double the fun

Las Vegas - At 12-28, Cincinnati is NOT very good. At 16-24, the Cubs are almost as bad. However, after opening the season at 3-21, Cincy has won nine of the last 16. Not terrible. Also not terrible is pitcher Tyler Mahle. Like the rest of the club, his first month was awful, but his last three starts have been stellar. He has allowed just 8 hits and 5 earned runs over 18 innings which works out to a 2.50 ERA. Marcus Stroman has just one win in his last five starts, so gimme the Redlegs for the money.

We've been following Arizona's Zac Gallen to the bank and will look to make another deposit tonight. Gallen has been AMAZING in his first seven outings, winning three and losing NONE, with four no decisions. But it's his ERA that deserves your attention. In 39 innings pitched, Gallen has given up only five earned runs and my calculator tells me that's a 1.15 ERA. Gimme a FIVE Gallen bucket of chips on the D'backs.

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