50* Powerhouse Play on White Sox +255

With Cleveland five games back in the American League Central, the Twins (93-58) appear to have the division won. Tonight, they’ll host the White Sox (65-86) for the third straight time in Minnesota.

Chicago will be starting right-hander Ivan Nova (10-12, 4.86 ERA) in this one. Shoulder soreness has caused the White Sox to scratch Dylan Covey, so Nova will open the game with one inning rather than throwing his normal bullpen session. In his two starts in Minnesota, Nova is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA.

Right-hander Jake Odorizzi (14-6, 3.60 ERA) gets the start for the Twins. The Minnesota right-hander was only able to pitch two innings in his last start, which was discarded in a postponed game due to lightning. In nine career starts against the White Sox, Odorizzi is 3-3 with a 3.20 ERA.

Odorizzi will need to use caution against the White Sox’ best hitter, Jose Abreu, who leads the club with 33 home runs and 119 RBIs. In 23 at-bats against Odorizzi, Abreu is batting .391 with three RBIs.

Coming off a home run in yesterday’s game, Tim Anderson is another dangerous Chicago hitter. Over the last seven days, Anderson is batting .414 with a homer.

50* Powerhouse Play on Rockies +145

Before yesterday’s loss, the Rockies (66-86) scored 40 runs in four straight victories. This afternoon, the Rockies will host the Mets (78-73) in Colorado for the final game of a three-game series.

Despite what the records say, the Rockies have been the better offensive team all season long. With 788 runs scored, Colorado ranks eighth in the majors. With 733 runs scored, the Mets rank 13th. Over the last seven days, the 46 runs of the Rockies (third in MLB) is better than the Mets’ 37 runs scored (seventh in MLB).

As New York’s starting pitcher today, it will be Noah Syndergaard’s (10-8, 4.15 ERA) job to slow down the Rockies lineup. For Syndergaard, the man behind the plate seems to make a big difference. Throwing to Wilson Ramos, the Mets right-hander holds a 5.20 ERA. With either Rene Rivera or Tomas Nido catching, Syndergaard is posting a 2.22 ERA.

Opposite Syndergaard will be Jeff Hoffman (2-6, 7.03 ERA). The Colorado right-hander allowed six walks and four runs over 5 1/3 innings against the Padres his last time out, but the Rockies won.

While the Mets are 35-42 on the road, the Rockies are 40-37 at home.

100* Sharp Money Syndicate Play on Padres +132

Over their last 10 games, the Brewers (82-69) are 9-1 and are tied with the Chicago Cubs for the second National League Wild Card spot. Tonight, Milwaukee will host the Padres (68-83) at Miller Park.

In addition to their tight Wild Card race, the Brewers are also just two games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central as the season draws to a close. With playoff baseball out of reach, the Padres will play the part of the spoiler tonight.

On the mound, San Diego will turn to right-hander Dinelson Lamet (2-5, 4.06 ERA). A long layoff from Tommy John surgery hasn’t seemed to affect Lamet, who looks like the same pitcher. In his last outing, Lamet took the loss as he allowed three runs over five innings against the Cubs.

The Brewers will be sending out Adrian Houser (6-6, 3.84 ERA). The Milwaukee right-hander had allowed three runs or fewer in six straight outings before facing the Diamondbacks his last time out. In that recent start, Houser was taken deep by Paul Goldschmidt in grand-slam fashion.

After fracturing his right kneecap, Christian Yelich will be missing for the Brewers. Yelich led the team in all major offensive categories, including his .329 average, 44 homers, and 97 RBIs.

1* Free Play on Phillies +140

The Phillies (77-72) kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-4 win over the Braves (93-59) last night. Now four games back of the second Wild Card, Philadelphia will need another good result in Atlanta to stay in contention.

If the Phillies will somehow squeeze their way into the playoffs, they’ll need Bryce Harper to be the man they envisioned when they paid so much money to him. While Cesar Hernandez leads the Phillies with a .282 average, Harper leads the club with 31 home runs and 102 RBIs.

The visiting Phillies will go with right-hander Zach Eflin (8-12, 4.20 ERA) to start. Over his past four starts, Eflin is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA. In last week’s outing against Atlanta, Eflin allowed three runs, but all were unearned. Before the 2019 season, Eflin had allowed only four runs in 23 innings pitched against the Braves.

Right-hander Julio Teheran (10-9, 3.50 ERA) will be on the mound for the home Braves. In his last outing, Teheran allowed the Phillies to score five runs in just four innings, including three home runs. Over his past 24 starts, Teheran is posting a 2.94 ERA.

In 35 at-bats against Teheran, Harper is batting .371 with six homers and 16 RBIs.