Neither these starting pitchers have been in good form of late. Merrill Kelly has given up five runs, or more, in three of his last four starts, owning a 6.24 home ERA. On the other side, Kevin Gausman has a 6.19 ERA since being acquired by Chicago. Both offenses sit top of the National League in runs scored, average, OPS, and OBP.

Cade Cavalli owns a 3.46 home ERA and clearly has separated himself as the team's ace. In all eight of his last home starts he’s held his opponents to three runs, or less. Colorado is only hitting .228 on the road against right-handers. The Nationals are without James Woods and some other keys bats as their offense is only hitting .210 over the last 15 days, last in the majors.

San Francisco has only hit .234 on the road against left-handers on the year. Blade Tidwell has a tough test ahead of him while owning a 4.33 ERA over 27 innings this season. Patrick Sandoval hasn’t been much better with a 4.76 ERA but over the last two months, the Red Sox have been one of the bets lineups in the majors when facing righties at home, hitting .289 and can even take advantage of a San Francisco bullpen near the bottom of the NL with a 4.34 ERA.

The Cubs have been one of the better teams in the league, top-10, when facing lefties on the road. Now, they face rookie Kade Anderson who’s making his major league debut. Anderson went 10-1 with a 1.06 ERA in 18 starts for Double-A and one of the top pitching prospects in baseball. Typically, fading a rookie in their first start is the move but David Peterson isn’t worth backing with his 5.29 ERA and 1.53 WHIP through 112.1 innings.

Chicago has been excellent at home all season and the Mets season has not go as planned. Luis Castillo continues to be hit hard even with his new team, allowing a combined eight runs in 15.2 innings off 15 hits. Christian Scott has also been hit hard but New York has won his last three starts. Neither offense is currently in great form but this is more of a fade on Castillo.

Brandon Young gets the start today, owning a 3.52 ERA and making his second career start against Tampa Bay. Shane McClanahan is 7-0 with a 3.23 ERA and 69 strikeouts in his career against the Orioles. The Rays have won nine of their last 10 road games while Baltimore has lost each of their last seven games as home underdogs. The Orioles bats are hot but are still only hitting .214 against left-handers at home on the year.

The Cardinals are fighting for a playoff spot, sitting 3.5 games back on the final NL spot entering today. Philadelphia sends out Andrew Painter owning a 6.43 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 85.1 innings. The Phillies have won six straight overall and three straight when Painter takes the mound. Quinn Matthews has been solid in his first two starts and this is a great bunch back spot for St. Louis after last night’s tough loss.

Ryan Weathers has been excellent recently, allowing one earned run or fewer in each four of his last five starts. On the other side, Dylan Cease, also in good form, has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. The total continues to cheap down as five of the last seven meetings between these two have gone under the total.

Over the last 15 days, Minnesota’s offense has gotten them into a tie for the final AL Wild Card spot, as they're hitting .276 during that span. The Padres have been sub-par against left-handers this season but have a favorable matchup against Connor Prielipp, who owns a 5.34 ERA and 1.38 WHIP on the season. He’s allowed 17 hits and 14 runs in his last 15.1 innings. Randy Vasquez goes for San Diego who owns 4.78 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and allowing his opponents to hit .284 in 52.2 innings at home.

This will be just the second start of the season for AJ Smith-Shawver, and Minnesota's lineup, aside from Josh Bell, has no experience facing him. While the Twins have won the first two games of this series, they have still managed just four wins in their last 10 games overall. Atlanta's offense has been in a slump, failing to score more than three runs in any of its last five games. That sets up a favorable matchup for Taj Bradley this afternoon, as the Braves are batting just .186 over the past seven days.

Seattle has lost Bryce Miller’s last six starts. All but one of those games have seen eight or more runs. Kyle Harrison owns a 1.38 home ERA and has a favorable matchup against a Mariners team hitting .226 on the road against left-handers. Milwaukee currently ranks in the top five in average, WRC+, and OBP when facing right-handers at home.

Detroit was just swept by the White Sox at home while allowing over 20 runs over that span. The Pirates have won three of their last four games, and their offense has scored at least eight runs in each outing. Carmen Mlodzinski has allowed nine earned runs over his last 5.1 innings of work. Detroit counters with Framber Valdez who has been inconsistent for most of the season, allowing two runs, or more, in six of his last eight starts.

Minnesota gets Bryon Buxton back tonight for the Field of Dream game. Taj Bradley has outperformed Aaron Nola is this season as Nola owns a 4.76 ERA on the road. The Phillies haven’t provided Nola with any run support either as they’ve lost seven of his last eight starts. Minnesota is only a half game back of the final AL Wild Card spot and three back of the division as they can’t afford to lose a winnable game like this.

Pittsburgh’s postseason hopes have been dwindling, losing seven of the last eight games. The Pirates offense has regressed as well as Braxton Ashcraft, allowing 21 runs in his last 24 innings. Tyler Phillips owns a 1.68 home ERA and backed by an offense that has outscored their opponents by a combined 24 runs over Miami’s last four games.

Texas is middle of the pack int he majors with hitting right-handers on the road, .248 average. On the other side, the Angels are dead last in the majors hitting, .216 against righties at home. Los Angeles got opening game of the series yesterday but now send out George Klassen, owning a 6.75 home ERA and who struggles with walks, allowing 14 in 8.2 innings. It’s a bullpen day for Texas with Cal Quantrill opening and he's backed by the much better bullpen and more consistent offensive squad.