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Old School Meets New School
A nasty nine-game road trip starts off the second half of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers (53-40 SU, -7.68 Units). Game six of this jaunt will be getaway day for the boys in blue as they play the Atlanta Braves (43-49 SU, +1.81 Units) for the last time this year in the Peach State....
Sharing a division with the two best teams in the league, the Chicago Cubs (48-41, $220) need a big push if they are to make an unlikely run at the Pirates and Cardinals. To stay in the hunt, they need to take advantage of their games against under-.500 squads, like Tuesday’s game two of four against the Cincinnati Reds (40-48, -$978)....
The Baltimore Orioles (46-45, -$110) are hopeful that a narrow 3-0 victory over the Tigers on Saturday will help them get back on track so they can gain ground against the division leading New York Yankees (50-41, $109)....
The Baltimore Orioles enter the series four games behind the Yankees in the AL East, but have a chance to make up some serious ground over the three-game series that begins Tuesday in the Bronx. It’s the first meeting between the clubs since mid June when the O’s took two of three in Baltimore....
The Chicago Cubs look to continue their dominance over NL Central rival Cincinnati when the clubs hook up for the second of a four-game set. The Cubs won seven of the first nine between the teams with five games decided by one run....
The Los Angeles Angels used an impressive run to take over the top spot in the AL West andface the Minnesota Twins for the first time this season. The Twins have struggled on the road and are coming off their worst defeat of the season Sunday in Oakland....
The Dodgers have solved their inability to win on the road and look for their ninth victory in the last 12 games away from Dodger Stadium, facing an Atlanta team that’s had a tough time winning, period....
A 27-17 home record will be on the line this week for the New York Yankees (50-41 SU, +1.06 Units). They'll be featured on ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball when they take on the Baltimore Orioles (46-45 SU, -1.09 Units) in the middle of game of this pivotal three-game series....
A three game series pinning the top two teams in the NL East against each other will come to a close on Wednesday as the Washington Nationals (49-41, -$80) host the New York Mets (48-44, $373)....
Opportunity is knocking for the New York Yankees (50-41 SU, +1.06 Units). They have opened up a four-game lead in the AL East, a lead which they could seriously pad beginning on Tuesday in a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles (46-45 SU, -1.09 Units) at home....
The Cincinnati Reds (40-49 SU, -10.94 Units) are already starting to look forward to next season. Part of their youth movement is going to be in a revamped pitching staff, one which will be on full display on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs (49-41 SU, +3.20 Units)....
Two of the top arms in the game and challengers for the NL Cy Young award go head-to-head when Zack Greinke and the Dodgers conclude a three-game set with the Nationals and their ace Max Scherzer....
The Minnesota Twins just won’t go away. They closed the first half by winning six of their last seven games and entered the break with the second-best record in the American League. They look for their first road series win since late May when they battle the Athletics....
The Cubs ended the first half of the season with their best record since 2008 and held down the second wild card playoff spot. Not bad for a club that was seen to be at least another year away from contending. The Braves are hoping for better results in the second half after limping into the break with five straight losses....
The Angels look to continue the momentum of a first half run that vaulted them into first place in the AL West at the All-Star break. The Halos won seven of nine games scoring 65 runs and send Garrett Richards, who is 5-1 at Angel Stadium this season, to battle the Sox....
The Chicago Cubs (47-40 SU, +2.48 Units) hadn't had a pitcher with 10 wins at the All-Star break since 2008. They have one now in Jake Arrieta, and he will lead his team into battle on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves (42-47 SU, +2.63 Units)....
There might not have been a single man in the entirety of Major League Baseball who needed the All-Star break more than Rick Porcello. After his disastrous first half of the season, he'll be back on the bump on Saturday for the Boston Red Sox (42-47 SU, -11.50 Units), who are looking to right the ship when they take on the Los Angeles Angels (48-40 SU, +4.45 Units)....
Don Mattingly has stayed true to his word and broken up his aces from pitching one right after the other in his rotation. We'll have to see if the strategy pays off for the Los Angeles Dodgers (51-39 SU, -8.47 Units) on Sunday when they throw arguably the man who has had the best season in baseball against the Washington Nationals (48-39 SU, +0.10 Units)....
The Chicago Cubs (47-40, $248) get the second half started against the Atlanta Braves (42-47, $263) and will wrap up the weekend series on Sunday with a pair of talented pitchers squaring off....
The struggling Oakland Athletics (41-50 SU, -17.15 Units) are going to have one of their most tradable commodities on the mound on Saturday when they take on the Minnesota Twins (49-40 SU, +17.60 Units)....
There isn't a doubt in the world that the best rotation in the baseball belongs to the Washington Nationals (48-39 SU, +0.10 Units). However, the Nats will be up against it versus arguably the man who would have won the Cy Young Award had it been given out at the All-Star Break on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers (51-39 SU, -8.47 Units)....
All the credit in the world goes out to the Minnesota Twins (49-40 SU, +17.60 Units) for finishing the first half of the season at nine-games above .500. However, if they are going to get into the playoffs this year, at some point, they're going to have to figure out how to win road games against teams like the Oakland Athletics (41-50 SU, -17.15)....
A distant speck in the St. Louis’ rearview mirror less than three weeks ago, the Pirates look to carry the momentum from an early summer surge that has them in firm position for a third straight playoff berth....
The bad news for the Orioles is that they are third in the AL East at 44-44 after the break. The good news is they are right in the thick of the race with no team running away with the division. The Orioles and Tigers conclude their first meeting since the teams played in the 2014 AL Division Series, which the Orioles swept in three games....
The "Battle of Ohio" rages on this coming Saturday at the Great American Ball Park, where the Cleveland Indians (42-46 SU, -14.04 Units) will look to take one step back into the playoff race when they battle the Cincinnati Reds (39-47 SU, -9.78 Units)....
