MIN (+139) @ TB
TB has struggled against Milone with the current players hitting 0.171/0.237/0.257 against him. MIN improving their own odds for the wildcard, beating up on teams that were right in front of them a week ago. Line value created by the anti-sweep angle. Milone is fine OTR with a 1.08 WHIP while striking out 20%. TB have struck out at 18% over the last couple of weeks and 21.5% YTD.
SEA (+123) @ CHW
Mariners offence has been impressive over the last couple of weeks with a 129 wRC+ while hitting for some serious power. Every time I think this team is going to quit and fall out remote contention they put a few impressive wins together. White Sox have been doing the opposite. They also have some of the worst numbers in the league against LHP (.278 wOBA, 73 wRC+, 0.104 ISO). While I am somewhat concerned about Ellias out of the BP on short rest, with the way CHW hits lefties and their 2.45 RPG @ home against them, I think Seattle has a good chance in this one.