6:40 PM Seattle Mariners @ Houston Astros

Mariners: +125
Astros: -145
Total: 8.5

The Astros will be starting right-hander Jose Urquidy (5-2, 4.76 ERA) who has won 3 of his past 4 starts despite posting a 5.24 ERA and .939 opponent OPS with 5 home runs allowed over 22 1/3 innings. Urquidy has walked only 4 batters in that span but has given up 35 hits. Urquidy earned a victory in his last outing when he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts over 6 innings in a 10-3 road win over the Royals. Urquidy is 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA over 6 career appearances against the Mariners. Both of his losses this season have come against Seattle, with Urquidy pitching to an 11.42 ERA and 2.654 WHIP while allowing 12 runs on 20 hits and 3 walks over 8 2/3 innings. The Mariners will counter with right-hander Logan Gilbert (5-2, 2.22) who was the American League Pitcher of the Month in April and ranks 6th in the AL in ERA. He had a no-decision in his last start after allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 6 innings in the Mariners’ 4-3 win over the Rangers. Gilbert is 1-1 with a 4.71 ERA over 4 career starts against the Astros. He threw 7 shutout innings against Houston on May 28, allowing 4 hits with 5 strikeouts in a 6-0 win.

⚾The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

⚾The Mariners are 7-3 in the last 10 games.

⚾The Mariners are 4-2 in the last 6 road games.

⚾Urquidy has allowed 11 runs in 8.2 innings this season with a 5.93 career ERA against the Mariners.

The Bookie: Mariners

7:10 PM St. Louis Cardinals @ Tampa Bay Rays

Cardinals: +130
Rays: -150
Total: 7.5

The Rays took the first game in extra innings with a walk-off and will face the Cardinals for Game 2 of the series today. The Rays will be starting right-hander Corey Kluber (2-2, 3.73 ERA) who has reached the 6th inning the past 2 times out in which he allowed just a run in each. Kluber has made 2 appearances against the Cardinals during his 12-year career and is 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA, having last faced them in an 11-2 loss on June 26, 2018, in St. Louis. The Cardinals will counter with left-hander Packy Naughton (0-1, 3.09), who will be making his 3rd start and 8th appearance of the season and has never faced the Rays.

⚾The Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss.

⚾The Cardinals have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games.

⚾The Cardinals are 4-1 in the last 5 interleague games on the road.

⚾The public is pounding the Rays but we have reverse line movement with early sharp action coming in on the Cardinals.

The Bookie: Cardinals