One player is the x-factor in this matchup ...

Minnesota has had an impressive road trip ...

Anthony Santander looks to continue his power surge...

Max Scherzer looks to build off a solid debut...

How will the Rays' Amed Rosario fare vs. the Nats? ...

How will Randy Vasquez fare vs. the Red Sox? ...

Charlie Morton takes on the Pirates in Atlanta. ...

The Brewers and Cubs collide in Milwaukee. ...

Two hot teams collide in Queens when the Mets host the Astros. ...

Logan Gilbert has fanned 28 batters in June. ...

Ace Logan Gilbert takes the hill Friday for the Mariners. ...

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

Kansas City has struggled of late. They’re hitting .169 with a .516 OPS over their last seven days and have only scored eight runs in their last eight games. Michael Wacha has a good but small sample size against Cleveland in his career, 2-0 with a 1.02 ERA. Ben Lively owns 3.75 road ERA, but he’s only allowed two runs, or more, once in his last six starts and is backed by best bullpen in the league, 2.37 ERA. In the first game of a road series for Cleveland, the total has gone under in nine out of 14 games.

Texas enters off a three-game sweep in Milwaukee -- couldn't even beat Dallas Keuchel -- and has dropped six in a row away. Both of the Rangers' top relievers pitched Wednesday so they may not be ready here. Texas starter Jon Gray has has a 3.03 ERA, which would be a career best, but also a 4.31 xERA and 3.79 SIERA, so he's due for regression. This is why the Orioles got Corbin Burnes: To start a winning streak. The Birds snapped a four-game skid Wednesday. I may look at a Cedric Mullins hitting prop as he's batting .407 with two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored over his past seven. This was as high as -220 and not sure why dropped.

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty isn't getting distracted by trade rumors; he's 5-1 with a 1.56 ERA over his last six starts, fanning 45 in 34.2 innings. By many metrics he's a Top-3 starter in MLB right now. Look for another dominant performance Thursday as the Tigers grab a lead against Angels starter Davis Daniel, who was just called up from Triple-A Salt Lake.