The Tampa Bay Rays are clinging to a two-game lead in the American League East, although the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have woken somewhat from their doldrums, with the Yankees overcoming a host of injuries to sit at 19-14 and the Red Sox three games back of them. Cleveland may have seen their AL Central hopes take a hit with the loss of ace Corey Kluber to injury; they sit two games behind Minnesota at this writing. Houston has taken a two-game lead over Seattle, who has cooled way off, losing seven of ten, in the American League West. In the senior circuit, Philadelphia leads Atlanta by 1 ½ games, and the Cubs lead the NL Central by a half-game over St. Louis, thanks to a hot streak in which the Cubbies have won eight of ten. The Dodgers lead the National League West by a game over Arizona. No one seems to be running off with things right now — so how should you plan your MLB betting in the national pastime? We have two picks for you to look at this week.
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Tuesday, May 7
Miami at Chicago Cubs (8:00pm ET, ESPN+)
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Caleb Smith (3-0, 2.00 ERA) (MIA) vs Jon Lester (2-1, 1.73 ERA) (CHI)
New York Mets at San Diego (10:10pm ET)
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Noah Syndergaard (2-3, 5.02 ERA) (NY) vs Cal Quantrill (0-1, 3.18 ERA) (SD)