The Texas Rangers opened the second half of the season with a pair of wins over the American League West-leading Houston Astros, getting to within seven games in the division…and then dropped the next to, settling for a series of split, and remain nine games back, and 2 ½ games out of the second wild card position, as the Rangers’ early momentum seems to be waning. In the AL East, the New York Yankees still lead Tampa Bay by six games, and Boston by ten, while Cleveland keeps creeping closer in the AL Central, now just 6 ½ games behind the Minnesota Twins.
In the National League, Washington sits seven games behind Atlanta in the East, while the Chicago Cubs have opened up a little room in the Central, now 2 ½ games ahead of Milwaukee. In the West, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to pull away, now leading Arizona and Colorado by 14 ½ games. If you are planning on including MLB odds in your sports betting this week, take a look at our top picks.
Top MLB Betting Picks of the Week – July 15th
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Tuesday, July 16
Arizona at Texas (8:05pm ET)
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Alex Young (2-0, 0.68 ERA) (ARI) vs Lance Lynn (12-4, 3.69 ERA) (TEX)
Wednesday, July 17
Atlanta at Milwaukee (2:10pm ET)
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Dallas Keuchel (3-2, 3.09 ERA) (ATL) vs Chase Anderson (4-2, 4.27 ERA) (MIL)