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The Atlanta Braves have won three of their past four series and split the other one, moving them up to second place in the National League East. While that’s the good news, the Braves are still five games under .500 and far away from the division-leading Nationals. They will aim to creep closer when they face off against the San Francisco Giants this weekend.... 

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This weekend series will feature two of the biggest early season disappointments in the American League. Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers have started to turn their fortunes around, though it’s been a much quicker assent for the streaky Rangers than it has for a Blue Jays team still waiting to get several stars back on the field. The Jays will have home field advantage in this series which hasn’t been that big of a deal for Toronto so far, but Texas has enormous splits, going just 8-15 on the road.... 

One of the early surprises this season, the Cincinnati Reds now find themselves back several games below-.500 as they get set to head to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia Phillies who are currently pulling up the rear in a very shallow NL East division. Neither team is playing great baseball right now, though the pitching short Reds at least have the advantage—on paper—in the other aspects of the game.... 

Chicago isn’t hitting on all cylinders quite yet but is dangerous. The Dodgers get these games at home and would love to win the series, but it figures to be a really good battle.This series will be contested from Friday, May 26 through Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Friday and Sunday games are being shown on MLB Network while the Saturday matchup will be on FOX.... 

The Royals are just two seasons removed from winning a championship and have a lot of the same core of players, but they aren’t hitting very well and could be looking at a rebuild as many of the key players are about to enter free agency and could be traded.Kansas City needs to turn it around quickly to give itself a shot at competing for the playoffs, and this is a crucial series on the road against a superior foe.... 

The White Sox will host the Tigers in a key divisional series to finish up the week. There are a lot of questionable starting pitchers slated for this series, so expect a lot of runs. The team that has an offense that gets rolling could come away with three wins in this four-game set.This series will be contested from Friday, May 26 through Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.... 

Surprising a lot of people, the Colorado Rockies keep on rolling. Only the Nationals have notched a series victory against the team from the Rocky Mountains. The St. Louis Cardinals will try and become the second team to do so over the weekend, but it’ll be an uphill battle as the Rockies are dominating while the Cardinals have hit yet another bump in the road, dropping five of their last six as of Tuesday.... 

The New York Yankees have started to show kinks in their armor, particularly in the starting rotation, but they still sit at 14-7 at home and are still the team to beat in the AL East. The Oakland Athletics, on the other side, come to town for a three-game series having struggled so far on the road. They’re just 6-15 in 21 games away from O.co.... 

It’s not a powerhouse matchup, but it may be exactly the matchup the New York Mets need right now as they get set to host a three-game set beginning on Tuesday against a San Diego Padres with the worst record in Major League Baseball. The Mets continue to be decimated by injury and the pitching continues to get more and more suspect.... 

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers both sit in the thick of the standings at the quarter-pole of the season and are set for an exciting head-to-head series over in the La La Land beginning on Tuesday. After a nice run to bounce back from a slow first two weeks, the Cards once again find themselves in need of a nice winning streak to turn their fortunes back around.... 

Texas will really need to play well to win two of these three games as they are facing some elite pitchers on Boston’s side. While the Red Sox haven’t completely clicked yet this season, they have everything needed to make a playoff run and doing well in this series against a tough foe would be a nice step forward.This series will be contested from Tuesday, May 23 through Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wednesday and Thursday contests will be televised on MLB Network.... 

The Nationals lead the National League East by seven games already and look like one of the main contenders for the title. They get this three-game series at home and will aim to at least win the majority of the contests if not sweep Seattle.The Mariners sit in last place in the American League West with a 20-25 record and can’t far too much further behind or they will be forced to become sellers at the trading deadline.... 

The Orioles will host the Twins this week in a three-game series. Minnesota seems to be playing above its head right now and will likely be the underdog in this series. While Baltimore may not be as good as its 25-17 record suggests, the lineup is heating up and the team can stay in contention as long as its starting rotation remains solid.This series will be contested from Monday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.... 

The Cubs haven’t played up to their potential either but have started playing better of late, and should eventually take control in the National League Central. They are the better team and get these games at home so there is no question they will be favored to emerge victorious in the series.This series will be contested from Monday, May 22 through Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Monday’s matchup will be shown on MLB Network, Tuesday’s game will be nationally televised on ESPN and Thursday’s game will be on MLB Network.... 

The Chicago Cubs haven’t run away with the NL Central—or the entire National League for that matter—as they were expected to coming into the season, but they may not be the biggest disappointment of the year as the San Francisco Giants remain seven games under-.500. Despite the struggles of both squads, each look much better as they get set to square off in the second game of a four-game series on Tuesday.You can bet on MLB odds at BookMaker.eu every day of the season.... 

The Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays have both dealt with some adversity to this point in the season, but despite little-to-no expectations for either team, each has managed to hang around to this point, each sitting at .500 entering the four-game series set to take place on Florida’s west coast. It was the Rays that narrowly beat out the Angels for the series last season, winning four of seven games.... 

Not the Cubs, not the Nationals and not the Dodgers; it’s the Colorado Rockies that boasts the best record in the National League. The Rockies will take the NL leading team on the road this week for a four-game series in the City of Brotherly Love against the Philadelphia Phillies. While the Rockies continue to over-perform, the Phillies have been struggling mightily. Even at home, Philadelphia should drop this series handily.... 

Detroit is just one game behind the Minnesota Twins in a muddled American League Central as they aim to push for divisional supremacy or a wild card berth. Both of these teams have enough talent to make a postseason push, but there are also concerns.Texas has been up and down this year but has really put it all together of late and hopes to keep it rolling. The Tigers are a legitimate foe and playing at home, so it would be a big surprise to see the Rangers’ streak last through the entire weekend.... 

The Cubs are coming off of a sweep of the Reds and will aim to stay hot in a matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend. Milwaukee has been one of the most pleasant surprises in the major leagues early on as they are 24-18 and atop the National League Central, two games in front of the Cubs.While Milwaukee has the superior record, Chicago is more talented and gets these games at home, which will make it the favorite to win the majority of the matchups.... 

The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs may be the two biggest disappointments in the National League. Sure, the Cubs are still very much in the thick of the NL Central, but this is much better than a .500 club. Likewise, the Giants are a better team than their dismal record suggests, but offense has been hard to come by. The team will hope their recent surge is sustainable as they head to the Windy City.You can bet on MLB odds at BookMaker.eu every day of the season.... 

If your favorite baseball team isn't playing tonight, make the games more interesting by betting on MLB odds at BookMaker Sportsbook! This is the only online wagering outlet that offers early MLB moneylines, runlines and totals. First pitch for the game between the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers is scheduled for Sunday, May 21, 2017, at 8:05 p.m. ET at Comerica Park. The matchup can be seen live on ESPN.... 

The New York Yankees will head to Florida still sitting atop the AL East while the Tampa Bay Rays sit closer to the bottom of the division despite climbing back closer to the .500 mark. These two teams have already met six times here in 2017 with the Yankees taking four of those games and outscoring the Rays by a combined 10-runs.... 

The San Francisco Giants have shown signs of life over the last week. They still sit at the bottom of the standings, but the Giants are at least playing better as they get set for their weekend series in the nation’s heartland against the NL Central leading St. Louis Cardinals. A couple losses against Boston leading into this series will have the Cardinals needing to bounce back at home where they’ve been worse than they have on the road since the start of 2016.... 

The Mariners have a bunch of spot starters taking the hill in these matchups, although the White Sox don’t have a strong pitching staff either, so runs could be plentiful in this series despite the games being played in a pitcher-friendly park.Both Chicago and Seattle are trying to hang around in the playoff chase but need to play well in the next few weeks....