Play: San Diego Padres
Rating: 10/10*

The San Diego Padres will host the new York Mets in the final game of their four-game set at Petco Park in San Diego Thursday night.

Luis Perdomo (4-5, 4.71 ERA) takes the ball for the Padres for his first meeting ever with the Mets. Note that the Padres are 4-0 in Perdomo's last four home starts and the right-hander has a 4-1 record with a 4.83 ERA in nine home starts on the season.

This is however not as much a bet on the Padres and Perdomo as a fade of the Mets' Chris Flexen who will be making his Major League debut. I think the Padres will make the most of this opportunity to beat up on a rookie, and this is just a good spot overall to back the home team.

Play: New York Yankees
Rating: 5/10*

The Tampa Bay Rays had lost five on the bounce prior to back-to-back wins against the Orioles. Unfortunately for them I think their winning streak will end at that as they travel to the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees Thursday night.

The Yankees have won five of their last six and are 6-2 in their last eight home games vs. a team with a winning record. Thursday's starter, CC Sabathia (9-3, 3.44 ERA), has allowed just one run on six hits in 11 frames in his last two starts combined. The veteran southpaw is 2-0 against the Rays this season and the Yankees are 7-0 in Sabathia's last seven starts vs. their division rival.

Chris Archer (7-6, 3.77 ERA) will take the ball for the Rays. He is 1-6 with a 3.86 ERA in his last eight starts against the Bronx Bombers and note that the Rays are just 3-13 in Archer's last 16 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.

The Yankees are 18-6 in the last 24 meetings at Yankee Stadium.

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Play: Cleveland Indians
Rating: 8/10*

The Cleveland Indians have outscored their opponents 50-18 during a six-game winning streak. I expect them to remain hot and complete the sweep of this three-game series with the LAA Angels Thursday afternoon.

Trevor Bauer will take the ball for the Tribe. He is just 1-2 with a bloated 8.44 ERA so far here in July, but he's had plenty of success against the Angels in the past going 3-0 with a 3.14 ERA in four career starts. Bauer is 5-3 with a 4.81 ERA home at Progressive Field this season.

The Halos turn to JC Ramirez (9-8, 4.38 ERA) who has pitched well this month, going 2-2 with a 3.52 ERA. This will be his first career start against Cleveland, but he has posted a 5.06 ERA in four relief appearances against the Indians.

It would be foolish to go against the Indians considering the way they're playing right now. It's a lot of juice to lay, but I think Cleveland will prove well worth the investment.

Play: Houston Astros
Rating: 10/10*

The Houston Asros are going for the sweep of this three-game series at Citizens Bank Park Wednesday evening. They're 22-5 in their last 27 interleague road games and 7-0 in their last seven games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The Astros are an impressive 37-12 on the road overall this season while the Philadelphia Phillies are just 18-28 at home.

Tonight Mike Fiers (7-4, 3.59 ERA) will take the ball for Houston. He's 0-2 with a 12.15 ERA vs. Philadelphia, having given up 11 runs (nine earned) in 6 2/3 innings, but this looks like a good time to improve those numbers. Fiers is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his last two starts, and over his past 10 starts dating back to May 30, Fiers is 6-2 with a 2.36 ERA.

The Phillies turn to Aaron Nola (7-6, 3.38 ERA) who is 4-1 with a 1.70 ERA through his last six outings. The thing is though, he's not faced the Astros in any of those games. Note that Houston leads the majors in batting average, home runs, runs and several other offensive categories this season.

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Play: San Francisco Giants
Rating: 8/10*

The San Francisco Giants exploded offensively and scored 10 runs through the first four frames against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. I think they'll give Trevor Williams (4-4, 4.74 ERA) all sorts of problems as well here on Wednesday.

Williams was tagged with five runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings at Coors Field his last time out. He has posted a 5.40 ERA in 10 appearances (seven starts) on the road this season and has struggled to log innings, which does not bode well considering the circumstances.

The Giants hand the ball to Jeff Samardzija (4-11, 5.05 ERA) who has struggled lately as well, conceding 16 runs on 26 hits in 17 1/3 innings in his last three starts combined. He did however face the Pirates at the beginning of the month and was terrific, limiting the Bucs to two runs in six innings. He is 5-4 with a strong 2.91 ERA in his career against Pittsburgh.

