At 7:40 PM ET on Wednesday, we will be playing the money-line on the Chicago Cubs (960) versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (959) listing both starting pitchers Justin Steele and Mitch Keller. THE SITUATION: Chicago (79-72) snapped a five-game losing streak with their 14-1 victory against the Pirates last night. Pittsburgh (70-81) has lost three of their last four games.

REASONS TO TAKE THE CUBS WITH THE MONEY-LINE: Chicago has won 5 of their last 7 games after a win by eight or more runs against an NL Central rival. They have also won 10 of their last 15 games after a game where they scored 15 or more combined runs in their last game. They stay at home at Wrigley Field where they have won 12 of their last 17 home games when priced as a money-line favorite at -150 or higher. Steele gets the ball with his 16-4 record along with a 2.73 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP in 28 starts. The left-hander has been more effective at home where he owns a 2.18 ERA and an opponent’s batting average of .243 in 17 starts as compared to his 3.55 ERA and a .244 opponent’s batting average in 11 starts on the road. The Cubs have won 10 of their last 13 home games with Steele on the hill priced as a money-line favorite at -110 or higher. He faces a Pirates team that ranks 27th in MLB since May in weighted On-Base Percentage and weighted Runs Created on the road against left-handed pitchers. Pittsburgh has not scored more than three runs in three straight games — and they have lost 12 of their last 17 games after failing to score four or more runs in three straight games. And while the Pirates' bullpen gave up 12 of the runs last night, they have then lost 12 of their last 18 games after their bullpen allowed four or more runs in their last game. They have also lost 29 of their last 45 road games with the Total set in the 7-7.5 range. They counter with Keller who has a 12-9 record along with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP in 30 starts. The right-hander has been effective at home where he owns a 2.90 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .216 in 14 starts — but in his 16 starts on the road, those numbers rise to a 5.15 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .275. The Pirates have lost 14 of their last 21 games on the road with Keller on the mound priced as a money-line underdog at +150 or higher. He faces a Cubs team that ranks third and fourth in MLB since June 1st in weighted On-Base Percentage and weighted Runs Created at home against right-handed pitchers.

FINAL TAKE: The Pirates have lost three straight games against the Cubs with Chicago scoring at least 10 runs in all three games — and Pittsburgh has lost 10 of their last 15 games when playing with at least double-revenge against their opponent who scored eight or more runs in both of those losses. 8* MLB Wednesday Daily Discounted Deal with the money-line on the Chicago Cubs (960) versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (959) listing both starting pitchers Justin Steele and Mitch Keller. Best of luck for us — Frank.

FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR WEDNESDAY, 9/20:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Wednesday is with the Seattle Mariners with the money-line versus the Oakland A’s listing both starting pitchers George Kirby and Joey Estes. Seattle (83-68) has won the first two games of this AL West series after their 7-2 victory last night. The Mariners have won 17 of their last 24 games after beating a divisional rival on the road in two straight games. They have also won 26 of their last 39 games on the road. Oakland (46-105) has lost six games in a row — and they have lost 61 of their last 83 games after losing five or six of their last seven games. The A’s have also lost 49 of their last 61 games during the day. Take Seattle with the money-line listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer’s Hollywood Sports is on a 9 of 10 (90%) All-Sports run with their highest-rated 25* plays after DELIVERING their 25* MLB Tuesday TBS-TV Run-Line of the Year with Atlanta’s 9-3 win against Philadelphia last night! Now Frank furthers his 24 of 37 (65%) MLB run this afternoon with his 25* MLB Getaway Game of the Year! DO NOT MISS OUT!

At 12:20 PM ET on Wednesday, we will be playing the money-line on the Atlanta Braves (952) versus the Philadelphia Phillies (951) listing both starting pitchers Bryce Elder and Aaron Nola. THE SITUATION: Atlanta (97-54) snapped out of their four-game losing streak last night with a 9-3 victory at home against the Phillies. Philadelphia (82-69) has lost two of their last three games.

REASONS TO TAKE THE BRAVES WITH THE MONEY-LINE: Getting Ronald Acuna back in the lineup last night jumpstarted the Atlanta attack as they had 13 base hits while scoring those nine runs — and Acuna went three-for-five with two home runs and a stolen base. Acuna is set to lead off this afternoon's game. The Braves have won 8 of their last 11 games after a win by six or more runs — and they have won 17 of their last 22 games after scoring nine or more runs in their last contest. The Braves have also won 29 of their last 38 games after losing four or five of their last six games. They finished this series at home where they have won 23 of their last 34 games with the Total set in the 9-9.5 range. Pitching has been a problem for the Braves — so getting Spencer Strider in his turn in their starting rotation helped. Now Elder gets his next start to build on his 12-4 record along with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP in 29 starts. In his last six starts, the right-hander has a 2.97 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in 36 1/3 innings with 29 strikeouts and only 12 walks. He has been more effective at home where he owns a 2.99 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .226 in 15 starts as opposed to his 4.05 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .256 in his 14 starts on the road. Atlanta has won 14 of their last 19 home games with Elder on the mound priced as a money-line favorite at -110 or higher. He faces a slumping Phillies lineup that is hitting only .239 in their last seven games with a .301 on-base percentage and an OPS of .738 during that span. Philadelphia plays their sixth straight game on the road — and they have lost 23 of their last 37 games after playing four or more games on the road. The Phillies bullpen gave up six runs last night — and they have then lost 7 of their last 11 games after a game where their bullpen allowed five or more runs. They have also lost 8 of their last 13 games after allowing nine or more runs in their last contest. And in their last 16 games when priced as a money-line underdog from +125 to +175, they have lost 10 of those contests. They counter with Nola who has a 12-9 record along with a 4.62 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP in 30 starts. The veteran right-hander is slumping this month with an 8.56 ERA, a 1.90 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .315 in his last three starts. And while he enjoys a 3.44 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .215 in 13 starts, those numbers rise to a 5.58 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .263 in his 17 starts on the road. Philly has lost 13 of their last 20 games on the road with Nola on the mound priced as a money-line underdog. The Braves lead MLB this season in weighted On-Base Percentage and weighted Runs Created at home against right-handed pitching — and they also lead MLB in those categories since July 1st.

FINAL: TAKE: The Phillies have lost 19 of their last 31 games including five of their last eight when playing with revenge from a loss to an NL West rival on the road by six or more runs. 25* MLB Getaway Game of the Year with the money-line on the Atlanta Braves (952) versus the Philadelphia Phillies (951) listing both starting pitchers Bryce Elder and Aaron Nola. Best of luck for us — Frank.