This is a play on the MIAMI MARLINS for our Tuesday Free Play. Miami went on an eight-game winning streak but has dropped three of its last five although it was competitive in all three losses, two of which came by one run. The Marlins are 21-21 on the road following a win in the series opener and that is compared to a 20-27 record at home. They had won nine straight road games prior to Monday, all sweeps against the Nationals, Giants and Diamondbacks. Eury Pérez gets the ball for the Marlins and he has made only five starts after coming back from Tommy John surgery which caused him to miss all of 2024. He got off to a shaky start but then put together three decent outings before his best of the season last time out as he allowed no runs on one hit over six innings. Cincinnati is now four games over .500 at home after Monday and it is very much alive in the playoff hunt but this is not a great matchup. Nick Martinez came close to tossing a no-hitter two starts back but that was an outlier as he had allowed 17 runs in his four previous starts before being relegated to the bullpen and he then allowed four runs on nine hits in 6.2 innings against the Red Sox in his follow up start. He is back home where he has been better than on the road but the Reds are just 4-4 in his eight home starts while going 5-12 in his 17 starts overall. Play (951) Miami Marlins

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This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. The Royals came through for us on Sunday as they took their series with Arizona and they came back home Monday to win Game One and they have not been a very good home team this season. After going 45-36 at home last season, they are just 21-24 this season and bring in a better road record where they are 23-24. Seth Lugo has been dealing and will be ultra popular in what looks like a short number. He had a couple not so good outings after coming back from the IL but over his last five starts, he has a 0.90 ERA and despite a 2.65 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 16 starts overall, the Royals are just 8-8 in those games with run support a big issue. Additionally, he is pitching to a 4.43 xERA so this success is not expected to continue. The Pirates were coming off a 6-0 homestand including closing with three straight shutouts to close and then they were shut out in all three games in Seattle. Mitch Keller is the tough luck pitcher in baseball as he has a 3.64 ERA and 3.94 xERA but is 3-10, tied for second for most losses, and Pittsburgh lost 12 of 13 starts before winning his last two. He is undervalued based on those losses. 10* (977) Pittsburgh Pirates

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TWINS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. The Cubs are coming off a 5-1 homestand to move to 18 games over .500 and are in first place in the National League Central by four games over Milwaukee. The homestand put them at 30-16 at home but now they hit the road where they are only four games over .500 including a 5-8 record over their last 13 on the highway. Shota Imanaga has a 2.78 ERA over 10 starts on the season and is making just his third start since coming off the IL and while he has been money on the road, he is pitching to a 4.14 xERA and 4.92 xFIP so it is not expected to last. The Twins are four games under .500 following a series finale loss against Tampa Bay on Sunday but still won the series to improve to 24-18 at home compared to 19-29 on the road and those 53 wins for the home teams are tied for third most in the American League so the venue has played a huge part in their overall record. Simeon Woods Richardson has regressed somewhat from last season but is going through his best stretch of the season with a 1.71 ERA over his last four games and his overall numbers are much better at home than one the road. 10* (976) Minnesota Twins

This is a play on the WASHINGTON NATIONALS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. Washington falls into the first game with a new manager narrative and the Nationals are in a good spot to get out of their slump. They got swept at home against the Red Sox following a 6-4 loss on Sunday where they stranded 15 runners and they are out of Washington where they have been worse than on the road, sitting six games under .500. Jake Irvin has been all over the place with a 4.71 ERA and has struggled on the road but overall he has allowed three runs or less in 13 of 18 starts and the offense that has shown promise has given him 29 runs in his last three starts against the Tigers, Angels and Dodgers. The Cardinals lost two of three in Chicago against the Cubs to conclude a 4-5 roadtrip and while much better at home, they are overpriced with this pitching matchup. Sonny Gray got moved up in the rotation and following a masterpiece where he pitched a complete game one hitter against Cleveland, he followed that up with a clunker at Pittsburgh. His ERA is back up to 3.51 and while he has been great at home, he is laying his second biggest price of the season here against a now motivated Nationals team. 10* (955) Washington Nationals