Jim Feist

The Colorado Rockies looking towards next year as they sit 20.5-games back of the Giants in the West. The Rockies have lost two straight and six of their last 10 games. They will face the 3rd place Padres. The Padres have a excellent 60-55 record that would be good for 1st place in most divisions, but in the NL West it's 3rd place, 5.5-games back. Colorado starts Jon Gray who is 6-6 on the season with a 3.76 ERA. The Padres counter with Ryan Weathers, who is 2-1 in 12 starts with a 3.02 ERA. Both pitchers are good and I'll be on the under tonight. Play UNDER.

The Oakland A's have won two straight games, though they still trail 1st place Houston by 5.5-games. They will take on the 4th place Angels, who trail Houston by 11.5-games. The A's will start Chris Bassitt, who is having a great season with a 10-3 record and a 3.46 ERA. The Angels will counter with Patrick Sandoval who is 3-4 on the season with a 3.36 ERA and slightly worse 4.41 ERA at home. I'll take the visitor in this one. Play Oakland.

Interleague action here on Friday has the Miami Marlins hosting the NY Yankees. The Marlins are last in the NL East, but they still have a +4 run differential. The Yankees have a -6 run differential and are in 3rd place in the AL East, 8.5-games back of the Red Sox. The Yankees will start Jameson Taillon who is 6-4 on the season with a 4.36 ERA. He's been much worse on the road with a 6.08 ERA in eight starts. Zach Thompson may only be 2-3 in his seven starts, but he has a nice 2.73 ERA and is 2-1 at home with a 2.81 ERA. Marlins a big dog here and a live one with Thompson on the hill. Play Miami.

The Seattle Mariners look to snap a 2-game losing skid here tonight. The M's are 8-games back in the AL West with a 55-48 record. They will take on last place Texas tonight. The Rangers have lost nine of their last 10 games as these teams open their 3-game series. The Rangers are 26.5-games back in the West. The Rangers will start Kolby Allard, who is just 1-8 on the season. Allard has a 5.30 ERA and slightly worse 6.29 home ERA. While the M's are officially undecided on their pitcher, it looks like it could be Logan Gilbert who is 4-2 on the season. Gilbert has a 3.81 ERA and a nice 2.35 road ERA. No matter who starts for the Mariners I'll be on that side here tonight. Play Seattle.

The Oakland A's win over the Angels on Friday extended their win streak to three games. They still trail the Houston Astros by 5.5-games. The Angels have lost two straight games and are 12.5-games back of the Astros. Cole Irvin starts for the A's with a 7-9 record and 3.62 ERA. He's been better of late, going 3-2 with a 3.46 ERA over his last seven starts. Jaime Barria will toe the rubber for the Halos. Barria has only one start and that was a win last week at Minnesota where he allowed four hits and two runs over seven innings. Good first start for Barria. In fact, both these pitchers look very good. I'm taking the UNDER tonight.