This is a play on the CLEVELAND GUARDIANS for our Monday Free Play. Cleveland has won three straight games to maintain its game and a half lead over Kansas City in the American League Central. The Guardians improved to 15-6 at home following their weekend sweep of Minnesota. The Mets salvaged the series finale against Miami with a 7-3 win on Sunday. They are back to .500 on the road and are overvalued in this spot based on the pitching matchup. Ben Lively ended last season with one of the worst starts a pitcher could have, allowing 13 runs in four innings against the Cubs which inflated his season ERA to 5.38. He has gotten off to a solid start this year with a 3.06 ERA and 1.27 WHIP through his first six starts and this includes a 1.46 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in two home outings. Tylor Megill gets the ball for New York and he has been sidelined since April 1 due to a shoulder injury. He returned to throwing the curve, where his injury occurred from, in his rehab starts and said there were not any issues with it. We are still unsure about his sustainability and how far he will go which is not great for a bullpen with a 5.78 ERA over the last seven games. Play (968) Cleveland Guardians

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This is a play on the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS as part of our MLB Monday Triple Play. Baltimore took two of three against Seattle and is coming off a 5-3 homestand. The Orioles have been solid on the road and the offense continues to crush but they have a tough matchup on the road here. The Cardinals dropped their series finale on Sunday against Boston but they are still 5-2 over their last seven games. They are still in a significant hole but it is game by game. Dean Kremer takes the hill for the Orioles, who is looking to build off a 10-strikeout performance in his last outing. He has had only one really bad start which came against Milwaukee but he has over exceeded. His ERA sits at a solid 3.72 but his xERA is 5.24 while his .360 xwOBA and those latter two are the two worst on the entire staff including bullpen pitchers. Sonny Gray got off to a great start as he allowed three runs in his first five starts over 30.1 innings but has been hit hard in his last two outings, allowing 11 runs over 11 innings. The matchup does not get better here but he still possesses great stuff and his 3.05 ERA in in line with his 3.36 xERA. 10* (972) St. Louis Cardinals

This is a play on the DETROIT TIGERS as part of our MLB Monday Triple Play. The Royals have been a surprising team early on as they are currently in an American League Wild Card spot and are a game and a half behind the Guardians in the American League Central. Kansas City has won three straight games following a sweep of Oakland over the weekend. Detroit could not get the sweep in Arizona as it lost 6-4 on Sunday after taking the first two games by a combined score of 21-3. The Tigers are 23-23 which is actually a bit of a disappointment as they came in as a possible contender but they are still staying above water and have a good pitching edge here. Reece Olson is winless in eight starts as he is 0-4 but it is not because of his arm as he has a 2.09 ERA and 0.99 WHIP, it has just been bad luck with no run support. He is a solid ground ball pitcher and his barrel rate is nearly half of what it was last season. Michael Wacha is finally pitching to his expectations as his ERA has been skewed the last two seasons as his xERA was well in the 4s. This season, he has a 4.71 ERA over nine starts and his command is bad. He has allowed 51 hits while striking out just 44. 10* (963) Detroit Tigers

This is a play on the TAMPA BAY RAYS as part of our MLB Monday Triple Play. Tampa Bay was unable to get the sweep in Toronto as it lost 5-2 on Sunday which snapped a four-game winning streak and head home where it is 14-12. Boston salvaged the series finale in St. Louis with an 11-3 win, snapping a four-game losing streak. Like Tampa Bay, it has been an up and down season. While Tanner Houck has improved this season based on metrics, it is based mostly on improved command from previous seasons. His walk rate is nearly half as much as his previous two seasons and his strikeout rate has maintained which means he is initiating more contact and that is a problem against this Tampa Bay offense which is starting to hit better. Boston is averaging just 2.0 rpg over his last seven starts. Taj Bradley is only two starts in and has been solid with a 2.45 ERA and 1.00 WHIP and he defeated the Red Sox in his second start last week. He had a tough close to last season but he has tremendous upside and he has owned the Red Sox in his short career, going 3-0 in three starters while Houck is 0-3 in three starts against the Rays. 10* (960) Tampa Bay Rays