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Play: Houston Astros
Rating: 5/10*

The Houston Astros own the best road record in baseball at 35-12 while the Philadelphia Phillies are just 18-26 home at Citizens Bank Park. 

Brad Peacock (8-1, 2.49 ERA) will take the ball for Houston Monday night. He is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies, but he's enjoying a great season, so I wouldn't read too much into past results. Peacock has posted a 1.82 ERA during a five-start winning streak. 

The Phillies hand the ball to Vince Velasquez (2-5, 5.14 ERA) who has been roughed up plenty this season, particularly at home where he's 1-3 with a 6.26 ERA in five starts. Velasquez will be facing Houston for the first time, and I don't think they'll show the former Astro any mercy. 

The Phillies are 2-8 in Velasquez's last 10 home starts. The Astros are 5-0 in Peacock's last five road starts.

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Play: Detroit Tigers
Rating: 8/10*

The Kansas City Royals are coming off five consecutive victories, a streak I think will end as they travel to Detroit and Comerica Park Monday. KC's Jason Hammel (4-8, 4.81 ERA) will match up with Detroit's Justin Verlander (5-7, 4.54 ERA) on the mound. The same two pitchers squared off just five days ago, a game the Royals won with two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Verlander was solid though allowing just two runs through seven innings, and while Hammel allowed only one run through 6 1/3 innings of work we can note that he has a 6.98 ERA in 11 career games (eight starts) versus Detroit.

The Tigers are 9-2 in Verlander's last 11 starts during Game 1 of a series and 10-4 in Verlanders last 14 home starts.

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Play: Texas Rangers
Rating: 8/10*

The Texas Rangers are coming off a three-game sweep at Tampa Bay. I think they'll keep that momentum going here in the opener of a series with the Miami Marlins.

Left-hander Martin Perez (5-7, 4.72 ERA) takes the ball for Texas. The Rangers have won four of his last six starts and we can note that the Marlins are 2-9 in their last 11 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter.

The Rangers have had more success against southpaws, going 8-2 in their last 10 interleague home games vs. a left-handed starter, so they'll be glad to see Adam Conley (2-3, 6.75 ERA) on the mound for the Fish. The Marlins have lost four of Conley's last five starts. 

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Play: Seattle Mariners
Rating: 8/10*

The Seattle Mariners should come out very motivated here after dropping three of four against the Yankees. They're 7-1 in their last eight Monday games and 4-0 in left-hander James Paxton's (9-3, 3.05 ERA) last four starts. Paxton has held the Red Sox to one run on nine hits and two walks through a pair of eight-inning outings in previous meetings. The Red Sox hand the ball to another left-hander in Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.66 ERA) who spent more than a month on the DL before allowing three runs on six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays on July 17. It might take another couple of games for Rodriguez to get back to his very best.