This is a play on the TEXAS RANGERS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. The Rangers dropped the opener of this series as they were shut down by Ross Detwiler of all pitchers and a bullpen that is average. Texas is not good on the road but taking advantage of pitching mismatches is key and we have one here. The White Sox improved to .500 at home with their third straight home win but going back, they are still just 5-11 in their last 16 home games. Dylan Cease is No. 2 in the White Sox pitching prospect ladder but he has not looked that way since entering the rotation. In eight starts, he has just one quality outing and he has allowed five runs or more in five of those. Overall, he has a 5.93 ERA and 1.57 WHIP with half of those starts coming at home where he has a 5.48 ERA and 1.61 WHIP with Chicago winning just one of those four starts. Lance Lynn is having an excellent season, posting a 3.60 ERA and 1.22 WHIP and his numbers are even better on the road which should come as no surprise when moving out of hitter friendly Globe Life Park. The Rangers are 6-2 in his last eight starts against teams with a losing record. 10* (919) Texas Rangers

This is a play on the NEW YORK YANKEES as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. The Dodgers have moved along in their attempt to finish with the best record in the National League and thus clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They have won three in a row overall and five straight at home, the last two coming in walk-off fashion against the Toronto Blue Jays to open a comfortable eight-game cushion over the Braves. The Yankees have lost four in a row following a 16-3 run and while they still have a comfortable lead in the American League East, this is a statement game and we are catching them at a favorable price. The Yankees are 35-17 in their last 52 games against teams with a winning record. James Paxton has been up and down this season but has been on a solid run of late and the Yankees have won each of his last four outings. Hyun-Jin Ryu is the leading contender for the National League Cy Young and he has been unbeatable at home, literally, as the Dodgers are 11-0 in his 11 home starts. All that does is give us value though as only four of those wins have come against teams above .500 and tonight is the best of the bunch. 9* (925) New York Yankees

This is a play on the BOSTON RED SOX as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. The Red Sox, who needed only 12 minutes to defeat the Royals 5-4 early Thursday in the completion of a suspended game, are in fourth place in American League Wild Card standings, seven games back so a run has to start. This is the perfect opportunity as they hit the road where they are seven games over .500 on the season which is the fourth best road record in the American League. The Padres are back home following a 3-3 roadtrip but this is not a good thing as San Diego is four games under .500 at home. The Padres are 2-7 in their last nine home games against teams with a winning record. Eduardo Rodriguez is coming off a solid start and he has been very good of late with a 3.00 ERA over his last eight games. The Red Sox are 11-0 in his last 11 Interleague starts. Chris Paddack is making his 22nd start but he is not the same pitcher as he was early in the season. The Padres continue to monitor his innings and his rest because of his 2016 Tommy John surgery. He gave up five runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings in Philadelphia in his last outing and he has made it six innings only once in his last five starts. 9* (927) Boston Red Sox