Milwaukee brings a dynamite offense into Tampa Bay, a great home run park, plus they add the DH for this series. Matt Garza (3.87 ERA) has found a nice groove and faces his old team here, a guy who often needs a challenge. Garza tossed eight innings of one-run ball against the Mets on Thursday to earn his seventh win of the season. He walked one and struck out. The Rays are 8-17 in their last 25 home games vs. a team with a winning record, as well as 6-13 in their last 19 interleague games. Tampa Bay is off an emotional series with AL East rival Boston. Play Milwaukee!

Reason: MLB Situational Slam Game of the Week: Indians.
Seattle is a long way from home with a weak offense. Starter Hisashi Iwakuma is great at home, but allows opponents to hit .263 on the road. Seattle is struggling now and the Mariners are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. Cleveland is home and has Trevor Bauer on the hill, with the team 4-1 his last five starts. Bauer allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks, striking out seven over six innings Wednesday against the Twins. Bauer gave the Indians his fourth straight quality start. The 23-year-old right-hander has been consistent this season, as he hasn't allowed more than four earned runs in a single start, and owns a 3.93 ERA on the year. The Indians are 17-8 in their last 25 home games, 5-1 when Bauer pitches are home, so grab home field. Play the Indians.

Colorado has had a good week and brings a great offense into Wrigley Field, third in baseball in runs scored, tops in batting and slugging, second in on base percentage. Starter Jorge De La Rosa (11-6, 4.19 ERA is really their only reliable front end starter. De La Rosa was charged with two runs (one earned) on eight hits over 7.1 innings in a win over the Nationals on Wednesday. He fanned 11 and did not issue a walk. The Rockies are 42-15 in De La Rosa's last 57 starts vs. a team with a losing record. He faces a Chicago team with a bad offense and a losing home record. The Cubs are 1-7 against the National League West and on a 2-8 run overall. Starter Edwin Jackson (5-11, 5.76 ERA) has not been a good addition, off a 13-3 loss to San Diego -- the worst offensive team in the league! The Cubs are 16-36 in Jackson's last 52 starts. Play Colorado.

The Angels have a dynamite offense, top 3 in baseball in runs scored, slugging and on base percentage. Camden Yards is a good offensive park, so they will feel right at home. Ace Jered Weaver (11-6, 3.36 ERA) goes here, on a red hot roll, like the team. Opponents are hitting .227 off him. Weaver allowed two runs on six hits in eight innings while striking out six to pick up a win over the Orioles on Wednesday. The 31-year-old has allowed just six runs in his next 21 innings (three starts) on the mound. The Angels are 38-15 in Weaver's last 53 starts during game 1 of a series. Baltimore has erratic starter Chris Tillman going, walking 51 in 131 innings, a poor ratio. He's lost 3 in a row, including the last game to these Angels. And the Orioles are 0-5 in their last 5 games following an off day. Play the LA Angels.

A tough spot for the home team, as St. Louis is rested but the Padres had to play yesterday in Atlanta. San Diego is home, back from a road trip in the East, and has to face the defending NL Champs. The Padres are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record. The team is also 3-7 Ross's last 10 starts, plus the Padres are 6-14 in Ross' last 20 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. St. Louis is so strong with pitching and defense, which is essential in a big park like this. Lance Lynn (3.04 ERA) goes for the NL champs, with the team 3-1 his last four starts. The right-hander has gone at least six innings and allowed no more than two runs in all four July starts. He has a 1.75 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 26 strikeouts in 25.2 innings over that time. St. Louis is on a 6-2 road run, plus the Cardinals are 20-9 in Lynn's last 29 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Play the Cardinals.

The WNBA west conference definitely the class of the WNBA and the best team by far is Phoenix. The Mercury are unbeatable at this point at home or on the road. Phoenix not only boasts a league-best 21-3 record, but they are 11-1 at home and have won 15 straight games. The LA Sparks are unfortunately in the West and that puts them in four place at 11-14, 10 1/2 games back of the Mercury. LA does have a better road record than home record, which is strange in this sport. LA hasn't done well against winning teams either, evidenced by its 7-19 ATS record the last 26 games. And that pans out here against Phoenix too, where the Sparks have not covered in their last meetings with the league's top team. All the numbers lineup for Phoenix here. The Mercury are not only winning, but covering big spreads. They are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games, 12-3-1 ATS against the tough west conference their last 16 games and 10-1-1 ATS in their last 12 home games. Strike while the Mercury are hot, lets get them here laying just under double digits in what should be another Mercury blowout win. Your WNBA TV Game of the year is on Phoenix.

The Giants just took it on the nose over the last three days from the Dodgers, losing all three games to their Rivals from the south. LA reclaimed first place in the NL West after the Giants briefly occupied it. But after their sweep, the Giants now have lost four straight games. Tim Hudson has a very good ERA for the Giants at 2.65, but only a 8-7 record to show for it. In fact, the Giants have won only once in Tim's last seven starts. Meanwhile, Francisco Liriano has looked much better since being activated off the DL. He's made three solid starts, including holding the Dodgers and Rockies to a combined one earned run over his last 12 innings. Though the southpaw still boasts a 4.18 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, he's seen those numbers come down significantly in July (2.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP). Getting the Pirates as a dog here against the just battered Giants is too much to pass on. Take Pittsburgh.