The Yankees hope a new series here on Monday will break their current 5-game losing streak. The Yankees were swept by the red-hot Cardinals in their three game series and lost two of three in the previous series to the Mariners. Jameson Taillon will start for the Yankees today. Taillon is having a fine season at 10-2 with a 3.96 ERA. However, he has struggled a bit lately with a 2-1 record in his last seven games and a 5.71 ERA. The Mariners making a big push for one of the new Wild Card spots by bolstering their pitcher staff with Luis Castillo. The M's have won four of their six games though they are coming off a four-game split with the LA Angels. Their top pitcher gets the start today in Logan Gilbert. Gilbert is 10-4 with a 3.16 ERA though a slightly higher 4.54 ERA his last seven starts. I'll take the M's at home and I'll see if I can still get them as a slight dog here. Play Seattle.

The Toronto Blue Jays are in 2nd place in the AL East and despite the Yankees losing five straight games, they are still 9.5 games back of first place. However, they are a serious contender for one of the new Wild Card slots. Yusei Kikuchi will make his 19th start today with a 4-5 record and 4.86 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 0-3 record in nine starts and a 5.75 ERA. Yet, here the Jays are a good size favorite today at Baltimore. Baltimore actually is having a quietly decent season as they are 56-52 overall and just four back of the Jays in the standings. Jordan Lyles will start for the O's with a 8-8 record in his 22 starts and a 4.40 ERA. He's been good at home with a 3.2 record in nine starts and a 2.68 ERA. Toronto has a 24-9-1 O/U record in their last 34 road games vs right handed pitchers. Baltimore is 13-5-1 O/U in their last 19 vs the AL East and 4-1-1 O/U their last six overall. In addition, these clubs are 14-4-3 O/U in their last 21 meetings in Baltimore. Your free play is on the OVER.