Will Jaxson Dart find Isaiah twice again on Monday Night? ...

Sportsline curse or whatever, Arizona needs this one as they sit 2.5 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot. Ryan Gusto has yet to win road game this season, owning a 4.45 road ERA. Merrill Kelly has been inconsistent at best, owning a 5.83 home ERA. He’s already faced the Marlins once this season, allowing two runs in six innings in a losing effort. The Diamondbacks are hitting .272 over their last seven days as compared the Miami’s .249.

Neither pitcher has been stellar this season, but the Red Sox have a slight pitching edge with Jake Bennett, 3.69 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Mackenzie Gore has been less reliable, owing 4.62 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and allowed a combined nine runs over his last seven innings. Boston has been the more profitable team in these coin flip games.

This line doesn’t make much sense. Jared Jones owns a 4.60 home ERA while Logan Henderson owns a 2.84 road ERA. The Pirates have proven that they can beat Milwaukee, winners of six of 11 this season. Pittsburgh remains one of the most improved lineups in the majors, top-five when facing right-handers at home. Taking a shot with the Buccos.

Zebby Matthews owns a 2.84 home ERA but has allowed a combined nine runs in his last two starts. Matthews hasn’t fared well against New York in his career either, 10.80 ERA. Carlos Rodon has pitched well since coming off the IL as the Yankees have won four of his last five starts. Minnesota has been averaged against left-handers on the year but only hitting .202 over their last 15 days.

Patrick Sandoval has yet to win a game on the road. He’s allowed a combined 17 runs over his last five starts as the Red Sox have only won one of those games. Jacob DeGrom owns a 2.46 home ERA and this Boston lineup has not had much success against him in their careers. The Rangers need to keep stacking wins as their one game out of division leading Houston and 1.5 games out of the final AL Wild Card spot.

The Angels have only hit .222 against lefties at home while Seattle has averted .230 on the road against south paws. Reid Detmers has allowed one run, or less, in six straight while Kade Anderson despite only having on road start under his belt, allowed two earned runs to a much better Blue Jays team.

Full-circle moment tonight. Odell Beckham Jr. returns to the Giants, with the blonde hair and number 13. His first game back, against Dallas, Sunday night, on Primetime where he made his iconic one-handed catch. Even with Malik Nabers now a game-time decision, OBJ proved in camp and the preseason, he’s still got the speed to get open. This sets up all too well for him to snag at least two catches.

Malik Nabers status is still up in the air as the powers above will let his body know according to him. Isaiah Likely was Jaxson Dart’s favorite target this summer and should be their main red zone threat through the air. New York’s wide receivers room isn’t great and lacks depth, so Dart will be looking Likely’s way if no one else can get open.

Baltimore has won three of their last five games and they have scored six runs, or more, in all of those wins. The over has cashed eight straight between these two as well, but the total continues to drop. Trevor Rogers has allowed a combined three runs in his last two starts, while Dylan Cease has allowed two earned runs, or less in seven of his last nine starts.

Parker Messick has been excellent on the road, owning a 2.25 ERA. Taj Bradley has been solid but inconsistent for most of the season, owning a 3.30 home ERA. Over their last five games, Cleveland is averaging 7.4 runs against righties and top bullpen during that span as well. However, this line seemed short since the opener and it continues to move in the Twins favor. Minnesota sits six games back in the division and four and a half in the Wild Card race. Still no Bryon Buxton but Minnesota has won seven of the last eight home games when Bradley starts.

Public is all over the Yankees has the line has moved in Los Angeles’ favor. The Angels have lost seven straight and the Yankees have won five straight at Angel Stadium. The pitching matchup favors Los Angeles but the Yankees have a +117 run differential on the road. New York's owns a .873 OPS over its last 10 game while the Angels have a .542 OPS during that time.

Arizona has much more to play for than the Giants. They currently sit in the final NL Wild Card spot, holding onto a half-game lead on San Diego. The Diamondbacks are hitting .278 with a .792 OPS against left-handers. Yunior Marte makes his major league debut coming from AA, owning a 3.92 ERA, 1.34 WHIP in 13 starts. Arizona has won 24 out of 35 games when facing lefties.

Typical Cleveland to come alive down the stretch in the second half of the season. Winners of seven straight but they came against three bottom feeders in the Rockies, Giants, and Angels. They now face another team on fire in Kansas City. Tanner Bibee comes into this one as the third least profitable pitcher on the year in terms of the moneyline. The Guardians lost both games to Kansas City when Bibee has started this season. Michael Wacha has held his opponents to three runs, or less, in four of his last five starts and already beaten the Guardians twice this season.

You can make a case for either team again tonight. Atlanta lost three straight Chris Sale starts but he did not have any run support in those outings. The Braves offense came alive for this series winning the first two and wouldn’t put it past Los Angeles to get swept tonight. They were swept in Boston to begin August and the public is all over the Dodgers to avoid that happening again. The Braves have the better bullpen, 4th in ERA as compared to Los Angeles’ 13th, if Sale gets in a jam.