rockies (Urquidy vs Gomber) Both of these starters don’t have a win in their column but they could nab one today. Gomber recently kept the Dodgers at bay in his last outing and only gave up 3 runs in a total of 6 innings which is decent for the Dodgers. Urquidy has been the only Astros pitcher to be able to get past the 100 pitch mark for the team. Astros should be able to win this game in a high scoring outing. HOU: Bregman, Gurriel, McCormick, Brantley, Garcia, Correa COL: Cron, McMahon, Trejo Atlanta Braves @ New York Yankees (Anderson vs Kluber) It’d be redundant ..read more

Minnesota Twins @ LA Angels (Shoemaker vs Quintana) Both of these teams had offensive explosions in the last game totaling in 22 hits and 13 runs. I expect this trend to continue today as the rough pitcher Quintana is attempting to bounce back after only being out for an inning and an out last game. Shoemaker gets the upper hand in this matchup but it might be closer than others expect with the Angels bats keeping this one in the game. MIN: Buxton, Cave, Donaldson, Polanco, Sano LAA: Trout, Pujos, Upton PPD from yesterday: NY Mets @ Colorado Rockies (deGrom vs Gonzalez) DeGrom is coming off of ..read more

NY Mets @ Colorado Rockies (deGrom vs Gonzalez) DeGrom is coming off of an extra day of rest thanks to the rainy weather. He should be primed to go in the Mile High city come Friday night. DeGrom has been red hot to start the year so Monty expect huge numbers from the Rockies today. Gonzalez on the other hand should be able to give up some hits in his home stadium. Gonzalez has a problem letting runners get on the base paths which can create problems for his team. Look for the Mets to utilize this to get some nice line drives and deep doubles as Gonzalez will try to force grounders on them. NY ..read more

Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals (TBD vs Junis) Whit Merrifield sliding into 2nd. Whit is ranked in the 86th percentile of all MLB players based on speed. Photo from MLB.com Royals have been quite an interesting team to watch since they started to “rebuild” after their 2015 championship. Whit Merrifield didn’t make the big leagues in time to experience their last run but he might be able to lead other younger players to that glory. Kansas City sure isn’t a hitting team when it comes to mind but you can’t count them out of it when Merrifield is on the base paths. For the Blue Jays, after ..read more