This is a 1* Free Play on the New York Yankees.

New York will sends its most consistent pitcher to the mound in Hiroki Kuroda (7-6, 3.99 ERA); Kuroda wasn’t his sharpest in his last outing but did pick up a win over Toronto Friday, allowing four runs in six innings of work. Note that Kuroda is 2-2 in 38 2/3’s innings pitched against Texas with a very strong 2.08 ERA. The Japanese born pitcher went seven strong allowing just six hits and no runs to earn a win in his last start versus the Rangers earlier. Texas will counter with Colby Lewis (6-8, 6.23); the right-hander has been struggling this season and a matchup with the Yankees isn’t what the doctor ordered as Lewis is 0-3 with an ERA of 6.14 against the Pinstripes life time. Lewis has struggled in Texas, he’s just 1-5 with an ugly ERA of 8.40 this season. Note that Texas is just 20-33 at home this year, while the Yankees are 7-2 as a road favorite in the -125 to -145 range. Consider a second look at the YANKEES.

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The A’s proved once again that they’re the best team in baseball by rallying to get a come from behind victory last night. We’ll look for them to cruise to another victory here behind Jason Hammel. Hammel pitched exceptionally well for the Cubs before coming to Oakland. He has struggled upon his arrival, but has a great chance to get back on track against the lowly Astros, who have lost 6 of 7. Hammel has had great success against Houston in the past. In fact, he’s had the most success of his career against Houston, going 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA. Hammel by no means has pitched his best baseball since being acquired by the A’s, but has also not received much run support. This is the perfect situation for him to settle down and pick up his first win as a member of the green and yellow.

Facing Dallas Keuchel shouldn’t be much of a problem, as he was 1-3 with a 6.07 ERA in his last 5 starts prior to his last one. Keuchel’s fatigue is becoming very apparent as we enter the 2nd half and he doesn’t have anywhere near the velocity to be able to just rear back and throw. He has below average speed and counts on mixing up his pitches and hitting his spots for success. His mechanics have been off due do a lingering wrist injury that is effecting his command. When he’s missing over the heart of the plate it’s basically batting practice as his aforementioned velocity is way down. That’s not good news for an A’s squad that will absolutely rake any mistakes. It’s worth laying the chalk and taking an A’s squad that just continues to put up W’s. Take the A’s.  

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The Padres can certainly pitch but their hitting has been epically bad this season. Cardinals starter Joe Kelly has been trying to find his groove after a lengthy DL stint but I still think the Cards are the smarter option even though Padres rookie Jesse Hahn looks legit. 

The Padres had an explosions of runs last week that pushed their season average over 3 but this team is just too unreliable. They are only .500 at home. 

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

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I'm recommending a play on the Indians on Wednesday evening.  Big battle on the mound...at least on paper, but as dominant as Felix Hernandez has been over the years, he has not enjoyed his starts of late in Cleveland.  Hernandez has been tagged for 13 earned runs and 32 base runners in his last three starts at this venue, spanning 14 2/3 IP.  Cleveland will send Corey Kluber to the mound looking for his 7th strong start in his last 8 trips to the bump.  The Indians enter on a 9-2 run when Kluber is on the mound and coming off a quality start in his last outing.  We look for his momentum to continue and for the Indians to extend their run to 5-1 in their last 6 at home against Felix Hernandez.  I'm recommending a play on the Indians in just their second home game since the all-star break.  Thanks & GL!  Scott Spreitzer.

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Wednesday MLB Free Play from Doc’s Sports Take #960 Chicago Cubs over Colorado Rockies (Wednesday, 8:05pm EST)  The Chicago Cubs host the Colorado Rockies in a matchup of the two worst teams in the NL record-wise. Travis Wood gets the nod for the Cubs as he looks to turn his season around. The left-hander has struggled mightily, but he has been much better in Wrigley Field with a 3.86 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. He’ll face a weak Colorado lineup that is missing Troy Tulowitzki, Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer. Carlos Gonzalez is also a little bit banged up, so he’ll be getting more rest days than usual. The Rockies counter with southpaw Brett Anderson in Wednesday’s matchup. Anderson is back from a finger injury and has looked decent in his return. However, the Cubs have hit lefties very well this season and Anderson struggled a bit with his control in his last outing (four walks versus just one strikeout). The Cubs have a respectable 23-26 record at home this season while the Rockies check in at an abysmal 16-34 on the road. Colorado is also 15-38 in their last 53 overall – the worst mark in baseball during that span. I’m looking for the Cubs to get out to a quick lead and hold on for the victory here.

On Wednesday the free MLB System Play is on Oakland. Game 965 at 2:10 eastern. Oakland fit a league wide system that has cashed 11 straight times and plays on road favorites of -140 or more that scored 5 or more runs in their last game if they were a road favorite of -190 or higher and are taking on a team off a loss. The A/s are a solid 11-2 this year as a road favorite off a road win where they scored or more runs. They have also won 5 of 6 as a road favorite from -150 to -175 and are scoring 6 runs per game the past week. In games where the total is 8 to 8.5 they have won 23 of 31. Houston is 16-56 in July the past few years and have dropped 10 of the last 12 vs winning teams. Today they have Keuche on the mound and he has a 1-3 record and 6.23 era vs Oakland. The Athletics counter with J. Hammel who has won 3 of 4 vs Houston with a 1.69 era allowing just 4 runs in 21 innings against them in his last 3 starts. Look for Oakland to take another from Houston. On Wednesday their are 3 Big MLB power system plays up led by the 31-1 MLB Power Angle Game of the Week and a 5* Road warrior 95% system play as well as a 19-3 totals system. Get on now and cash all 3. For the free play take Oakland. RV