ANALYSIS: Joey Estes, making his MLB debut, might be outclassed here by a hungry Mariners team going for the sweep. Estes has struggled to keep the ball in the ballpark at Triple A, allowing 10 home runs in just under 33 innings, with an ERA north of five. George Kirby starts for the Mariners and he should handle this Oakland team as he did earlier this season. Seattle plays the Rangers in Texas after this, so tacking on another win vs the A's is crucial before that huge series. I expect them to keep their foot on the gas pedal here.

ANALYSIS: San Diego scored 10+ runs in back to back games and Xander Bogaerts has led the charge, hitting .458 this month with a 1.288 OPS! Ryan Feltner returns from injury for Colorado, and he threw only 66 pitches in his last rehab start without finishing five innings. The putrid Rockies bullpen (MLB worst 7.04 ERA last 30 days) should be in a spot to cover multiple innings here. Blake Snell has been stellar at not allowing runs and the Rockies have struggled vs lefties, so the Padres offense will need to pick up the slack. San Diego won Snell's last start 6-1, just missing this total, and that game featured the Dodgers bullpen (2.17 ERA last 30 days).

ANALYSIS: While the Astros went with regular starters today, the Padres will run with a depleted lineup that's missing Tatis and Machado. Matt Waldron pitches for San Diego and while he's found success with his knuckleball, his other pitches have been rocked. Waldron's ERA was 8.44 at Triple A last year and 7.31 this year. Expect Houston's bats to follow the trend, as they have been MLB's best offense for a few weeks now. JP France has been good overall for the Astros this season (3.72 ERA) but could use a bounce back performance after allowing five runs last time. Houston's bullpen worked a lot last night but basically had the two prior days off, so they should be good to go behind France.

ANALYSIS: The Astros just got swept at home by the Yankees, and this came after winning five in a row on the road! When Houston came home to face New York, I'm sure a sweep in three games was certainly not what they expected. Having to regroup and face Andrew Heaney and the Rangers now, I think this sets up for a bounce back for Houston. Heaney has not lasted long in recent outings, giving little confidence that the Rangers won't have to use a good bit of bullpen here. The bullpen has been abysmal, with an ERA over five in the last few weeks. Aside from a blowup in Boston, JP France has been possibly Houston's best starter.

ANALYSIS: The Dodgers were 24-4 in August before entering this series with the Braves, but after losing the first three games, LA needs to win tonight to avoid being swept for only the second time this year! We know how great this Atlanta team has been, but sweeping the Dodgers in a four-game series on the road is certainly a tall task for any team. I expect the Dodgers' bullpen to be nearly fully available, and Charlie Morton, while pitching well of late, gave up six runs to this team earlier this year. At even money, I like the odds for LA to win.