Darin Zank

The Nats and the Braves will meet for the 10th time this season when they open a three-game set tonight in Washington. Atlanta starter Dallas Keuchel has just four career starts against Washington over his career with his team losing all four. The Nationals starter Patrick Corbin has had excellent numbers against the Braves and comes into this game ultra-sharp allowing three or fewer runs in seven consecutive starts. Zank digs into the pitching stats and a slew of other statistics to come up his MLB pick for today.

The Red Sox took the first three and will be getting the brooms ready for a sweep with a win tonight. They’re the hotter club winners of five of six and on paper have the edge in starting pitching tonight with Chris Sale on the mound. The line does reflect this (Boston -180) so the question is, do they warrant the risk or is there a better way to play this game. Get Zank’s take and prediction.

The Cubs lost for the fourth time in their last five games with the series opening loss last night to the Brew Crew. They hope to reverse their form tonight when they send out lefty Jon Lester who pitched well earlier against Milwaukee. Chase Anderson gets the starting duties for the Brewers to make his first start this season against the Cubs, but his resume versus Chicago is solid. Is the under the smart play here? Read on to get Zank’s game prediction.

The visiting Braves opened as a -125 favorite at some books with Mike Soroka getting the start. The Phillies go with Jake Arrieta who pitched well in his lone start against Atlanta this season. There may be some value in backing the home side tonight. Zank breaks it all down and gives out his projected winner.

The Yankees have had the upper hand this season versus the Red Sox taking six of seven meetings. Today’s starters Masahiro Tanaka and Rick Porcello were the starters back in a June 29th match in England and were roughed up for six runs a piece in a 17-12 New York win. Will the scorekeeper get a workout again or will one of the starters step up their game? Get our capper’s take and moneyline pick.

The Yankees rallied for seven runs against the Twins bullpen to take a 14-12 win last night. Tonight they play the rubber match at Target Field with the Twins starting Jake Odorizzi (6-0 at home) and the Yanks giving the ball to J.A. Happ (3-0 on the road). Zank digs into some of the key match-up stats and gives out his top pick.

The linesmaker has set the total line at 11.5 runs which is no surprise considering the probables Joe Ross for the Nats and Kevin Gausman for the Braves. Handicapper Darin Zank calls the starters a wash, but a couple of stats stood out for him in his research. Check out his detailed analysis of some key metrics and get his projected moneyline winner.

Arizona starter Zack Grienke has pitched well against the Brewers projected lineup holding them to a career .220 batting average. He is coming off a poor outing in his latest, but that outing was after extended rest due to the All-Star break. Zank analyzes the starters plus a slew of other metrics to come up with his play on tonight’s game.

The Mets will look to even up the series tonight in the second of four games in San Francisco against the Giants. deGrom gets the ball for the Mets while Tyler Beede gets the starting honors for the Giants. Read on to see who holds the edges in a variety of key stats for this game.

In the final of two games between the Rays and the Yankees today we have Morton versus Happ getting the starts. New York has owned Tampa bay this season winning 10 of the 15 matches, but come into this game on an impressive 3 -4 run over their last seven. Are the Yanks worth the small -125 price? Get our prognosticator’s take and free pick.