Dennis Macklin

DMack's Free Play for Wednesday, August 15, 2018 is on the Oakland A's (Anderson Listed)

The A's colled down the M's by winning the first two games of this series and can really twist the knife and put some major distance in the rear view with a win here. The A's are 11-2 L13 and just seem to find a way whether it's 8-7 or 3-2. Mike Leake and Brett Anderson are about a push but .... Anderson is 8-4 with a 1.89 ERA in 16 LT starts vs. the M's and beat Paxton 3-2 this year at Safeco. Oakland is definitely worth a look.

DMack's MLB Play of the Day is on the St Louis Cardinals

The last 72 hours has to have been a back-breaker for the Nats who are now .500 and effectively out of any race, division or wildcard from here on out. Washington is 1-6 in its L7 road games and just 12-19 vs. southpaws which they face tonight. The Cards have won seven straight and send out spot-starter Gomber here for his first home start and he's off five shut-out, four-hit innings in his last. Perception has to be making the line value here because to this eye it is all Cards, at home and a virtual pick'em.