Play: Tampa Bay Rays
Rating: 10/10*

Big big mismatch on the mound here at Tropicana Field Wednesday afternoon. The Tampa Bay Rays' Alex Cobb (8-6, 3.57 ERA) has held seven of his last eight opponents to three of fewer runs. Sure, the Orioles hit him pretty hard in the last meeting (seven runs through 6 1/3 frames) but I think he'll handle the O's better today.

The Orioles turn to Ubaldo Jimenez (4-6, 7.19 ERA) who has been torched in each of his last four starts, conceding a total of 21 runs and 31 hits through 19 innings. He was charged with nine runs in 2 1/3 frames when he took on the Rays on June 23.

The teams are tied at 1-1 heading into the rubber match of this series. Let's go with the home team to claim it.

Play: Detroit Tigers
Rating: 5/10*

The Detroit Tigers in general and Michael Fulmer in particular will be looking for revenge when they host the Kansas City Royals and Danny Duffy Tuesday night.

The Royals defeated the Tigers 16-4 at Kauffman Stadium on July 20 in a contest where Fulmer (10-7, 3.35 ERA) was chased off the mound after just 2 2/3 innings through which he was tagged with eight runs (five earned). A rare mishap for the 24 year old who has been rock solid most of the season (he ranks second in the American League with 16 quality starts).

Duffy (6-6 , 3.71 ERA) surrendered four runs on nine hits over five innings when pitching opposite Fulmer on July 20 and he is 6-7 with a 4.01 ERA against Detroit in his career.

The Royals own a six-game winning streak after beating Detroit 5-3 in 12 innings on Monday, but the Tigers are 4-1 in their last five games following a loss, and note that Royals are 3-8 in Duffy's last 11 road starts while Tigers are 10-3 in Fulmer's last 13 home starts.

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Play: Milwaukee Brewers
Rating: 8/10*

The Milwaukee Brewers have dropped seven of their last eight games. Here they'll face the Washington Nationals who are 7-2 since the All Star break, but I like the Brew Crew as a road underdog with Zach Davies (11-4, 4.76 ERA) on the mound. Davies is 5-0 with a 3.18 ERA in 10 road starts on the season. He is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts versus Washington, winning at Nationals Park in 2016.

The Nats turn to Edwin Jackson (1-0, 4.50 ERA) who will make his second start since coming over from Baltimore. He gave up just two runs in seven innings during a 4-3 win over the Angels on July 18, but I think the Brewers will hit him hard tonight.

Play: Houston Astros
Rating: 10/10*

The Houston Astros own the best road record in baseball at 36-12 while the Philadelphia Phillies are just 18-27 home at Citizens Bank Park. Houston really did a number on the Phillies last night scoring 10 runs through the first five innings and never looked back. I think they've got too much firepower for the Phillies to compete again in Tuesday's contest.

Houston's Charlie Morton (7-4, 4.18 ERA) is certainly no ace, but he's been pitching alright for the better part of the season and 83 Ks trough 75 1/3 innings of work on the season is nothing to scoff at. The Phillies hand the ball to 24 year old rookie Nick Pivetta (3-5, 5.58 ERA) who has struggled to keep the ball in the park lately, serving up 11 homers through his last six starts. He has been tagged with 12 earned runs in his last two starts, covering 10 1/3 frames.

The Astros are 17-4 in their last 21 during Game 2 of a series and 5-2 in Morton's last seven starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Phillies are 1-6 in Pivetta's last seven starts vs. a team with a winning record.

Play: Seattle Mariners
Rating: 8/10*

The Seattle Mariners should come out very motivated here after dropping three of four against the Yankees. They're 7-1 in their last eight Monday games and 4-0 in left-hander James Paxton's (9-3, 3.05 ERA) last four starts. Paxton has held the Red Sox to one run on nine hits and two walks through a pair of eight-inning outings in previous meetings. The Red Sox hand the ball to another left-hander in Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.66 ERA) who spent more than a month on the DL before allowing three runs on six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays on July 17. It might take another couple of games for Rodriguez to get back to his very best.