Matt Fargo

This is a play on the TAMPA BAY RAYS for our Tuesday Free Play. Tampa Bay has won four straight games following a 10-2 series opening win last night and the Rays are now one game under .500. They are still alive in the American League Wild Card race as they sit 4.5 games out but they do have to leapfrog four teams. Tampa Bay is solid in their temporary home at 35-33 and send their ace out tonight. Drew Rasmussen was unfortunately hit by injuries the last two seasons but has been healthy this year and has dominated with a 2.64 ERA and 0.98 WHIP through 26 starts. He has allowed two runs or less in nine straight outings. Seattle has now lost three of its last four games and is up on the Rangers by just a game and a half in the Wild Card chase. The Mariners are 32-38 on the road and turn to All Star Bryan Woo who has been great as well with a 2.95 ERA through 26 starts. Like most Seattle starters, he dominated at home with a 2.28 ERA but does show regression on the road with a 3.48 ERA. Play (962) Tampa Bay Rays

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This is a play on the TEXAS RANGERS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. The Rangers extended their winning streak to six games with their biggest road comeback of the year, a 7-5 10-inning win over Arizona to open this series. The victory allowed them to get back to within 1.5 games of the final American League Wild Card spot, currently held by the Mariners. While it has not officially been announced, it will be Jacob Latz who is making his fifth start which have been dispersed between June and August. He has been good enough to keep the Rangers in games which is key to then bring in one of the top bullpens in baseball. Arizona has lost two straight following a four-game winning streak and its playoff hopes continue to fade as it is now 6.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot in the National League. The Diamondbacks are just one game over .500 at home and look to get back in the win column with Nabil Crismatt who has been good in two starts but we are far from sold on him and this will be his first home start which could add some extra pressure. 10* (977) Texas Rangers

This is a play on the DETROIT TIGERS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. The Mets took the opener of this series in a wild 10-8 win despite getting outhit 14-8 and they go from short favorite to a sell high overpriced favorite tonight. They remain four games ahead of Cincinnati for the final Wild Card spot in the National League while sitting six games behind the Phillies in the National League East. We cannot ignore the fact they are 29-37 on the road and turn to Nolan McLean who has been the real deal through his first two starts, allowing two runs over 15 innings with a 13:0 K:BB ratio so we go contrarian on that. Detroit still holds the top spot in the American League by a half-game and the Tigers come in 44-26 at home including 6-4 as a home underdog. Sawyer Gipson-Long will be making a spot start but we get value in this spot because of it. Her has a 4.32 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 20:4 K:BB ratio in 25 innings over two starts and four relief appearances and has not reached the five-inning mark in an appearance since late June, so he will likely not be stretched but there is faith in the strong Tigers bullpen. 10* (970) Detroit Tigers

This is a play on the ATLANTA BRAVES as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. These teams are 17 games apart from each other so the huge line makes sense in that regard but this pitching matchup is closer to last night than what this line is telling us for tonight. Atlanta fell to 29-43 on the road which is also part of the reason but the Braves have gone 20-20 over their last 40 games on the highway after a dreadful start. Joey Wentz has been a solid addition to the rotation after a long stint in the bullpen as he has made eight starts and has a 3.67 ERA and has reverse splits with a 3.02 ERA in four road starts, three of which have been quality outings. The Cubs have won three of their last four games but two of those were against Colorado and it has been a struggle since mid-June as they have gone 20-20 over their last 40 games. Shota Imanaga has been solid as expected with a 2.85 ERA in 20 starts including a 2.47 ERA in nine home starts but the Braves have been sneaky good against lefties, going 18-18 and we will back that at a huge plus money number. 10* (955) Atlanta Braves