Jim Feist

The A's conclude their series with the Twins today in Minnesota. Oakland leads 2-1 after winning on Friday and Saturday. All three games have gone UNDER thus far. The A's are just 5.5 games back of Houston in the AL West now. Daniel Mengden starts today for the A's. Mengden is 5-1 with a 3.35 ERA in his seven starts. The A's lost his first start back on May 12th, but since then they are 6-0 in his starts. Mengden is coming off an excellent start, allowing four hits and one run to the Mariners in a 9-2 win. The Twins lead over the Indians has dropped to 3-games as they look to snap this two-game skid to the A's. Michael Pineda is 6-5 and will start today. Pineda has 4.38 ERA, but has been great of late. Pineda has allowed one earned run in each of his last three starts and five of his last six starts. Both pitchers are hot and as this series gone, I go. Play the UNDER.

The Brewers have dropped to 2nd place in the NL Central, trailing the Cubs by 3-games. The Brewers have won two of three in this series with the Diamondbacks. Today, Brandon Woodruff gets the start. Woodruff has been one of the best this year with an 11-3 record in his 19 starts. Woodruff also has a 3.53 ERA. He's been even better than that of late, allowing three total runs over his last three starts (20 1/3 innings). Arizona, as all other NL West teams, are likely playing for a Wild Card spot with the Dodgers way out in front in the division. Arizona will start Alex Young today. Young has only started three games, but all three have been solid. Young has allowed just two earned runs total in those three starts (16 1/3 innings) with six total his, three walks and 12 KO's. If they can continue to get these kind of starts out of Young, he will prove an excellent addition to the starting staff. I'm taking the UNDER here today with two hot pitchers on the mound. Play UNDER.