Will Shane Baz continue his recent strong pitching for Baltimore?

Since I'm going to Chase Field tonight, I'm going to need some action on the game. Unfortunately I won't be seeing the best player in baseball, Shohei Ohtani, which makes me like the under even more. Surprisingly, this group of Dodgers hitters: Freddie Freeman, Andy Pages, Max Muncy, and Will Smith is a collective 7-for-52 (.135) lifetime against Ryne Nelson so I would be surprised if the Dodgers went ham tonight. On the other side, Justin Wrobleski has a 2.87 ERA for Los Angeles and faces an Arizona that has lost 5 of its last 6 games. I enjoy watching lower scoring baseball games and expect to see one in person tonight.

It's another Davis Martin start and I have to back the White Sox future All-Star. Chicago has won 10 of Martin's 11 starts this season and the right hander has a sparkling 2.00 ERA. Minnesota lost 4 of Connor Prielipp's 5 starts in May and the lefty has a 5.13 ERA. I think the White Sox even the series against their division rivals tonight.

The Griffin Canning experiment has not gone well for the Padres. At 0-3 with a 7.54 ERA, if things don't turn around soon, I expect him to be demoted from his starting role. In the meantime, Nationals cleanup hitter, C.J. Abrams, is 4-for-8 lifetime against Canning with two doubles and a home run. Nearly half of Abrams' hits have gone for extra bases, so I'll look to capitalize on an advantageous matchup today.

I'm riding the hot streak with Ketel Marte, who has been the best player in baseball over the last two weeks. I hope I'm not a jinx, but Marte has hit this prop in 11 straight games. During that time, he's had eight multi-hit games and 10 extra base hits. Mariners starter George Kirby hasn't been anything special thus far in 2026 so let's take Marte at a price to continue his elite play.

Not going to lie, I second-guessed myself before I made the bet, but I'll ride the mini-hot streak with my Cubbies. I just can't ignore the combined stats of Nico Hoerner / Michael Busch / Ian Happ / Seiya Suzuki / Carson Kelly against St. Louis starter Andre Pallente. Combined, those five are a career 20 of 36 (.556) against the right hander, while current Cardinals are hitting a collective .192 against Cubs starter Shota Imanaga. It's probably a lot to ask the Cubs to win three straight road games, but then again, there's no more streaky team in baseball than the Northsiders.

One starting pitcher has an ERA of 5.94 while the other one boasts a 10.61 ERA. This is a true fade of both Jack Flaherty and Grayson Rodriguez, especially with the wind blowing out in Detroit. I'll take my chances that both of these pitchers continue to be torched by opposing batters and we get at least nine runs in this afternoon matinee.

Love the player, hate the juice. The former No. 1 overall draft pick is excelling in the Majors right now, hitting .304 since being called up on April 28th. In his last six starts, Travis Bazzana has posted five multi-hit games. Though he's never faced another former No. 1 overall pick, Casey Mize, I expect Cleveland's second baseman to record at least one hit on Thursday afternoon.

Give me all of the Juan Soto props right now! He has scored a run in seven straight games and 8 of his last 9. Plus he's 4 for 5 lifetime against Nationals starter Cade Cavalli. I would also play Over 1.5 total bases and Over 2.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs where you can. Let's ride the hot streak until it burns out (even though the Mets aren't very good).

The Mariners are 0-5 in Luis Castillo's last five starts, giving him a combined 10 runs of support in those contests. It also doesn't help that the veteran right hander has a 6.57 ERA on top of the lack of run support. Houston starter Mike Burrows was lit up by the Mariners in April to the tune of 11 hits and six earned runs, but enters off his best start of the year with no runs allowed in Cincinnati. I think Burrows pitches well and Houston evens the four game series at home.

I'm in South Florida this weekend and attending the Marlins-Nationals game so you know what that means...clearly I need some action. Miami is scuffling so I won't be playing the Marlins on the money line. Instead, I'll turn to their hottest hitter, Otto Lopez. Miami's shortstop is second in the National League with a .351 batting average and has hit the over 1.5 total bases mark in 7 of his last 9 games. Against Zack Littell and his 7.24 ERA, I like Lopez's success to continue with me in attendance on Saturday afternoon.

I love this price on the Rays for Monday. Toronto has lost all three of Eric Lauer's starts on the road while Tampa Bay is 5-1 in Nick Martinez's starts this season. Plus, Martinez hasn't given up more than two earned runs in a game this season. The Rays are the second best team record-wise in the American League and should continue rolling on Monday over the disappointing Blue Jays.

I'm out on the Giants for now. San Francisco got swept by the Phillies, including losing both of yesterday's games after blowing ninth inning leads. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has been a pleasant surprise thus far in 2026 and rolls out Shane McClanahan on the bump with a 2.00 ERA at home this season. I'll also be playing Yandy Diaz props, considering he's hitting .330 this season and is 7 for 22 lifetime against Giants starter Robbie Ray.

I'll be in attendance for the inevitable Oklahoma City sweep, so might as well have some action on the game. I do think Phoenix will go all out tonight, which means Jalen Green should once again carry a heavy scoring load. He is averaging more than 19 shots per game in this series and his points have increased from 17 to 21 to 26 in the three games thus far. I may even attempt to ladder this play up to 30 points assuming that the Suns keep things competitive throughout.

Backing the White Sox is never a comfortable option, but tonight seems as good a time as any to try it. Chicago has won its last two series (Athletics and Diamondbacks) on the road and comes home to face the Nationals and their primary pitcher tonight, Miles Mikolas. If you aren't aware, the veteran right-hander has a 9.15 ERA this season and is among the worst pitchers in baseball. With Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, and Colston Montgomery swinging hot bats, I'm rolling with the home team for 1.5 units on Friday.