Corey Seager has been hot the last 2 weeks.....

The Texas Rangers look to extend to a four game winning streak. …

Elly De La Cruz poised to breakout...

The Tigers are just 19-22 at home. ...

Can Jon Gray produce a quality start? ...

Yilber Diaz gets the call for the D-Backs ...

The case for an Angels ...

As we were ready to write off the Tigers ...

The Tigers just swept the Reds in Cincinnati. ...

Here are the early bets I made after the NFL schedule release ...

The Padres own a collective .826 OPS against Arizona's Ryne Nelson. Look for them to jump on him early and for San Diego's Dylan Cease to bounce back from a brutal outing. The Padres have won 12 of 16 and, a month ago, lit up Nelson for six runs (five earned) in 3 1/3 innings. Nelson doesn't generate a lot of strikeouts, which should spell trouble in this matchup.

The Chicago Cubs struggled on Saturday, with their third and fourth batters, Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki, going a combined 0-for-8 with five strikeouts. Jose Soriano has never pitched at Wrigley Field and has a 45.6% hard-hit rate. Hayden Wesneski and the Cubs have a 0-5 record when he starts this season. However, he pitches well in day games with an ERA of 2.81 and opponents hitting just .211. The Cubs perform well in game three of a series following a loss, with a record of 9-4.

Some really unusual MLB scores the past two days -- glad I took a couple days to clear the dome. Might go back into my Aaron Rodgers-esque retreat (ugh, hate I just used that clown's name) if this loses but no Yordan Alvarez for Houston. Rookie Spencer Arrighetti is 1-5 with a 7.12 ERA on the road. It's the end of a very long trip for the Stros so a natural letdown spot ahead of a flight home.

Justin Wrobleski makes his MLB debut today, and the Dodgers lefty has a great chance to succeed against a Milwaukee offense that is typically above average but owns just a 91 OPS+ against lefties and a 93 OPS+ in the last 28 days. Wrobleski has a K:BB ratio of 4.91 across two levels this year, including striking out 17 batters in two Triple-A starts. On the other side Dallas Keuchel has not looked great in two starts since joining Milwaukee, and he's up against a Dodgers offense with a 128 OPS+ against lefties. I like both full game and first-five moneylines on the Dodgers today.