Michael Alexander

Rating: 2 Units

St. Louis starter,  Mikolas is 7-2 in career team-starts in May, and 3.00 ERA with 0.79 WHIP at home as opposed to 8.51 ERA and 1.85 WHIP away this season.  Atlana starter, Foltynewicz is 0-5 with 6.91 ERA this season, and 1-6 last seven team-starts during May.

Rating:  2 Units

Texas starter, Minor looks to win his third consecutive start after allowing three runs and registering 14 strikeouts over 11 innings in back-to-back triumphs over Kansas City on the road and Seattle at home. The 31-year-old Tennessean has given up more than two runs only three times in 10 turns this season and just once in his last five outings. Minor tossed his first career shutout on April 16 against the Angels, permitting three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in improving to 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances versus the club.

Rating: 2 Units

Baltimore starter, Cashner has completed exactly six innings in three straight starts while allowing a total of six runs and 13 hits during that stretch. One of the outings was against the Boston Red Sox and two were against the New York Yankees, giving the 32-year-old five total encounters with the American League East powerhouses among his 10 starts. Cashner spent four-plus seasons in the National League West with San Diego and is 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA in nine career games (five starts) at Coors Field. Colorado starter, Freeland is 6-1 with a 2.20 ERA in 10 career interleague starts.

Rating: 2 Units

Roberto Osuna converted his 25th consecutive save opportunity, breaking the Astros' franchise record set in 2005 by Brad Lidge. Houston won the opener despite recording just four hits, one of which was Jake Marisnick's solo homer, while the Red Sox received solo shots from Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Christian Vasquez. J.D. Martinez (illness/back) went 0-for-3 with a walk after missing the previous four games as Boston lost for the second time in six contests. Houston starter, Peacock has won three straight starts, allowing one run and eight hits with 24 strikeouts in 17 innings during that stretch. The 31-year-old gave up two hits over five scoreless frames against the Chicago White Sox in his last turn, registering nine strikeouts without issuing a walk.

Rating: 2 Units

Chicago starter, Darvish has pitched better in his last three starts while allowing six runs over 15 1/3 innings combined with 25 strikeouts, after posting a 5.79 ERA in his first seven outings. The 32-year-old Japan native has struggled with control most of the season (36 walks, 48 innings), but did not issue a free pass and struck out 11 against the Reds on May 15 in a no-decision. Darvish, yielded two runs across 5 1/3 innings at Cincinnati last week.