Dan Kaiser

The Ranger offense is starting to come alive. They have scored five runs or more in seven of their last games. They rank fifth in baseball in OPS. Jacob deGrom gets the start for the Rangers. He has posted a 2.29 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 106.1 innings. He allowed three runs in five innings last time out. The Astros have lost four in a row. Framber Valdez will make the start for the Astros. He is 10-4 with a 2.90 ERA, striking out 115 batters in 115.0 innings.

The Astros have an 18-12 edge since 2023 season. Houston is 32-18 at home this year, while the Rangers are 10-19 playing as the away underdog. The Astros have also won each of his Valdez’s five starts. Houston has the the third best bullpen. In what looks like a pitchers duel, I will take the better hitting team and better bullpen.

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Cleveland will send Tanner Bibee to the mound to face the White Sox Sean Burke.  Tanner Bibee is 4-9 with a 4.35 ERA while Burke is 4-8, with a 4.40 ERA. Cleveland is 13th in the American League in scoring and 14th in batting average. As a staff, they have a 3.97 ERA, and a 1.36 WHIP. The Guardians are 8-10 when Bibee has started. He is 1-0 with a 6.55 ERA in two career starts versus the Sox. The Sox are 3-7 in their last ten games. The Sox are last in the American League in batting average and runs scored. Their pitching has a 4.14 ERA, and a  1.39 WHIP. The White Sox are 7-11 when Burke starts. He has given up at least six hits in four of his last six outings. Cleveland has won four straight over Chicago this season. Chicago is 20-27 at home this season. Cleveland is 9-1 in their last ten games against Chicago. Cleveland is the better team and it will show,

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Zack Wheeler looks to even the series, He is 9-3, with a 2.17 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP in 118 innings. The Phillies are 5-1 in his last six starts. Yu Darvish will look to make it two in a row over the Phillies. He made his season debut on Monday and he allowed two runs in 3.2 innings. 

Darvish missed time this season due to an elbow injury. Philadelphia has won five of the last six played on the road against San Diego, and the Phillies have won 12 of the last 15 overall versus the Padres. Zack Wheeler has allowed one earned run or less in each of his last six starts. Wheeler is second in baseball in WHIP at 0.84 and 3rd in ERA at 2.17. Yu Darvish will be making just his second start of the season. 

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The Blue Jays won the opener of this series, The Blue Jays have won 11 of their last 12 games,  Toronto leads the AL East by two-games over the New York Yankees. Toronto is 23-23 on the road. Kevin Gausman gets the start for the Jays. He is 6-6 with a 4.13 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. He has given up four total runs in his last three starts, all Jays wins. The A’s are 5-5 in their last 10 games. The A’s rank tied for 17th in the Majors in runs scored and second-to-last in team ERA. The A’s are 18-31 at home. Jacob Lopez gets the start for the A’s. He is 2.5 with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Lopez has given up four runs in each of his last two starts and gave up seven runs in only 1 2/3 innings in an early loss to Toronto. Gausman has given up a total of four runs in his last three starts. The Jays ranks in the top ten in scoring and third in batting average. I am not stepping in front of the Jays train. 

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