At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays.  Ross Stripling followed up an All Star season in 2018 with another solid campaign in 2019 (4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 32 games including 15 starts).  Despite that success, Stripling was still relegated to a part time role in the rotation for the Dodgers.  Then in 2020 after struggling through the first few months, the Dodgers traded the 30-year-old right-hander to Toronto for players named later.  Stripling has continued to struggle with the Jays, which is not surprising considering he's in the American League now and not pitching his home games in Dodger Stadium anymore.  He'll have to face a very good offense in the Red Sox tonight and in four previous starts against them, Stripling has been knocked around pretty good, going 2-2 with a 5.00 ERA and 1.39 WHIP.  Garrett Richards (4-4 with a 3.88 ERA in 65 innings) will get his 13th start for the Sox tonight, and he's been fairly consistent of late.  In his last eight starts, he's allowed three earned runs (or less) in seven of them.  Richards also excels in his nighttime starts, as his teams are 63-42 (+17 games on the moneyline) in his career (compared to 14-21, minus 13 games on the moneyline in daytime starts). These two pitchers actually faced off against each other last month, and Richards notched his 4th win of the season, in a 7-3 BoSox victory. Finally, the Red Sox are 15-6 (+8 games on the moneyline) in their last 21 games vs. Division opponents.  Take Boston.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Chicago White Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays.  LHP Dallas Keuchel is proof that you can continue to have a productive career as an MLB pitcher after your years as a strikeout artist are over.  Keuchel used to punch out close to a batter per inning but those days are behind him now and the 33-year-old southpaw is having to re-invent himself in his second season with the White Sox.  So far, it appears to be working as Keuchel is 4-1 with a 4.25 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 12 starts covering just under 66 innings.  The good news for Keuchel tonight is that his record against the Blue Jays is unblemished.  In six starts covering just under 38 innings, Keuchel is 4-0 vs. Toronto.  The White Sox are also 6-1 (+5 games on the moneyline) in Keuchel's last seven starts.  Korean southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu will start for the Blue Jays tonight and the Sox are 29-4 (+23 games on the moneyline) in their last 33 games vs. teams with a lefty starter.  Take the White Sox.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 8:15 pm, our selection is on the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cleveland Indians.  After an 18-5 drubbing at the hands of the Orioles of all teams on Sunday, Cleveland had a day off and then took out its frustration in St. Louis on the Cardinals last night.  But that was a pitching mis-match with Shane Bieber going up against Carlos Martinez who might not be long for the rotation if he can't turn things around soon.  Tonight it will be the ageless wonder -- RHP Adam Wainwright -- going for the Cards.  Just shy of his 40th birthday, Wainwright can still go out and give his team six-plus quality innings and he certainly doesn't mind the occasional inter-league match-up.  In 42 games vs. the AL (36 starts), Wainwright is 16-12 with a 3.73 ERA in 242 innings.  In two previous games vs. the Tribe (one start), Wainwright is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA with 12 Ks and three walks in 11 innings.  Despite their win on Tuesday, the Indians are still 2-5 in their last seven inter-league road games.  The Cards are 15-5 in their last 20 games as a favorite.  Take St. Louis.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 7:35 pm, our selection is on the Boston Bruins over the New York Islanders.  Just like they did against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Islanders have taken all the air out of the sails of their opponent with a huge Game 5 win on the road to take a 3-2 series lead.  But even though the uniform colors of the Pens and Bruins may be very similar, there is reason to believe that the Isles will have a tougher time wrapping up the series tonight at home.  For one thing, in the regular season, Boston only lost nine games in regulation on the road (Pittsburgh had lost 12), one of the lowest such numbers in the league.  Second, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was not 100% for Game 5 and had a rare off-night (four goals on 16 shots) before being replaced by rookie Jeremy Swayman.  With a day off to recover, Rask should be ready to go tonight and eager to show everyone -- especially his teammates that -- Monday was a fluke.  To wit:  Rask's career GAA vs. New York is 1.88.  Finally, the Bruins are a perfect 8-0 in their last eight games following back-to-back losses.  Take Boston.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the New York Mets over the Baltimore Orioles.  Don't look now, but some other team's lineup seems to have taken over that of the Baltimore Orioles in the last few days.  All the O's hitters have done over the last two games is put up 28 runs on 37 hits in victories over the Indians and Mets.  Tonight, the Mets stay in town for the second of this two-game inter-league set and the problem for the Orioles won't be their offense but the fact that a former Met is scheduled to go to the mound for them.  Matt Harvey was all the rage for New York when he came up at age 23 almost 10 years ago.  But injuries have completely derailed Harvey's career and he's now trying to resurrect it in Baltimore (but it's not going well).  In contrast, a pitcher who HAS resurrected his career is Harvey's mound opponent tonight -- the Mets veteran RH Taijuan Walker.  Walker is 4-2 in 11 starts, with a sparkling 2.17 ERA in 54 innings.  Most importantly, Walker's teams are 10-1 (+9 games on the moneyline) in his last 11 starts as a favorite.  Take the Mets.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.